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Calderdale Children's Book of the Year Awards 2007 l World Book Day l Student Book Reviews
The Calderdale Big Read!
Take part in Calderdale Libraries' search for Calderdale's favourite book. Voting cards are available from the LRC or your local library (in Calderdale). All entries will also be entered into a prize draw with the prize of an mp3 player. Cards need to be returned to the LRC by Monday 19 May 2008. (Or you can return the cards to your local library.)
Check out the Calderdale website for more information about the National Year of Reading.
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World Book Day 2008
6 March was World Book Day this year and all Year 7 and 8 students received a Book token which could be redeemed at participating bookshops either for one of the specially printed World Book Day books or £1.00 off a book of their choice. To celebrate the event, Year 7 classes had a chance to play the Reading Game in the LRC.
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Calderdale Children's Book of the Year Awards 2008
Students from Calder High are took part in the Calderdale Children's Book of the Year Award this year. They read and reviewed the shortlisted books and attended a Literary Lunch held at Halifax Central Library on 25 June when prizes will given out for the best reviews and students also had the chance to meet and talk to the authors.'Darkside' was voted Calderdale Children's Book of the Year 2008.
Shortlisted books:
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| Apache by Tanya Landman |
Darkside by Tom Becker |
Burn my Heart by Beverley Naidoo |
The Tar Man by Linda Buckley-Archer |
Hard Rock by Ruth Dowley |
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Library active membership drive:
"2008 is going to be the second National Year of Reading which sees the launch of two new web services for children and young people: Stories from the Web for up to 12 years, and Headspace for teenagers.
As part of our campaign to get people active in libraries in 2008, we are having a membership drive to try to sign up as many people as possible - to encourage lapsed users to come on back and start using their libraries again.
For all Year 7s and Year 11s the library service is offering you free access to e-resources. We are also having a draw amongst active borrowers in these two age groups; if you start using your library card between now and the end of February, your name will go into a prize draw. Top prize is £100, and there are second prizes of £50 each. You no longer need a parent's signature for under 16s, and if you've got money owing on your ticked, we're currently offering to wipe the slate clean for this campaign. Just ask to join at your local library."
Lynne Hackett, Education, Schools' & Children's Manager
(Postcards for joining the library are available in the LRC.)
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Year 7 gets 'Booked Up'
 Two students with their 'Booked Up' delivery to Mrs Todd's Year 7 English class.
The books selected by Year 7 were delivered to the school this week and distributed on Friday 2 November.
'Booked Up' is a national programme aimed at encouraging 11 and 12 year olds to read for pleasure and all Year 7 students are entitled to a 'free book' with a selection of 12 books to choose from including Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve, I, Coriander by Sally Gardner, Unbelievable by Paul Jennings. For a full list and more information about the selected books visit the 'Booked up' website.
Mr Middleton's class with their new books
Report from Mr Middleton:
"7XL just love their Booked Up books. They carefully chose their texts from the brochure and then hassled me for a delivery date each following lesson.
When the box did turn up there was a huge cheer followed by a near-riot, as I handed out Evil Inventions, A Dog Named Grk and Saffy’s Angel to a bunch of book-crazed kids. The planned lesson went out of the window and the class sat and read their books in absolute silence, while I sat at my desk all bored and jealous. Not a single child was disappointed with his or her choice, probably due to the high quality and diversity of the book list. I look forward to reading their enthusiastic reviews.
It is truly heartening seeing kids responding to literature this way. And not a Captain Underpants in sight!"
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'Woodenface' premiere in the LRC
Gus Grenfell, author and storyteller, read from his new novel, 'Woodenface' to Year 7 classes in the LRC on Monday 1 October. Gus was a teacher at Calder High many years ago and he has a grand-daughter who is a Year 8 student. 'Woodenface' is set in Halifax but Gus now lives on the Isle of Arran. The students enjoyed his reading and seeing the wooden figures who are part of the story come to life on the dancing board - which resembled a very large wooden spoon.
Signed copies of the book are available for sale in the LRC (supplied by The Children's Bookshop, Lindley).
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Calderdale Children's Book of the Year Awards 2007
On Wednesday 11 July, members of the Calder High Book Group attended the Awards Ceremony and Literary Lunch held at Halifax Central Library. They also met two of the authors, Marcus Sedgwick and Sue Mayfield, and listened to them talking about their work. They also had a chance to ask questions.Winners of the best reviews received prizes and then the winning book was revealed. The students had all voted, secretly, at the start of the day. And the winner was...Breathe by Cliff McNish.
Everyone enjoyed the day with special thanks to the Library staff and the authors.
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Pictured here: Calum Paramor, Poppy Turner, Mrs Anne Todd, Ailish Woollett, Hannah Mundell and Anna McKay |
The five shortlisted books in the teenage section were:
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| Breathe by Cliff McNish |
Curse of the Toads by Rebecca Lisle |
Damage by Sue Mayfield |
Firestarter by Catherine Forde |
My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgewick |
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World Book Day: 1 March 2007
Year 7 and 8 classes took part in a reading game for World Book Day. The event took place in the LRC and students worked in teams to look at a range of books from different genres. They were asked to choose the books they thought had the best covers, the best blurb, and the best start. The genres covered were: fantasy, crime, adventure, romance, horror, history, sci-fi and comedy. The most popular books for the girls were: 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte and 'Daisy Chain Dream' by Joan O'Neill - both from the Romance Zone. The boys' favourite was an Adventure book: 'Fish' by L S Matthews.
Each of the students who participated in the reading game were given a World Book Day token. The tokens can be used in any participating book store in exchange for one of the ten specially produced £1 World Book Day books - or for £1 off the price of a book worth £2.99 or more.
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Student Book Reviews
Students from 8XL have written reviews of books read last term:
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