World Book Day
Thursday 4th March
Year 8 Library Competition to find stories for Chris Riddell’s wonderful illustrations.
Countdown to World Book Day: David Walliam’s Assembly
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Author of “The Titanic Detective Agency”, Lindsay Littleson, sends our pupils a lovely message. A great read!
2nd December 2020
Deck the Halls! It’s that time of year again.
1st December 2020
Christmas Reads
Click and Collect is going well. Use the Library App to reserve your Christmas reads!
23rd November 2020
Gothic Poetry Display
23rd October
Amber names the Library Ghost – HORROWITZ!
29th October 2020
New Books! Thanks to Mr Burns for this lovely haul of books for our pupils!
22nd October
Year 8 Halloween Poetry Competition! Congratulations to all!
21st October
Our year 8 pupils have written some beautiful and descriptive gothic poems for our annual Poetry Competition.
Author, Darren Simpson sends an inspirational message to our pupils!
6th October 2020
Darren Simpson’s book “Scavengers” was nominated for the Northern Ireland Book of the Year Award 2020. Check it out at the Library.
“Opening Lines” Event for Literacy Week
5th October 2020
The Annual Opening Lines Event this year was a virtual affair due to the COVID crisis and Ryan from IT Support filmed staff as they read the opening chapters of some wonderful books. Here is Mrs Catherine McAnulty getting ready to read! Other staff who took part this year are Mr Burns, Mrs McKenna, Miss Traynor, Mr McMahon, Ms Lynch, Mrs Mohan and Mrs Downing. The video is available to watch on Vimeo.
Award-winning author, Robert Muchamore, sends the Library a signed copy of his new book “Robin Hood” and lots of bookmarks and stickers!
29th September 202
New screen arrives for added safety!
20th September 2020
Roald Dahl Day ” Dreams in a Jar” Library Competition 2020
13th September 2020
All our Year 8 pupils took part in the Annual Roald Dahl Day Competition and produced the mot wonderful work. The jars are on display outside the library and a great buzz was created around the school with all the fabulous drawings.
Our Winning Pupils
Highly Commended
Highly Commended
Pupils from the Learning Support Centre with overall winners Harry Collins, Joshua Kernaghan, Ellie Niblock
Getting ready to welcome pupils back to the Library with our Click and Collect service.
5th September 2020
This year is going to be a challenge as we try to keep safe during the Coronavirus outbreak. All pupils and staff have access to the Library App on Eclipse and are now able to click and reserve a book online, then collect from the library. We also would like to welcome each new Year 8 pupil with the Library Pack and we hope they will become great readers during their time here in St Paul’s. All returned books will be placed in quarantine for 3 days.
Fantastic Library Signpost made by our Technology Technician Mr Gabriel Morris
1st September 2020
A big thank-you to Gabriel for this stunning addition to the school library. We all need inspiration to get lost in a good book.
New display outside the Library Door!
2nd April 2020
St Patrick’s Day Cards and Gifts from School 7 in Kirovsk, Russia
April 2020
Our twin-school in Kirovsk, have again sent up the most wonderful St Patrick’s Day cards. They also sent a new hardback book “Icons of Russia” for Kirovsk Corner.
Inspirational Quote from Frank Cottrell Boyce
April 2020
Librarian’s Choices during Lockdown.
April 2020
SLA President, Chris Riddell’s latest drawing!
April 2020
Reading in LOCKDOWN!
April 2020
The St Paul’s Family all reading at home for pleasure during Lockdown for National Reading Day.
Promoting Reading in the Digital Age in Dungannon with SLA.
11th March 2020
Librarian with Attitude, Bev Humphreys, was in St Patrick’s, Dungannon with our group of School Librarians to talk about promoting reading through the various new technologies.
While we are all at home, why not travel to many different places by staying in and reading a good book.
March 2020
Library Challenge Create a Book in a Jar
March 2020
Create your Book in a Jar by choosing a favourite book title and add things to the jar to tell the tale. Send pictures of you and your book jar to St Paul’s Facebook page. Here are some examples.
World Book Day Installation: Stairway to Heaven ..or in this case, our school Library.
6th March 2020
We love our new library stairs! Thanks to Michael McCaul Signs, Newry, for the great workmanship and adding a little colour on the way up to the library.
World Book Day is on Thursday 5th March. Get your £1 book token from the library.
2nd March 2020
Award-winning author Dan Freedman speaks to Year 10 about his new novel “Unstoppable”
26th February 2020
Dan Freedman’s long awaited visit was a huge success as he spoke about his life and work to a group of 100 Year 10 students. Dan is on tour with his latest novel “Unstoppable” and was joined by Lucy Lewis from Book Trust NI and representatives from SONI who sponsored the event and gave each student a free copy of the book. It was a lively session with many great questions but it was Ellie from 10/73 who was awarded the signed football for her most interesting questions. We would like to thank Dan and his team for coming to South Armagh and engaging so well with our young readers.
Inspirational Comic Artist, Tanya Roberts, visits St Paul’s with the Scottish Book Trust’s Artists in Schools Programme
25th February 2020
Edinburgh based comic artist Tanya Roberts gave a workshop to Class 12/47 and some aspiring animators from GCSE and A’ level Art. Tanya has worked on comics such as Star Wars, Toy Story and How to train your Dragon. Her own series Plagued: The Miranda Chronicles is available to buy and our pupils got their copies signed by Tanya.
Introducing our Year 8 “Star Readers”. Congratulations and keep up the great work!
14th February 2020
Class 10/57 are reading “Unstoppable” by Dan Freedman in anticipation of his visit
10th February 2020
Meet our NI Book Award 2020 Shadowing Group from Year 8 and 9
4th February 2020
Winners Announced! School 7, Kirovsk, Russia
26th January 2020
Congratulations to the winning students.It was a tough job but we eventually agreed on the Christmas Cards below
Another wonderful donation of great young adult books for our school library! Thank you to the Mathers Family.
25th January 2020
Year 9 take part in The Irish Newspaper Project
24th January 2020
Assistant Head of English, Mrs K McShane encourages her students to read and review the latest stories in a special school edition of the Irish News.
New set of World Books donated to the Library
20th January 2020
A big thank you to Mrs O’Hare-Armstrong for this wonderful donation.
Wise words from Neil Gaiman
18th January 2020
From Russia With Love – New Year cards arrive from School 7
13th January 2020
Angel Sculpture Exhibition in Magheralin Parish Church
7th December 2019
Year 8 Sleepover to raise funds for Kenya
6th December 2019
English Department Christmas Tree is the best yet!
1st December 2019
Superheroes Theme in the Library on Open Day
30th November 2019
Year 9 Public Speaking Competition was a great success
27th November 2019
Sixth Form students attend BBC Top Table with Stephen Nolan
26th November 2019
Halloween cards arrive in Kirovsk, Russia
12th November 2019
Our friend s in School 7 have received our Halloween cards and they are on display in their school library.
Scholastic Book Fair arrives in St Paul’s
11th – 15th November 2019
BBC Digital Cities Day in Belfast
7th November 2019
Year 13 and 14 students had an informative day at Digital Cities in the University of Ulster.
They became reporters, had a chance to do some animation and game design.
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Check out our Carnegie Medal winning books and Mrs Morgan recommends display.
6th November 2019
Halloween Costume Day for Charity!
25th October 2019
Congratulations to all our wonderful students and staff for participating in this great day in our school calendar.
Halloween Poetry Competition Winners Announced
25th October 2019
Young Enterprise
14th October 2019
Today I gave a presentation to Year 8 on my role as School Librarian as part of the Young Enterprise Programme.
Literacy Week KS3 Assemblies.
4th October 2019
This week our Literacy Coordinator, Mrs K McCormick, organised DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time as well as many other literacy events. At each assembly staff read the opening chapters of books and the students had to vote which one was the best!
Year 8: Mr Burns reading Moone Boy: The Fish Detective (Winner), Mrs Morgan reading The Parent Agency by David Baddiel and Mrs McKenna reading You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum.
Year 9: Mrs Campbell reading Mistletoe and Murder by Robin Stevens (Winner), Mrs Rafferty reading Ruby Redfort and Ms Fearon reading Sherlock Holmes, Snakebite by Andrew Lane
Year 10: Mrs McAnulty reading The Devil Walks by Anne Fine (Winner), Mrs Graham reading The Snow Walker by Catherine Fisher and Mr McArdle reading The Bone Magician by F.E. Higgins
Wise words from Michael Morpurgo at the end of our Drop Everthing and Read time!
Halloween Poetry Competition Launched!
4th October 2019
Calling all Year 8 pupils. Compose a poem on a spooky theme for the Annual Halloween Poetry Competition. All entries must be your own creative work and the closing date is Friday 18th October at 4pm. Prizes include cinema tickets and vouchers for our Book Fair in November. Good luck everyone
The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson
1st October 2019
A wonderful resource pack has arrived for our Library on this great new book from the author of The House With Chicken Legs, Sophie Anderson. The Girl Who Speaks Bear is also based on a Russian fairy tale and a perfect Winter read!
New Books have arrived…check them out!
1st October 2019
Roald Dahl Day Display is up!
30th September 2019
Literacy Week
Monday 30th September – Friday 4th October 2019
The week begins in the library with a storytelling session by Miss McClinton and Mrs Morgan
with the children from Giggles Nursery School.
Roald Dahl Day Shenanigans
Friday 6th September
At Year 8 assembly this morning, Mr Burns, School Principal, announced the winners of the Roald Dahl Day Competition. This year our pupils had to design, draw and describe a new classmate or teacher for MATILDA!
Class 08/30 took the overall award for best class effort and the two individual first prizes also went to Noah and Olivia from that class!
Here are all the prizewinning entries.
Come and visit our library to get great recommendations!
5th September 2019
Seamus Heaney Homeplace
September 2019
New school year, new displays and lots of new books for our pupils
1st September 2019
Wise words from Carl Sagan, beautifully illustrated by Chris Riddell, former Children’s Laureate
1st May 2019
Our Easter Cards have arrived in Russia and the staff and pupils of School 7 are delighted with them
20th April 2019
Book signing by Ruby Wax at the Ulster Hall for her new book “How To Be Human”
April 2019
St Paul’s pupils design their Easter greetings for School 7.
Great creativity using Russian phrases!
Friday 5th April 2019
Olesia Masnyuk , School 7, wins first prize for her St Patricks Day Card
Class 10/73 send their Easter Greetings to our friends in Russia
Farewell gifts are exchanged in the Library today as we say goodbye to our friends from Kirovsk
Friday 5th April
Our Russian visitors spend the day in Armagh, visiting the Planetarium and the Cathedral
Thursday 4th April
“Five Years Together” Newry and Kirovsk Twinning Project. National Costume of Kirovsk.
Thursday 4th April 2019
Book of Russian Fairytales designed by pupils of School 7 is presented to the Library
Thursday 4th April 2019
From Russia with Love…we welcome visitors from our twin school in Kirovsk to St Paul’s with a Talent Showcase
Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Big Yellow Day For Children’s Liver Disease
Friday 29th March 2019
School 7, Kirovsk receive our St Patrick’s Day Cards!
17th March 2019
World Book Day “The Next Line” Competition Winners Announced
Friday 15th March 2019
NOIRELAND International Crime Fiction Festival
Anthony Horowitz in Conversation
Friday 8th March 2019
Puffin Virtual Session with Jeff Kinney ” Diary of a Wimpy Kid” for World Book Day
Thursday 7th March 2019
World Book Day Winners from 10/73 and 08/48
Thursday 7th March 2019
World Book Day Staff Shelfies
Thursday 7th March 2019
Meeting the author “Dan Freedman” at “On the Same Page” Conference in Belfast
Tuesday 5th March 2019
Dan Freedman signed his new book “Unstoppable” for our school library. He is best known for writing the Jamie Johnston series
Tom Palmer Book Display
10th February 2019
eTwinning Project on Myths and Legends.
5th February 2019
This display is part of the library eTwinning Project on Myths and Legends, I have made this display to show all our Irish Myths and Legends. Our partners in this project are Columba College, Mullingar, Ireland and School 7, Kirovsk, Russia. The Fairy Door was created by GCSE Art student Sarah Geoghegan.
Our Russian Pen Pal display is now up in Kirovsk Corner…
3rd February 2018
Check out the Winter Reads collection in the library this week as the snow begins to fall…
1st February 2018
Received this great book of poems illustrated by Chris Riddell..
21st January 2018
New Year cards from Russia arrived today…thanks School No 7..
25th January 2019
Peter Ryan, Irish Ambassador to New Zealand met our Senior Council in the Library today.
14th January 2019
Always a big hit on Open Day in the English Department… guess how many books in the book tree?
8th December 2018
Open Day in the Library…our theme was the wonderful world of David Walliams …
8th December 2018
Pupils from 9/57 receive letters from their new pen pals in Kirovsk
30th November 2018
Have you RED any good books lately?
27th November 2018
“I’m a Library Book… get me out of here”…
23rd November 2018
Tiernan presents Kayla with her prize for reaching 100 books taken out of the school library… well done Kayla.
21st October 2018
Scholastic Book Fair arrives in the Library. Lots of great reads… so come along to support your school library
13th November 2018
School Library Association NI meeting in Keady High School today and lots of great reading..
7th November 2018
Past pupil and celebrity make up artist, Grainne McCoy, shows us how it should be done!
26th October 2018
Halloween Costume Competition for Year 8 pupils. Also supported by Year 14 as old age pensioners.
25th October 2018
Winners of the Halloween Poetry Competition announced at Year 8 Assembly. Congratulations
25th October 2018
All our wonderful entries…over 200!
Beauty and the Beast is a great success…well done cast and staff!
24th October 2018
Costume Department
Calling all Year 8 pupils. The annual Halloween Poetry Competition is launched today
6th October 2018
Look who found the Golden Ticket in her library book today!
5th October 2018
Great words from Neil Gaiman
26th September 2018
Our library crusader Chris Riddell tells it like it is…
25th September 2018
Winners of the Bug Buddy Competition from class 10/73
23rd September 2018
Tiernan Lynch took first place in the Bug Buddy Competition with Rebecca Joyce and Keelan Smith as runners-up.
Why Read?
22nd September 2018
Meeting Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child at Queen’s University… the “Staring into Space” Seminar
21st September 2018
Birthday a Party for Roald Dahl and 8/48….
13th September 2018
Roald Dahl Day Competition for Year 8 pupils. Design an insect to travel on The Giant Peach!
13th September 2018
Great excitement this year on Roald Dahl’s birthday. Our Year 8 pupils designed amazing insects and here are the winners and some of the wonderful drawings! Everyone received a Wonka Bar and certificates
Our 1st Prize Winners
Thank you Cathy Cassidy for a great selection of your books for our Library.. we won the Twitter Competition
5th September 2018
What are books? Books are….
4th September 2018
Opening Lines….Hooked on Books
3rd September 2018
Check out the Opening Lines display outside the Library. How many opening lines can you guess? All books represented are available to borrow from tomorrow.
San Francisco Public Library
7th August 2018
Philadelphia Museum of Art.. “Sunflowers” by Vincent Van Gogh
July 2018
National Free Library of Philadelphia
July 2018
Winners of our end of term Library Raffle.
22nd June 2018
Daire Johnston and Tiernan Pemberton were the lucky pupils who won cinema vouchers in the end of term raffle. Every pupil who returns their library book on time gets a chance of winning the vouchers. Hope you see a great film over the summer holidays!
Jack’s last day on Work Experience in the Library…
20th June 2018
Jack Smith was an asset to our school library and I would like to thank him for all his hard work and dedication as Assistant Librarian over the past 8 weeks. Here he is putting barcode labels on the new fiction stock.
Book cookies by Quirky But Fierce Bakery in Dromara… perfect library gift!
16th May 2018
These yummy cookies were baked for Mrs Jackie Ward, Librarian at Newbridge College in Loughbrickland. What is your favourite children’s book?
New display outside the Library showing our visit to Russia…check it out
14th May 2018
Hughes-Murphy 6th form Quiz
10th May 2018
Year 14 proved too good for Year 13 this year at the Annual Quiz held in memory of our past pupils Peter Hughes and Micheal Murphy. Mr Burns was the quizmaster again this year and we all had a great afternoon of general knowledge.
St Paul’s Has Got Talent…raising funds for International Projects.
27th April 2018
Skye McClenaghan took the overall Audience Award while Katie McAllister won the Judge’s Award. Skye sang “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman and Katie sang “Quiet” from the musical, Matilda. It was a great evening and all our performers shone like stars. Thanks to all parents, pupils and staff for supporting our talented pupils.
Katie and Skye
Kirovsk Corner now open in the library…..
9th April 2018
We are proud to present a corner in the library dedicated to our twin school in Kirovsk, School 7. It is a place to display photos and gifts from our recent visit.
Easter Sunday in Dublin. Art Galleries and Oscar Wilde tour
1st April 2018
St Patrick’s Day in the Library
17th March 2018
St Patrick’s Day cards from School No 7 in Russia
Skype Session with pupils and staff from School 7, Kirovsk to wish them a Happy St Patrick’s Day
16th March 2018
St Paul’s BBC Reporters spend School Report News Day in the Belfast Studios
15th March 2018
Our pupils enjoyed a wonderful experience as they toured the halls of Broadcasting House today. The really enjoyed the “behind the scenes” tour and met some BBC celebrities.
Team Russia present Mr Burns, Principal,with gifts from the Principal and staff of School 7 in Kirovsk.
10th March 2018
Miss McCoy, Head of Irish donates books in Irish to the library for Seachtain na Gaeilge
8th March 2018
BBC School Reporters ask the question… “Should we change the voting age from 18 to 16…”
6th March 2019
Odhran McAllister and his team of reporters recently asked our pupils if they think the voting age should be reduced to 16 years. We were surprised to find that those pupils under 16 voted to reduce the age by 70% to 30% but the sixth form students overwhelmingly voted by 94% to keep the voting age to 18 years.
World Book Day
1st March 2019
Pupils and staff get dressed up for World Book Day despite being snowed in at home!
Harry Collins with his present from Kirovsk Mine
February 2019
Visit to Kirovsk and Moscow
February 2018
Northern Lights
Harry Potter The Cursed Child and the British Library Visit
December 2017
BBC School Report is back!
All students interested in taking part this year please report to Mrs Morgan in the Library at 10.30am on Wednesday 6th December for a short meeting.
Guess the fictional character on Open Day in the Library
2nd December 2017
The winner of the Library Open Day competition is Leah Byrne from Killeen PS.
Year 9 Public Speaking event – a great success
26th November 2017
Skye McClenaghan was the winner of the Year 9 Public Speaking Competition run by the English Department under Mrs Grainne Campbell, Head of English. Skye gave a very moving, informative speech about Dementia and how it is affecting families all over Northern Ireland. Runner-up was Oran Harris who gave a very passionate speech about Climate Change. Other topics included Gender Stereotyping, No Testing at age 11, the USPCA, Macmillan Cancer Care, Animal Cruelty, The Dog’s Trust (Oisin McDonald in third place), Bullying, Clic Sargent and The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. A wide variety of topics that are important to St Paul’s pupils.
Mrs Campbell and Skye
Halloween Poetry Competition
26th October 2017
Congratulations to all our Year 8 pupils!
Year 8 Highly Commended
1st Prize Winners Grainne McCann and Oisin McElroy
Oompa Loompas and Willy Wonka from the fabulous English Dept
101 Dalmatians…..and Cruella De Ville…our lovely Maths Department…
Mrs Downey and Mr Count Dracula McMahon from English Department..
Spooky Maths Week in the library
16th October 2017
Class 10/73 participated in the Pumpkin Maths Challenge in the library today to celebrate
Maths Week. Thank you for a great display!
ShadowSkull the library ghost!
10th October 2017
Pupils from 08/100 named the library ghost after a democratic vote! So here is our ghost!
Spooktacular School Library
9th October 2017
We are getting ready for our annual Halloween Poetry Competition for Year 8 pupils.
Closing date for entries is 4pm on Friday 20th October.
Harry Collins decorates the library for Halloween.
Staff invent a silly word in the style of Roald Dahl
18th September 2017
Roald Dahl Day. And the Winners are….
The Wall of Wonder….New Sweet Designs
Roald Dahl’s Birthday Competition for Year 8 pupils
13th September 2017
Calling all Year 8 students .
So go along to the library and get an entry form and return to librarian before Tuesday 12th September.
Calling all Year 8 students .
An example of a new sweet
All staff are asked to invent a new word in the style of Roald Dahl. Here are a few from last year….and the winner in yellow.
When Mrs Morgan, Librarian met Harry Potter, Wizard
14th April 2017
And Andrew Scott as Hamlet at the Almeida in London. Moriarity is my favourite character in the Sherlock Holmes books.
Grainne McCoy, star of The Apprentice returns to St Paul’s for BBC School Report
14th March 2017
Grainne McCoy returns to St Paul’s for BBC School Report
Thursday 2nd March was a red letter day for St Paul’s as we welcomed back past pupil, Grainne McCoy, as the focus of our BBC School Report. Grainne is a professional make-up artist and star of the recent BBC series of The Apprentice.
Our school reporters, Agne, Cameron, Lauren, Ciara, Katie and Eoin were put through their paces by Barra Best and his team from BBC Northern Ireland. Mrs Michelle Morgan organises the BBC School Report Programme in St Paul’s and Mrs Mary McKenna was an invaluable part of the day, preparing the reporters for their big moment in front of the camera
Agne was the Lead Presenter on this special BBC School Report and was excellent in her delivery of all the links.
The boardroom was chosen for the opening segment where Grainne took the part of Lord Sugar and Mrs Ann O’Hare and Mrs Mary McMahon were her two trusty colleagues. She gave the four candidates a grilling as they presented their business plans.
Cameron interviewed Mrs Ann O’Hare, Head of Business Studies, and she spoke about the wonderful opportunities her GSCE and A’ Level students have to travel to other countries to experience the global marketplace. They have recently been to Budapest, Brussels and New York.
Rebecca and Matthew, A Level Business Studies students were interviewed by Eoin and they told us about the businesses they manage in St Paul’s such as Jubilase, A* Supplies, the School Bank and The Daily Grind.
Grainne’s son Ryan, a Year 11 GCSE Business Studies student was interviewed by Katie and he told us what it was like for him to see his mum on the BBC Series, The Apprentice.
We had a few more interviews lined up but as is always the way in broadcasting, our time ran out and although Ciara didn’t get her big chance to be on camera this time, she can look forward to our live recording and ask a question to the celebrity panel.
The BBC team were delighted that the students were well prepared and got the majority of the shots in one go! The confidence and warmth of our students was once again commented on and they should be very proud of the programme they produced on the day.
The BBC news item ended with Agne at the front of the school leaving us with the question – Could any of the students we met today become Lord Sugar’s next apprentice…..watch this space!!
You’re HIRED!
The St Paul’s BBC News Report will be part of BBC News School Report Programme which will be aired on Thursday 16th March at a live recording in BBC Blackstaff Studios, Belfast.
Science Week in the Library
13 March 2017
Winners of the Golden Jubilee Book Cover Competition for World Book Day
Thursday 2nd March 2017
Library Art Competition for World Book Day
Design a Book Cover for our 50th Golden Jubilee Year
Are you creative and artistic? Do you love drawing? Have you got a great idea for a Book Cover that we could use for our 50th celebrations this year? You can include any aspect, event or staff member over the last 50 years!
Pupils from Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 can enter the Design a Book Cover Competition and entry forms are available from the library. Closing date is Friday 24th February at 4pm.
Be creative, be colourful and be a WINNER! The book covers will be displayed at the Jubilee Mass on 28th February. Mrs Siobhan O’Hare, Head of Art, will be judging the competition.
Prizes will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each year group
The Reading Reward Scheme gets underway in the School Library
1st February 2017
Here are the proud pupils of 10/73 who received their Bronze Reading Awards during Library Class. Each pupil wrote a book review and told us what they liked most about the book they had read. Mrs Marion McMahon, Form Teacher is leading the way with this great initiative and is confident that all pupils will complete their bronze, silver, gold and superstar reading awards. Watch this space!
08/36 collect their Bronze Reading Awards. Congratulations to you all
10/73 Go back to the Sixties!
18th January 2017
Mrs Marion McMahon, Form Teacher of 10/73 is the inspiration behind this wonderful project detailing the 50 years of St Paul’s. Pupils presented the first part of their work to me in the Library.
Each group worked on a different aspect of the 1960s such as fashion, movies and cars and I was so impressed with the great effort made by the whole class.
50th Golden Jubilee Archive Display
Throughout December 2016
Meet Some of Our Past Pupils on the
Wall of Fame in Reception
15th December 2016
Winner of the Library Open Day Quiz from
St Malachy’s in Camlough
14th December 2016
Christmas Jumper Day in the Library with 10/73
14th December 2016
Open Day in the Library
3rd December 2016
Find all the book characters! Wimpy Kid, Tracey Beaker and Wally!
What’s Wally Reading?
Mrs Hughes, William Shakespeare, Mrs Mc Kenna and Mrs Campbell getting ready for Open Day
Wonderful Christmas Tree Book Display in the English Department.
Mrs Mary McKenna, Literacy Support
Mrs Veronica Doherty, past staff member, with P6 students
Miss Karina Traynor and Mrs Catherine Rafferty spot themselves in the staff pantomines
Scholastic Book Fair
14th- 18th November 2016
Halloween Poetry Competition Winners and Year 8 Costume Day
28th October 2016
Roald Dahl’s 100th Birthday Celebrations
Tuesday 13th September
Pupils and staff celebrated Roald’s 100th birthday by making up words and
putting our dreams into a jar.
Winners from Year 8 Dream in a Jar Competition – Congratulations girls!
Year 9 Winner
Year 8 1st Runner-Up
Year 8 Runner up in Dream in a Jar Competition
Miss Doran, Maths, Winner of the Staff “Make up a new word” Competition… fizzpoppinglyfrazzledydystic – which means the feeling you get when pupils don’t listen in class!
Winning Entries on display in the library
Apply NOW to become a BBC School Reporter
BBC School Reporters visit
BBC Broadcasting House in Belfast
Monday 6th June 2016
Off to BBC for a behind the scenes tour
Listening to Colin explaining the green screen
Eoin the camerman
Joshua reading the news
Lauren at the news desk
In the gallery seeing how the director and vision mixer work on programmes
Meeting Hugo Duncan just before he goes on air at 1.30pm on BBC Radio Ulster
School Reporters receive their BBC School Report Certificates for taking part 2015/2016
Shakespeare’s 400th Anniversary
Library Art Competition
23rd April 2016
April 2016
Thanks to all the entrants who made this year’s Art Competition the best yet. The winners were chosen by Mrs Siobhan O’Hare, Head of Art who was very impressed by the excellent standard achieved by many of the junior pupils.
1st Place Lauryn McKeown Year 8
1st Place Alex Hughes Year 9
2nd Place Marsha Kinney Year 8
All the Year 8 Winners
9/LS2 Winners
Congratulations to all!
Meeting the Children’s Laureates at Queen’s
25th April 2016
Chris Riddell, UK Children’s Laureate and Eoin Colfer, Irish Children’s Laureate in conversation as part of a Book Trust Event on Monday 25th April in the Canada Room at Queen’s University, Belfast. Pictured below Michelle Morgan, Librarian at St Paul’s, Jacqueline Ward, Librarian at Newbridge Integrated College and Mary McKenna, Literacy Support, St Pauls
Chris Riddell and Eoin Colfer signing their latest books
Eoin Colfer signing books for St Paul’s
Guinness World Record for Quizzing
Official Certificate for St Paul’s as they participated in the world record attempt
11,282 pupils took part on the 22nd February, four and a half times more pupils than the previous record.
Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death
Library Art Competition
Calling all Year 8 and Year 9 Pupils
23rd April 2016
Draw a Shakespearean Character.
Hughes Murphy Senior Challenge Quiz
Year 14 pip Year 13 to the winning post!
22nd March 2016
Year 13 Team who led most of the way!
Year 14 Team who won by 2 points. Final Score 76 to 74
Mr Gerard McMahon, Quiz Organiser and Mrs Mary McKenna, Score Keeper
In memory of Peter Hughes and Micheal Murphy.
BBC News Day Success!
Thursday 10th March
Our BBC School Reporters covered the launch of the 2nd Annual 24hr Spinathon.
They all worked extremely hard to produce their News Report and should be very proud of all their efforts.
Chloe and Estelle BBC School Reporters on News Day
Launch of the 24 hour Spinathon for BBC School Report
Our News Team
Check out our report on www.stpaulsbessbrook.org/library/bbc-school-report/
World Book Day
3rd March 2016
Pupils donated a book to the library stock for World Book Day. A big thank you to everyone who
left a book in the library. Don’t forget to use your £1.00 book token in Easons, Waterstones or Smyths.
Guinness World Record Attempt for Simultaneous Quizzing
22nd February 2016
On Monday 22nd February at 2pm in the Assembly Hall, forty four KS3 pupils took part in the Guinness World Record Attempt for Simultaneous Quizzing. The event was organised by Mrs Morgan, Librarian and was successfully completed following all the guidelines and procedures. Miss Niamh O’Rourke and Mrs Kellie McShane from the English Department organised the teams. Mr Gerard McMahon was Quizmaster and Mrs Mary McKenna was Scoremaster.
Mr Joe Brannigan dealt with all the technical requirements and BBC School Reporters Estelle and Chloe reported on the event. Cameron was in charge of the video camera and editing. Witnesses and a steward were also present to make sure the event followed the Guinness guidelines. The quiz was based on Teenage Fiction and there were 6 rounds of 9 questions.
The eventual winners were from 09/06 “Girl Power” and the team members were Tara, Caoimhe, Eimear and Sarah. In second place was “Dauntless” from 09/96 Jessica, Clare, Fergal and Matthew. Joint third winners were “The Tindian Wizards” Leah, Siofra, Dylan and Caolan and “The Quizmasters of Mordor” Grace, Jack, Aisling and Caoimhe. Well done to all 11 teams.
Winners. “Girl Power”
BBC Team visit St Paul’s to give our School Reporters a masterclass in news reporting!
26th January 2016
On Tuesday 26th January BBC staff Julia Paul, Nuala Napier and Amy McGarrigle arrived in St Paul’s to spend the day with our School Reporters. They made a short news piece about the upcoming Jersey Day in memory of our past pupil and Head Boy, Peter Hughes. All money raised will be donated to the Head Injury Support charity which was set up in Newry to support those recovering and those caring for people with head injuries in the local area. The pupils involved had a great day and picked up some useful skills as they look forward to the BBC School Report News Day on 10th March.
09/36 show off their Art skills during library class.
Guinness World Record Attempt
World Book Day Quiz
Monday 22nd February 2016
St Paul’s pupils will be taking part in a Guinness World Record Attempt for the largest number of quizzes being held simultaneously across the UK. More details to follow!
I’m a Library Book…get me out of here!
18th January 2016
During the month of January I have put a sticker on over 150 books with the message “I’m a Library Book…..get me out of here!. All pupils will be encouraged to take out one of these books in order to broaden their range of interest. The stickers are on both Fiction and Non-Fiction titles and they are from all genres and Dewey subjects. You will receive a free book mark if you take out one of these books!
Christmas Jumper Day
Friday 11th December 2015
The staff and students in St Paul’s all wore their Christmas Jumpers to raise funds for our International Projects. The Annual Santa Run took place on the same day so the Camlough Road was awash with red and white! The library got involved and everyone agreed it was quite a spectacle. Pictured below are some of the jumpers on display.
Open Day in The Library
What’s Wally Reading?
Saturday 5th December 2015
St Paul’s was once again taken over by a band of Where’s Wally characters for Open Day. The P7 pupils had to write down the names of the books each Wally was reading and leave their entries in the library. Thank you to all who took part and made the event so colourful and successful. The winner of the competition was Liwia Szczeszek from St Joseph’s Primary School in Bessbrook. A prize is on its way!
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas …
Thanks to Mrs McClinton, English Dept and Sean from 10/97 who decorated the tree in the library this year! The lights worked first time, which is a small miracle in itself!
Library plays host to Interview Skills Day
Friday 4th December 2015
09/06 Book Review Project with
Miss Niamh O’Rourke
3rd December 2015
A big thank you to 09/06 and their English teacher, Miss O’Rourke for all their hard work in creating a display of book reviews for Open Day in the library. Each pupil wrote about the book they enjoyed most this term and they will inspire our pupils to perhaps take the books out of the library.
BBC School Report – Meet Our Team!
1st December 2015
I am pleased to announce our new team of BBC School Reporters. This is our first time taking part in the BBC School Report and we have chosen a group of talented and enthusiastic pupils to put St Paul’s and our local community on the map. Alongside Mrs Morgan, Librarian, Mr Mark Hughes, Moving Image Arts and Mr Kevin Moan, ICT, the team will report on events and news stories happening in St Paul’s and our local area of Newry and South Armagh.
Left to right: Cara Hoey, Eoin Sands, Agne Zebrauskaite, Fionntan Evans, Daragh Cunningham, Cameron Scholes, Chloe McKernan, Joshua Madigan and Estelle Kearney.
Missing from photo: Sean Cully and Fra Kinney
Our first report highlighted the Ryan Cinnamond Blood Drive in St Paul’s back in November. The pupils interviewed Ryan, Mr Burns (Principal), Aaron Cinnamond (Head Boy and brother of Ryan) and took photographs on the day.
Scholastic Book Fair –
Support your School Library
Mon 16th – Fri 20th November
The Annual School Book Fair took place in the Library from Mon 16th -Fri 20th November. The amount raised was £1,051.35. Thanks to all the pupils, parents and staff who made the event such a great success. The library received over £600 worth of new books for the stock – just in time for Open Day and Christmas!
Accelerated Reader at
Newbridge Integrated College
17th November 2015
On Tuesday 17th November Mrs Mary McKenna, Literacy Assistant and Mrs Michelle Morgan, Librarian travelled to Newbridge Integrated College to see Accelerated Reader up and running in the school library. Mrs Jacqueline Ward, School Librarian has recently installed Accelerated Reader and is very pleased with the improvements her pupils are making as they progress through the reading levels
Book Amnesty Raffle
6th Nov 2015
The Book Amnesty Raffle took place today and the five winners are;
Daniel Crozier, Jamie O ‘Boyle, Shane O’Hanlon, Conall Cromie and Jack Phillips
Congratulations to all and thank you for returning over 250 text and library books that were long overdue!
Halloween Poetry Competition 2015
Spooktastic Poetry Winners!
Boys
1st Piaras Woods 08\29 2nd David Trainor 08/62 3rd Lorcan Savage 08/87
Girls
1st Ciara O’Hare 08/62 2nd Caitlin Coffey 08/62 3rd Rhea Lundy 08/87
Highly Commended
Zara Vettiankel 08/87 Caitlin McCourt 08/53 Ava Pache 08/94
Ellen Moley 08/89 Anna Rice 08/23 Emer McGinn 08/53
Charlotte Molloy 08/29
Learning Support Centre
08/48 10/47
1st Drew Lavery 1st Bethany O’Hare
2nd Matthew Byrne 2nd Caitlin McCartan
3rd Harry Treanor 3rd James Killen
ECLIPSE Meeting
Thurs 24th September 2015
The Library played host to a meeting of local School Librarians regarding the new Library Management System, ECLIPSE. Attending this first meeting were Mrs Jacqui McArdle, St Patrick’s High School, Keady, Mrs Jacqueline Ward, Newbridge College, Mrs Margaret McArdle, St Joseph’s High School, Crossmaglen and Mrs Corrina Simms, Newtownhamilton High School.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Thurs 11th March 2015
Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week) is an international Irish language festival and one of the biggest celebrations of our native language and culture that takes place each year in Ireland and in many other countries. As part of the school celebrations, the library played host to an event organised by the Irish Department.
The festival runs from 1 – 17 March every year.The festival gives an opportunity to everyone to enjoy Irish, whether you are a fluent speaker, learner or have a cúpla focal, with a calendar of entertaining and fun events for every type of interest and every age group.Voluntary and community groups, local authorities, schools, libraries, and music, sports, arts and culture organisations organise events for Seachtain na Gaeilge in their local area.
World Book Day
Thurs 5th March 2015
World Book Day took place in the library and the English Department today as we celebrated well known authors and our favourite books.
ECLIPSE – New Library System
1st March 2015
The Library has installed a new library management system called ECLIPSE. This is a web-based product that will enhance the way we carry out searches and record data for our pupils. The great thing is pupils and staff can access the ECLIPSE at home on tablets and phones as well as their MY SCHOOL accounts. So keep up to date with the new arrivals and find out the most popular books in the school library. Also you are able to reserve a book online and write reviews of books you have read. Check it out today!
Open Day… What’s Wally Reading?
17th January 2015
St Paul’s Open Day was a great success and the library released 10 Where’s Wally pupils to hide all around the school. Each Wally was reading a different books and the P7 Pupils had to find them all and record what book they were reading!. The names of all the pupils who got all right were put into a hat and the winner was Grant McVerry from St Laurence O’Toole PS, Belleek.
Mrs Morgan, Librarian with the Where’s Wally Cast!
Where’s Wally?
What’s Wally Reading!
Off they go…P7 pupils had to find them all!
Mr Bump and the Cat in the Hat helping out in Library on Open Day
Who is that behind the tree?
Mrs Mary McKenna from the Reading Room and Mrs Bronagh Nugent, Classroom Assistant helping out in the library
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100 Words Short Story Competition
November 2014
Mrs Campbell, Head of English recently ran a short story competiition and pupils in Years 8,9 and 10 were asked to write a story with only 100 word. This was quite a feat but the puipls rose to the challenge and produced some amazing work. The Library played host to the Award Ceremony.
Winners with their English teachers, Mrs Mone, Mrs McCormick, Miss O’Rourke and Head of English Mrs Campbell
All our 100 Word Story Winners!
Mrs Campbell announces the winners and gives out the prizes
Check out the Library Noticeboard
Halloween Costume Day…
Kids Lit Quiz 2014
14th November 2014
Year 9 pupils took part in the annual Kids Lit Quiz in Wellington College, Belfast. It was a great day out and they got to meet quiz master Wayne Mills who had travelled all the way from New Zealand.
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Scholastic Book Fair
28th November 2014
The annual Scholastic School Book Fair took place in the Library from Monday 10th until Friday 14th November. We made over £1150 and I would like to extend my thanks to all the students and staff who bought a book. The library will continue to provide the most up to date titles for students to borrow!
Pupils from 08/100 looking at the new books in library thanks to the Scholastic Book Fair.
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Spooktastic Poetry Winners!
22nd October 2014
Overall Winner Oisin Mee 10/47
Girls 1st Jessica Murphy 08/96, 2nd Niamh Kearney 08/06, 3rd Laura Higgins 08/51
Boys 1st Odhran McAllister, 2nd Alex Aziz, 3rd Darragh Cunningham
Highly Commended
Siofra Kearney 08/98, Orlagh Loye 08/02, Martyna Olkowksa 08/06, Niamh Watters 08/96, Anton Suchockis 08/22, Jack Loughran 08/98, Tiernan Keenan 08/100
Oisin Mee 10/47
School’s Ghouls! By Oisin Mee 10/47
St Paul’s Halloween night, everyone got a fright
Mr Murphy is playing some scary music
The Phantom of the Opera sings his scary lyrics
Ms Lynch is putting on a horror play
That made everyone in the audience runaway
Mr Rafferty was shouting and roaring in PE
That made all of us shout and scream
Vampires are allergic to garlic
So Miss O’Neill made some in Home Economics
Some monsters are in technology
Sawing, hammering, drilling and roaring
Mr Geoghegan was very cross
He told them that he was their boss
Witches in Science are going zing-zang zoom on their brooms
Mr Hollywood’s chemicals are going bing-bang boom
Like fireworks outside his room
Ghosts and skeletons come out of a grave
But Fr. Dermot was very brave
Some Zombies are in Art, Mr Mc Ardle knows they aren’t very smart
Spiders are crawling around in the library and their webs are in Mrs Morgan’s diary!
A man told me there is no such thing
And that man I’ve learned, is Mr Burns
1047 are back in our class, it was a bit of a blast
The only thing is…who’s at the door over there?
Ah..don’t worry…it’s just Mr O’Hare
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Jessica Murphy 08/96 1st
Odhran McAllister 08/64
Poems displayed in Libary!
Tiernan Keenan 08/100
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Jacqueline Wilson’s
100th Book
The title of the latest Jacqueline Wilson book is “Opal Plumstead” and it is released on
Thursday 9th October.
It is set during the First World War and recounts the story of our heroine Opal Plumstead who is a suffragette and works in a sweet factory. She is a feisty girl who tries to make the best out of all situations. 09/72 with Mrs Campbell, Head of English, will be doing a library project to celebrate this great milestone! Watch this space!
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Poems By Heart!
Thurs 2nd October 2014
Poems by Heart was the order of the day in the school library after break. We were all transported to different places and relived many childhood memories as staff and pupils recited their favourite poems in a lively and entertaining session. Mrs Wilson’s “The Old Woman of the Road” was indeed a triumph and classes 08/02 and 10/47 listened intently to the budding poets! A short video will be put up on the school website shortly and a big thank you must go to our new ICT technician, Niall McCrea for his assistance in making this a wonderful event!
Check out the video of our poetry event on the main school news page
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Today is also the launch of the
Year 8 Halloween Poetry Competition
Please give your SPOOKY POEM to Mrs Morgan before Friday 17th October.
National Poetry Day
Thurs 2nd Oct
The theme this year is REMEMBER.
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All Hail ….Dystopian Fiction
Recommended Read for September
Divergent by Veronica Roth
In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she’s chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she’s kept hidden from everyone because she’s been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the YA scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.
Other Young Adult Novels on a Dystopian Theme:
Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant Veronica Roth
The Giver Lois Lowry (in cinemas now!)
Maggot Moon Sally Gardner
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay Suzanne Collins
Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess Cassandra Clare
The Moon Dwellers David Estes
Delirium Lauren Oliver
The Maze Runner James Dashner
Matched, Crossed Ally Condiie
Legend Marie Lu
The Host Stephanie Meyer
Eve Anna Carey
Roald Dahl Day!
Sat 13th Sept 2014
Year 8 pupils celebrated Roald Dahl’s birthday on Friday 12th Sept with competitions and classroom activities. It is also the 50th anniversary of his book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Here are some photos of the pupils who were in Library on Friday.
Guess who?
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Booked-up for summer !
July 2014
Key Stage 3
2014 Summer Reading List
Goblins
Written by Philip Reeve
The dark towers of Clovenstone are home to several bands of goblins who spend their time squabbling and fighting each other. But Skarper is different: he is inquisitive and clever and for that is ejected by King Knobbler and thrown off Blackspike Tower. He survives and joins forces with Henwyn, a boy looking for a princess to rescue, and a band of incompetent wizards on a strange yet exciting and dangerous adventure. Goblins has all the elements of a great adventure story. Skarper’s world is brought to life with plenty of imagination and ironic wit in the style of Monty Python. The language is beautifully descriptive; in Clovenstone’s towers ‘gargoyles lurk in their ivy like lice in beggars’ beards’. Entertaining, amusing and an utter delight.
Publisher: Marion Lloyd Books
Reading age: 8+
Interest level: 9+
The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse
Written by Caroline Lawrence
P.K. Pinkerton, intrepid 12-year-old Private Eye returns in the second book in this lively and original series from Caroline Lawrence, set in America’s Wild West. Picking up just hours after the first book left off, The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse finds P.K. embroiled in a new case to solve – the mysterious murder of Short Sally. Servant girl Martha begs for PK’s help to expose
her mistress’s killer, but then disappears herself, leaving P.K. to try and work out which of many possible suspects could be guilty. As usual, PK’s ‘Thorn’ – an inability to read people and difficulty in expressing emotions – complicates matters, but thankfully poker player Jace is on hand with some advice, and PK’s
new interest in collecting tobacco proves unexpectedly helpful.With plenty of Wild West slang and an engaging cast of colourful gunslingers, gamblers and
cowboys, Caroline Lawrence brings a mid-19th century frontier town vividly to life in this very funny page-turner. P.K. makes a compelling and unique hero and readers will delight in following all the entertaining twists and turns
of this fun adventure.
Publisher: Orion Children’s Books
Interest Level: 8+
Reading Age: 10+
Wild Boy
Written by Rob Lloyd Jones
Wild Boy leads a miserable life as a spectacle in a travelling freak show. Completely covered in hair, he’s used to being treated as a monster, excluded from society and abused by his cruel master. Taking refuge in watching the world around him, he develops a Sherlock Holmes-style talent for observation. But when he witnesses the murder of Professor Wollestonecraft, even his keen wits can’t help him when the folk of the fair decide that he must be the guilty party. Soon, Wild Boy is on the run with circus acrobat Clarissa. Together, the pair must use their unusual talents to avoid the police, follow the clues, and discover the identity of the true killer – the sinister hooded man. Set in 1840s London, this is a pacy and atmospheric historical romp. Rob Lloyd Jones does an impressive job of evoking a dark, sinister and seamy Victorian underworld. An exciting tale of murder and mystery, Wild Boy is also a powerful story about difference and accepting who you are.
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 9+
Moon Bear
Written by Gill Lewis
Twelve-year-old Tam lives in a forest village in Laos, but his family is relocated when developers move in, with plans to destroy the forest. In the city, he finds work at a bear farm, looking after caged wild bears, which are used to provide ingredients for folk medicines, but is quickly horrified by the way they are treated. When a sick cub arrives at the farm, Tam secretly nurses it back to health, and they develop an intense bond. Tam longs to return his beloved cub to the wild, but how can he find a way to let the bear go free?
Following Sky Hawk and White Dolpin, this compassionate tale of the relationship between a boy and a bear is the third novel from Gill Lewis exploring some of the unethical practises endangering animals around the world. This is a powerful, enlightening and deeply thought-provoking tale; yet Lewis’s approach never feels heavy-handed or overtly judgmental, but instead demonstrates that change is achieved by an understanding of the cultural motivations behind these practises, and through sensitive re-education.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Reading age 9+
Interest Level 9+
Theodore Boone
Written by John Grisham
Half the man, twice the lawyer. In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only 13-years-old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk – and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much – maybe too much – he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won’t stop until justice is served. Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a number one international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone will keep readers guessing and pages turning.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Reading age 9+
Interest Level 9+
The Dark Lord: The Teenage Years
Written by Jamie Thompson, illustrated by Freya Hartas
The Dark Lord falls to earth, crash-landing in a suburban car park, in the body of a teenage boy. His lieutenant, Dread Gargon, has disappeared, along with his powers of Domination and Destruction. Social Services can’t locate his home, the Iron Tower of Despair, so ‘Dirk’ finds himself placed with a foster family, and forced to go to school. Desperate to return home, he tries to open a Portal between Earth and the Darklands, but ends up accidentally setting fire to the cricket pavilion. And then the terrible White Beast of his nightmares appears… This hilariously bizarre and melodramatic tale was the winner of the 7–14 category of the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize. With unexpected happenings on every page, it is a wonderfully absurd story that will entertain young readers in search of excitement, fun and plenty of laughs.
Publisher: Orchard Books
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 10+
Small Change for Stuart
Written by Lissa Evans
When Stuart and his parents move to his father’s hometown of Beeton, he is intrigued to learn that there was a magician in the family – Great-Uncle Tony – who mysteriously disappeared nearly 50 years earlier. Following a series of clues left by his ancestor, Stuart attempts to uncover the mystery of his great-uncle’s disappearance and discover the whereabouts of the magician’s lost workshop. When he realises that devious Beeton resident Jeannie wants the workshop for herself, he enlists the help of his new neighbour, April, and together they embark on a magical mystery tour of the town. This humorous adventure is accompanied by atmospheric ink drawings, making this an attractive and compelling book for confident boy and girl readers.
Publisher: Doubleday
Reading Age: 10+
Interest level: 9+
The Poison Boy
Written by Fletcher Moss
Dalton Fly is a poison boy: his job is to taste the food and drink of Highlions’ rich and powerful citizens and identify any traces of poison that may have been planted by their enemies. It’s a dangerous job but luckily Dalton has developed a refined palate that allows him to identify traces of poison from even the faintest scent or flavour. When a job goes badly wrong, Dalton is plunged into sudden danger. Joining forces with an unlikely ally, Scarlet Dropmore, a wealthy young girl from one of Highlions’ most powerful families, he embarks on an adventure which leads him to tangle with the city’s complex and unstable politics – and ultimately to discover some surprising information about his own past. Readers will be gripped from the gruesome opening pages of this richly-imagined story from the winner of the Times/Chicken House Fiction Competition. Action and suspense are balanced by well-drawn characters and convincing relationships and the shadowy city of Highlions is an appealing fantasy setting.
Publisher: Chicken House
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 10+
Rooftoppers
Written by Katherine Rundell
Found floating in a cello case in the middle of the sea on her first birthday by eccentric young scholar Charles, Sophie seems to be marked out for an unconventional existence. Growing up in Charles’s shabby home in England; she learns to love music and to read Shakespeare, but very little about being ladylike. On her 12th birthday, the disapproving authorities intervene, but before they can take her away to an orphanage, the discovery of a clue in her cello case leads Sophie and Charles to decide to run away to Paris in search of Sophie’s long-lost mother. In Paris, Sophie discovers some unexpected allies on the rooftops: Matteo, a boy who walks tightropes, and his friends Anastasia and Safi, wild girls who live at the top of Paris’s tallest trees. Following an elusive cello melody across the rooftops of the city, with the help of her new friends, Sophie is determined to find her mother, before it is too late. There is a wistful, old-fashioned charm to this lyrical story. Beautifully-written and as carefully balanced as the tightrope Sophie learns to walk; Rooftoppers is a sensitive, emotionally-resonant novel, with an uplifting message about the power of hope.
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 10+
Liar & Spy
Written by Rebecca Stead
Georges (the‘s’ is silent) is having a difficult time. His father is short of work, his mother is never around, and his former best friend Jason has dumped him in favour of the popular kids, leaving him to be taunted by the school bullies. But things look up when Georges meets Safer, and is recruited to join his Spy Club to investigate the sinister Mr X. Georges is welcomed into Safer’s bohemian family life. Yet as Safer strives to teach Georges everything he knows about the art of espionage, the boundaries between games and reality, truth and fiction, soon begin to blur. Award-winning author Rebecca Stead has written a thoughtful novel about friendship and family, set in Brooklyn. Sensitively-written, with a whimsical yet always convincing cast of characters, it deals with bullying and family instability without these issues to dominate the narrative. Intelligent, subtle and affecting, this novel will captivate readers at upper primary level and beyond.
Publisher: Andersen Press
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 10+
Butterfly Summer
Written by Anne-Marie Conway
When Becky moves to the sleepy village of Oakbridge with her Mum, she can’t imagine how she will fill the long empty days of the summer holidays which lie before her. Then Becky discovers the beautiful Butterfly Garden, a tranquil nature-filled haven and befriends a girl called Rosa May who seems to virtually live there. Rosa May’s friendship becomes increasingly important to Becky after she discovers an old photo of her mum cradling a baby she doesn’t recognise. Despite Rosa May’s unpredictable temper she offers Becky a release from her lonely home life, which seems increasingly shrouded in secrecy. However, soon Becky begins to question who Rosa May really is… This gentle but gripping book is a tale of friendship and the paranormal and is perfect for fans of Cathy Cassidy and Karen McCombie.
Publisher: Usborne Publishing
Reading Age 10+
Interest Level 11+
The Child’s Elephant
Written by Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Bat lives with his grandmother in the central African savannah and rears cows. One day he finds a baby elephant, orphaned through poaching – and so begins a very special relationship. But it is Bat’s very expertise with elephants that suddenly catapults him into a new life when he is abducted to become a child soldier. Rachel Campbell-Johnson lyrically conveys much about life in contemporary Africa: its beauty, its communities and many of the issues surrounding its poverty. Readers will need patience for the more relaxed pace of the first section, but the peaceful life it evokes creates a powerful contrast with what follows – and makes Bat’s determination to return home utterly compelling. This is an unforgettable, beautiful and moving novel about the powerful bond between an elephant and a child.
Publisher: David Fickling Books
Reading Age 11+
Interest Level 12+
Unhooking the Moon
Written by Gregory Hughes
Bob has a stubborn younger sister with disturbing fits and upsetting premonitions. She foretells her best friend’s murder, their dog’s disappearance and her father’s death. Bob calls her the Rat. When their father dies, the children run away to New York in search of drug-dealing Uncle Jerome. Otherwise it’s the orphanage. Sleeping rough in Central Park, they are befriended by a hustler, a cigar smuggler, a tramp and the celebrity rapper, Iceman. Caught by the cops, the Rat is taken to a children’s home. The dramatic rescue has devastating consequences for everyone. This captivating adventure touches on family love, loyalty, grief, bravery, violence and psychiatric illness. Its bittersweet conclusion leaves tears in the eyes.
Publisher: Quercus
Reading Age 11+
Interest Level 12+
Maggot Moon
Written by Sally Gardner
In an alternate 1950s, Standish Treadwell is growing up in a Britain dominated by the dark, ruthlessly oppressive forces of The Motherland. Life is hard, but Standish struggles onwards – until his best friend Hector is taken away, and events take a dangerous turn. Gradually, Standish comes to realise that it is down to him and his grandfather, together with a small band of rebels, to make a stand, and in a desperate effort to protect the people he loves, he sets out on a heroic mission to expose the truth. Combining conspiracy theory and dystopia, this hugely original novel will resonate with readers of all ages. Brilliantly written and very readable, the story is told in the first person, in the distinctive and unusual voice of Standish, who although he is far from the standard ‘hero’ archetype, soon proves himself to be loyal, brave and idealistic. A dark and often deeply chilling read this is also a story full of hope, which speaks compellingly about the value of trust, courage and freedom. This multi-award-winning novel is an unusual, deeply moving and thought-provoking story, which has clear potential to become a modern classic.
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Interest age: 13+
Reading age: 12+
lder readers will be ready
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Written by Mark Haddon
Seen through the eyes of Christopher, a mathematical genius and Sherlock Holmes fan, who also has Asperger’s syndrome, this bestselling novel opens with the discovery of a murdered dog on the neighbour’s lawn. In his search to discover the identity of the killer, Christopher uncovers some disturbing information about his own family, which throws his ordered world into chaos, and he embarks on a journey to London to find the mother he thought was dead.
This funny, touching and compelling novel was the winner of the inaugural Booktrust Teenage Prize. A must-read for adults and children alike, it is an adventure story unlike any other.
Publisher: Red Fox
Reading Age 13+
Interest Level 13+
Noble Conflict
Written by Malorie Blackman
Years after a war has wiped out most of the world, Kaspar has grown up in the peaceful, prosperous Alliance. Following in the footsteps of his parents, he decides to join the Guardians – an elite peacekeeping force charged with protecting the Alliance against brutal attacks from the Insurgency, violent rebels who want to overthrow society. Taking the moral high ground, the Guardians are trained not to harm their opponents, equipped with weapons that incapacitate but don’t kill, and Kaspar is proud to be one of them. But when he is involved in an action that sees his best friend killed, he finds himself questioning everything he has been taught. This gripping dystopian thriller from Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman follows in the tradition of her groundbreaking Noughts and Crosses series. Exciting, action packed and suspenseful, it is also deeply thought-provoking, raising a whole host of challenging questions. Containing violence and some strong language, it is best suited to older readers; however this smart, compelling novel is undoubtedly a must-read.
Publisher: Doubleday
Interest age: 14+
Reading age: 13+
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Library Art Competition Winners
May 2014
Theme: Superheroes
Victory Nwefo Year 9 – 1st Prize
Matthew Boyle Year 9 – 3rd Prize RoboCop
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Love is in the Air!
Feb 2014
Come to the library to see the wonderful work carried out by 09/091 on Romeo and Juliet in the run up to Valentines Day. Miss Carroll was delighted with the high standard of the work produced and the display certainly brightens up the library!
09/091 with Miss Carroll with their project work
A close-up of their work on Romeo and Juliet
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Library Open Day Roald Dahl Quiz
and the winner is
Dean Conlon
St Patrick’s Primary School, Cullyhanna
Congratulations Dean!
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Calling All Year 8 and Year 9 Pupils
As World Book Day approaches, the library is running a Superhero Art Competition.
Send your entries to Mrs Morgan before 28th February.
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All Dressed up for Open Day in St Paul’s
Saturday 25th January 2014
Fictional Characters from Year 9!
Dara and Katie with a P7 Pupil in the Library
Minecraft Creeper escorting the P7 Pupils to the library
Jazz Hands ..waiting for the P7 pupils and their families to arrive..our welcoming commitee!
Mrs McKenna, Mrs Ward and Mrs Roker
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Wed 4th December 2013
“The Value of the School Library”
A one day symposium with keynote speaker, Mr Geoff Dubber, will be held in the Canal Court from 9.15am until 5.45pm.
This event is aimed at school library staff, teachers, principals and those involved in Information Management. It has been organised by the Institute for Research in Social Sciences and the School of Education at the University of Ulster.
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KIDS LIT QUIZ
November 2013
On Thursday 14th November myself, our quiz team and Miss McClinton from the English Department travelled to Wellington College in Belfast for the Annual Kids Lit Quiz hosted by Wayne Mills. There were 28 teams from every county in Northern Ireland represented on the day. Killicomaine were the worthy winners by a considerable margin and go on to the UK finals next year.
We all enjoyed meeting Irish authors Niall De Burca and Derek Kielty and visiting the Scholastic Book Fair.
A great afternoon was had by all and we were proud to take the trophy for the Best School Mascot for the second year in a row! The mascot was based on the Carnegie Medal winning book, Maggot Moon.
We also entered the Best Fictional Character Competition with Bianca Hughes and Sarah McManus as Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat in the Hat.
Quiz Team Members: Sarah Kilgallon, Mairead Campbell, Fionntan Evans and Katie Burns.
Sarah Kilgallon, Wayne Mills, Katie Burns, Fionntan Evans and Mairead Campbell
Our award-wining mascot…Maggot Moon
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SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
A great turnout to support the School Library
Monday 11th – Friday 15th November
A BIG thank you goes to all the pupils, parents and staff at St Paul’s for a record breaking BOOK FAIR. The total raised was £1, 383 which means £800 worth of new fiction for the library shelves!!
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Something Spooky is happening in the Library!
Winners of the Halloween Poetry Competition!
Congratulations to everyone and a big thank you for over 200 entries!
Winning poems are now displayed in the library!
Year 8 Boys
1st Place goes to Luke Mallon from 08/28 for his poem “The Types of Fright”
2nd Place goes to Christopher Teefy from 08/14 for his poem “The Fright of The Night”
Caolan Murphy Highly Commended and James Babe in 3rd Place. Both boys are from 08/74
Year 8 Girls
1st Place: Blinne McAteer 08/28 with her poem 61, Lucifer Street
2nd Place goes to Shaughnessy Malloy 0872 with her poem “The Sense of Halloween”
3rd prize goes to Orla Cromie 0814
Highly Commended
Sarah Geoghegan 08/28 was Highly Commended for her poem entitled “My Fear”
Dylan McShane from 08/71 was also highly commended
Jamie Gaskin from 08/30 was highly commended for his poem “Halloween Night”
Oisin Coffey and Johnny Boyle from 08/24
Blaithnait Johnston 08/55
Aimee McCormack 08/97
Carol Cooke 08/42
Majella Ward 08/30
LSC Winners:
1st Paddy McGrath
1st place goes to Paddy McGrath from the LSC
2nd prize goes to Colleen Moley and 3rd prize to Nicole McGuinness
Best Class Effort
08 /30 and 08/14
OUR WINNERS!
Do spiders have fingerprints? …
Dare to Enter the Library?
Guess who failed to make it out!
Friendly visitor?
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Calling all Year 8 Pupils
Library Halloween
Poetry Competition October 2013
Write a poem on a SPOOKY theme and decorate with pictures!
It must be your own original work!!
Give your entry to Mrs Morgan, Librarian before
Friday 18th October 2013
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
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“Taking part in St Paul’s” Sept 2013
There is so much to choose from!
Why not join a group or club in St Paul’s this term? There are lots of great activities and events to take part in over the school year. Check out the library page for events and competitions ! St Paul’s has a great tradition of offering each pupil the opportunity to get involved in dance, sport, music, drama and International Projects.
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Happy Roald Dahl Day
13 Sept 2013
Claire Ward 9/27, Meabh O’Brien 9/43 and Lisa Devlin 9/27 celebrate Roald Dahl Day in the Library.
Roald Dahl would have been 97 this year!
The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013 shortlist in full:
- The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan, Bloomsbury
- A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle, Marion Lloyd Books
- Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner, Hot Key Books
- In Darkness by Nick Lake, Bloomsbury
- Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Bodley Head
- Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick, Indigo
- A Boy and a Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton, David Fickling Books
- Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Electric Monkey
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Library Sporting Heroes
Art Competition Winners
April 2013
Year 8 pupil Aoibheann Murphy, winner of the Bookmark Competition with Ciaron O’Hanlon, her sporting hero and captain of the football team!
Year 8 Bookmark
1st Aoibheann Murphy 08/91 Ciaron O’Hanlon
2rd Dean Lennon 08/27 Motorcross
3nd Wikoria Snopek 08/57 Dancing
HC Daniel O’Shea 08/78 Basketball
HC Sean Toner 08/27 Macrory Cup
HC Maeve McShane 08/27 St Paul’s Teams
HC Laura Kelly 08/57 Ice Dancing
HC Conor McCaffery 08/70 Olympics
Year 9 Book Cover
Year 9 pupil, Orlaith McDonnell, winner of the Book Cover Competition
Year 9 pupil Ciaran Smyth was placed 2nd in the bookcover competition with his winning deisgn
1st Orlaith McDonnell 09/93 Steven McDonnell
2nd Ciaran Smyth 09/35 Thriller in Manila
3rd Aimee Brady 09/93 Lester Piggot Jockey
HC Shane Magill 09/18 Namaja Vidic
HC Thomas Lindsay 09/18 Roy Keane Man Utd
HC Dara McAteer 09/93 Cian O’Connor Showjumper
Year 10 Poster
Poster winner by Daniela Janikova, Year 10
Daniela Janikova
1st Daniela Janikova 10/29 Usain Bolt Athletics
Nicole McGuinness 10/47 Ellie Simmonds
2nd Cathal Murphy 10/29 Ryan Cinnamond
Caolan Smith 10/47 Van Persie
3rd Tara Clarke 10/29 Katie Taylor Boxing
Ciaran Gribben 10/47 BennyCoulterCounty Down
HC Conor Hughes 10/29 Boxing: Muhammad Ali
HC Kerrie Fegan 10/29 Stephen McDonnell Armagh
Nicole McGuinness , winner of the Year 10 Poster Competition with All Star Jamie Cosgrove
10/47 Winners Nicole McGuinness, Caloam Smith and Ciaran Gribben
Wiktoria Snopek, Year 8, 3rd Prize in the Bookmark Competition
Aimee Brady, 3rd Prize in the Book Cover Competition
Sean Toner, Year 8, Highly Commended for his poster of St Paul’s Sporting achievements in 2013 with Ciaron O’Hanlon.
Thomas Lindsay, Year 9 was given a Highly Commended award for his book cover.
Maeve McShane, Year 8 was Highly Commended for her bookmark.
Shane Magill was Highly Commended for his Book Cover Design
Dean Lennon was placed 2nd in the Year 8 Bookmark competition
Cathal Murphy received 2nd place in the Year 10 Poster competition
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World Book Day
Library Art Competition
Draw your favourite Sporting Hero and design a new bookmark, book cover or poster encouraging pupils to READ!
Year 8 – Design a bookmark
Year 9 – Design a book cover
Year 10 – Design a Library Poster
All entries should be given to Mrs Morgan before Friday 8th March
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category
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Winner of the Open Day
Roald Dahl Quiz
and the winner is
Sydney Marie Treanor – St Peter’s PS, Cloughreagh
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Wendy Drewett NI Book Award 2013
The eight nominated books for the Drewett Book Award
Christopher Edge, Twelve Minutes to Midnight
Penelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of the bestselling magazine The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain, even if no one knows she’s the real author. One day a letter she receives from the governor of the notorious Bedlam madhouse plunges her into an adventure more terrifying than anything she ever imagined. A thriller with a fast-paced cinematic style, Twelve Minutes to Midnight is an electrifying story from an exciting new author.
Lissa Evans, Small Change for Stuart
Stuart Horten – ten years old and small for his age – moves to the dreary town ofBeeton, far away from all his friends. And then he meets his new next-door neighbours, the unbearable Kingley triplets, and things get even worse.
But in Beeton begins the strangest adventure of Stuart’s life as he is swept up in quest to find his great-uncle’s lost workshop – a workshop stuffed with trickery and magic. There are clues to follow and puzzles to solve, but what starts as fun ends up as danger, and Stuart begins to realize that he can’t finish the task by himself…
R J Palacio, Wonder
Wonder is the funny, sweet and incredibly moving story of Auggie Pullman. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, this shy, bright ten-year-old has been home-schooled by his parents for his whole life, in an attempt to protect him from the stares and cruelty of the outside world. Now, for the first time, Auggie is being sent to a real school – and he’s dreading it. The thing is, Auggie’s just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he’s just like them, underneath it all?
Through the voices of Auggie, his big sister Via, and his new friends Jack and Summer, Wonder follows Auggie’s journey through his first year at Beecher Prep. Frank, powerful, warm and often heart-breaking, Wonder is a book you’ll read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.
Simon Mayo, Itch
Meet Itch – an accidental, accident-prone hero. Science is his weapon. Elements are his gadgets. This is a hero with Geek Power!
Itchingham Lofte – known as Itch – is fourteen, and loves science – especially chemistry. He’s also an element hunter: he’s decided to collect all the elements in the periodic table. Which has some interesting and rather destructive results in his bedroom..Then, Itch makes a discovery. A new element, never seen before. At first no one believes him – but soon, someone hears about the strange new rock and wants it for himself. And Itch is in serious danger…
Sally Nicholls, All Fall Down
When Isabel’sYorkshire village is devastated by the Black Death, it seems that the world is ending in horror and fear. But for the survivors of the terrible plague, a new and freer society will rise from the destruction of the feudal system that enslaved the family. A powerful historical novel from one of today’s most exciting young writers.
Caroline Lawrence, The Case of the Good Looking Corpse
P K Pinkerton is back in the second book of this whip-crackingly brilliant series set inAmerica’s Wild West.
The death of sadistic desperado Whittlin Walt has created an opening for ‘Chief of the Comstock Desperados’. Several young gunfighters are battling it out in the saloons and streets ofVirginia City, and against this backdrop of gunmen, gamblers and cowboys, P K Pinkerton, private eye, is having trouble drumming up business. Nobody seems to take a 12-year-old detective seriously!
Then a servant girl named Martha begs P K for help. She witnessed the murder of her mistress – a hurdy girl – and the killer knows it. Now he is after her. Martha gives P K a description of the killer and a cryptic clue, but then she disappears. Can P K solve the case and find Martha before the killer does?
Andrew Taylor, The Adjusters
Welcome toNewton, the perfect town… Where kids get perfect grades… And everyone seems perfectly happy – all the time… Except newcomer Henry Ward isn’t buying it. With a pair of misfit friends, he’s determined to expose the dark secrets lurking behindNewton’s bright facade. But asking questions aboutNewtonand the corporation that owns it can be dangerous. The doctors in the sinister medical centre on the hill have a procedure called “adjustment” for kids who don’t fit in… And Henry and his friends have just gone to the top of the waiting list.
J D Sharpe, Oliver Twisted
“Flesh,” the woe-begotten moaned at Oliver, baring teeth which were ragged and black. “Flesh” came another moan, and he turned to see two more behind. They began to shuffle towards him, barefoot. The world according to Oliver Twisted is simple. Vampyres feed on the defenceless, orphans are sacrificed to hungry gods and if a woe-begotten catches your scent it will hunt you forever. On the advice of a corpse, Oliver flees his ghastly orphan life to seek his destiny in the dark streets of oldLondonTown, despite the perils of the woe-begotten zombie-infested journey. There he meets the shadowy Dodger, the evil old soul-stealer Fagin, and the menacing Bill Sikes, who is more beast than man. But will Oliver Twisted be the world’s salvation, or its downfall?!
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I’m a Library Book ….Get me out of HERE!!!
Sept 2012
As the TV programme “I’m a Celebrity” is now in full swing, I have displayed a selection of teenage fiction books alongside non-fiction titles with a jungle theme. Each book has been carefully chosen to compete in the race to find the book with the most votes. So get yourself into the library and rescue a book NOW!
“I’m a LIBRARY BOOK…Get me out of HERE!!!
This reading promotion is to encourage pupils to read books they might not pick themselves and to challenge their reading stamina. The books have been flying off the shelves as Year 8 pupils vote for their favourite. The winner of “I’m a Library Book” will be announced on December 14th.
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Kids Lit Quiz, Belfast
Nov 2012
We had a great day out at the Kids Lit Quiz in Wellington College on Thursday 15th November. Our teams fought hard but in the end the winners were Methody College. We won the BEST MASCOT competition with Amy O’Hanlon’s inspired Hunger Games idea….Katniss Everdeen.
The Kids Literature Quiz (KLQ) is an annual literature competition for children aged 10 to 13. It puts readers onto the centre stage and lets them compete for fantastic prizes. The quiz has heats in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, USA, China and Australia, with the winning teams qualifying for national and world finals. It is a major celebration of books and reading imported to the UK from New Zealand. It offers irresistible reading challenges, broadens awareness, is hugely motivating for boys and girls – and, best of all, is great fun.
Our Year 8 team…Katie Burns, Sarah Kilgallon, Fionntan Evans and Mairead Campbell with KLQ Quiz Master, Wayne Mills.
Our Year 9 team..Amy O’Hanlon, Aimee McAllister, Jay Murphy and Niall Campbell
Amy O’ Hanlon and her award winning design!
Both teams with Wayne Mills, Quiz Master, collecting their prize
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Scholastic Book Fair was a great success!
It ran from Monday 12th November until Friday 16th November…
Thank You to all the pupils and staff who bought books and posters. We raised an impressive £748.00!
Book Fair Arrives in St Paul’s Library on Mon 12th November
Ryan Loughran and Ryan McSorley catching up with the latest fiction
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Library Halloween
Poetry Competition
October 2012
Winners!
Year 8 Boys
1st Fionntan Evans 08/43
2nd Patrick Conlon 08/57
3rd Dylan McAteer 08/80
1st Prize Girls Chloe Quinn 0833
Year 8 Girls
1st Chloe Quinn 08/33
2nd Katie Burns 08/27
3rd Kerri Boyle 08/33
3rd Sarah Trainor 08/91
Learning Support Centre
1st Fergal Gregory 10/47
1st Padraig McCartney 08/48
Highly Commended
Gareth O’Connor 08/91
Maeve McShane 08/27
Aoibheann Murphy 08/91
Jordan Treanor 08/78
Mairead Campbell 08/91
Dionne McGivern 08/49
Best Class Effort 0857 and 0880
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Star Readers 2012 Sept 2012
At the final Year 8 assembly the following Star Readers received a certificate and a book token in recognition of their commitment to reading in St Paul’s.
Year 8 Star Readers
Niall Campbell
Amy O’Hanlon
Amy McClatchey
Nathan McAlinden
Fergus Frizell
Siofra McGuinness
James Cameron
Mollie Cummins
Brooke Goodman
James Ferris
Morgan Thomas
Anna Blakely
Niall Wade-Doran
Conor Murphy
Dylan McNally
Samuel McShane
Cliodhna Meehan
Lee Turley
Outstanding Reader of the Year
Joseph Heaney 10/96
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Carnegie Medal Winner 2012
June 2012
The winner of this year’s Carnegie Medal is………….
“A Monster Calls” by Patrick Ness
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NI Drewett Book Award 2012
And the winner is………………………….
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams
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Library Easter Hamper Winners!
Class 08/38 with the pupil hamper
The Library Easter Hampers were won by Aislinn Millar 10/47, Mrs Bronagh Nugent, Classroom Assistant and Mrs Bronagh McArdle, Maths Department.
A cheque for £300 was donated to Clic Sargent (Children Living with Cancer) and a cheque for £300 was given to a special young teenager to help with her recovery.
I would like to thank all the pupils and staff of St Paul’s for their support with this raffle. We can all take hope that the money raised will make a small difference to children facing the trauma of living with cancer.
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CILIP Carnegie Shortlist 2012
Announced 27th March 2012
David Almond
MY NAME IS MINA
Hodder (9+)
ISBN: 9780340997253
Lissa Evans
SMALL CHANGE FOR STUART
Doubleday (8+)
ISBN: 9780385618007
Sonya Hartnett
THE MIDNIGHT ZOO
Walker (9+)
ISBN: 9781406331493
Ali Lewis
EVERYBODY JAM
Andersen (12+)
ISBN: 9781849392488
Andy Mulligan
TRASH
David Fickling (12+)
ISBN: 9780385619011
Patrick Ness
A MONSTER CALLS
Walker (9+)
ISBN: 9781406311525
Annabel Pitcher
MY SISTER LIVES ON THE MANTELPIECE
Orion (10+)
ISBN: 9781444001839
Ruta Septys
BETWEEN SHADES OF GREY
Puffin (12+)
ISBN: 9780141335889
World Book Day 2012
Thursday 1st March
There are eight books that you can exchange your £1 book token for in any bookshop. They are:
Roald Dahl’s Fantabulous Facts
How To Train Your Dragon…The Day of the Dreader by C Cowell
Big Day Out by Jacqueline Wilson
Skulduggery Pleasant: The End of The World by Derek Landy
and for your younger brothers and sisters…..
Where’s Wally Now!
Magic Molly
What the Ladybird Heard Song
Winnie Flies Again
Contact the Library for a look at the Scholastic Book Club Leaflet and use your voucher to get £1 of any book…..
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Open Day Library Quiz!
The winners of the Library Quiz at the recent Open Day are;
Eryn Small St Joseph’s PS, Bessbrook
Ryan Gallagher Dromintee PS
James Tumilty St Peter’s PS, Cloughrea
Oisin Coffey St Malachy’s PS, Camlough
Congratulations to all our winners and prizes will be sent in the post to your school this week.
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Book Fair Competition Winners Announced!
Draw a character from the past (Horrible Histories Competition)
The winner is Niall McCrink from 08/03 who wins a £20 voucher to spend at the Book Fair. His winning entry was a drawing of a Spartan Warrior.
The following pupils were highly commended and will each receive a £5 voucher to spend at the Book Fair. Chloe Murphy 09/92, James McLoughlin 08/045, Martin Hillen 10/97 and Reda Martinonyte 08/45.
Design a new chocolate (Cathy Cassidy Competition)
The winner is Orla Garvey from 08/18 who wins a £20 voucher to spend at the Book Fair. Her winning entry was a chocolate called Shock Choc!
The following pupils were highly commended and will each receive a £5 voucher to spend at the Book Fair. Chloe Doran 09/94, Aoife McCabe 10/97, Cliona Brown 08/34, Aoibheann Rafferty 08/18
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N.I. Drewett Book Award 2012
The shortlist has been announced!
Paul Dowswell Sektion 20
Charlie Fletcher Far Rockaway
Eva Ibbotson One Dog and His Boy
Barbara Mitchelhill Run Rabbit Run
Chris Morphew Arrival
Ali Sparkes A Life and Death Job
David Walliams Gansta Granny
Chris Westwood Ministry of Pandemonium
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Come to the Scholastic Book Fair!
Update………….Closing Date for Competitions is Mon 28th November!
The Scholastic Book Fair will arrives in library on Mon 28th November for one week. There will be lots of great books, posters and stationery available to buy. For every book bought buy a pupil, the library will receive a free book!
Scholastic will be running two competitions in conjunction with the Book Fair. The first is to design a chocolate, describe its filling and give it a name. The second is to draw a character from the past …like the Horrible Histories characters. The winner of each competition will receive a £25 voucher to spend at the book fair. All entries will be sent on to Scholastic to be entered into the regional heats of the competitions and prizes include a Nintendo DS and visits from author Cathy Cassidy and illustrator of Horrible Histories, Martin Brown. So why not come along and get some early Christmas reading and support your school library.
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Kids Lit Quiz 2011
Amy O’Hanlon, Meabh Morgan, Michael McKenna, Niall Campbell
Congratulations to the St Paul’s Quiz Team who came joint 5th out of 24 teams in the Kids Lit Quiz in Wellington College, Belfast on 10th November. The members of the team were Niall Campbell 08/38, Amy O’Hanlon 08/38, Meabh Morgan 09/65 and Michael McKenna 10/100. A great day out and a great result. We are looking forward to moving up the rankings next year! Good luck to the winners, Friends School, Lisburn who compete in the UK finals in Warwick next month.
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Year 9 “Get Caught Reading”
Library Photographic Competition
Year Head Mrs O McArdle presents Kieran Craven with his prize at Year 9 Assembly
I am pleased to announce the winner of the “Get Caught Reading” Photo Competition is Kieran Craven 09/92.
The Winning Photo!
Kieran Craven reading “Montmorency” by Eleanor Updale
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Year 8
Halloween Poetry Competition
Winners!
1st Oisin Larkin 08/35, 2nd Grainne Cromie 08/93,
Joint 3rd Morgan Egan 08/45, Joint 3rd Alannah O’Grady 08/03
Highly Commended
Ciaran Gribben 08/048 Aoife Mullholland 08/25
Rose Duffy 08/38, Nathan McAlinden 08/25, Michaela O’Hanlon 08/35
Niall Campbell 08/38, Dillon Rice 08/93, Ellen Marron 08/35
Class Prize goes to 08/025
Morgan Egan (3rd), Oisin Larkin (1st) and Grainne Cromie (2nd) Missing from picture Alannah O’Grady (Joint 3rd)
Highly Commended, Dillon Rice, Aoife Mullholland, Rose Duffy, Nathan McAlinden, Ellen Marron, Michaela O’Hanlon and Niall Campbell. Missing from picture Ciaran Gribben
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HALLOWEEN WEBCAST
Join thousands of children in schools and libraries for a spooky journey through the history of horror with author,
…….. Charlie Higson
On Monday 31st October 2pm – 2.45pm
Register now at www.charliehigsonvirtuallylive.co.uk
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Calling all Year 8 Pupils
Library Halloween
Poetry Competition 2011
Write a poem on a SPOOKY theme and decorate with pictures!
It must be your own original work!
Give your entry to Mrs Morgan, Librarian before Friday 21st October.
Prizes for 1st,2nd and 3rd
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Attention all Year 8 & 9 Pupils!
“Get Caught Reading”
Years 8 and Year 9 Photographic Competition
Take a photograph of yourself Reading in an unusual place
and hand it in to Mrs Morgan, Librarian
or email me at
mmorgan018@stpauls.bessbrook.ni.sch.uk
Closing Date for Photos is ***Friday 21st Oct 2011***
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Carnegie Medal Winner is…………..
Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
The final installment to the multiple award-winning trilogy, Chaos Walking. “War,” says the Mayor. “At last.”Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others.Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape.As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they’re so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await?But then a third voice breaks into the battle, one bent on revenge…The electrifying finale to the award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy, Monsters of Men is a heart-stopping novel about power, survival, and the devastating realities of war. (excerpt from Amazon.co.uk) Other books in this trilogy are: The Ask and the Answer Book 1 The Knife of Never Letting Go Book 2
The Shortlisted Books
The Defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine McCaughrean Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick The Bride’s Farewell by Meg Roscoff Prisoner of the Inquistion by Theresa Breslin Out of the Shadows by Jason Wallace Against diverse settings that range from 15th century Spain, 19th century England and 19th century France, to Zimbabwe in the 1980s, 18thcentury England, and an imaginary planet, light years away from Earth, the six shortlisted books consider the qualities that unify us as human beings, despite the longest of odds and the fiercest of enmities. By showing how entrenched beliefs can be overturned and moral dilemmas resolved, they demonstrate the value of integrity, and generate a sense of hope through rich story-telling of outstanding quality.
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman wins the Carnegie Medal for 2010!
Carnegie Medal Winner!
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Mr Dominic Bradley, MLA donates
Hansards to the Michael Warde Library
On Friday 4th June Mr Dominic Bradley MLA visited the Michael Warde Library in St Paul’s High School to present a set of linen-bound Hansard Volumes containing the proceedings of the NI Assembly to the former Principal Mr Michael Warde and the librarian, Mrs Michelle Morgan.Mr Oliver Mooney, Principal, thanked Mr Bradley who was both a pupil and a teacher at the school for this gift and said it would be a welcome addition to the current library stock.Also attending the event was Mrs Anne Mallon, Vice Principal and Mr Daithi Murray, Director of ICT.
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Design A School Mascot Winner Announced!
The winner of the “Design a School Mascot” Competition is Siofra McNulty 08/006. Her winning design was “Paulie The Parrot”. Congratulations Siofra and we look forward to seeing your design come to life later in the year!
Winner Siofra McNulty!”Paulie the Parrot”
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Drewett NI Book Award 2010 24/03/10
And the winner is…..
Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones
On Wednesday 24th March pupils from all over Northern Ireland travelled to the Odyssey in Belfast to the NI Book Awards, The Drewett Prize. Four pupils from St Paul’s accompnied the Librarian, Mrs Morgan and to the ceremony. Twelve books were up for the award and pupils have been voting over the past few days for their favourite book. The most popular books in St Paul’s have been Auslander by Paul Dowsell, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and Skulduggery Pleasant-The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy.
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World Book Day 5th March 10/3/2010
Pupils at St Paul’s had a really enjoyable World Book Day. They each received a £1 book token to spend on one of the specially commissioned books by popular authors. www.worldbookday.com
School Open Day 30thJan 2/2/2010
The theme for the Library Open day Event was “Screen Reads”. Our poll of Primary 7 pupils resulted in a narrow win for Book over Movie! With the popularity of films such as Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Twilight a whole new generation of readers has been born. Our senior students dressed up as book heroes and heroines including Arwen from Lord of the Rings, Dick Turpin and the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz. Drewett NI Book Award 8/12/2009
Pupils who will read all twelve nominated books for the NI Drewett Book Award 2010
St Paul’s pupils and staff are taking part in the Drewett Book Awards this year. It is the first time that a teenage book award will be voted for by the people of Northern Ireland. The shortlist of the 12 titles can be found at www.nibookaward.org.uk . Here are the pupils taking part in reading all 12 books and voting in the awards.
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Kids Literature Quiz 9/11/2009
Year 10: Mrs McAnulty reading The Devil Walks by Anne Fine (Winner), Mrs Graham reading The Snow Walker by Catherine Fisher and Mr McArdle reading The Bone Magician by F.E. Higgins
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Congratulations to our quiz team who performed well at the recent Kids Lit Quiz in Wellington College. Our team members were Anastasia Ni Riabhaigh 09/30, Aiobheann Miller 09/30, Doireann Hollywood 09/21 and Michael McKenna 08/100. The team won an indivual round and were able to schoose free books from the Book Fair and came second in the mascot competition with the Cat in the Hat.
