Book Fair Update - Raffle Winner Announced!

We had a very special guest at yesterday's Book Fair...

Clifford the Big Red Dog joined us, and was pleased to see so many faces! He will be joining us again after school, so come and visit us in the old hall.

All books, stationery and posters are half price. There are some great titles, starting from just £1.50! Morning Nursery have the chance to take a look at 11.30 this morning.

We held our first raffle yesterday, with Charanjit Ubhi being the lucky winner of £15 worth of book tokens to spend at tonight's Book Fair! Congratulations Charanjit, we look forward to seeing you after school.

A second raffle will be held today, you will automatically be entered when you purchase a book.

Book Fair Next Week - Competition Details Included

Next week we will be holding a half price book fair after school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday! There will be lots of brilliant titles available, starting from just £1.50! 

The sale will take place in the old hall from 3.15. Morning nursery can come along on Tuesday and Wednesday from 11.30am to see what we have on offer, but for now here is a sneak-peak of inside the cases...

DON'T FORGET!

We will be holding a prize draw - anyone who buys a book from the book fair on Monday will be entered into a prize draw, the winner will be announced on the blog and will be invited back to spend £15 at the book fair the following day. This will repeat on Tuesday with another winner being announced! On Wednesday the first 20 people to buy a book will receive a free piece of stationary or poster!

The Spinebreakers Interview Knife And Packer

During Knife and Packer's visit on Friday, our year 4 Spinebreakers were given the opportunity to ask them a few questions...

Their book, Badly Drawn Beth, has been nominated for a Laugh Out Loud Award. Altogether, twelve books have been nominated for the award, and have been split into three categories: Picture Book, 6-8 Years, and 9-13 Years. We have all the books available to borrow here in the library, if you would like to vote for your favourite story, then come along to the library and tell Miss Sparkes what story you found the funniest. All votes must be put forward by 10 June 2016. The winning books will be announced on 21 June at the Lyric Theatre in the West End!

Knife And Packer Books On Sale Next Week!

On Friday next week we will have children's authors, Knife and Packer, visiting. Some of their most popular books will be on sale next week from the library. On the day of their visit they will be signing them during lunchtime. If you would like to purchase one before they arrive please see Miss Sparkes in the library; we will then hold on to your copy ready for the authors to sign them when they visit.

What's available to buy?

The Temple of Baboon, £5.99

Moldfinger, £5.99

King Pong, £5.99

Creature from the Pink Lagoon, £5.99

When Earwax Attacks, £5.99

Badly Drawn Beth, £6.99

Design a National Book Token Competition 2016

To celebrate World Book Day, National Book Tokens are holding a 'Design a Book Token' competition. To enter, you need to design your own book token. A judging panel will select one winner and one runner-up for each of the categories;
8 and under,
9-12 years
13-16 years
One overall winner's design will be turned into a real National Book Token and distributed to bookshops nationwide in time for Christmas!

Prizes;

A winner from each category will receive £250 in National Book Tokens for their school, £100 book tokens for their self and £100 for their teacher.

Runners-up will receive £150 in National Book Tokens for their school, £50 book tokens for their self and £50 for their teacher.

To take part, please pick up a template from the library. The closing date for this competition is Friday 15 April 2016, so please make sure you hand your entries in the week before so we have plenty of time to send them off. Good luck!

Well Done Rashida!

Rashida Sillah recently took part in the National Literacy Trust's Editor Challenge competition. Last week we received an email to praise Rashida on the quality of her work. The National Literacy Trust received nearly 100 entries, with Rashida's making the final shortlist of ten! 

Network and Competitions Manager, Gemma Niebieszczanski had this to say...

'The judges at both the National Literacy Trust and Immediate Media were impressed with the quality of Rashida’s entry and her original ideas. It was tough choosing just one winner and whilst Rashida narrowly missed out on the prize we wanted them to know that the high standard of her work was recognised by the judges.'

More 'Invent A Spell' Entries!

Today was the last day to hand your Harry Potter Spells in to be in with a chance of winning a Harry Potter themed event for the school. This week we received another nine entries...

Well done to everyone who has taken part. If you would still like to create a spell we still have certificates to give out! Pick up a competition sheet from the library.