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Countdown to Gill Lewis Visit

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Full Size CoverAuthor Gill Lewis will be visiting school on Wednesday 23rd September. Mrs Johnston and Miss Whiteley are very excited as this has taken a very long time to organise as Gill is a very busy lady writing lots of books.

Gill will be taking to everyone about writing, her books and in particular her latest book which is only just published a few days ago called Gorilla Dawn.

If you are in years 5 or 6 you will be given a letter soon with more information about this event together with a list of books and prices which you will be able to buy on the day if you like and get any books bought signed by Gill!

Gorilla Dawn will be priced at £8.00 and all other books will be priced at £6.30 each.

 

What’s on in the library this Term

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Welcome back to school!

Wow! This term is going to be really busy for the library. Take a look below for details of what event are taking place and when.

Wednesday 23rd September                                                                                  Author Gill Lewis will be visiting Y5 & 6

http://www.gilllewis.com/web/

Monday 5th October                                                                                                       The Explorers will be attending a session with                                                          author and illustrator Chris Mould at Leeds Civic Hall

 

  

                        Monday 12th October                                                                        Year 6 will be visiting the Ilkley Literature Festival to meet author Steve Cole

             http://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/

http://www.stevecolebooks.co.uk/

Keep checking the blog for more information nearer the date of the events

 

Summer Reading Challenge – Meet the Promotion Team

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The Summer Reading Challenge takes place every summer holiday and is hosted by public libraries nationwide. The theme this year is Record Breakers.

This year is a bit different as we have a team of 8 children from Year 3 to Year 6 who will be promoting the Summer Reading Challenge in School.

The team is made up of:                                                                                                       Tobi                                                                                                                                           Eloise                                                                                                                                         Cezara                                                                                                                                       Rhys                                                                                                                                         Ellie-May                                                                                                                                   Bardya                                                                                                                                       Kacey                                                                                                                                       Zain

The team’s role is to let children throughout school know all about the Summer Reading Challenge and hopefully will encourage lots of children to sign up.

We want lots of people to sign up and complete the challenge – could you be one of them?

Can we break last year’s record and be record breakers?!

Interested? Want to know more then speak to one of the Summer Reading Challenge Team!

Summer Reading Challenge

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This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is….record breakers!

To join in the fun this summer it is really easy simply

1) Visit your local library (Moor Allerton Library is just by Sainsburys) and sign up for free!

Once you have signed up you will be given a poster and your first set of stickers to put on the poster

2) Read 3 books then return to the library

You will receive some more stickers and a reading challenge wristband

3) Read 3 more books and you will have completed the challenge!

4) Visit the library for the final time to receive your certificate and medal,  your name will also go into a ‘hat’ for the chance to win your school a special prize!

See http://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ for more information or see Miss Whiteley at school

Tour De Leeds Libraries

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Local children’s author Tom Palmer will snap on his bicycle clips and cycle his way around all the libraries in Leeds as part of a special Tour de France author tour – on wheels!

Tom will be greeted at each library by groups of children from local schools, who will hear him talk about his love of books, the joy of reading and how libraries changed
his life. Tom will also be reading a special short story he has written to
celebrate this momentous occassion in Leeds – involving a young girl, her bike,
a visit to the library and a wonderful adventure. Tom has also produced a
brilliant resource pack for schools, which is also available to download.

Miss Whiteley will be taking a group of children to Moor Allerton Library to attend one of Tom’s special sessions – watch this space!

See www.tompalmer.co.uk for more information.

Leeds Book Awards Update

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Today the Leeds Book Awards group voted for their favourite book.

It was really divided, the votes cast were:

A Roomful of Chocolate by Jane Elson = 1 vote

The Case of the Exploding Loo by Rachel Hamilton = 2 votes

The Imaginary by AF Harrold = 3 votes

Gabriel’s Clock by Hilton Pashley = 1 vote

Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom by William Sutcliffe = 1 vote

A Boy called Hope by Lara Williamson = 1 vote

The Awards ceremony will be taking place on Thursday 21st May where the winning book will be announced.

Kate Greenaway Medal

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This year is the first time that ACE is taking part in the Kate Greenaway Medal.

The Kate Greenaway Medal is a book Awards with a difference instead of reading the books and voting for your favourite one these awards look at not the author but the illustrator (the person who draws the pictures).

The book club, Page Turners will be looking at the shortlisted books and will be choosing a panel of children from Reception to Year 6 to help them choose their favourite.

For more information about the awards take a look at the Page Turner’s blog which also has a link to their shadowing page on the Kate Greenaway Medal website or visit http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway/

Author Event

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This morning Year 5 visited Moor Allerton Library to attend a special session with author Sarah Lean.

Sarah talked about being a writer and her latest book Harry and Hope, a story about a girl and a donkey.

DSCN1005Kylah and Daniel were selected (along with another pupil from a different school) to take part in a dramatisation of section of the book.

Afterwards the children had the opportunity to ask Sarah questions, purchase books and even to meet a real donkey!

 

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Author Event

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Harry & HopeNext Wednesday (25th March) Year 5 will be visiting Moor Allerton Library to meet author Sarah Lean. Sarah will be talking about being a writer and about her new book Harry and Hope, a story about a girl and a donkey. Following a Q & A session there will be the opportunity to meet a real donkey!

At the end of the event there will be a book selling and signing session. Letters have been sent home together with a price list. All books are priced at £6.30 each.

Visit Sarah’s website for more information, please click on link below:

http://www.sarahlean.co.uk/harry-and-hope-out-now/