CHRISTMAS

The Christmas Tree is up in the Library! 

&

 

 The Christmas lights have been turned on.

Thank you to our Reception Classes who turned on the lights and 

decorated our tree with silver and gold baubles.

Let the festive season begin!

How do I use the Reading Cloud?

 

How Do I Use the Reading Cloud?

How to search the library catalogue and use the library system.

Accessing the site

1.      School Website

              https://st-josephs.islington.sch.uk/

             News tab to Library Blog then follow Reading Cloud tab.

2.     School Library Blog

http://ilovereadingatstjosephs.blogspot.com/

and follow Reading Cloud tab.

3.     Reading Cloud Website

https://u015640.microlibrarian.net

St Joseph’s School already selected

4.     Reading Cloud App

Android

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.microlib.imlsnew

iOS devices

https://apps.apple.com/my/app/imls-student/id1280515754

Logging In

Login at the top right. Enter username and password provided by the School Library for children in Years 3 – 6. 

Username: PIN (4 digits)

Password: D.O.B. (full format ddmmyyyy with no spaces i.e. 15032006) 

Pupil Name

Username: 0697

Password: 15032006

 

School: If our school is not already selected select from dropdown list - St Joseph’s RC Primary School N19 5NE.

Homepage

Explore your homepage by scrolling down to see all the wonderful ways in which you can get involved with Reading Cloud!

Use the Profile tab to create your online profile and avatar.

 

Search for a book

Enter the title or author of a book into the Quick Search box at the top right-hand of the page.

The system will then search for the book and show the results.

Click on the book cover to open up details about the book. Here you can read a short summary, find out about availability, make a reservation, add to a wish list, create a review or find out about similar books.

Click on the author’s name to find out more about them and their other books.

Search for an eBook or Audiobook

Search  for an eBook you would like to read, perhaps by your favourite author or by the title of the eBook itself or by 'overdrive' (the name of the eBook resources).

eBooks will have the media type listed as eBook and also have Overdrive Resource written next to the book's title. Click on the title you would like to borrow from the list of search results.

On the resource page click the tab 'Open eBook' . 

This will take you to a new page where you can read or listen to the book.

The eBook will be added to your library account.

It will be issued to you for 7 days before automatically being returned.

When you want to find your eBook again log in to the Reading Cloud and select the Account tab on the homepage. Find the eBook in the list of resources that you have out on loan and click Open eBook. It will instantly be available to you to continue reading from the point you last read up to.

If the book you want is not available you can reserve it by clicking the Reserve eBook tab.

You can also experience a brief portion of an eBook or audiobook before you decide to borrow it by clicking 'Open Sample' tab.

Become a Reviewer

Write or Video your book review and get a ‘Brilliant Reviewer Certificate’ next time you are in the library.

To select Text or Video Review click on the tab. When you have completed your review add a star rating and save so that it can be approved by the school librarian.

Book Recommendations

With the “Who Next?” tab get suggestions of books to read next.

On the Home page scroll down to the “Who Next..?” tab.

Select an Author and click search and follow the link to similar authors.

Select one of the authors and click to see a list of their books.

My Account

Select the My Account tab from the top of the page and find out what books you have borrowed and have on loan.

Remember to return or renew your library book on your school library day.

 

HELP!

Find a Help tab at the top right-hand of the Home page

or

ASK YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN

KEEP READING!

National Poetry Day Competition

NATIONAL POETRY DAY COMPETITION

We had our own poetry competition to celebrate. 

Children from Nursery to Year 6 wrote poetry on the National Poetry Day theme of ‘COLOUR’. 

The best poems were selected and the winners awarded poetry books.

Joanna – Amethyst Class

Noemie – Violet Class

Oscar – Indigo Class

Liam – Tanzanite Class

Milo – Blue Class

Jessica - Sapphire Class

Asuadoba - Green Class

Oscar – Diamond Class

Ruby Class

Well done!

Take a moment to read one of the winning poems!

Beautiful bright colours.

Red, the colour of a glamorous rose.

the thing I like is their beautiful pose.

we all love the colour red.

I've even got it on my bed!

 

Orange, personally my favourite one,

 I just find everything about the colour really quite fun,

we all love the colour orange,

I sometimes even have it with my porridge!

 

Yellow, the colour of the sun,

I find this colour quite a ton,

we all love the colour yellow.

It looks well a quite fellow.

 

Green, I see it every once in a while,

but. I've never seen it on a tile,

we all love the colour green,

who likes it? My dad and me.

 

Blue, the colour of the sky,

also, the colour of a blueberry pie,

we all love the colour blue,

but it's never the colour of a clue.

 

Purple, emmmmmmm….

 It doesn't rhyme. Let's skip it.

It's a bit of a waste of time.

 

Pink, reminds me of love.

 Sometimes reminds me of a dove.

We all love the colour pink.

It can even be in a drink.

 

White, the colour of the moon.

It can be a mushrooms gloom,

we all love the colour white,

I've also found it on a rope really quite tight.

 

Brown, reminds me of a broken crown,

but never reminds me of a frown.

 We all love the colour brown—also the colour of a house in a town.

 

Black, the colour of a rucksack,

also, can be the colour of a backpack,

we all like the colour black, It also rhymes with tic-tac.

Milo – Blue Class

Beautiful!