In the Reading Zone, you'll find...
Recommended Reads: As part of the school's celebrations of International School Library Day 2009, pupils and staff were asked to recommend their favourite books and magazines. Here are some of their hot tips for a good read
Year Six Recommends: Year Six pupils who visited their new school library in June 2010 were asked to tell us what they had been enjoying reading or what they would like to read next! Take a look at their reading choices!
Year Six Recommends (2009): When they visited the Library in June 2009, Year Six pupils, our Year 7s now, told us what they had been enjoying reading or what they would like to read next! Take a look at their reading choices!
Book Bites: We've selected a few book bites to whet your appetite for some good reads.
Booksurfing: The booksurfing links let you discover the latest about your favourite authors in their blogs and on their websites, check out booktrailers and reviews for new books, pick up some tips on your own writing, plus much more.
Read Around the Curriculum: Visit the 'Read around the Curriculum' page to get some ideas for great reads to tie in with particular themes.
What's On, New and In
- #NLD12 Murder Mystery on Weds, Read-In Party on Thurs, & book cover competitions, a 'why I love my school library' tree #LoveLibraries 08:45 PM
- Doctor Who Club is back today! Xmas ep to discuss, anagrams to solve, Jammie Dodgers to share & new webpage http://t.co/ugPOgXEx to launch 08:45 PM
- Great to see Y12 English students' bibliographical skills developing as they work on their footnotes for Atonement/Grand Mealnes essays 08:45 PM
Have you seen?
- The film of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is due out on 23 March and is surely set to be one of the 2012 highlights.
Take a look at the trailer on our Screen Reads page.
If you haven't yet read them, get down to your Library and read the series!
Word of the Week
This week's English and Welsh words are:
miasma
llipa
Thanks to Levi and Jake for this week's words!
Tell us what either or both words mean and you can choose a word for next week!
Funky Fact
- A snowflake can take up to an hour to land.
Funky Fact from How to Survive a Wombat's Bum by Mitchell Symons (find it on the Funky Facts spinner in the Library!)
Hot Quote
I pray no child of mine should ever descend into such a place as a Library. They are indeed most dangerous places and unfortunate is she or he who is lured into such a hellhole of enjoyment, stimulus, facts, passion and fun.
Willy Russell
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday
8.10 am - 4.30 pm
Pembroke School Library · Bush · Pembroke · Wales · SA71 4RL · Tel. 01646 623305
Librarian: Mrs Liz Smith BA (Hons) MCLIP · Contact Us
