Reading at Elthorne
At Elthorne, we are striving to create a vibrant reading community which embraces and engages all members of of our school community including our students, staff, parents, carers and families.
Whole School Read Competition Winners!
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On Thursday last week, we held a special lunchtime discussion of our Whole School Read I AM THUNDER with our Patron of Reading, Faye Bird.
Thank you to all students, staff and parents who read the book and who came along to tell us what they thought of it. Congratulations to all the competition winners! Creative Writing Competition: JOINT WINNERS: ROSIE WATERS 8L & JOSIE WILKINS 8L Storysnaps Photography Competition: WINNER: BELLA SHIELDS 7O RUNNER-UP: SOLOMON LINDSEY 8L |
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Elthorne Year 8 and 9 Students Attend Launch of Ealing Teen Read 2019
On Wednesday 7th November, 20 Elthorne students attended the launch of this year’s Ealing Teen Read, a book award voted for by Year 8 and 9 students from Ealing schools and organised by the Hounslow School Library Service.
Author Patrice Lawrence kicked off this year’s award with a hugely entertaining talk about her inspirations and her journey to becoming a writer. Students from schools across the borough then listened to the shortlist announcement and found out which six books are nominated for this year’s award. Participating students will now read the books and meet regularly to discuss them in a reading group.
You can find out more about this year’s shortlisted books here.
On Wednesday 7th November, 20 Elthorne students attended the launch of this year’s Ealing Teen Read, a book award voted for by Year 8 and 9 students from Ealing schools and organised by the Hounslow School Library Service.
Author Patrice Lawrence kicked off this year’s award with a hugely entertaining talk about her inspirations and her journey to becoming a writer. Students from schools across the borough then listened to the shortlist announcement and found out which six books are nominated for this year’s award. Participating students will now read the books and meet regularly to discuss them in a reading group.
You can find out more about this year’s shortlisted books here.
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Patron of Reading
We are delighted that Faye Bird has agreed to become our new Patron of Reading. Faye is an author who has published two successful books for children and young adults so far. She is currently writing a third novel for Usborne.
We are delighted that Faye Bird has agreed to become our new Patron of Reading. Faye is an author who has published two successful books for children and young adults so far. She is currently writing a third novel for Usborne.
Faye has previously visited us in school as part of our World Book Day celebrations and has led creative-writing workshops with our Year 11 English students in preparation for their English Language GCSE. She is very excited about her role as our Patron of Reading and is looking forward to shaping an ongoing and meaningful partnership with us over the next two years to promote all aspects of reading and creative writing.
So what is Patron of Reading?
The Patron of Reading scheme is a grassroots initiative which over 200 schools in the UK now participate in. Our Patron will be our school’s special designated author with whom we will form a long-term personal attachment in order to increase the profile of reading for pleasure with pupils, parents and staff.
Our Patron will help us build on the initiatives already in place to create and positively influence a reading culture within our school.
We have already seen the positive impact an author visit can have when they visit our school and a tangible increase in enthusiasm for and engagement with reading among our young people as they have an opportunity to meet a favourite author or discover a new one. The way authors convey their passion for their work can fundamentally alter a young person’s relationship to books and ignite (or re-ignite) a love of reading.
We hope that Faye’s presence in and around school will increase this enthusiasm and generate lots of discussion about and interest in reading.
We are planning a host of exciting activities and events including three summer competitions.
If you would like to find out more about our new Patron of Reading or would like to get in contact with Faye, visit her website here. She would love to hear from you!
The Patron of Reading scheme is a grassroots initiative which over 200 schools in the UK now participate in. Our Patron will be our school’s special designated author with whom we will form a long-term personal attachment in order to increase the profile of reading for pleasure with pupils, parents and staff.
Our Patron will help us build on the initiatives already in place to create and positively influence a reading culture within our school.
We have already seen the positive impact an author visit can have when they visit our school and a tangible increase in enthusiasm for and engagement with reading among our young people as they have an opportunity to meet a favourite author or discover a new one. The way authors convey their passion for their work can fundamentally alter a young person’s relationship to books and ignite (or re-ignite) a love of reading.
We hope that Faye’s presence in and around school will increase this enthusiasm and generate lots of discussion about and interest in reading.
We are planning a host of exciting activities and events including three summer competitions.
If you would like to find out more about our new Patron of Reading or would like to get in contact with Faye, visit her website here. She would love to hear from you!
