Welcome Back!

Term has begun and I'm delighted to report that we already have a fantastically enthusiastic new intake of Year 7s who have begun to colonise the library and make it their own. 

There's a lot coming up this term. 

• Open Evening.  Eugh.  Clean all the things! 
• Booked Up.  I'm so glad that the funding for Booked Up is still there.  Those in charge of grants and awards must be aware of how absolutely wonderful this is for our students, many of whom don't own books of their own, as well as how important a message this is.  Literacy is important.  Important enough that they want ALL students to own books.  
• Project Rollercoaster!  The research is well underway and we've set a deadline of 21st October, just before half term, for projects to be completed.  We're hoping to have a presentation afternoon, inviting parents and staff to share in the work that our Nerdfighters have been doing.  And then...  ALTON TOWERS. 
• NaNoWriMo - Project Rollercoaster wraps up just in time for us to launch this year's event!  It looks as though the uptake this year is going to be particularly impressive, in fact I'm quite worried that we just won't have enough computers.  The achievements of last year will be hard to top, but I think we can do it. 
• Christmas!  Yes, I may be getting a little ahead of myself, but still.  

There are also the inductions for the new Year 7s of course, and information literacy sessions with the new Year 12s. 

This year we're also running a school wide CPD course based on the Cambridge librarians 23 Things programme.  Over the course of 23 weeks, we'll look at research skills and new media, with a direct focus on how these things can be integrated into teaching and learning. 

Exciting times.