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Literacy Legends 2016/2017
Literacy Legends is an Inter-Tutor Group incentive to promote reading and literacy across two year groups (Years 7 & 8). Monday 29/9/16 will be the launch of the 'Literacy Legends' Autumn Term Competition and will run for 7 weeks, finishing on Friday 11/11/16.
NB. This does include the October half term thus encouraging reading during the holiday.
The Learning Lounge would like students to always have a Learning Lounge book for reading in their bag at all times, and remember you are able to borrow up to 4 books at any one time!
The Learning Lounge will nominate seven students from both year groups to join Mrs Litherland and Ms Marris for an afternoon trip to Waterstones. Their prize will be to choose a book up to the value of £10, whilst at Waterstones and we will also buy a second copy for the Learning Lounge to then promote as ‘chosen by a Literacy Legend Winner’.
There will be a winning Tutor Groups for the 'most books borrowed and read' and 'least number of overdues'. The prize will be something to share with the whole tutor group (wonder what that could be?).
This competition has proved extremely popular and drastically improves book loans, thus encouraging students to read!
Dates for the Diary - Literacy Legends
AUTUMN TERM 2016
- Lit Legend Launch Monday 29-9-16 - Last Day of Lit Legends Friday 11-11-16 (7 week Period - including October holiday).
- Winners will be chosen by Mrs Litherland and Ms Marris by Thursday Lunchtime 17-11-16
- Letters home to winning students on Tuesday 22-11-16
- Winning Student Reply Slips back to the LL by Friday 2-12-16.
- The Winning Students Waterstones Trip will be on Wednesday 7th December 2016
SPRING TERM 2017
- Lit Legend Launch Monday 9-1-17 - Last Day of Lit Legends Monday 24-2-17 (7 week period - including February holiday).
- Winners will be chosen by Thursday Lunchtime 2-3-17
- Letters home to winning students on Tuesday 7-3-17
- Winning Student Reply Slips back to the LL by Monday 24-3-17.
- The Winning Students Waterstones Trip will be on Wednesday 29th March 2017
SUMMER TERM 2017
- Lit Legend Launch Monday 24-4-17 - Last Day of Lit Legends Friday 9-6-17 (7 week period - including May holiday).
- Winners will be chosen by Thursday Lunchtime 15-6-17
- Letters home to winning students on Tuesday 20-6-17
- Winning Student Reply Slips back to the LL by Monday 7-7-17.
- The Winning Students Waterstones Trip will be on Wednesday 12th July 2017
- Reading Week: 29th Jan to 2nd Feb
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The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Learning Lounge from Wednesday 22nd to Tuesday 28th November (13/11/2023) - Author Visit
Jamie Russell, author of the Skywake series of books visited the Learning Lounge yesterday. (08/02/2023) - Author Visit
On Tuesday 13th December, the Learning Lounge hosted a visit from author Phil Earle. (14/12/2022) - Learning Lounge Awards Evening
...and Tamsin Winter! (13/07/2022) - Tamsin Winter is going to be at the Learning Lounge Awards Evening!
Would you like a signed Tamsin Winter book? (05/07/2022) - Reading Relay Challenge Winners Waterstones Trip
91 books, 52 quizzes... (29/06/2022) - Mark Ballabon - Author Visit
Home: My Life in the Universe (05/05/2022) - World Book Day 2022
All our booky activities (03/03/2022) - Harry Potter Book Night 2022
Get you wizard hats ready because the Harry Potter Quiz is back! (03/02/2022)
- British Science Week: Ideagen Apprenticeship Trip
15 yr 10 students visited Ideagen in Ruddington & learned a lot about STEM careers & apprenticeships (STEM Pathways - 13/03/2024) - British Science week kicks off with a year 9 STEM day
The University of Nottingham visited to deliver the excellent STEM Superstore workshops to 48 yr 9s (STEM Pathways - 12/03/2024) - Year 7 STEM Roadshow!
All of year 7 were lucky enough to get to see (and join in with the BAE Systems/RAF/Navy roadshow! (STEM Pathways - 09/02/2024) - STEM: Secret Science Show was great today at Woolaton Hall
25 year 8 students attended as part of Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity (STEM Pathways - 06/02/2024) - Reading Week: 29th Jan to 2nd Feb
Whole school reading week activities. (Learning Lounge - 24/01/2024) - THINK BIG! Creativity and Careers at the year 10 STEM morning
We were delighted to welcome Nottingham Forest Community Trust back in for another great STEM event (STEM Pathways - 12/12/2023) - The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Toot Hill
The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Learning Lounge from Wednesday 22nd to Tuesday 28th November (Learning Lounge - 13/11/2023) - Arkwright Engineering Scholarships: An incredible opportunity for year 11s
Launch meeting for anyone interested in finding out more Wednesday 25th October (STEM Pathways - 20/10/2023) - Ada Lovelace Day 2023: Fantastic STEM workshops were a great experience.
A group of year 8 girls with an interest in STEM, travelled to MediCity on the Boots campus. (STEM Pathways - 11/10/2023) - Arkwright Engineering Scholarship Success!
We are delighted to congratulate Toby Board on securing this prestigious award. (STEM Pathways - 21/09/2023)