WORLD BOOK DAY SHORT STORIES COMPETITION

INSTRUCTIONS

To write a story with 1000-1200 words, using the opening detailed below. 

No changes to the order are permitted.

This must be done on a Word document and e mailed to ridgewoodlibrarydickson@googlemail.com by no later than 4 November 2008.  Please ensure you write your Name and Form and check the number of words.

Twenty winners, from all schools entered, will be chosen and published in a final anthology for World Book Day - 5 March 2009.

We are meeting Friday 17th October 2008

Plese come along TODAY!

www.ridgewoodlibrary.edublogs.org

Poster competition

Design a poster to advertise your school library to new Ridgewood pupils.

Include as much information as you can and illustrate it.  You can use a computer or draw it yourself.

There will be a prize for the best one!

o  what you can do in the library

o  what kind of things you can loan

o  how many computers we have

o  why you think they should join the library

The tree in the library looks great.  You all made fantastic leaves!

It would appear the Jacqueline Wilson is the No. 1 girlie book author.

The boys like Sports, Horror and Thrillers.

Thanks

7 G - TUE 23/09/08 Period 3

7I -   THUR 25/09/08 Period 5

7D - THUR 25/09/08 Period 6

7A - WED 01/10/08 Period 1

7S - THUR 02/10/08 Period 5

7C - THUR 02/10/09 Period 6

7E - TUE 07/10/08 Period 3

7R - WED 08/10/08 Period 1

7W - THUR 09/10/08 Period 5

Are you waiting for your LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP CARD?

Year 7 Library Inductions are to commence 23 September 2008.

Watch this space......Your FORM Induction Day will be posted soon.

Are you ready for the Launch of THE 2008 DBA? 10th October 2008

Look at the website http://www.doncasterbookaward.net/

2007 WINNER -The winner of the fourth Doncaster Book Award was Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant. Skulduggery's win was announced to an enthusiastic crowd at the Civic Theatre at the end of the final event on Friday 14th March 2008.

Day: Friday Weekly

Start Date: 3^rd October ‘08

Time:     1.15 – 1.45 p.m.

If you would like to join please turn up on the day…

You must be a serious reader and be able to read a DBA book within 2-3 weeks

Have you seen the Library Display?

Why not enter the WORDSEARCH quiz?

YOU could win a prize! Find all of these things begining with the LETTER A