BBC 500 Words

 BBC 500 Words

Filming

Wednesday 17th July 2024

500 Books

To encourage a love of writing and storytelling our literacy lead teacher submitted stories by some of our children for the BBC 500 Words competition. 

As part of the competition St Joseph’s were the lucky winners of the random prize draw and won 500 books and a literacy wall art. The 500 books have enhanced our wonderful library and the literacy mural is now an interactive and colourful educational addition to our Upper Junior assembly hall.

Literacy Wall Art

On Wednesday 17^th July the BBC 500 Words team came to St Joseph’s to create a film about the impact 500 Words has made on the school. This short video is posted on the 500 Words website and aims to inspire teachers and children nationally to enter 500 Words 2024/25.

Filming in the library

 

Some of our children were interviewed about their experience of participating in the 500 Words competition and the positive impact both writing and reading has had on them. We are so proud of them.

Giancarlo & Athena - Year 5

Not only does the BBC 500 Words competition inspire children to be creative writers but it connects our school to the wider community.

Literacy Lead

Follow link to video

 

Scholastic Book Fairs

 

Junior Librarians

 

Junior Librarians

Autumn Term 2024

Welcome to our new junior librarians for the autumn term who have been selected for this important role from our Year 5 and 6 children.

Cillian, Elena, Ronli & Millie - Junior Librarians - Mondays

Mylo, Abigail, Isaac & August - Junior Librarians - Tuesdays

Phoebe, Evelyn, Rafi & Sorayah - Junior Librarians - Wednesdays

Casey, Dylan, Risti & Sebastian - Junior Librarians - Thursdays

Sadie, Ellie, Liza & Alba - Junior Librarians - Fridays

Congratulations to them on successfully completing the application. 

They will have the important job of making sure the library is a quiet, neat and cosy place to read for all. They will be inspiring their peers with book recommendations. 

Our junior librarians will be responsible for monitoring our book corners throughout the school as well as being reading buddies for our younger children in the library at lunchtimes.

They have all now had their library induction and completed their Library Detective Book Hunt. They will be building on their library information skills throughout the year. Learning about the workings of the library, how to shelve and retrieve books using Dewey system for Non-Fiction and alphabetical system for Fiction.

Book Fair

CONGRATULATIONS!

Together we raised 

an enormous  £3,358,47 

which means we have 

an incredible £2,015.08 

to spend on new books for our library.

Junior Librarians celebrating.

Well done to all!

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Book Fair

           Our Book Fair has now left

Thank you to everyone.

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National Poetry Day Competition

 BOOK FAIR

COMPETITION WINNERS

 Celebrating

National Poetry Day

Well done to all the children who took part and wrote some amazing poetry.

Congratulations!

The winners of our Poetry competition were announced and presented with a

£5 book voucher to spend at our Book Fair.  

Leo - Emerald
Allon - Violet
Giancarlo - Violet
&

Abigail - Tanzanite

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Book Fair

Our BOOK FAIR 

has arrived!

Classes have been visiting the Book Fair during the school day and the children have been having fun listening and joining in with poetry to celebrate National Poetry Day. 

They have also been enjoying looking at the books and making Wish Lists that they can share at home. 

If you wish to purchase any books from the Wish List you can pay for their chosen books using the online payment system at www.bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/pay. Please make sure the Wish List is returned to school so that the books can be given to your child.

Children will be able to bring money to purchase books on the day that they are scheduled to come to the Fair. Please provide the money in an envelope clearly marked with their name and class and give it to your child, teacher or the school office. 

Payments can be made at the fair using contactless and cash.

You can purchase gift vouchers or make payments online. Please let the school know what books have been purchased online so that we can give them to your child.

Remember when you buy one book we get one FREE for the library!

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