We Read...Do You?

Yesterday, Year 8 went to UCS to participate in the annual We Read conference.

The day was an opportunity to hear current popular children's writers talk about their work; to ask questions and to purchase signed copies of their latest books.

We broke into 4 groups during the day to listen to:

Sarah Crossan  - The Weight of Water Water, Breathe and Resist

Lydia Syson - A World Between Us

Anna Perera - The Glass Collector, Guantanamo Boy

Elizabeth Wein - Code Name Verity, Rosa Under Fire

'I enjoyed listening to how the authors get published' - Saskia
'I liked being able to ask the authors questions about their research and characters' - Sarah
'It was interesting to find out about the authors' perspectives on their books' - Olivia
'Discovering the contexts of the book especially about the Spanish Civil War was fascinating' - Mayuka
'I liked the trip as I enjoyed meeting my favorite author' - Lucy

Go to We Read link for more information

Thanks to Mrs Ransley for organising.

Gothic Tales - coming soon

We are now completing the compilation of our new Anthology - and what an exciting project this has turned out to be...

With girls from all years involved and subjects from Sciences to Humanities and Arts, we have an arresting array of Tales, Art, Poetry, Graphics, Music to chill your bones on winter nights...

Proceeds will again go to support The Good Neighbour Scheme and we look forward to   working with John Lewis again next year to support our Girls' marketing and fundraising efforts.

Watch this space for further updates...