LRC


Our Year 7 Read

The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates

A message from the author, Jenny Pearson

Activities


LRC Information for students

Free access to digital books and myOn news: https://readon.myon.co.uk/

Join Durham County Council Online Library for free: https://libraryonline.durham.gov.uk/pgJoin0.aspx

The National Shelf Service: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPUIqlJM0aieXdq-LxKDvWA CILIP, the UK's library and information association, has launched the National Shelf Service, a new daily YouTube broadcast featuring book recommendations from professional librarians. The National Shelf Service will feature one librarian and one book recommendation each day. The broadcasts will be on every weekday at 11 a.m.


Get Caught Reading

Send a picture of yourself reading to Miss Heads lheads@stjohnsrc.org.uk
We will add these to our gallery and the most unusual will win a prize, but please remember to stay safe!

 
           
 


How to take an Accelerated Reader quiz (watch video)

How to check your target for this term (watch video)

How to read AR news articles (watch video)

Search for a book at your level https://www.arbookfind.co.uk/




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LRC Information for Parents

Parents Guide to Renaissance (pdf format)

Visit the AR Book Find site, to find books at your child’s level

You can see information about your child’s progress by logging into Renaissance Home Connect with the user name and password they use at school.

Parents Information on Home Connect

Parents Guide to helping your child to become a successful reader (pdf format)


myON

Unlimited access to over 7,000 enhanced digital books

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World Book Day 2021



To celebrate World Book Day, this voucher can be exchanged for a free book. The PDF version of the voucher can be printed out or shown on a phone.

This World Book Day, secondary school students have a choice of four brilliant books. Depending on what appeals to your interests, there is something for every kind of reader.
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World Book Day, 4 March 2021

“Booked Potato” Competition

For World Book Day this year instead of dressing yourself up, we are inviting you to dress a potato as a character from a book. Or if you are feeling really adventurous, create a scene from a book using potatoes!

Year 7 students will have the opportunity to create their Booked Potatoes together in their online lesson with Miss Heads, during the week commencing 1 March, so get your materials ready!

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Which book should you read next?

If you're not sure what book you should read next, take this literary quiz to point you in the right direction.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/quizzes/which-classic-childrens-book-should-y...

You could join Durham County Council Library online and read or listen to books for free - why not give it a try over the holidays?
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Reading and Children’s Mental Health Week

We have long known that a love of reading and writing can help children flourish at school and go on to succeed at work. We now know that reading and writing for enjoyment can also play a vital role in helping children lead happy and healthy lives.

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Project Gutenberg

Ran out of books to read?
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks.
https://www.gutenberg.org/


You will find some fabulous classic literature, the site is really easy to use and all books are free to read.

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Year 7 students - Read The Story of Tracy Beaker

Dame Jacqueline Wilson's most popular book, The Story Of Tracy Beaker, is available to access for free this week.

Tracy is 10 years old. She lives in a children's home but would like a real home one day, with a real family. Read her story for FREE below and share her hopes for the future in this very funny tale, all told in Tracy's own words.

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READING IDEAS YOU’LL LOVE

Stuck for ideas for what to read next? Read all the books by your favourite author? Or do you simply want to try something new?

To give you ideas and inspiration our lovely book lists, for children and young people at all ages and stages.

Where will your reading journey take you next?

In our latest book list you will find Secrets and Lies, and Mysteries...
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Code Name Bananas

Year 7 students

I know many of you have been waiting patiently for this Accelerated Reader quiz and it's finally here!
Please remember to keep reading and quizzing from home and join our live lessons for ideas on what to read next.
Keep reading and stay safe.

Miss Heads


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The Book of Hopes

Here is a link to a free book for all children and their families. It’s an extraordinary collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures and has contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators, including Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz, Greg James and Chris Smith, Michael Morpurgo, Liz Pichon, Axel Scheffler, Francesca Simon, Jacqueline Wilson – and Katherine Rundell, who edited it.
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World Book Day

For #WorldBookDay2020 all staff and students shared Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl for 10 minutes every lesson. Fantastic feedback from staff and students! Let's all #BeKind and #ShareAStory with someone this weekend!



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Share A Story



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