DEAR day
SUMMER Drop Everything and Read – Tuesday 19th July 2022 Just a reminder that all students and staff will need to have something to read for our Summer DEAR Day (book, newspaper, magazine) between 8.50 and 9.20a.m.
Carnegie Medal & Shadowers Award Celebrations
Our TCS Shadowing Book Group were excited to find out that Katya Balen’s beautifully written book “October, October” had won both the official library judges Yoto Carnegie Medal for 2022 and the Shadowers’ Choice Award – which is voted for by thousands of students across the country. The awards recognise the best writing…
WBD 2022 Competition Winner
ANNOUNCING THE TCS ~ WBD 2022 COMPETITION WINNER! Well done to all those at TCS who dropped everything to read on WORLD BOOK DAY! Library staff were so pleased that the Match the Extract to the Title Competition created a lot of interest. But congratulations particularly go to Fin in Year 10 who’s entry form…
World Book Day – Thursday 3rd March
World Book Day / Spring Drop Everything and Read Thursday 3rd March 2022 We will soon be celebrating WBD with our termly Drop Everything And Read whole school activity. Students and staff will need to remember to bring something to read to school for the morning of the 3rd March 8.40 – 9.10 a.m. This…
Dear Day – Year 7 Bookbuzz
Our current Year 7’s have been waiting patiently since October for their 2021 Bookbuzz books to arrive as an early Christmas present – and they are now here! The books are currently being sorted and packed for each tutor group and will be handed out by tutors during registration on the morning of Monday 13th December – just…
BOOK BUZZ 2021 – THIS YEARS BOOKS
BOOKBUZZ 2021 ~ READING MATTERS… For years the Bookbuzz reading program has been purchased by our school from Book Trust to help inspire a love of reading amongst our Year 7 students. Schools like ours that participate give their new students the chance to choose their own book to take home and keep from…
TCS Millionaires
Massive congratulations to our TCS Year 7 and Year 8 Word Count Millionaire students who have reached huge milestones this academic year despite the challenges that we’ve all faced. The Accelerated Reader programme, in conjunction with the Library and wider school, is designed to foster a love of reading and success is achievable for all…
Summer Reading
The Summer holidays are nearly here, a time to re-charge energy for the next academic year. However, it is important that students carry on reading – not only to maintain but also to strengthen their literacy skills. We’re delighted to announce that Renaissance Learning (providers of Accelerated Reader) have agreed to allow our current TCS students…
Carnegie Medal & Shadowers Award Celebration 2021
The Carnegie Medal, first awarded in 1936 is the UK’s oldest most prestigious book award. Judged by children’s librarians it is awarded for “outstanding achievement in children’s writing”. Our TCS Carnegie Shadowing Book group 2021 drew to a festive close this week with our annual Carnegie Party. Everyone who…
Carnegie Shadowers Choice Award
This year’s shortlist for the nation’s oldest, most prestigious children’s book award, The Carnegie Medal, has been announced and we are inviting our students to read the books on the list and help decide who will win the Shadowers Choice Award. Young people who take part in the event are known as ‘shadowers’ as…