CLOSED
The library is closed today. Any books due back today should be returned on Thursday 1st December.
Wednesday
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Tuesday
THE NAME OF THE STAR – review by RS
This book really wasn’t what I expected it to be. The blurb on the back tells you that it is a ghost story set in London with a teenage girl versus Jack the Ripper theme – I wasn’t convinced that it wasn’t going to be just another paranormal excuse for a romance, probably one in which the female lead character is not as strong as she could be…
But I was wrong and surprised and amused. Rory (short for Aurora) is the kind of person who constantly gets into trouble – sometimes without meaning to, sometimes totally deliberately. She sees ghosts, but she doesn’t realise until quite far on in the story that she is talking to dead people, and the dead people seem quite ordinary although definitely not normal! The scariness in this book builds gradually – although the Jack the Ripper style murders going on in the outside world are happening from the start of the book, you feel that Rory is protected, until suddenly she is right in the middle, and it is too late for her to escape.
Monday
FROZEN PLANET
If you have been watching Frozen Planet on television (and if you haven’t been watching it, you should have a look), you might be interested in all the books we have in the library on the Polar regions, as well as the wildlife that lives there. There are books on penguins, seals, polar bears and my favourite, whales.
Friday
MORE WIMPY KID STUFF
The official web site for Jeff Kinney’s amazingly good Wimpy Kid books has some great things to do. You can wimp yourself… listen to the new single ‘Joshie Says’… play the Cheese Touch game… and of course find out all about the Wimpy Kid books and their author. Click on the picture to have a look.
Thursday
BOOK CLUB BLOG
After a brief period of technical difficulty, the S1-S3 Book Club’s blog is back up and running. Here you can find book reviews by enthusiastic readers – have a look, it might just help you decide what to read next.
Anyone can write reviews for the blog – just hand them in to Miss Irvine in English or Mrs. Vennall in the library, who will pass them on to the blog’s webmaster, Sarah. The Book Club is open to anyone in S1, S2 or S3, and meets every second Wednesday. See Miss Irvine if you are interested in joining.
Wednesday
STOP PRESS
Apparently (after independent adjudication) Miss Stirling is only 1.67 metres tall – that’s approximately one fewer paperback her class have to read. All figures have been adjusted accordingly.
Wednesday
The Careers Afternoon today is a great chance for fourth years to find out about different kinds of careers. There will be speakers in the hall and the library covering a wide range of different jobs from Graphic Designers, Primary Teachers and Electricians to Businessmen, Pathologists and Architects. There are over twenty-five different careers represented, so take the opportunity to find out about work that interests you and to ask questions from people who really know what they’re talking about.
If you have any further questions after the Careers Afternoon, you can make an appointment to see our school Careers Advisor.
Tuesday
The new copy of Flipside is here, with articles on how to tell if your teacher is a psychopath; dinosaurs – real and imaginary; the science behind Assassin’s Creed; Olympic triathlon hope Jonny Brownlee; Skyrim; birds of prey and much, much more. Plus a chance to win a pair of Sony PQ2 headphones. Pick up the magazine in the Library or look at the Flipside website, by clicking on the logo.
Monday
The latest book in Jeff Kinney’s hugely popular Wimpy Kid series was published on Saturday. Cabin Fever is all about what happens when Greg and his family are snowed in by a massive and unexpected blizzard. Will Greg survive being stuck indoors with Rodrick, Manny and his Mom?
Look at the books page for the full blurb, or ask the Librarian if you want to borrow Cabin Fever.
Friday
Senior Biology and RMPS students will be attending a lecture in the Library today, given by Dr. Calum McKellar of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics. Students from other West Lothian schools will be joining them for the lecture, entitled “Should we be creating animal-human embryos”.
For more information about what the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics do, click on the image to take a look at their site. There are some articles which could also be useful for discursive essay writers.