Dear Parent/Carers,
Encouraging
Your Child’s Reading for Pleasure: Our
new school OVERDRIVE digital book collection now available on our online
READING CLOUD library management system.
Our school is strongly committed to
improving literacy and knows the importance of reading for pleasure. There is good evidence to suggest that young
people who read for pleasure daily perform better academically. We want to encourage children to enjoy reading
and to read a wide range of good quality literature.
The Reading Cloud allows pupils,
staff and parents to view our school library catalogue online and pupils are
encouraged to use this to help with research, to write reviews about books they
have read, blog about what they are reading and their favourite authors and
search for new books and other library resources.
I am delighted to inform you that the
school has now made available a digital
book collection on Reading Cloud.
Our subscription to Overdrive Primary eBooks NOW gives us access to a
shared collection of over 4,000 eBooks
of which approximately 500 are
audiobooks. We are grateful to the GET ISLINGTON READING campaign in
partnership with The National Literacy Trust, The Reading Agency and Islington Borough
Council who have provided the funding for this subscription.
You can access the Reading Cloud via
the school website (follow the News tab to Library Blogs) or directly using the
following link: http://ilovereadingatstjosephs.blogspot.com/
If you have access to an iPhone,
Android phone, or tablet, then you can also download the App called ‘Reading Cloud’
(iMLS Student) to access the library and loan eBooks. Once on
the App you will need to find our school using our postcode: N19 5NE.
Teachers will be sending home your
child’s username and password. Please check with your child and in school bags.
You will find information on how to
use the Reading Cloud and general news about our school library on the Library
Blog.
Having the library accessible in this
way and having parents engaged with reading, will help to support our
commitment to improving literacy standards.
We hope you find the new facility both
educational and enjoyable. If you have any questions please contact me at office@st-josephs.islington.sch.uk.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Rooney
School Librarian
Keep reading over the holidays with the help of our new eBook and audiobook collection. Head to our Reading Cloud and download an eBook today!
Happy Easter
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