EASTER HOLIDAYS

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 YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY – FREE BOOKS

Have you joined your local library? Did you know that anyone who lives, works or studies in the borough can join Islington Libraries?

Our nearest library is at Archway, near the underground station. A perfect place to go to after school to share a story and keep WARM!

Membership is FREE giving you access to amazing FREE books, eBooks eAudiobooks and many other resources. 

Join today and help St Joseph’s children be happy, confident readers. 

Online:

www.islington.gov.uk/libraries-arts-and-heritage/libraries/join-islington-libraries/join-now

Email:

Library.informationunit@islington.gov.uk

Telephone:

020 7527 6900

READ ONLINE

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Please take the time over the Easter holidays to make sure you can access the 

Reading Cloud and the thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks for FREE.

For more information and direct access to the Reading Cloud please go to the school website

and follow the News tab to Library.

Technology Open Morning

 Technology Open Morning 

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Today we welcomed a group of teachers from Denmark to participate in our school's Technology morning. They visited every class where use of technology to enhance learning was demonstrated. 

During a visit to the school library they were shown around our specific reading areas from our Picture Book to our Non-Fiction room and our cosy Book Nook. 

Some of our Junior Librarians together with our Digital Leaders demonstrated to our visitors the use of technology to enhance reading experiences.

They explained how we have an online school library catalogue and reading resource for pupils, staff and parents called the READING CLOUD (Education Software Solutions). They can access this from school and home to help with research, to write reviews, blog about what they are reading and their favourite authors, search for new books and reserve. 

eBooks and eAudiobooks are available on our online Reading Cloud. The children can continue their reading experience in the classroom, at home, at weekends and during holidays.

We are keen to promote the pleasure of reading whether it be reading a physical book or an eBook or listening to an eAudiobook. 

Technology is important to keeping our children engaged with reading especially when 

access to school and libraries is not possible due to illness or holidays.

There is a time and place for all reading formats.

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READ ONLINE

Please take the time over the Easter holidays to make sure you can access the 

Reading Cloud and the thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks for FREE.

For more information and direct access to the Reading Cloud please go to the school website

and follow the News tab to Library.

Archway Library

 EASTER EVENTS

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at 

Archway Library

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New Story Sacks

 STORY SACKS

We have just received story sacks for our early years to enjoy complete with their 

hand and finger puppet characters to bring these beautiful stories alive.

Monkey puzzle

What the ladybird heard

Handa's surprise

Gruffalo's child

A beehive

Dear zoo

The Gruffalo

Brilliant bugs

 Thank you

to the

National Literacy Trust 

GET ISLINGTON READING

a three-year project with 

The Reading Agency & Islington Library Service

Find out more at 

https://literacytrust.org.uk/communities/islington/

 #GetIslingtonReading

Our school is working with the National Literacy Trust and The Reading Agency and Islington Borough Council to make Islington a borough of happy, confident readers.

 

Comic Artist Visit

 

COMIC ARTIST

Kev F Sutherland

Thursday 9^th March

Comic Art Masterclasses – Year 5

This event is part of the National Literacy Trust and The Reading Agency #GET ISLINGTON READING project.

Our Year 5 children had a very entertaining and productive day in the company of Kev F Sutherland, Scottish comedian, caricaturist and comic strip creator who has drawn for a variety of publications, including The Beano.

Kev gave two 2-hour sessions teaching the children all about how to draw a comic strip. Indigo class had the morning session and Tanzanite class had the afternoon one.

For everyone who thinks they cannot draw Kev gave a useful and inspiring demonstration of how drawing is just a series of shapes and lines on a page and he had the children drawing confidently in no time.

With the expert help of Kev the children set about creating their very own comic strip. Firstly, they all had to suggest a title and then they all voted and the favourite one was chosen. 

"Go Crazy" - Indigo Class

"Dingleberry Town" - Tanzanite Class

The time was spent drawing with Kev sharing lots of tips for making a successful comic strip and lots of fun in-between.

 

All along Kev made the lively interactive sessions really entertaining and laughter filled the Art room.

He also made a caricature of each child to include in the final comic.

At the end of the day every child was given a copy of the comic strip they had all contributed to making. 

Title pages of our comic strip finished by Kev.

The children were delighted and agreed that it had been "so much fun and had taught them an easy way to draw". 

Kev had a quick visit to our library and was very impressed with our array of graphic novels.

Thanks Kev! 

& 

Thank you

to the

National Literacy Trust 

GET ISLINGTON READING

a three-year project with 

The Reading Agency & Islington Library Service

Find out more at 

https://literacytrust.org.uk/communities/islington/

 #GetIslingtonReading

Our school is working with the National Literacy Trust and The Reading Agency and Islington Borough Council to make Islington a borough of happy, confident readers.

 

Comic Art Masterclasses

 

COMIC ARTIST

Kev. F Sutherland

Thursday 9^th March

Comic Art Masterclasses – Year 5

This event is part of the National Literacy Trust's 

#GET ISLINGTON READING project.

Kev F. Sutherland is a Scottish comedian, caricaturist, and comic strip creator. He has drawn for a variety of publications, including The Beano.

 

​We are excited to welcome Kev F. Sutherland to our school to deliver his entertaining and educational masterclasses in comic art. 

His COMIC ART MASTERCLASSES in schools have proved ridiculously popular. 

The classes aim to educate and enthuse children in comic and cartoon art, teaching them all techniques and tricks of the comic artist.  He will be delivering 2 sessions to each of our Year 5 classes and by the end of every session they will have created a brand-new School Comic and drawn caricatures.

Thank you

to 

National Literacy Trust's 

GET ISLINGTON READING

a three-year project with 

The Reading Agency & Islington Library Service

Find out more at 

https://literacytrust.org.uk/communities/islington/

 #GetIslingtonReading

Our school is working with the National Literacy Trust and The Reading Agency and Islington Borough Council to make Islington a borough of happy, confident readers.

New Magazine

 NEW MAGAZINE

The Phoenix

We have a new magazine subscription for our school library.

Come along at lunch-time and enjoy reading 'The Phoenix' along

with our other magazines 

NatGeoKids

The Week Junior

Thank you

to 

National Literacy Trust's 

GET ISLINGTON READING

a three-year project with 

The Reading Agency & Islington Library Service

Find out more at 

https://literacytrust.org.uk/communities/islington/

 #GetIslingtonReading

Our school is working with the National Literacy Trust and The Reading Agency and Islington Borough Council to make Islington a borough of happy, confident readers.

BOOK FAIR

 

BOOK FAIR

We had a fantastic BOOK FAIR in our bright and spacious New Conference Room. 

Every class had a chance to visit the Fair to listen to new stories, browse and buy books.

All the children were excited as it was like having their very own Bookshop in school.

CONGRATULATIONS

Together we raised nearly £2,500.00 which means we have 

nearly £1,500.00 to spend on new books for our library.

NEW BOOKS

We have already received our first delivery of new books.

THANK YOU!

World Book Day

St Joseph’s World Book Day and Book Fair
Thursday 2nd March 2023

World Book Day at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery was a fabulous celebration. This year we gave each child a wooden spoon to decorate as their favourite book character and asked them to bring in a photo showing them reading in their favourite place such as a comfy chair or in the park.

 

On the day, children were invited to come into school wearing their favourite pyjamas, onesies or comfy clothes with their photo of them reading in their favourite comfy place, their decorated spoons and, if possible a copy of the book the character was from.

Children came into school with an impressive array of designs for their spoon book characters. It was truly amazing to see such creativity. We spent the day cosying up with books, sharing stories, watching virtual author talks, making bookmarks and covers plus holding a whole-school book quiz.

 There was lots of cosy-reading in the library at lunch time.

Our week-long Book Fair helped us to celebrate World Book Day and gave the children an opportunity to use their £1 World Book Day token to get a £1 off a book of their choice at the Fair or to swap it for a World Book Day book.

Children can redeem their £1 book token for one of the brilliant World Book Day £1 books for FREE at a local bookseller. Token redemption is from 16 February – 26 March 2023.

Happy World Book Day!

World Book Day

 

Thursday 2nd March 2023

St Joseph’s World Book Day 2023 will take place on Thursday 2nd March. 

Children are invited to come into school wearing their favourite pyjamas, onesies or comfy clothes with their decorated spoons and if possible a copy of the book the character is from, for a day of cosy reading.

Bedtime stories all day long!!

 

Book Fair - final day!

 

The BOOK FAIR is leaving!

One last chance to visit the fair and HELP to get FREE books for 

our school.

Every child has been given a WORLD BOOK DAY BOOK £1 VOUCHER which 

can be swopped for a World Book Day Book or to get a £1 off a book at the 

Book Fair.