Summer Reading Challenge – South Tyneside Libraries

9th July 2021D Fawkes

South Tyneside Libraries will be delivering this year’s Summer Reading Challenge from the council’s multi-service ‘hubs’ (The Word, Cleadon Park, Hebburn Central and Jarrow Focus) and the volunteer run library Boldon and Cleadon Community Library and Perth Green Community Library located with Perth Green Community Association.

The theme for this year’s challenge is ‘Wild World Heroes’,  a nature-themed challenge created in partnership with WWF that will inspire you to stand up for the planet.

The challenge starts tomorrow (Saturday 10th July) and runs up until Saturday 25th September.

More information can be found on the link below:

https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/article/34380/Summer-Reading-Challenge-2021

 

Superstar readers

9th July 2021D Fawkes

We have had more half word millionaires and word millionaires than ever before this year. Such an amazing effort from our children and it is wonderful to see them enjoying reading so much.

Well done the following children who have now all read over 500, 000 words this year:

Eva Healey, Ruby Bird, Chloe Hills, Dylan Nichol, Caitlin Kerr, Dylan Blackwood and Logan Bateman (Year 6).

Conner Clarke (Year 5)

Erin Denholm and Mia Chisholm (Year 4).

 

More Millionaires

11th June 2021D Fawkes

Congratulations to more amazing Accelerated Reader achievements.

We have Harry Burdis (Y5F) who has become a Word Millionaire, reading over 1,000,000 words on Accelerated Reader.

Also Theo Roberts and Eva Healey (Y6D) and Josh Tate (Y6F) have become ‘Half Millionaires’ reading over 500,000 words.

Well done everyone!

 

Rewarding Home Reading in Y4C

4th June 2021eclark

Wow! 19 members of Y4C celebrated meeting their weekly reading target in the sunshine on the last day of term. The children enjoyed putting some of the school’s new fitness equipment to the test as a reward for reading (at least) three times a week at home.

Keep up the fantastic work everyone. Remember to aim for four times a week this half term!

 

 

AR Awards in Y6F

28th May 2021D Fawkes

Well done to Evie Millett and Logan Byrne for becoming “Half Word Millionaires” and reading over 500,000 words this year.

A HUGE congratulations also to Phoebe Ofosu who has now read over 5,000,000 words and has become a Word Multi-Millionaire. Phoebe also received two books of her choice for her prize.

These are all wonderful achievements and it is fantastic to see so many of our children so enthusiastic about reading.

Meet our AR Librarians

12th May 2021D Fawkes

Meet our AR librarians:

Jasmine Slater

Callum Stephenson

Phoebe Ofosu

Ava Stefanski-Finlinson

 

They work so hard, even sometimes during breaks and lunchtimes to ensure that our Accelerated Reader library is kept tidy and organised. They return books and re-shelf books which our children have finished reading and can even recommend a wide range of books for you to read. Why not ask them for some help if you can’t find a particular book? Or for a book recommendation?

E-books to support reading at home

10th February 2021D Fawkes

There are a wealth of resources available online to continue to support all of our children with their reading during school closures. Please use the following links.

BorrowBox

This is an app which can be downloaded onto a phone or tablet and used if you have a library membership where you can access a wide range of ebooks and audiobooks. All you need to do is input yours or your child’s library card number and PIN. This takes minutes to set up.

 

Oxford Owl

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Create your own free account and you can browse a wide range of their books in ebook and audiobook version. You can select books by your child’s age range. This is also a reading scheme we use in school.

Collins Big Cat e-books and worksheets

https://collins.co.uk/pages/big-cat-ebooks

This gives a parent login and then you can browse their available ebooks and there are related printable worksheets linked to most books. This is also a reading scheme we use in school.