To be an artist

By Maya Ajmera & John Ivanko

I really liked this book. It shows how people in other countries do art.

I really liked how some kids in China had crayons and drew all over the concrete walls outside.

I liked the masks and how you couldn’t see who was behind the masks. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to be an artist!

Book Review

By Jasmine G aged 7

This book is in the library now so if you want to borrow it get in quick.

This hotel is haunted

By Geronimo Stilton

Book  donated and reviewed by Nick W age 7

This is a very good book. Geronimo was really scared because his friends kept playing pranks on him. They had rubber spiders they hung down on him to scare him when he walked past.

I give this 5 out of 5. You should read it too.

You can also visit the Geronimo Stilton website and find out more about Geronimo and his friends. You can also play some fun games.

Just click on the image here.

Scholastic book club has a very special offer this month.

It is a  Special Issue

For every 5 books ordered, our school will get 1 FREE!

Please help us – this is an extra special offer that we don’t usually get.
The more books ordered, the more books our school receives.

Orders need to be in at the office by March  28th.

Please note that this is a Thursday for this issue as school will be closed over Easter.

March really is a good month to be reading.

Fairy School Drop-out : Undercover

By Meredith Badger

This book was really, really good. Elly is a fairy at a human school. Elly goes undercover to find out if there are any more fairies in the school. Elly is a really good character because she is really nice to her friend Jess. It is funny especially when they fall on to the table of food.

I recommend this for girls 7 or 8 and over.

Review by Maddy M

The dancing bear

By Michael Morpurgo

It is a very good book and it can be a funny at times but the ending is sad and exciting. It’s about a little girl called Roxanne who lives with her Grandpa who can be very mean. She went into the forest one day and then came back with a baby bear cub. If you want to know more about the bear then I think you should read this book. I recommend this for ages seven and over.

Review by Georgiana H

Book giving day

Well done to all the families who donated books or coins for Beckenham School on International Book-giving Day. The result was amazing. When I delivered the books I had so many boxes  in my car I could not fit anymore. Even the passenger seat was full.

Beckenham school was very grateful for your kind donations. A book voucher was bought with the money so the librarian could buy some special books they may not have yet. I am proud of you all. Great team players and you have added sparkle to another school. Brilliant work.

Sandy Hastings, Principal of Beckenham School and Desna surrounded by boxes of books donated to their school.

Hello everyone

I hope you all had a fantastic holiday and enjoyed the wonderful sunny days we had. I also hope you had a chance to read a good book or two. Do come and tell me if you did. I would love to hear all about it.

In the previous post I mentioned about the terrible fire at Beckenham school and how they lost their lovely library. Well, we can do something about it. This is how we can help.

On February 14th it is International Book Giving Day. People are encouraged to give books to their friends. We would love it if you could bring a book – new or second hand is fine as long as it is a reasonably current title and we will donate them all to Beckenham School. If you would rather just bring a gold coin then that is fine too. This will allow them to buy books they may be wanting. There is no obligation at all but we would love to see our community helping another community at such a difficult time.

Here is the link to the official site.

So, if you want to help please bring a book to school on the 14th February. There will be a drop box in the library if you want to do this before the 14th.

Thanks for supporting Beckenham School.

I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. Haven’t we had some wonderful sunny days. I’ve been sitting in the garden reading which is wonderful. I hope you have had a chance to read a book or two.

 However, it  is very sad news that Beckenham school has lost its lovely library in a fire this week.

 Take a look at the librarian’s blog to see some of the photos of this awful fire. When we go back to school we will be thinking of ways we can help our fellow Cantabrians. I was at the school yesterday and the smell was very bad and it was very sad talking with the librarian, Anne but she is being very brave for the children and it would be good if we could support their school in some small way. More news later but in the mean time – keep enjoying the sun and holidays.

A huge thank you to the wonderful fund-raising efforts from Georgia, E Wen and Elizabeth in Room 8.

They held book club activities and a shared mufti day to raise $347 for new books for the school library.

Here they are with the books they purchased which will be ready in the new year.

Thank you and well done girls.