April Book Club Choice: "The Long Gaze Back" edited by Sinead Gleeson
This month's Book Club Choice is the Dublin: One City, One Book selection: "The Long Gaze Back". Borrow it from the school library or go to your local public library.
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World Book Day 2018 ... the great snow-in
World Book Day was celebrated on Thursday, 1st March... however the snow stopped our school celebrations this year. The plans were for a book sale and to dress up (it was also Purim on the 1st March). The 1st Years did work hard on our entry for the World Book Day Award. Unfortunately we didn't win any prize this year.
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Group of 1st Years raise over €300 for MS-Readathon
Well done to Grace Robbins, Sarah Nelkin, Evan Pender, Nathan Slattery and Sean Noonan who raised approximately €340 for MS-Ireland as part of the recent MS-Readathon.
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Students and Parents invited to read the December Book Club choice: “Every Hidden Thing”
The December Book Club choice is Kenneth Opel's book, "Every Hidden Thing". Selected as an Editor's Choice in "Inis", a reading guide published by Children's Books Ireland, it is a most interesting read. Borrow the book from the Library now.
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Students and Parents invited to read the November Book Club choice: “Margot and Me”
The November Book Club choice is Juno Dawson's book, "Margot and Me". Selected as an Editor's Choice in "Inis", a reading guide published by Children's Books Ireland, it is a most interesting read. Borrow the book from the Library now.
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Students and Parents invited to read the October Book Club choice: “We Come Apart”
The Library Book Club choice for October is "We Come Apart" by Brian Conaghan and Sarah Crossan - two award winning authors. In a new venture, parents/guardians are also invited to borrow the book from the Library and to share the experience of reading Young Adult books over the course of the academic year.
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Great Reads Award 2017: students asked to read and rate Junior and Senior books
The Great Reads Award 2017 is up and running, with the shortlisted books now available to borrow from the Library. Now in its second year, the Great Reads Award is organised by the School Library Association in Ireland (SLARI). Students read the books and rate them in two categories - Junior and Senior. The author with the most ratings in each category win a prize. The school with the most rating entries also win a prize!
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Summer Reading for students and parents alike
With the start of the summer holidays, students should be actively encouraged by their parents/guardians to read for pleasure and parents/guardians should also read as an example to them. Go to your local public library, join your local public library summer reading programme or ask your friends what they'd recommend to read. In this blog a number of websites are listed where you can get lists of books to read.
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Bloomsday in Rathgar - The birthplace of James Joyce
Friday, 16th June is Bloomsday. From 2pm - 7pm there will be lots of events around Rathgar Village which is the birthplace of James Joyce.
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New books for the Library
Lots of new books have been put on the shelves in the Library which should excite students!
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