Calling All Year 7s!

Mr Martin, the school Librarian, will be talking to you shortly about the FREE book you can choose to keep! For a sneak preview of the books you can choose from take a look at the ‘Booked Up’ website.

“The Boy in the Dress” by David Walliams

Take a look a David talking about his debut novel!

Reading Week is Coming….

A number of events will be happening in school the week beginning 11th May… Not least visits from the these authors….

• Andy Briggs (Hero.com/Villain.net Series)

• Sarah Singleton (“Heretic”, “Century”)
• Sarwat Chadda (Debut novel, ‘The Kiss of Death” published on May 4th)

and Barrie Appleby, illustrator for ‘The Dandy’ and ‘Beano’

Plus a whole host of surprises!!

World Book Day – 5th March

Author Booked for February…

DUE TO THE SEVERE WEATHER SOPHIE’S VISIT TO HADLEIGH HIGH HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL LATER IN THE YEAR.   IN THE MEANTIME, DON’T FORGET YOU CAN BORROW ANY OF HER EXCELLENT BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY!

Sophie McKenzie will be visiting the school on 3rd February and will be talking to students in Yrs 7, 8 & 9… Books are available to borrow from the library now, so get reading and be prepared to ask Sophie lots of questions !!!  If you are already a fan of Jacqueline Wilson, Jean Ure or Hilary McKay – Sophie McKenzie will shortly be a favourite too!

To find out more about Sophie McKenzie, be sure to check out her website and to see a video of her talking about her book click here

Some Tasty Reads

Having been inspired by their book selected from the “Booked Up” scheme in 2008, 7I have produced some excellent reviews… Take a look below and see if they can tempt you as well …

H.I.V.E by Mark Walden (Reviewed by Alex)

Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You by Mitchell Symons (Reviewed by Ben)

Why Eating Bogeys Is Good for You by Mitchell Symons (Reviewed by Ryan)

The Black Book of Secrets by EF Higgins (Reviewed by Bronagh)

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd (Reviewed by Yasmin)

The Book Fair is Back

From Wednesday 3rd – Tuesday 16th December (yes for two weeks this time!) we will be running our Scholastic Book Fair, which is perfectly timed for buying Christmas presents!

The Fair will run in the Library during lunchtime (1.25-1.50pm) and after school (3.00 – 4.00pm).  Students will also have an opportunity to browse during English lessons.

What do you think?

Students Embark on a Writing Journey Around The World

There’s a real buzz in the library at the moment, as Hadleigh High is proud to be involved with “The Write Path”. We are one of 15 schools involved around the world in this innovative and exciting project.

At 10am on International School Libraries Day, 6th October 2008 – a number of Year 7 students will receive 5 stories which have been originally started by teenage authors including Alan Gibbons, GP Taylor and Theresa Breslin, which have been developed by other students around the world before hitting Bangkok, Hadleigh then onto other schools in the country and around the world.

For more information about this project, take a look at the official website by clicking on the logo below:

The Write Path 2008

Three Schools Join Together for a Book Debate!

Hadleigh High were joined by students from St Alban’s RC High and Samuel Ward Upper for a morning of hot book discussion to decide a favourite for the Carnegie Book award.  This year the group were spot on and agreed with the national winner which was ‘Here Lies Arthur’ by Philip Reeve.