It’s taken me a while to add numbers up, but that’s no surprise when you see how much has been read by pupils and staff during our 2-week reading challenge! S1 are the overall winners and have already received their prize – German Christmas biscuits and some chocolate. You can see the final scores and the delighted winners in the photos below.

Congratulations also to the other classes and the staff that have taken part. I really enjoyed the competitive spirit and the book recommendations. It’s brilliant that we have so many keen readers in our school.

Next week, I will hand out merits to individual pupils who have read the most in each year group and have helped boost their class’s overall score, so check your children’s homework diaries to see if they got one!

Next week is Book Week Scotland (18 – 24 November). It is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across the country. We have decided to join in on the fun and host a Secondary reading challenge.

Pupils in S1, 2 and 3 are encouraged to read as much as possible in the next 2 weeks to see which class can beat the others. Staff are also invited to take part and keep track of their reading. Pupils and staff will get a score sheet on Monday on which they can enter how many pages they have read each day. We will add up the scores on Fridays and work out the average number of pages per pupil in each class to make it fair. There will be a scoreboard in the library so everybody can see which class is in the lead.

The winning class at the end of the 2-week period will receive a little prize. You can of course also keep track of your reading if you’re not in Secondary School and see how you would fare.

We will also try to post some book recommendations in the next few weeks, so watch Facebook and the school blog. If you are reading a book that you think others might enjoy, feel free to share it in the comments!