The Kimberley School Newsletter December 2015 | Page 11

LRC News
All Year 7 and Year 8 students take part in the Accelerated
Reader (AR) program as part of their English lessons
and homework. After they have read a book, students
take an online quiz to check their understanding. If they
pass a quiz, the computer counts the number of words
they have read.
A massive WELL DONE to four girls who are
already Word Millionaires this term:
Daisy Craven
7C JEW
2,556,459 words
Elizabeth O’Donnell 8N EI
1,594,980 words
Georgia Hathersmith 7L LZH
1,523,897 words
Taya Kilner
8L AS
1,266,002 words

Top Ten Quizzers

Congratulations to the following students who have read
and passed quizzes on the most books this term

Year 7

Daisy Craven
Max Binch
Georgia Hathersmith
Jay Lord
Lewis Greenfield

Year 8

Taya Kilner
IsobelRoberts
Connor’O’Kane
Ella Foster
Georgia Flinton

Joshua Caley
Thomas Marshall
Jennie Gibb
Anaya Lakhman
Samuel Binks
Elizabeth O’Donnell
Niamh Shortt
Holly Bowdler
Tong Sy Sparkes
Megan Mather

Keep reading and quizzing!

Tuesday Period 3

Year 7 students enjoying
more reading with Reading
Coaches from Years 9 & 10.

Thursday lunchtimes in the LRC are dedicated
to reading, with a guest appearance each week from
a member of staff sharing books they enjoy. So far we
have had an introduction to Michelle Paver’s ‘Chronicles
of Ancient Darkness’ series, a focus on books by Darren
Shan and Riddles in the Dark from The Hobbit.
Other activities have included making Top Trumps of
favourite book characters, daring to choose a lucky
dip book, and for Y7 and Y8, reading and joining in the
Accelerated Reader Challenge to see who can be
the Top Quizzer each week. Y7 winners are Thomas
Marshall, Joshua Caley and Daisy Craven, and from Y8,
Olivia Fox, Thomas Skellett and Ciaran Smith.
An Opportunity to join in a reading challenge with
other Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Schools
Check out the website to
read about the shortlisted
books and review them:
http://brilliantbookaward.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Username: kimb01
Password: frog143
All of the books are available for loan from the LRC.

How many of these books will you read
before voting takes place in March 2015?

The D&T Faculty is in need of the following materials:
Celebration, Hero, Quality Street biscuit tins etc.
wool and fabric.
A big thank you for the donations we have
received previously; they have
been very useful!

D&T
MATERIALS