BOOK WEEK 2011 – MONSTER WEEK
MONDAY 31 OCTOBER – FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2011
In 2009, Annan Academy’s English Department and School Library held their first Book Week. All S1 – S3 pupils were given the opportunity to take part in a sponsored reading event. Pupils were asked to read for at least one hour during the week – during Registration and as part of normal English lessons.
The main aim of the week was to raise the profile of the library and to encourage reading. The £516 raised was used to purchase bean bags which have proved very popular, as have the graphic novels and manga books that were also bought from the sponsorship raised.
In 2010, our Book Week took place between Monday 20th and Friday 24th September. This time we involved all pupils in the sponsored book-reading event and encouraged staff – both teaching and non-teaching – to represent a book for the week by wearing a book badge. The related competition – mainly for S1 pupils – involved collecting as many book titles as possible. The winning total was 66 book titles. (See the Library blog for more details.)
Each morning during Book Week, Mrs Turner, our librarian, hosted a free Book Breakfast. Pupils and staff enjoyed a croissant and hot or cold drink – and a book – before 9 o’clock.
Just over £1000 was raised in sponsorship and from other events which took place during the week. However, the success of the week lies in the positive atmosphere created not only in and around the English Department and the Library but throughout the school.
Book Week 2011 had a monster theme. We raised £400 for the library and ran a number of competitions including the Monster Book Hunt and What am I? mythical creature quiz. After a slow start, the book breakfasts were a great success. Well, who wouldn’t like to start the day with a hot chocolate topped with marshmallows, and a warm croissant?
As always, thanks to Mrs Turner whose library was transformed for the week’s events – complete with monster shop and monster displays.
Thanks, too, to the publishers who kindly sent us free posters and publicity material and to everyone who took part in the week - especially the members of staff who wore book badges and the pupils who completed the sponsor read and their generous sponsors.
We are already looking forward to next year’s Book Week which, with your continued support, will surely be bigger and better.
If you have any suggestions or would like to help or take part in Book Week 2012, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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(Mr Kerr ran a competition during Book Week 2010 on one of his favourite books. Click below to see the questions and answers.)
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