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Caldew School, Dalston
Joined October 2013
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On Friday afternoon (in the sweltering heat!) our amazing team of student librarians had their well-deserved summer party, with food, games and awards. Thanks to all of them for their invaluable help in the library this year! @Caldew_School
Well, here's my divvy up of the 45 or so longlisted titles for #Spellbinding25. Meeting early January to shortlist - I'd better get reading!
Visiting the iconic Highgate Cemetery today where so many writers and artists are buried. The offerings at the grave of the legendary Douglas Adams made me really quite emotional!
Our summer term Key Stage 3 reading challenges have now finished! Congratulations to the winning forms from each year group - 7/JSM, 8/SMR and 9/SGS/JNS. Also congratulations to 7/JPW whose book-o-meter won the "most beautifully decorated" award!
A fantastic day out at #Spellbinding2024 meeting authors and lots of readers from other Cumbrian schools. A well-deserved win for Josh Silver from a very strong shortlist!
Thank you so much @CumbriaSLS, can't wait for next year!
ALT Students happily display their Spellbinding poster.
Brilliant conference, and wonderful keynote from @julianaurelius . I met so many wonderful colleagues and authors, and have come back to school full of ideas.
If you look closely at the photo, you can see me on the front right table!
It was an absolute joy and privilege to step in last minute to do keynote at @uksla conference in Sheffield. One of the warmest audiences I have ever addressed - huge respect for all your work as librarians :-) @guppybooks
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Thank you @michaelsheen for these lovely thoughts on school libraries 🙌
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🎇🎇Congratulations to Ava and Hannah in Y11 who are the FIRST EVER pupil librarians at Caldew School to earn the Platinum SLA Pupil Librarian Award! I couldn't give them a real firework display, so we had one on the projector instead! Thanks both for all of your hard work! 🎇🎇
Fantastic World Book Day in school today. Wonderful 6th form costume competition for Read for Good. Winners of the "When I was 12..." staff favourite book spotting, and of the form quiz will be announced on Monday.
Thanks to pupil librarians Hannah & Ava for planning the quiz!
Having a fabulous morning with @mrdillypresents taking part in the North West heat of #NRCQuiz2024! Come on, Caldew!!
Spellbinding club launches next Monday in the school library! So many brilliant books...how will we choose a winner?
Open to everyone in Yrs 7-9, if you're interested in getting involved with reading and judging these fantastic titles, come & see Mrs Bell!
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We're back, and what a busy half term we've got coming up. Recruiting for FOUR new pupil librarians, the start of #Spellbinding2024, the National Reading Champions Quiz, #WorldBookDay and the launch of the KS3 Reading Challenges!! Best get busy!
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It’s #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek! Our research shows that reading for pleasure can support wellbeing:
🧘♀️3 in 5 children and young people told us that reading helps them relax
📚Nearly half said reading made them feel happy
💪3 in 10 said reading made them feel more confident
ALT Graphic promoting our free resources made in partnership with Charlie Mackesy and Penguin UK Books. Large text reads: Children's Mental Health Week. Smaller text: 5 February - 11 February 2024. There is an illustration by Charlie Mackesy on the graphic. The Horse, fox, mole, and boy are all sitting down. They are framed by handwritten text reading "What's your best discovery?" asked the mole. "That I'm enough as I am", said the boy.
Two days left to grab a bargain from our fantastic Book Fair in the school library. New & popular title for all ages in school...don't miss out!
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Come to our @scholasticuk Book Fair in the school library! It's here from today until the end of Thursday, with loads of fabulous books and stationery to buy!
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Congratulations to Rachel, Joel, Elizabeth and Alfie (and our reserve, Frazer) who made it through an VERY DIFFICULT in-school final quiz today to gain places on our National Reading Champions 2024 team! Well done and thank you to all who took part - you all did amazingly!
Fantastic morning spent shortlisting books for #Spellbinding2024, the Cumbrian Secondary Schools book award. Bursting to share the fabulous shortlist, but lips are sealed for now! @CumbriaSLS
Good turnout for the very first meeting of our Manga Club at morning break today! Looking forward to lots of fun activities in the weeks to come! #Manga