Welcome!
We are delighted to welcome you to our vibrant school library, a hub of knowledge, creativity, and discovery. Literacy is at the heart of all we do. Our library is designed to support your learning journey, offering a wide range of books for both study and, reading for pleasure and a quiet space for study and, reflection.
Reading is not just a fundamental skill but a gateway to endless worlds of imagination, knowledge, and empathy. Engaging in reading for pleasure can enhance your literacy skills, boost your academic performance, and provide a wonderful escape.. It fosters critical thinking, expands your vocabulary, and helps you understand different perspectives.
We have many exciting reading events and activities happening throughout the year so keep an eye on our weekly newsflash, social media and school website for details of upcoming events.
Our librarian Mrs Taylor, and team of student librarians are on hand to provide assistance, reading recommendations and a friendly face.
Library Opening Hours:
The Library is open to all students before school from 8.15am, during breaks and lunchtimes, and after school until 4.00pm everyday apart from Friday’s. Friday’s afternoons are reserved for our book clubs.
Accessit Our online Library
You can access our online library system here ,students can:
⦁ Search for books, websites, journals and documents
⦁ Request books
⦁ Write reviews
⦁ Find recommended reading lists
⦁ Watch specially selected videos, including author events and stories
⦁ Read literacy-related information and news
We encourage our parents to log on to your children’s library system and encourage your child to take advantage of our large selection of books that they can read for pleasure in their own time.
Now all pupils can now open a world of reading anytime and anywhere with our new reading app: E platform or by downloading the E platform app to your chosen device, it will give you access to thousands of books, e-books, audiobooks and couldn’t be easier to sign in with your usual school username and password.
Our Academic Reading Challenge runs for the full academic year. There is an Academic Reading list for each year group and we have chosen a selection of modern classic and award-winning fiction, informative and interesting nonfiction that support the curriculum and enrich the readers repertoire . The books have been chosen to tempt both our avid readers and our most reluctant readers with varying difficulty in texts that increase in complexity through each year group to provide challenge and to improve levels of comprehension.
Badges can be earnt by reading and reviewing 3 books from the Academic Reading Challenge list to earn a bronze badge, read and review 3 more books to earn a silver badge and read and review 4 more books to earn a gold badge. This badges can be worn on your blazer to celebrate your reading achievement’s .
We look forward to seeing you in the library and helping you find the perfect book! Happy reading!