Readers' Cup Round One

In the run up to Christmas we have been doing the first round of our reading quiz with S1 and S2. This year pupils did the quiz during their visits to the library. Some pupils performed really well. I think the highest score was 15/20. They all enjoyed their prizes. The best performers will go on to represent their clan in the inter-clan competition in March.

December book

Our December book, which we started on St. Andrew's Day, was Janet Paisley's White Rose Rebel, the story of a female Jacobite leader in the period leading up to the Battle of Culloden. It is a true bodice-ripper with lots of sex and violence, which makes a change from our usual fare. Some people found the battle scences rather too graphic, but on the whole the group enjoyed the book and felt it was a good choice for the run-up to Christmas when everyone was feeling tired and stressed.
We have a very pleasant Christmas lunch followed by presents out of Santa's sack. We had agreed to buy and book by a author who's surname began with our initial and then wrap it for the sack.. This proved an interesting challenge and produced some unusual titles, from Mr Darcy's dairy by Maya Slater to Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky. We have agreed to report back in January and have a swop around.