Writing Competition

Calling all budding writers!

Renaissance Learning are sponsoring the Carnegie Medal this year and they are running a writing competition for secondary school pupils on this website http://www.readwriteexcite.co.uk/ . You are asked to write no more than 1000 words on the theme of CONFLICT.
Check out the site and have a go.

Chance to tell your story

Have a go at the Scottish Book Trust Family Legends competition. Talk to your mum or dad or grandparents, ask them about the time the dog ate your mum's boots or the time your sister got locked in a hotel toilet, and then write it up and send it in.

Good Luck.

Competition

Get to your local library befor August 15th and you could win an iPod Touch!
At the library go online to Britannica and enter their quiz!

Summer Reading Challenge

This year for the first time we are going to have a summer reading challenge.
To join in you have to just follow these easy steps:

1. Read a book
2. Post a review in the comments on this blog entry
3. Mention the author and title of the book in the review
   

The prize will be awarded to the most entertaining comment/review.
Tips for winning:

• Make Mrs Bax laugh
• Read your book somewhere exciting
• Make your book sound so interesting that someone else reads it and adds a comment
  

Good Luck

Bookmark competition

The Doon Academy winner of the National Book Tokens bookmark competition was Siobhan Robinson (S1). Her design of a bookworm and Read 15 minutes a day was felt to be the most encouraging. The runners-up were Fraser Buchanan and Shannon Brown.

Spring Read

We have had a Scholastic Book Fair in the library for the last few days. Pupils have had a chance to browse and buy books, posters and stationery. The winner of the logo competition was Ryan in S1 and Amy, Lauren, Ainsley, Tom and Gemma all won vouchers for the Book Fair for their book jackets and reviews.