Discovery Space
This term has been a busy one in the Library, with Year 7 students using their Library lesson time to get to grips with how to use the Library independently, and Year 8 students using their time to look at the weekly First News newspaper and getting up to date with current affairs. All Library lessons also include an extended silent reading time, as a continuation of the 10 minutes of quiet reading that they do at the beginning of their English lessons.
Chess
Lunchtimes in the Library have been busier than ever recently, with the addition of chess boards available for students to use at lunchtimes. Students really enjoy this opportunity to play chess and there is also a chess club after school that is run by some Year 9 DofE volunteers. Lots of students have been teaching their friends how to play too, which is fantastic!
Careers
We have some brand-new books in the Careers area in the Discovery Space including:
Careers 2021,
The bonkers book of jobs ,
Working in STEM,
Working in Enterprising Careers,
Working in Careers related to your favourite subjects,
Working in Creative Careers
Students can look through these at in their social time or during Careers appointments and discover information about hundreds of new, as well as traditional careers. Examples include Epidemiologist, Sustainability Consultant, Esports player.
We have been holding Careers interviews for Year 11s, who are planning for after they leave Winston and Year 9s, who will soon be choosing their options. If you'd like a Careers appointment, to talk through options, careers ideas or further and higher education, you can request one through the Careers button on FROG, or ask your form tutor.
A longer read for the holidays...
As the Christmas holidays is one of the longer breaks, it is important for students to ensure they have lots of read! Pop in before the end of the week to make sure you pick up a warming read for the colder days! We have a wide range of Christmas-themed books, longer novels, non-fiction books and other recommended reads on offer. Any books taken out this week will be due back on the 1st day of term. Alternatively, if you already have a book out and would like to keep it for the holidays, please make sure you see Miss Dodds to renew it before the end of the week!
Miss Dodds would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year and hopes students enjoy continuing to use the Library in 2022.
Everyone at Winston wishes Miss Dodds a Merry Christmas and happiness as she welcomes her baby into the world.
Tuesday's Performance
Today saw the return of the Y10 band (Hamish, Dom, Bayley, Finn and Thomas). They stepped in at the last minute to perform following an illness to another student. They performed a variety of songs including some new pieces that they have put together in the last week!
