tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60433480031169107572024-03-14T08:21:15.426+00:00Beaumont School LibraryBeaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-34691303479001805622018-07-12T17:44:00.000+01:002018-07-12T17:46:23.140+01:00Take part in our WORD OF THE WEEK feature on Instagram!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Yes,
Beaumont Library is on Insta! Here's a cunning plan to encourage you to
look up and learn unfamiliar words. Just keep an eye out</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> for new and interesting words in whatever you
read over the summer hols. Make a note of any new words, where you found them
and what they mean. In September, you can hand your suggestions for WORD OF THE
WEEK to the library team. If your word is chosen and posted on our Instagram
page you will win a prize! We’ll post a new word each week, so you can keep
your suggestions coming throughout the school year. Authors often respond on Instagram
when you post a word you’ve found in one of their books… very exciting! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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see some of our recent WORD OF THE WEEK posts.</span></span></div>
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<br />Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-19965261200040009632018-05-21T20:17:00.000+01:002018-05-21T20:17:46.126+01:00Writer Keren David is the cherry on top of the cake.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beaumont students were lucky enough to meet writer Keren David at the recent Children's Book Award (CBA) Discussion Day at Sir Frederic Osborn School. Keren joined the students to discuss the three shortlisted books and to talk to them about how she became an author. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Keren told us it all began when she was very young. As a child she "read and read and read". At about 8 years of age, Keren was asked at school to draw a picture of what she wanted to be when she grew up. Keren said she wrote "I want to be a lady writer" and drew a picture of a lady with bright red fingernails and red hair, sitting at an old-fashioned typewriter! Keren had to admit that, despite this early determination, becoming a writer "has not been the most straight-forward path".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Keren described her schoolgirl self as "a daydreamer who loved stories". Throughout secondary school, Keren wrote a story in her head, every night before she went to sleep. This story was a dark, gothic murder mystery about someone coming out of a forest with a secret to keep, scared of everyone around him and not knowing who to trust. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">As a lover of stories and books, Keren's dream was to study English at university but failing two of her A levels meant she couldn't pursue that path. It was at this moment, Keren explained, she had to face failure head-on and make a choice: give in, or show the world what she was capable of? She chose to show the world!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Keren re-took her A levels but instead of going to uni she went to work on a newspaper. Over the years she has been a reporter and a news editor and still works as a journalist today. Journalism suited Keren as she enjoyed interviewing people and telling their stories but deep in her heart she wanted to be a writer of books for young people. This is because she believes that the books you read as a child are the ones that stay with you and shape you as a person. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">To help her with this, Keren did a course on writing for children. She shared with the students some of the things she learned and some advice she would give to budding writers:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You don't have to have the whole book set out before you start.</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have a vague outline but make the story up as you go along.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Try to write a little each day.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Keren has now published nine books for young people. Her first book <i>When I Was Joe</i> was the winner of six awards. Keren introduced us to some of her stories, including her new title <i>Stranger</i> which is based on the forest story she made up in her head as a girl! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">It was a pleasure to spend the day with Keren. The Beaumont students certainly enjoyed meeting her, as you can see from their comments:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Keren David gave an inspiring speech about her books and
the work and thoughts behind them. She even replied to the email I sent her." Alla C. 8S</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">"The highlight of the Children's Book Award event was meeting Keren David. She talked about all of her books, including her latest one, 'Stranger'. I bought a signed copy and so far it's a page turner. When I finish reading it, I plan to read all her other books." Rita S. 7E</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span>Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-31012155685554671842018-04-18T11:03:00.000+01:002018-04-18T11:03:06.976+01:00Beaumont students get set to shadow the Carnegie Medal book award<div align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">March saw the announcement of the eight books that have made
the shortlist for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018. The Carnegie is considered to
be the most prestigious award for writers of fiction for young people. Books
nominated for the prize must be of ‘outstanding literary quality’ and are
judged on a number of criteria, including style, characterisation and plot. The
books must also, of course, offer an enjoyable reading experience and leave a
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As in previous years, Beaumont library will be running a
Carnegie ‘shadowing’ group. This involves a number of Year 8 and 9 students who
will meet regularly over the coming weeks to read, review and discuss the
shortlisted books. The students must commit to reading at least six of the
eight books. Alongside schools and ‘shadowers’ from across the country, our
group will run its own page on the Carnegie Shadowing Site which it will update
with news and reviews:</span><br />
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ceremony in London on Monday 18<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> June. To celebrate the shortlist,
and to await the announcement of the winning book, our shadowing group has been
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are the final standings in last term's Accelerated Reader league tables. Our Year 7 and Year 8 students earn book points every time they pass an AR book quiz. Students must score at least 60% to pass a quiz. Each week we tally up how many points each class has earned collectively over the course of the term. At the end of last term, 7E and 8L topped their respective points tables. Congratulations! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is also very important to point out that the <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">tables celebrate the efforts of all those students who have passed a quiz and added to their form's points total, even if they haven't scored 100%.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Good luck to all Year 7 and Year 8 students with their quizzing in the weeks ahead. Keep an eye on the AR board in the library for a weekly update on how your class is doing! </span><br />
<br />Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-17790897721201744822018-03-07T17:20:00.000+00:002018-03-07T17:20:44.852+00:00'Inspirational and full of fun' - Year 7 enjoy meeting Dave Cousins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(Bobble) hats off to writer Dave Cousins for braving the
recent heavy snow and freezing temperatures to visit Beaumont and help us
celebrate World Book Day 2018. In his wacky and energetic style, Dave spoke to
our Year 7 students about his life and the experiences that led to him becoming
an author. Dave’s anecdotes took us on a hilarious journey, starting with his
childhood dreams of being a footballer/Batman/Neil Armstrong, then onto ‘The
Comet’ a football-mad comic he wrote and drew himself aged 11, and from there
to his Beatles-inspired decision to form a band. Dave told us it was at this
moment he became a writer, using song writing ‘as a way of making sense of everything
that was going on around me’. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also talked
about his love of reading and how he feels ‘something magical happens’ when you
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When Dave decided to have a go at writing a book, he was
also juggling the demands of a family and a full-time job, so he got up at 5am
every day to write in his attic. This carried on for seven years until he came
upon the idea for </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">15 Days Without a Head.
</i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This</span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">was his first book to be
published and has now been translated into twelve different languages!</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our students were impressed by</span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Dave’s perseverance and determination to
become a writer.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">His advice to them all
was ‘Don’t give up if you find something you want to be. Be stubborn. If you
don’t give it a go, you’ll never know.’</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Dave introduced his young adult novels to the students,
focusing particularly on the inspiration behind </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">15 Days Without a Head </i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and</span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
Waiting for Gonzo </i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">which have been described as ‘teen realism with action,
humour and heart’. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Both books tackle
tough issues affecting young people but do so using gentle humour and great
characters. Dave explained that, as an author, it is essential to have an
emotional connection with an idea in order to be able to write well about it. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the case of </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">15 Days</i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, which is about two young boys trying to keep their family
together, the inspiration came from an incident Dave witnessed which deeply
affected him and compelled him to write the story.</span><br />
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In his opinion, ‘everyone has a story to tell’ and that it is by sharing our
experiences and tales of our everyday lives that we will learn to understand
each other better.</span></div>
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in the library and then, undeterred by the incoming snow blizzard, spent lunchtime
chatting to students from Year 7 Book Club. A big thank you to Dave for spending time with
us at Beaumont! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">‘Dave Cousins spent an astonishing 7 years waiting for his
publisher to say one word: yes. You don’t need to wait for a yes to read his
books - just go for it!’ Mia 7A</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">‘Dave Cousins was really funny. His life-story pictures made
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">‘Dave Cousins was excellent fun. I liked it when he told the
story of his son diving in the swimming pool. He is a legend.’ Henry 7L</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">‘I really enjoyed listening to Dave Cousins’ funny and
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Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-49124079111016505712018-02-12T15:45:00.000+00:002018-02-12T15:45:48.282+00:00Comedy, craziness and creativity - writer Dave Cousins is coming to Beaumont!<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As part of our celebrations for World Book Day 2018, we are
thrilled to welcome Dave Cousins back to Beaumont on Friday 2<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">nd </span>March. Dave’s books are described as ‘teen realism with action,humour and
heart’. He will talk to our Year 7 students about his books and the inspiration
and process behind his writing. His workshop will also focus on showing the
students that <b>we all have a story to tell</b>. The session promises to be highly
entertaining as Dave’s author events have been likened to ‘stand-up - with
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Books can be pre-ordered using the order form available from the school library, or purchased with cash on the day of Dave's visit (2nd March). If pre-ordering, please return the order form and payment to the library by Wednesday 28th February to ensure a copy of the book is available on the day.</span></div>
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Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-69163998799254275342018-02-01T11:33:00.001+00:002018-02-01T11:33:26.704+00:00Promoting 'The Giver' with pedal power!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Members of staff have been taking to their bicycles during the lunch break to promote our current whole school read <em>The Giver</em> by Lois Lowry. As bicycles play an important part in the story, this is a very apt way to bring the book to the attention of students who have yet to read it. Special mention to Mr Tatham, the only member of staff who was able to 'pop a wheelie'!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To support the whole school read, there is a whole range of activities for students to take part in across the school curriculum, including a book quiz which can be found on our dedicated <em>The Giver</em> Google Classroom (code <strong>o9f9p1s</strong>).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Events will also include an in-school screening of the movie adaptation of<em> The Giver</em> (popcorn included!) for all those students who have read, reviewed and taken part in one of the activities based on the book. Everyone who reads and reviews <em>The Giver </em>also receives one of our custom-made, exclusive-to-Beaumont button badges featuring, of course, a bicycle! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-19722966344839363792018-01-04T15:18:00.000+00:002018-01-04T15:18:20.523+00:00Accelerated Reader league tables - our autumn winners! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We didn't think we could start the new year without congratulating forms 7A and 8E for finishing top of their respective AR points league tables for the autumn term. AR points are earned every time a student passes an Accelerated Reader book quiz. Every week we tally up the number of points earned collectively by the each form. This is a real team effort and we would like to applaud all those Year 7 and Year 8 students who passed book quizzes last term. Here are the final standings f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or last term:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-7052867799222457462018-01-02T16:28:00.000+00:002018-01-02T16:28:14.047+00:00Beaumont readers help to launch the St Albans Schools Book Award<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our students joined keen readers from five other St Albans schools to
take part in a series of activities, discussions and quizzes based around the
three books in the running for the prize: <i>River
of Ink – Genesis</i> by Helen Dennis, <i>A Seven
Letter Word</i> by Kim Slater and <i>The Boy
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also attended the event and gave an insightful and very amusing talk about her
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asked to vote for their favourite book on the shortlist and at the end of the
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been a pleasure to take part in the very first St Albans Schools Book Award
which we hope will become an annual event. Congratulations to our Book Club
members who represented the school so well at the Discussion Day and to all the
Beaumont students who read the shortlisted books and made the award such a
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘The book award was really fun. There was a quiz and the
winners got chocolate! There was a discussion about the three books and then a
vote. My favourite was <i>A Seven Letter
Word</i>. Helen Dennis was funny and answered loads of questions. I met people
from other schools and really enjoyed it.’</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-35954944152993980952017-11-07T15:48:00.001+00:002017-11-07T15:48:42.188+00:00Beaumont book club students quiz writer Ali Sparkes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of our Year 8 students were given the opportunity to interview writer Ali Sparkes during her visit last week. Here are a few of the questions they asked:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ali: Yes! <i>Car-Jacked</i> is a prime example of this as it went through three big re-writes. The editor thought that Jack's 'monster mother' was too over the top in the first draft and that her actions were too extreme. Also, the book's ending didn't exist in the early drafts. Without wanting to tell you what happens if you haven't read the book, I had left the ending hanging after Jack's press conference but according to my editor the story needed more closure. I am sad that I lost parts of the book but I think it gained more as a result of the editing. I think the book is way better than it was before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ali: I'm not bad as I used to be a journalist which is all about deadlines. As I do a lot of events it has become more difficult to organize my time but I try to write whenever and wherever I can!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you watch <i>The Great British Bake Off</i> and who did you want to win?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ali: Liam! As a character, he was the real winner. I'm a keen baker so I'm really addicted to the show. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is your favourite TV show? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ali: <i>Bake Off</i> would definitely be in my top five. I also like understated comedies like <i>Detectorists</i> and <i>Rev</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you could make any of your books into a film which one would you pick?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ali: I think <i>Car-Jacked</i> would work well. Movies for young people often need a strong adult character so that the movie makers can cast a star adult actor in the role. Both Ross and Leonie's characters would be good for that. I'm waiting for the call from Steven Spielberg!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you had to choose, would you prefer a world with books and no TV, or a world with TV and no books?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ali: I like watching television but I would have to go for books and no TV because books can reach people everywhere and in a whole different way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Year 7 and 8 students had the pleasure of meeting award-winning writer Ali Sparkes when she visited Beaumont last week. Ali has had over forty books published and during her visit she introduced us to her fast-paced adventure story <i>Car-Jacked. </i>The book's main character Jack is a home-tutored child genius who finds himself on the run with bank robber and car stealer Ross as they try to evade the police, the bad guys AND Jack's pushy, over-protective mum. The story follows the pair as they use their very different talents on a breathless chase from Scotland to London. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Addressing students and staff in the hall, Ali set the scene as she read extracts from <i>Car-Jacked </i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and then went on to describe some of the research behind the story. As Jack has an IQ of 170, Ali contacted real-life child geniuses via Mensa (The High IQ Society) to ask what it was like to be super brainy. Ali also auditioned and appeared on the television quiz show The Chase. She explained that her hopes for success were high as she had previously appeared on Eggheads and had won her head-to-head round on art and books. Sadly, Ali had to confess that her time on The Chase was much more gruelling and that she only got two questions right! Fortunately, she explained, being a writer means that any experience, however negative, can be turned into material for her books! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Continuing the quiz theme, Ali's presentation included a How Clever Are You? quiz for the audience. After testing students on maths, books, pi and Jupiter's moons, Ali declared that Beaumont is 'full of geniuses'! There was even a Quiz the Teachers round with top spot going to Mrs Bennett for her knowledge of crepuscular creatures and the Jovian planets! Ali rounded off her talk by encouraging our students to celebrate their 'brainy side'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Students described Ali's talk as 'brilliant', 'inspiring' and 'very funny'. They loved all the crazy/cute kitten pictures Ali used in her presentation and also the vivid description of her own 'monster mother moment'! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ali spent a very busy lunchtime in the library, meeting students and signing copies of her books. She was also interviewed by members of Beaumont Book Club. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We would like to say a big thank you to Ali for visiting us at Beaumont School. The library has a wide selection of Ali's books, including her latest title <i>Thunderstruck.</i>..why not give one a try! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The school's Accelerated Reader software estimates how many words our Year 7 and 8 students read each week, based on their AR book quizzes. The following students have all reached one million, two million or three million word-count milestones this term...amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Polly Alexander 7A</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Isabella Cottingham 7A</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Noah Loberman 7E</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Chaya Flatau 7L</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Lucas Parkes 7L</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Ashan Balasuntharam 7R</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Alexander Morgan 7R</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Lucy Morrish 7R</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Ethan Teague 7R</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Nick Berman 8A</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Elliot Coates 8N</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Danny McDougall 8N</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b>Two million words:</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Alice Yntema 7A </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Mia Samuels 7R</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Jonathan Bint 7R</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since the start of the school year in September, Year 7 and Year 8 students have been busy reading and taking AR book quizzes in their weekly library sessions. Here are just a couple of fantastic facts about our students' reading endeavours so far: n</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">umber of book quizzes passed </span><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1047, </b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">number of stars awarded for scoring 100% on book quizzes <b>447</b>. We have also awarded <b>35</b> silver and gold stars to the following students:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7A</b> Sam Coffer,Jonathan Harris,Isabella Cottingham, Lais Patel, Jenna Yasin, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7E</b> Edward Benson, Noah Loberman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7L</b> Chaya Flatau</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7R</b> Jonathan Bint, Annabella Casson, Austin Earl</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7S </b>Shuo Han Wang</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8A</b> Milly Oliver, Maisie Kemp, Ella Neal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8E</b> Lilia Prowse, Sophie Austin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8L</b> Molly Sandford Smith, Bronny Jones</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8N</b> Elliot Coates</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8R</b> Rosie Tembras, Charlie Tym</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8S</b> Sam Taylor</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7A </b>Polly Alexander, Alice Yntema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7E</b> Liam McCrae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7R</b> Mia Samuels</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8E</b> Hannah Robinson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8N</b> Danny McDougall</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations to all our students who have passed a book quiz this term. You will all have earned points towards your individual points target AND contributed to your form's overall points total. We display a weekly update of the AR points league tables in the library so you can keep an eye on how your form is doing. Here are the latest standings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The school year has got off to a great start in the library with the launch of Lois Lowry's book <strong><em>The Giver</em></strong> as our new Beaumont Reads/whole school read. This powerful novel, set in a near future, tells the story of Jonas and his life in what, at first glance, appears to be a perfect world. Here there is no discord or war or pain, lives are ordered and comfortable, strong emotions are controlled by pills and memories do not exist. In this model society, people strive for 'Sameness' and have a fear of being different. Nine-year-old Jonas' world is turned upside-down when he meets the Giver and becomes the Receiver of Memory. Jonas discovers that, with memories, come powerful emotions and sensations, both positive and painful. This new knowledge makes Jonas question his world and forces him to make the most difficult decision of his life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong><em>The Giver</em></strong> is a truly compelling and thought-provoking book. Over the coming weeks we will be encouraging as many students, parents and staff as possible to read, review and share the book. We will support the book across the curriculum through a range of activities . All those who review <strong><em>The Giver</em></strong> will be presented with a specially designed badge, exclusive to Beaumont! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">As we have discovered in previous years, the Beaumont Reads initiative is a fantastic way to bring the school community together. We will post regular updates on this year's activities on our social media so please look out for all the latest news on<strong><em> The Giver</em></strong>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many congratulations to <span style="color: blue;"><strong>7E</strong> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and <strong><span style="color: blue;">8E</span></strong> for coming</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> top of their respective AR points tables this term. Fantastic team performances by both classes and in particular 7E as every one of the students in that form has passed a book quiz and contributed to their form's total. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">It has been a great term of quizzing across all the classes. In total, our Year 7 and Year 8 students have passed over 1300 book quizzes...fantastic reading!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">As the term ends, we must mention the latest students to receive silver or gold stars:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7A </strong>Tara Parks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7L </strong>Mitchell Banks and Grace Harvey</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Finally, the following students have read <strong>1 million words</strong> this term:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7A </strong>Ella Neal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7E </strong>Sam Flury</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7L </strong>Peter Laanest</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7R </strong>Rosie Tembras</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7S </strong>Evie Clark and Seth Cooper</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7N </strong>Elliot Coates has read <strong>2 million words</strong>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">We would like to wish all our students Happy Summer Hols and we look forward to seeing you back in the library in September!</span>Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-18320944361699902132017-07-06T12:41:00.000+01:002017-07-06T12:41:57.392+01:00Beaumont readers brighten the library with stars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As you can see from the photo, the Accelerated Reader display board in the library</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is brimming with all the stars earned by our Year 7 and 8 students this term. Every star will be entered into a special draw with prizes for the lucky reader from each form. Well done to ALL the students who have passed book quizzes and contributed to their form's points total.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The following students earned a silver or gold star last week:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7L</strong> Leila Macpherson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7R </strong>Ryan Rollings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7R </strong>Rosie Tembras</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>8S </strong>Daisy Porter</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>7A </strong>Nick Berman</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">We can also estimate the number of words read by each student based on their book quizzes. The following students have reached significant word count milestones:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>1 million words read this term: </strong>Nick Berman 7A</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>2 million words read this term: </strong>Lilia Prowse 7E</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The latest AR standings are shown below. While the positions at the top of each table remain the same, there were some great reading performances lower down the tables last week. 7R moved up from 5th to 4th with a solid 183 point gain. 8S also moved from 5th to 4th last week as a result of some very accurate quizzing. We should also mention <strong>Seth Cooper</strong> in <strong>7S</strong> who passed four quizzes last week (including three on Harry Potter books) and earned an amazing 108 points for his form! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the heatwave hit Beaumont last week and temperatures in the library soared, our thoughts turned to summer and the holidays ahead. To help students prepare for the long summer break we decided to put together two holiday reading displays with book suggestions galore. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The above display features fourteen books well worth packing in your suitcase. The selection includes the thought-provoking CILIP Carnegie Medal-winning <i>Salt to the Sea</i> and <i>The Bone Sparrow</i> which was awarded the Amnesty CILIP Honour. Alongside these is the latest Tom Gates book <i>Family, Friends and Furry Creatures </i>and two of the books shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Award 2017: <i>My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overlord</i> and<i> </i>David Baddiel's <i>Animalcom. </i>For Holly Smale fans there is the Geek Girl special <i>Sunny Side Up. </i>Whatever style or genre of book you enjoy, there is something for you on this display: from romance to fast-paced action adventure and from horror to humour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As you can see, we have picked the books in our second display on the basis of their sunshine-yellow covers! The result is an exciting mix of titles to suit all tastes. Come along to the library and see for yourself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some excellent reading and quizzing produced a flurry of silver stars on the AR board last week. Well done to the following students who have all scored 100% on <b>at least</b> five book quizzes this term:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7A </b>Ella Neal</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7R</b> Elliot Coates (this takes Elliot's total up to 25 stars this term!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8A </b>Grace Green</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8A </b>Lucy Robinson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8E </b>Luka Cutts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8E </b>Rosie Fletcher</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Congratulations to Hannah Robinson in 7E for earning a <b>second </b>AR gold star during the Summer Term. This is a great achievement by Hannah who has now scored 100% in twenty-two AR quizzes...fantastic reading! A big round of applause also for the following students who have been awarded silver stars for scoring 100% on five book quizzes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8L</b> Helen Ross</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We must also mention Jake Morrish in 7L who has read <b>1 million words</b> so far this term. This word count is based on Jake's AR quiz activity and is an impressive milestone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is an exciting new display in the library celebrating the launch of a readin</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">g initiative called 'Branch out with your reading' aimed at challenging our outstanding readers in Year 7 and 8. The English department has identified</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a number of students whose vocabulary and comprehension is of a sufficiently high standard to allow them to tackle books at GCSE level. These students will be invited to take part in the scheme and to stretch themselves by reading fiction from a wide range of titles selected by the English department and the librarians. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This selection includes classics, modern classics, young adult and adult fiction chosen to challenge the students' reading skills. There is also a<em> Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</em> category. In this section we have suggested a number of modern fiction titles that explore the same themes or are constructed in a similar way to R L Stevenson's classic novella. The aim of this selection is to introduce the students to the ideas behind <em>Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</em> before they come to study it at GCSE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mrs Mayer-Khan has produced a booklist entitled 'Challenge Yourself and Branch Out With Your Reading' to support the scheme.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span>Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-77970388556974858982017-06-08T15:28:00.000+01:002017-06-08T19:33:14.952+01:00Nicky Singer inspires Beaumont students<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nicky Singer went into such detail and really explained every aspect of the writing process. It was great to meet such a unique author and get a behind-the-scenes look at what really makes a good book.' Evie, Year 7.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Evie's comment about writer Nicky Singer sums up what our students felt after listening to her talk in the library during our recent Children's Book Award Discussion Day. During her visit, Nicky gave the students a real insight into her life as an author and some invaluable tips on how to write. Here are some of the things we learned:</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">You have to have self-belief to be a writer. You need to be able say to yourself <u>not</u> 'I failed' <u>but</u> 'I tried, it didn't work so I'll try something else.'</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Tell yourself: 'I can do anything as long as I want to enough.' Don't be contained.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">As an author you have to step into someone else's shoes, inhabit their soul.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Be really nosy: listen, poke around in things. Ask people to explain to you how they feel; writing is about feeling. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Never put a real person in a book, they can't behave with the freedom you would like in the story.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Many thanks once again to Nicky for spending the day with us at Beaumont and inspiring our students. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Read more about Nicky's visit in the following Herts Advertiser article:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The library's Children's Book Award (CBA) Discussion Day on Monday 22nd May was made doubly special by a visit from writer Nicky Singer. We were delighted that Nicky could be with us on the day and take part in all the book-based activities. She was particularly keen to sit with the students and listen to their discussions and opinions on the three books shortlisted for the CBA 2017. With over fifty students in the library, it was a lively and hectic morning. Nicky was busy from start to finish, right down to counting the students' votes and announcing the winner of our CBA poll!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">With all the CBA activities over, the students gathered to listen to Nicky as she talked about her work, her books and her life as a writer. Nicky has written extensively for young people; her works include seven fiction books, a play, a musical and an opera. In this talk, she focussed on <em>Feather Boy</em>, her first children's title and <em>Island</em>, her latest book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><em>Island</em> is a beautiful and thought-provoking book set on Herschel Island in the Arctic circle. The story focusses on the native Innuit people and the drastic effect that global warming is having on the Arctic environments. Nicky describes it as 'a story that needed to be told'. She talked to us about how drilling for oil, climate change and rising sea levels are eroding and destroying Herschel and endangering the wildlife, including whales and polar bears. The Arctic people are intensely spiritual and deeply connected to nature. It is this connection that Nicky fears we are losing in our modern world. In the book, Inuluk, an Innuit spirit-girl, talks about us, the people in the world outside the Arctic (the<em> Qallunaat</em>), as 'the people who change nature'. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">While delivering an important message, <em>Island</em> is also a compelling and enthralling story. We follow the main character, London teenager Cameron (described by Nicky as 'arrogant and blundering') to Herschel and watch as Inuluk tries to make him understand his part in what is happening to her island: 'when you tread heavily in your world you also tread in ours.' </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Nicky's stressed the need for us all to think and care about others on our planet. In Inuluk's words: 'No one's an island, Cameron. You, your parents, London, Qikiqtaruk, the whales, the guillemots, the living, the dead. We're all connected. If one moves we all move.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The students listened intently throughout Nicky's talk. Here are some of the things they had to say about meeting Nicky:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">'I found her talk really inspiring...I feel this made me determined to help the environment.' Lilia 7E</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">'This was a fantastic day. Nicky showed us her beautiful book <em>Island</em>. We found out what we are doing to the earth and how it is affecting the Arctic.' Eliana 7R</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">'The whole day was amazing - the author's talk has to have been my favourite part though. Nicky really got engaged with us and answered all our questions. It was great to meet such a unique author.' Evie 7S</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">'Nicky Singer came to our school to talk about her new book. I really enjoyed it because of her outgoing and interesting personality.' Tia 8R</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Many, many thanks to Nicky for visiting Beaumont and inspiring us all. For further information on <em>Island</em> and the fascinating story on how Nicky brought this book to publication, click on the links below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">On Monday 22<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup> May, Beaumont students and the
library team welcomed pupils from Marlborough and Sandringham to our Children’s
Book Award (CBA) Discussion Day. The CBA is the only national book award voted
for solely by children. It involves 250 schools across the UK. As part of the
awards process, over 1,000 books have been reviewed and rated by children and
whittled down to a shortlist of three. The aim of our library event was to
explore and discuss the three books shortlisted for the 2017 prize and to vote
as a group on which one the students think should be the eventual winner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">As a double celebration of books and reading, we were also
delighted to meet writer Nicky Singer who joined us for the Discussion
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debate as students chatted and played board games specifically created by Mrs
Mayer-Khan to encourage discussion of the shortlisted titles. Staff from all
three schools were impressed by the students’ knowledge of the books and the
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">After an hour of discussion, students were invited to vote
for their f</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">avourite of the three books. The winner of the group’s vote was
‘Car-jacked’ by Ali Sparkes, a fast-paced adventure story which won by a small
margin over Sarah Crossan’s verse-novel ‘One’. The overall winner of the
national CBA 2017 vote will be announced on Saturday 10<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> June. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Following the vote, students spent time producing artwork,
reviews and writing inspired by the three books. This work will be collated
into a portfolio and presented to the shortlisted authors. To commemorate our
Discussion Day, all the students were also invited to pick one of their
favourite ever books and write the title in a ‘Celebration of Reading’ journal.
The result is a fantastically varied collection of book suggestions. This
journal will circulate between Beaumont, Sandringham and Marlborough, hopefully
inspiring other students to read some of the books recommended inside. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Once all the CBA activities were over and students had been
unleashed on the refreshments table, we handed the floor over to Nicky Singer.
The students were treated to a fascinating talk about her life as a
writer, her work and the inspiration behind her books. There is so much to say
about what we learned from Nicky that it merits its own post on our blog! Please click on the link below to read more about Nicky's visit:</span><br />
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Beaumont School Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997813486528233923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043348003116910757.post-85654989774035478202017-06-01T10:51:00.001+01:002017-06-01T10:51:41.916+01:00'I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7A and 8A students did Jane Austen proud with their reading last week. Students in 7A passed 32 book quizzes, accumulating an impressive 209 AR points. This keeps them at the top of their league table. Meanwhile, 8A readers passed 17 quizzes, earning 116 AR points which was the biggest points gain for the week in Year 8. Well done to ALL the students across the two year groups who passed book quizzes last week. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silver stars have been awarded to the following students: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Nick Berman (7A) P</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>eter Laanest </b>and<b> Isabelle Tapson (7L) </b>C</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ongratulations also to<b> Lilia Prowse (7E)</b> for achieving a gold star. Here are the updated league tables:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">'I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library'.</span><i style="color: #454545;"> Pride & Prejudice.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students in Year 7 and 8 passed a grand total of 124 AR book quizzes last week. Well done to all those quizzers. A huge round of applause for <b>Hannah Robinson (7E)</b> who has earned a gold star for scoring 100% in over ten book quizzes so far this term, and for <b>Elliot Coates (7N)</b> who has bagged his second<b> </b>gold star. <b>Jake Morrish (7L)</b> and <b>Danny McDougall (7N)</b> have been awarded silver stars. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All those students who passed a quiz have contributed to their form's points total. The latest standings can be seen below. A great team effort from 8E who passed 14 out of 14 quizzes, accumulating a huge 248 AR points last week. 7E remain at the top of their table with 7L moving into 2nd place following a very strong week of quizzing: 19 quizzes passed and 187 AR points earned.</span></div>
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