The last week of Spring term was Book Week, and students had a great time celebrating reading and all things literary.
Each day began with a special tutor activity, encouraging us to consider the benefits of reading, not only for our intellect, but also for our mental, physical and social wellbeing. On Monday and Thursday lunchtime the library hosted book swaps, at which students exchanged loads of fantastic books and enjoyed each other's recommendations. On Tuesday, students participated in the house competition challenging them to pair books with authors, with Falcons victorious for the second year running. Wednesday saw the first of our Ask-The-Author sessions, in which Kate Ling (our librarian) talked about the process of writing her first published novel, and the students really impressed her with their very original, thoughtful and mature contributions to the discussion. We also had a “Drop Everything and Read” session where the whole school enjoyed the benefits of doing just that for twenty minutes.
The climax to the week, as always, was the final assembly, which featured the nail-biting final of the Spelling Bee (won for the third year running by Paloma in Year 8) as well as the final round of the book trailer competition, the entries to which were more creative and original than ever.
On top of all this, throughout the week students were listening to author podcasts created by the writers of Year 8 at our special Book Week listening posts, as well as taking book selfies for Facebook, and shopping after school at Book World’s pop-up shop.
All-in-all it was another fun-packed and inspirational Book Week and a great way to end a great term!
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