Thank you
to Year 7 Short’s who were our first participants from the new cohort for the Autumn Term and I
hope you all feel as warmed up and ready to go as we do! Most
of you have already been back in using the Library like pros which is always a good sign!
We began our journey through Library land by
talking about all things fiction, exploring as a group, what we love, what other
people love and what is new to love in teenage and young adult books. There was
lots of talk about what we really enjoyed reading reminding us how pleasurable and
relaxing reading our favourite things can be.
After a few
tips on how to read for relaxation we endeavoured to put them to the test.
And then
there was silence….
It really
works, finding out what you like, where to find it and then taking 10 minutes escape with it can allow your mind and body to relax.
Great! Because
there was no relaxing in the next week! Non-fiction is tricky and making it
feel as dynamic as possible reminds us that if we want to find the right book
for our studies we just need to learn how it is shelved and the Dewey Decimal System can
help us do just that. There was running around the Library, there were quizzes,
there were prizes, there was mess and...there were research skills.
So…putting
all this know-how into practice: after a promising session of research and presentation
building, it was Imogen and Ruth who
took home the first place for their talk on their favourite book and author. They presented with lots of good detail and interesting facts on Ruby Redfort and the Hunger
Games and then, with an original twist, had asked three audience members to
participate in advance who stood up and gave us their favourite author, opening up the group to lots of recommendations for what to read next. Well
done both!
In second
place was Anvith and Jack with an engaging talk on the British Library for which they had an enthusiastic and positive delivery style. Their work was well shared, prepared
and paced. Congratulations.
And, last
but not least, was Musaab and Ali who delivered a very well weighted debate on
Books vs Ebooks presented via a very impressive script that they shared the
work for commendably.
However, the prize
opportunities were not yet over, the final week is a display of
everything a team can muster about general knowledge, books, films and BGS
History and playing for the win were: team ‘Funkbirthday.com’, ‘King Musaab’s
Army’, ‘The BGS Boizz’ and team ‘Iraaei’…honestly, these names get weirder every time.
It was pretty close throughout but the team that worked best together in the
end was ‘King Musaab’s Army’ who ran away with 31 points (pretty high).
So Short’s went out with a bang in the end, well done! Looking forward to seeing you
all again soon!
Thanks from the Library
Team :)