Premier Reading League - Change To West Ham Game

The fixture has now changed for the game we had planned to watch on Saturday 6th December to the Sunday, as this may make the trip more difficult for some children to attend we have reserved tickets for the West Ham game against Hull on Saturday 17th January 2015. The competition will still continue as planned, with the winners being announced on Friday 28th November.

KS1 Spinebreakers Challenge - The Scarecrows' Wedding

Following their trip to Waterstones (see blogpost), our Key Stage One Spinebreakers have come up with an exciting challenge for Years 1 and 2 to take part in. The competition is linked to the book Lilly chose, The Scarecrows' Wedding. Here the Spinebreakers tell you more about their competition and how to enter...



So to remind you...

To enter you will need to create one of the following;
1. Draw your favourite part or character from the book
2. Create a scarecrow from card, play dough, sticks, fabric... just make sure it fits in your school bag!
3. Design an invitation for the Scarecrows' wedding

The closing date for this competition is Thursday 4th December, the Spinebreakers will giving away a copy of the book, along with a certificate, activity pack and stickers to the two children who they think have been the most creative.

Please drop your entries into the library or pass them onto your class Spinebreakers.
GOOD LUCK!

KS1 Spinebreakers Interview Leigh Hobbs

When Leigh Hobbs visited Broadford, our Key Stage One Spinebreakers took the opportunity to ask him a few questions about his work...



October and November Issues of Aquila Magazine Now In!

We have the latest issues of Aquila Magazine on display in the library.

 

What's in October's Issue...

- Battling with Bacteria and Fungi

- Growing King Oyster Mushrooms

- Can Mushrooms Save the Planet?

- Make 25 words or more from FUNGOPHOBIA and you could win a copy of Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe

- Win a Laser Pegs Helicopter by spotting the made-up helicopter name

 

What's in November's Issue...

- The Science of Sound

- Make a Designer Diddley Bow

- The Truth About Dyslexia

- The Sound of a Fairground

- Win a copy of Write and Draw Your Own Comics by creating a comic strip of no more than three frames - you decide on the subject

 

Look out for Word Morphs, Anagrams, Spot the Differences, Jokes and Brain Feeders in both issues.

 

They are to be read in the library and not to be taken home. If you would like a copy of any of the featured articles or games and puzzles then please let me know and will make you a copy.

New Books For Key Stage One!

We have two new books for our Key Stage One children to enjoy...

 

 

Once Upon an Alphabet, Short Stories for all the Letters, from writer and illustrator, Oliver Jeffers.

This books contains 26 short stories - an adventure from A to Z. Oliver Jeffers introduces a host of new characters, from Edmund the astronaut with his awkward fear of heights to the new dynamic duo that is Owl and the Octopus.

 

Blown Away, by Rob Biddulph

This penguin travels will thrill and delight! Be taken on a unexpected journey with a fearless blue penguin and meet the friends he makes along the way. A captivating and gloriously illustrated story about good ideas and homesickness.



Premier Reading League - Just Four Weeks Until The Competition Ends!

There are twelve weeks left until the Premier Reading League comes to an end. Over one thousand points have been collected in the last eight weeks from the twelve teams that are taking part! Don't forget for each book you read you will earn one point and for each book review you complete you will be rewarded with three points for your team - the league table is up in the library so take a look to see who is at the top next time you visit.

 

In three weeks the league table will be taken down and for the last week points will be collected in secret, the winning teams and individual players will be announced on Friday 28th November, with their prize being a trip to watch West Ham play against Swansea City on Saturday 6th December 2014. 

Chtitty Chitty Bang Bang Reading Competiton Ends Soon!

 

Next week the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang competition will come to an end, if you have a completed reading log to hand in then please do so before Thursday 13th November. If you haven't yet picked up a reading log and would still like to enter there is plenty of time left.

 

To complete the reading log you need to read for a total of 10 hours - that's just an hour a day if you pick up a sheet today - you could break the hour up during the day by reading for twenty minutes before school, twenty minutes during school and then twenty after school. 

 

For completing the challenge you will be awarded with a certificate and be entered into a national prize draw where you could win an eReader, book vouchers, a copy of the full Chitty Chitty Bang Bang series, original artwork from the Chitty illustrator Joe Berger and a school makeover for the library (£500 worth of books from Macmillan Children's Books).