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.

Please note: 

eBooks and eAudiobooks are not available at present.

Search for an eBook or eAudiobook

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!

 

Writing Competition

 

What a Star!

⭐⭐⭐

Kate in Violet Class entered a creative writing competition 

run by the Foundling Museum.

Children were asked to help complete Jacqueline Wilson's new story - The Two New Foundlings. The Story was inspired by the real story of the Foundlings at the Foundling Hospital. 

https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/

This is Kate's writing:

Kate Rowsell Ryan, age 10

“What happened?” Hetty gasped. “Where’s Tabitha?”

“Don’t worry, Hetty,” Nurse Winterson answered in a warm tone. “Tabitha is in with the rest of the girls having her breakfast.”

“Ow! Ow! Ow!” Hetty screamed frantically. As she held her chest. “I can hardly breathe. What’s happening? Ow!”

The tiny puppy seated on Hetty’s chest started to whine at the sight of Hetty’s pain.

“Oh dear, oh dear,” Nurse Winterson cried wringing her pale, worn hands. “I shall call for the doctor. Oh, and I will fetch Tabitha to come and get your dog.”

As quick as a shot a flustered looking Tabitha rushed into the room, still fixing her faded, mustard, ugly cap, and scooped up the worried little puppy and found a neglected and worn potato sack to hide it in.

A few minutes later a stout, plump man waddled into the flickering light of the room. He was wearing a blue velvet suit, had a blue bowler hat perched on top of his head, an expensive looking pair of half moon spectacles, and was carrying a smooth willow cane. The man’s eyes were warm and welcoming, yet his smile was not; it seemed he had forgotten to smile, like someone might forget to wash their hands. Matron was following. Her grey bun pulling her back into a pinched twist, but she looked sincerely worried, her strict act was as clear as glass to Hetty.

Hetty smiled at the thought about Matron being worried about her. Did she secretly like all of the children? Matron cleared her throat in such an imperious manner it snapped Hetty out of her suspicions.

The smartly dressed man sat himself on the end of the springy but uncomfortable bed and tool a marvellous, golden pocket-watch out of his waistcoat. He peered at it before tucking it back in his pocket as though he was running out of time.

“Thirty minutes,” he muttered in a surprisingly low voice.

There was a thunderous slam as Matron closed the large, heavy oak door.

“Well. Hello. My name is Doctor Wellston. What’s your name?” the doctor asked in a kindly tone

“I’m Hetty Feather,” Hetty said in a sad peepy voice, which is not how she would normally speak.

After quarter of an hour or so of tiring tests, the doctor went out for a chat looking as worried as a rat being chased by cats. A few minutes later he came back with Matron, both looking upset.

“Hetty,” the young Doctor said in a painful way. “You have… you have…”

“What?” interrupted Hetty anxiously.

“You have asthma. You’re going to have to go to the countryside for treatment.”

*

Jacqueline Wilson and the Foundling Museum were so delighted with all the children that sent in their writing and illustrations that they sent the following message.

Congratulations again from all of us at the Foundling Museum for being one of our Hetty Feather Competition winners!

 

Jacqueline also wanted to pass along the following message to you all:

I’ve been so thrilled to see all your brilliant written episodes and talented artwork, and am very touched that so many of you enjoyed sending in your entries. You’re a very talented bunch.  Well done to everyone. 

Thank you so much for taking part during Lockdown and over the Summer. I hope this competition gave you something positive to focus on.  I wish we could have included every single entry in the final story, which I am very excited about and have just finished for you.  

You all seem to know so much about the Foundling Hospital and the Hetty stories! You’ve been so clever writing about Tabitha and Toby, and introducing the little puppy Chocolate.  I’m ultra-impressed with the clever plot twist using Rose.  You’ve made me want to write another Hetty Feather book now!

Please keep up with your creative writing!

I hope to meet up with many of you next year if we’re able to have a proper Hetty Feather Day at the Foundling Museum.

All the best from Jacqueline Wilson and the Foundling Museum Team x

 ⭐⭐⭐🌟

A spectacular effort Kate! 

Well done!

Junior Librarians

 

Junior Librarian Award

Our Spring and Summer Term Junior Librarians received their award and a copy of their library portrait photograph. 

A very big 

Thank you 

to 

Antony

Alexandra

Kate

Isabella

Zoe

Chloe

Thank you 

for doing such an excellent job of monitoring the library.

I could not have done it without you all.