February 2016 - Read for Good

Month: February 2016

Library lending up (TICK), pupils discovering new authors (TICK), and on their way to a lifelong love of reading – TICK! Helen Cooper, Librarian at King Henry VIII School ticks all the boxes

11th February 2016

Children reading in library

King Henry VIII School’s Readathon update: We’re breaking up for the half term holiday today and I’m trying … Read More

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Helen Cooper, Librarian, King Henry VIII School celebrates a hushed Library full of Y7 pupils with their eyes glued to the pages of a book

10th February 2016

Readathon Display Board

So we’re a week in to our month-long Readathon and things seem to be going well for Year 7. There’s … Read More

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Pupils at King Henry VIII School are encouraged to challenge themselves

7th February 2016

Year 7 Bags

After all the planning and anticipation, I was almost expecting a fanfare when I arrived in school this morning for … Read More

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The gauntlet is thrown down at King Henry VIII School. War and Peace – who will finish first: school librarian or 2 year 7 boys…?

3rd February 2016

War and Peace

Our Readathon starts tomorrow and today I’m meeting the last Year 7 class in the Library to hand out their … Read More

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