Thursday 31 July 2014

New Books For Year 5 - Find Them In The Spinebreaker Section



Ferno the Fire Dragon
The Frog Princess
The Secret of Plateform 13
The Midnight Fox
A Dog So Small
Krindlekrax
The Iron Woman
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Firework-Maker's Daughter
The Phantom Toolbooth

Wednesday 30 July 2014

New Books For Year 4 - Find Them In The Spinebreaker Section




Agatha Parrot and the Floating Head
Dinoball
Bill's New Frock
Earwig and the Witch
The Indian in the Cupboard
Blitzcat
The Considine Curse
Kaspar - Princess of Cats
Grace
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe

Tuesday 29 July 2014

New Books For Year 3 - Find Them In The Spinebreaker Section

 
 
Dial a Ghost
Harry the Poisonous Centipede
George Speaks
Vlad the Drac
Too Much Trouble
Mr Majeika
Dinosaur Trouble
The Angel of Nitshill Road
Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster
Dead Man's Cave

Monday 28 July 2014

New Books For KS2!

Check the blog each day this week to find out what new books will be available to borrow when we return in September. Tomorrow's post will feature fantastic reads for our year 3 pupils.

Tuesday 22 July 2014

Caboodle Competition - Enter Today!

Win the Independent Booksellers Week shortlists

 

 
Check out Caboodle's latest competition where you could win a set of children's books shortlisted as booksellers' vote for their favourite books. To enter, fill in your details online, make sure you have your parent's permission first. The competition will end on Thursday 24th July 2014. Click on the image above to go straight to the website

First News Issue 422 - 24 July

Check out the new newspapers we have on offer, First News, the weekly newspaper for young people!


Just a few of the articles inside issue 422...

Special Summer 8-Page Pullout - Challenge Yourself This Summer and Read!
Special £5 to Celebrate Prince George's Birthday
Lego Heroes
Deadly 60
Water Aid Cycle
White Whale Spotted
 

First News Issue 421 - 17 July


Check out the new newspapers we have on offer, First News, the weekly newspaper for young people!

 
Just a few of the articles inside issue 421...

Bike Cyclist Makes History
Code for Thames Mammals
Barn Owl Trust
Tom Daley - The Big Interview
It's a Dog's Life - Pudsey to Star in upcoming Movie
Lobsters in the Woods 

KS1 Raffle Winners!

Congratulations to Jordan, Finley, Lily and Emily who have won the raffle this time round. Enjoy your new books!
 
The raffle will return in September; to enter all you need to do is return your books each time you visit. The more times you return your books the more chance you will have of winning.
 
Nursery and reception will also be able to join in the fun next year as each time they visit they will be able to select some books to share in their classes. For each visit they make they will earn a ticket which will be placed in their class box, at the end of the half term one pupil from each box will be selected at random, the winning pupils each receive a book of their choice.

New Spinebreakers 2014/15

When we return in the September we will have 24 new Spinebreakers, including pupils from year one and two! Lots of fun activities will be planned for the Spinebreakers, including a trip to Waterstones where they will be able to select new books for our library.

Year 1
Adam, Paige, Arya and Paige



Year 2
Emily, Ramone, Lilly and Cruz



Year 3
Sienna, Ayomide, Elina and Ethan
 


Year 4
Candice, Harry, Iasha and Athen (photo to be added September)


 
Year 5
Sophie, Albie, Sophie and Razvan

 

Year 6
Tolu, Tumelo, Daria and Jamari

 

Friday 18 July 2014

Blog Updates...

Take a look on the right-hand-side to see who our top ten readers are, and what five books have been the most popular this year!


Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Reading Competition Coming This September!

Literacy Trust are releasing their latest challenge this September - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang themed!

 
In the original story, the magical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car takes the Pott family on a very special journey. To take part in the competition, children will go on their very own magical reading tour, spending time reading, both at home and at school, in order to fuel Chitty’s tank.

For every 10 minutes they spend reading, children will earn one litre of fuel for the tank, 10 hours (or 60 litres!) in total. They will record their reading in their very own “Driver’s Log”, and every child who successfully fills Chitty’s fuel tank and completes their magical reading tour will be entered into a national prize draw.
 
One child will be randomly selected as the winner from all entries submitted. They will receive:
an eReader, book vouchers, a copy of the full Chitty Chitty Bang Bang series, original artwork from Chitty illustrator Joe Berger, a 'school library makeover' for their school (£500 worth of books of their choice from Macmillan Children's Books' catalogue to revamp the library).

Five runners up will also receive a copy of Ian Fleming’s original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang series as well as signed copies of the three Chitty sequels by Frank Cottrell Boyce.

If that wasn’t exciting enough, children will also be invited to write a short story about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s next adventure, based on a story starter from none other than Frank Cottrell Boyce (author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again and two further Chitty sequels) for the chance to win more great prizes.
 
The winner of the bonus category, “Chitty’s next adventure”, will be chosen by panel of judges and will receive an eReader, book vouchers and a copy of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang series.

 


 

Don't Forget Your Library Books!

Please remember to hand in any library books you have finished reading by Wednesday next week.
 
 


Wednesday 16 July 2014

National Book Tokens Up For Grabs - Nominate Broadford!

 
 
National Book Tokens are given away £5000 of book tokens - enough to buy hundreds of new books for the school library. Anyone can win £2500 for a nominated school. 
 
To enter, simply fill in the form online. The competitions closes on 31 July 2014.

To sweeten the deal, you'll also get £100 of National Book Tokens for yourself!

Monday 14 July 2014

Get Caught Reading Summer Competition

Take part in this summer's 'Get Caught Reading' competition. The competition will run from now until Friday 12 September 2014. To enter, all you need to do is share a picture of yourself reading during the holidays. You can send your photos in when we return in September or share them on Broadford's Facebook page. The competition is open to all pupils, from Nursery to year 6, with the prize being a £10 book token.

Aimee is one of our past competition winners. Here she is reading on Southend beach.

Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 24

Read the last chapter from Tom Palmer's World Cup story here. Have you missed previous chapters? Not to worry, you can them all here.

Friday 11 July 2014

New Books!

Check out our new books for the library this week…


We have a selection of new books for our Key Stage two pupils, including the titles, Tom's Midnight Garden, Woof, The Kite Rider, The Dragon Pool, Oliver Twist, The Ship Between the Worlds, A Wrinkle in Time and many more.

We also have copies of...

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
It should have been a party, but now it's another mind-bending mission for the children of the Mysterious Society. Join Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance as they race across the globe by train, bicycle and ship to save their beloved Mr Benedict.
Counting Stars
Counting Stars
These stories encapsulate David Almond's sense of wonder as they weave a tangible tapestry of growing up in a large catholic family. Here are joy and fear, darkness and light, love, death, the bonds of ignorance and prejudice, the healing power of memory and the imagination - a collection of exquisite sensitivity and tenderness.


Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 23

Read the latest chapter from Tom Palmer's World Cup story here. Have you missed previous chapters? Not to worry, you can them all here.

Thursday 10 July 2014

Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 22

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Wednesday 9 July 2014

Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 21

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Tuesday 8 July 2014

Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 20

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New Books - Beast Quest Series 2

 
As requested, we now have Beast Quest: The Golden Armour (series two) in the library. Titles include; Zepha The Monster Squid, Claw The Giant Monkey, Soltra The Stone Charmer, Vipero The Snake Man, Aranchnid The King Of Spiders and Trillion The Three-Headed Lion.
 
Find these, and series one, in the Beast Quest and Rainbow Magic section.

 

Monday 7 July 2014

Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 19

Read the latest chapter from Tom Palmer's World Cup story here. Have you missed previous chapters? Not to worry, you can them all here.


First News Issue 420 - 10 July 2014


Check out the new newspapers we have on offer, First News, the weekly newspaper for young people!

 
Just a few of the articles inside issue 420...

Giant Jelly Fish Invasion
'Bling' Diamond Discovered in Space
World's First Rat Cafe!
An Evacuee's Story
Cycling Safety
Pocket Money Poll

 

Friday 4 July 2014

Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 18

Read the latest chapter from Tom Palmer's World Cup story here. Have you missed previous chapters? Not to worry, you can them all here.


Thursday 3 July 2014

Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 17

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Wednesday 2 July 2014

Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 16

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Tuesday 1 July 2014

Tom Palmer's 'Foul Play: Brazil' - A World Cup Adventure - Chapter 15

Read the latest chapter from Tom Palmer's World Cup story here. Have you missed previous chapters? Not to worry, you can them all here.