Comments on: School Showcase http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com for Warrington Readers Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:36:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jean Hudson http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-64 Jean Hudson Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:15:57 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-64 Home Learning Ailsa Harrigan has produced a home learning booklet for Year 7 pupils at Padgate which encourages them to read a variety of texts and complete short tasks over the term. Ailsa is willing to share this with other schools, if you would like a copy then please contact me on jhudson@warrington.gov.uk Home Learning

Ailsa Harrigan has produced a home learning booklet for Year 7 pupils at Padgate which encourages them to read a variety of texts and complete short tasks over the term. Ailsa is willing to share this with other schools, if you would like a copy then please contact me on jhudson@warrington.gov.uk

]]> By: Bridgewater High School http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-58 Bridgewater High School Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:49:25 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-58 <strong>Year 6 transition activity.</strong> On their visit to Bridgewater this week, all Y6 pupils will be asked to take a photograph over the summer, of themselves or a member of their family reading and bring it to their new school in September to form a display and prompt conversations about reading. Year 6 transition activity. On their visit to Bridgewater this week, all Y6 pupils will be asked to take a photograph over the summer, of themselves or a member of their family reading and bring it to their new school in September to form a display and prompt conversations about reading.

]]> By: Sandy Lane Children's Centre http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-54 Sandy Lane Children's Centre Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:05:27 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-54 BOOK START DADS Read the case study of how Warrington’s Beaches Children’s Centre encouraged Dads to read with their children at www.bookstartdads.org.uk/supportingresources BOOK START DADS
Read the case study of how Warrington’s Beaches Children’s Centre encouraged Dads to read with their children at http://www.bookstartdads.org.uk/supportingresources

]]> By: Healthy Schools Team http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-53 Healthy Schools Team Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:26:49 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-53 In conjunction with the National Year of Reading theme for May of Mind and Body, the Healthy Schools Team asked pupils to design a bookmark which promoted the benefits of living and working in a smoke-free environment. There were over 600 entries to the competition and the winner from each keystage received a book token and their winner entry will be professionally produced and distributed to schools, children's centres and health care settings. Every entrant's bookmark was laminated and returned with a letter of encouragement asking them to use the bookmark at home for reading and also to share the health messages with their parents - thus promoting smoke free homes and reading. In conjunction with the National Year of Reading theme for May of Mind and Body, the Healthy Schools Team asked pupils to design a bookmark which promoted the benefits of living and working in a smoke-free environment. There were over 600 entries to the competition and the winner from each keystage received a book token and their winner entry will be professionally produced and distributed to schools, children’s centres and health care settings.
Every entrant’s bookmark was laminated and returned with a letter of encouragement asking them to use the bookmark at home for reading and also to share the health messages with their parents – thus promoting smoke free homes and reading.

]]> By: Jean Hudson http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-38 Jean Hudson Thu, 22 May 2008 19:41:07 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-38 In connection with the May National Year of Reading theme: Mind and Body, pupils at St Gregory's High School have been using the library to carry out research in their Food Technology lessons. They have read magazines, website, books and newspapers to find out information about being healthy. In connection with the May National Year of Reading theme: Mind and Body, pupils at St Gregory’s High School have been using the library to carry out research in their Food Technology lessons. They have read magazines, website, books and newspapers to find out information about being healthy.

]]> By: Jean Hudson http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-37 Jean Hudson Thu, 22 May 2008 19:36:48 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-37 Sarah Ledger from Woolston High School has teamed up with Karen Poolton from Woolston Library on Holes Lane to offer Y11 pupils an alternative place to study and revise. A group of Y9 boys from Wooslton High School will soon be taking part in a literacy / PE project about the olympics. The sessions will take place at the library on Holes Lane. Sarah Ledger from Woolston High School has teamed up with Karen Poolton from Woolston Library on Holes Lane to offer Y11 pupils an alternative place to study and revise.

A group of Y9 boys from Wooslton High School will soon be taking part in a literacy / PE project about the olympics. The sessions will take place at the library on Holes Lane.

]]> By: William Beamont http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-35 William Beamont Mon, 19 May 2008 11:57:59 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-35 English teachers at William Beamont show the Warrington NYR screensaver on their whiteboards as pupils enter the room. The screensaver will soon appear on the screen in the school reception area. English teachers at William Beamont show the Warrington NYR screensaver on their whiteboards as pupils enter the room. The screensaver will soon appear on the screen in the school reception area.

]]> By: Penketh High School http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-34 Penketh High School Mon, 19 May 2008 10:22:38 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-34 Helen McEvoy from Penketh High School has put together ideas for promoting reading in line with the monthly themes. You can down load them from our National Year of Reading Page on www.wgfl.org.uk. Follow the National Year of Reading link and then scroll down and click on "monthly themes" Helen McEvoy from Penketh High School has put together ideas for promoting reading in line with the monthly themes. You can down load them from our National Year of Reading Page on http://www.wgfl.org.uk. Follow the National Year of Reading link and then scroll down and click on “monthly themes”

]]> By: Woolston High School http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-33 Woolston High School Mon, 19 May 2008 10:16:13 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-33 Sarah Ledger from Woolston High School has teamed up with Karen Poolton from Woolston library to organise joint events between the library and school. Watch this space for further details. Sarah Ledger from Woolston High School has teamed up with Karen Poolton from Woolston library to organise joint events between the library and school.
Watch this space for further details.

]]> By: School Librarians http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/school-showcase/#comment-32 School Librarians Mon, 19 May 2008 10:07:50 +0000 http://warringtonreads.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-32 Ideas for promoting the National Year of Reading from Warrington School Librarians - Library Loyalty Cards which are stamped when a pupil returns a book. Rewards given depending on number of stamps. - Librarians and teachers dress up as characters from books - Cross Curricular links. Each department in school commits to promoting the NYR through the monthly themes - A rolling programme of pupil registration taking place in library to encourage them to borrow books - Reading activities promoted via assembles and plasma screen. - Ann Cowshill from the Schools' Library Service has offered to talk to pupils about books and libraries in assembly - Take photographs of staff and give a cryptic clue about their favourite book - An electronic notice board outside library /LRC to promote events (Cost around £100 - ring Jenny, LRC manager at Great Sankey for details) Ideas for promoting the National Year of Reading from Warrington School Librarians
- Library Loyalty Cards which are stamped when a pupil returns a book. Rewards given depending on number of stamps.
- Librarians and teachers dress up as characters from books
- Cross Curricular links. Each department in school commits to promoting the NYR through the monthly themes
- A rolling programme of pupil registration taking place in library to encourage them to borrow books
- Reading activities promoted via assembles and plasma screen.
- Ann Cowshill from the Schools’ Library Service has offered to talk to pupils about books and libraries in assembly
- Take photographs of staff and give a cryptic clue about their favourite book
- An electronic notice board outside library /LRC to promote events (Cost around £100 – ring Jenny, LRC manager at Great Sankey for details)

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