Summer Holiday Reading

 

Summer Holiday Reading

FUN & FREE

Keep our children reading over the summer holidays!

 SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 

To join in visit your local library (Library Finder) and sign up or go online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk. Children set a reading goal, borrow and read books, eBooks and audiobooks and collect rewards for their reading. 

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READING CLOUD – eBooks & eAudiobooks

Log-on to our school library and read from our selection of eBooks & eAudiobooks.

To access the Reading Cloud go to our school website 

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

and follow the News tab to the Library.

Wishing you all happy holidays!

School Library Awards

 STAR READER

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We presented all our STAR READERs with a book prize today at our whole-school end of term assembly.

We had our very own Harry Potter and Wonka's Golden Ticket to give out the prizes.😄😄😄😄

 CONGRATULATIONS

Orange Class - Archie, Yostena & Ruari

Amber Class - Habiel & Eoghan

Diamond Class - James & Blossom

Yellow Class - Anna-Josefina, Pierluigi & Amara

Green Class - Casper, Christa & Elisheva

Emerald Class - Oliver Lee & Mylo

Blue Class - Athena, Cairo & Giancarlo Luigi

Sapphire Class - Emanuela & Sadie

Tanzanite Class - Amilio & Lillyann

Indigo Class - Emma, Thomas, Frankie, Asuadoba & Cecilia

Violet Class - Anne-Marie & Dylan

Amethyst Class - Lily-Rose & Daniel

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School Library Awards

 JUNIOR LIBRARIAN AWARD

Our Junior Librarians were all presented with certificates to acknowledge their fantastic contribution to our school library over this year 2022 to 2023.

Congratulations

Amethyst Class - Cosima, Matilde, Sara, Grace, Edith, Lily-Rose, Anastasia, Ali, James, Daniel, Khamil, Dominic, Milo, Yzabelle, Joanna, Joshua, George & Dina

Violet Class - Tafari, Anabelle, Daria, Giorgi, Enitan, Imogen, Elena, Jessica, Eva & Anne-Marie

Tanzanite Class - Lillyann, Adam, Cristina, Janelle, Skyla, Emily & Shayla

Indigo Class - Asuadoba, Crosby, Alejandro, Emma, Cecilia, Angel-Faith, Bethany, O'sanna, Victoria & Deborah

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Pupil librarians are chosen from our Year 5 and Year 6 children. They learn how to use the library as independent learners. The library is monitored at lunch times by the junior librarians who use the library management system to issue and return books. They also help other children to find books and share their enjoyment of reading.

To apply to be a Junior Librarian please pick up an application form from the library in September.

GET ISLINGTON READING

 GET ISLINGTON READING

is now

 FINISHED.

St Joseph's have been participating in  GET ISLINGTON READING, a three-year project to develop a community of happy, confident readers,

It was delivered by the National Literacy Trust and The Reading Agency, working with local Islington libraries to support children aged 9-14. The project aimed to inspire young people to keep reading in the transition between primary and secondary school.

Over the last three years we have benefitted from a range of new books for our school library and participated in many reading activities such as: 

• new books covering wellness and diversity
• new books for languages, graphic novels and manga
• new books on transition to secondary school
• new magazines and comics
• an ebook & eAudiobook online platform
• author and illustrator workshops in school 
• virtual author and illustrator events

THANK YOU

to

GET ISLINGTON READING

The National Literacy Trust

&

The Reading Agency

&

Islington Libraries

Book Club

 Book Club – After School

We are celebrating another year of our after-school book club.

Each week we share a little part of a book that the children select.

The following show the rich selection of books shared over this year.

Zoo by Anthony Browne 

Fantastically Great Women Who Made History: Mary Shelley

Little People, Big Dreams: Marie Curie

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World: Coco Chanel

Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: Agatha Christie

Little People, Big Dreams: Emmeline Pankhurst

Malala's Magic Pencil by Yousaf

The Journey by Francesca Sanna

Tiger Tiger Burning Bright - Poems

Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrovus

The children take turns reading to the group and then we discuss the book and share our thoughts.

Children enjoy some independent time to explore the books and enjoy reading in all the cosy spots especially the book nook under the stairs.

 

We also do activities such as writing book reviews, designing book covers and making and designing book marks.

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Summer Fair - Islington Libraries

 Islington Libraries 

at our

Summer Fair🌞🌞🌞🌞

A very big thank you to Raksha, Islington Librarian, 

who came to our Summer Fair to promote libraries 

and the 

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE.

To join in visit your local library (Library Finder) and sign up or go online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk. Children set a reading goal, borrow and read books, eBooks and audiobooks and collect rewards for their reading. 

It’s FREE and FUN to take part.

Keeping our children reading over the summer!

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Book Returns

 

RETURN BOOKS

The Summer 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

holidays 

are nearly here and 

it's time to return books borrowed from our school library!

Please try to return all library books by Friday 14th July.

THANK YOU!

Summer Reading Challenge - Islington Librarian Visit

 

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE

In order to support literacy in school we wish to encourage all children to join in with the Summer Reading Challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge not only helps maintain and even improve reading levels but promotes reading as a fun activity.

Every year our public libraries team up with the Reading Agency to run the Summer Reading Challenge. This year they have joined with Youth Sport Trust to bring a sports and games themed reading Challenge that will encourage children aged 4-11 to pick up a book and love reading over the summer holidays.

To launch the Summer Reading Challenge we invited into school today an Islington Librarian to talk to the children. They were treated to a fun interactive presentation and the librarian explained the steps to take part:

1.       Join your local library to borrow books, eBooks and audiobooks by either visiting the library or online.

2.                 Sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge at your local library or online at Summer Reading Challenge.

3.                Get rewards for reading either at your library or online.

4.                 Receive a certificate and medal for taking part at your library and we will celebrate achievement in school at the end of the school year.

The Islington Librarian also presented certificates to all the children who participated in last year’s Summer and Winter Reading Challenges.

To join in visit your local library (Library Finder) and sign up or go online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk. Children set a reading goal, borrow and read books, eBooks and audiobooks and collect rewards for their reading.

It’s FREE and FUN to take part.

Islington Librarians will be at our School Fair on

Friday 14^th July so it will be easy to sign your child up for the

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE.

Summer Reading Challenge

 

Summer Reading Challenge

The Summer Reading Challenge 2023

In order to support literacy in school we wish to encourage all children to join in with the Summer Reading Challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge not only helps maintain and even improve reading levels but promotes reading as a fun activity.

Every year our public libraries team up with the Reading Agency to run the Summer Reading Challenge. This year they have joined with Youth Sport Trust to bring a sports and games themed reading Challenge that will encourage children aged 4-11 to pick up a book and love reading over the summer holidays.

We have invited Islington librarians to come into school in July to talk to the children about joining the Summer Reading Challenge and they will also have a stand at our Summer Fair on Friday 14^th July.

To join in visit your local library (Library Finder) and sign up or go online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk. Children set a reading goal, borrow and read books, eBooks and audiobooks and collect rewards for their reading. It’s FREE and FUN to take part.

If you have any questions, please contact me at office@st-josephs.islington.org.uk. 

Get Islington Reading: Pupil Reading Survey

YEARS 3, 4, 5, & 6

Get Islington Reading: Pupil Reading Habits Survey

Our school is working with The National Literacy Trust, The Reading Agency and Islington Borough Council as part of the Get Islington Reading project to help our children be happy, confident readers. Please see attached leaflet.

In order to help The National Literacy Trust measure reading habits and attitudes in our school they have asked us for our children’s participation in completing a survey.

Please see below our school's link to the GIR pupil reading habits survey which needs to be completed before 13^th July.

https://research.literacytrust.org.uk/s/GIR2023FinalPupil/ 

Thank you for your participation.