…is a performance poet (and DJ and presenter and a whole load of other things as well) and he supports libraries too! Click on the link at the bottom to see his Library poem, as performed on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Chris Hawkins show.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02cc3z2
Today we have two book reviews for the same book – both the reviewers thought I Am Nit A Loser was very funny, but they had different favourite bits…
AD said:
You should read this book because it is really funny, and a good book to read because he makes you smile and his drawings are really good. My favourite part was when Barry kept falling over on the roller skates and when he went home he camped out and thought there was a spider in his hair. I ❤ the book!
and MC said:
This book is really funny and all the characters have different personalities (apart from Barry and Nancy). My favourite bit is when they say ‘keel’ instead of ‘cool’, apart from that I liked the whole book.
Ghost Soldier is a brilliant story set in wartime Britain. It revolves around two children, Rob and Millie, who are brother and sister. Their father has gone to war and he has been sending letters until a few months ago. Since then their mother has been in her room not being seen as much as before. But Rob has a plan to find their father and with the help of his younger sister, his dog, some soldiers ,who are back to be treated, and a mysterious ghost, he plans to find his father and put his life together again.
Ghost Soldier is by Theresa Breslin.
WCHS is holding a Careers Fayre in school tonight, on the 25th November, 4:30pm-7:00pm. There will be representatives from Skills Development Scotland, Higher Education, Further Education, training providers and local businesses. Hopefully this will give yourself and your parents a better awareness of all the options available for you in the near and distant future. There is also an afternoon session for those who are unable to attend the one in the evening; please let your tutor know you would like to attend and you will be given an appointment slip.
In the unUnited Kingdom, foundling Jennifer Strange is running the Kazam agency, where you can hire a sorcerer to rewire your house or get your cat down from a tree. She has no magic skills herself (being rated at a very low 159.3), so it is a surprise when she discovers that she is fated to be the Last Dragonslayer…
In the good old days, magic was powerful, unregulated by government, and even the largest spell could be woven without filling in magic release form B1-7G.
Then the magic started fading away.
Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs Kazam, an employment agency for soothsayers and sorcerers. But work is drying up. Drain cleaner is cheaper than a spell, and even magic carpets are reduced to pizza delivery.
So it’s a surprise when the visions start. Not only do they predict the death of the Last Dragon at the hands of a dragonslayer, they also point to Jennifer, and say something is coming.
Big Magic.
I loved this book for it’s sense of the bizarre, the peculiar alternative but utterly recognisable world, and above all because of the puns and jokes that run throughout the story. It made me giggle!
You should read this book because it’s about magic and shadowhunters, warlocks, shapeshifters and romance. What more could you want?
My favourite part was when Tessa meets Will. You will have to read the book to find out what happens next.
This book is great and you should read this book because it is about a boy and his family and they go on a boat trip and the boy falls off of the boat and ends up on an island with a madman for company.
My favourite bit was when the boy was writing his journal and was talking about all of the places and things he sees.
(I love the illustrations, especially the boats, which are by Michael Foreman. – Mrs V.)
Tonight there will be an open evening held at the school. It is one of a number of transition events that will take place over the year to give P7 pupils and their parents the chance to become familiar with the school. They will find out about the curriculum, the clubs, the committees and all of the great things that happen here at WCHS.
It will start in the hall with a small presentation from Mrs Rowland, Miss Grubb, and two first year pupils who will share their experience of West Calder so far. Prefects will then take pupils and parents around the school showing them what goes on in each department. Every department is involved. Home Ec. will be baking, PE will be doing sports, Science will be showing experiments, and Music will be doing what they do best… Making lots of noise!
We hope that any question that P7 pupils or their parents, had before tonight will have been answered and that next years first years feel more comfortable, and even excited about joining us next year.
The reason we have antibullying week is to raise awareness of bullying. In order to work with the mentors we need to gain a bond of trust, which with trust you find that people open up to you and talk about the situation more comfortably to establish the situation.The mentors are trained to help you in most situations. There are many ways to tell someone about if you or someone else is getting bullied – you can talk to pupil support or teachers or antibullying mentors.
What do you get when Jeff Kinney writes a road trip? You get the latest hilarious Wimpy Kid book – The Long Haul.
On the back of the book (which is outrageously orange) it says:
A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun… unless, of course, you’re the Heffleys.
The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns. Petrol-station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender and a runaway pig – not exactly Greg Heffley’s idea of a good time. But even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure – and this is one the Heffleys won’t soon forget.
We have ALL the Wimpy Kid books in the library – look on the display stands for them.