Book Exhibition

On Friday, 13 December, Ms Maria Geleklidis, held her annual book exhibition in our library. All classes from Grade 7, Grade 8 and Grade 9 were taken across to the library, during their English lesson where they could look at all the books on display. Ms Geleklidis also read to the Grade 7s and the Grade 8s. 

We would also like to thank Ms Geleklidis for her very generous donations of books for each English teacher's classroom. Great use is made of these books during our weekly Reading lesson.

Ms Geleklidis reading to our Grade 8s

Some of the books on display

St. Lawrence College English Department: Extensive Reading List 3

September 2010 version.




1. 1984 by George Orwell
2. A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul
3. A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
4. Age of Iron by J.M.Coetzee
5. Animal Farm by George Orwell
6. Atonement by Ian McEwan
7. Beloved by Toni Morrison
8. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
9. Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
10. Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
11. Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
12. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
13. Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and other novels by Charles Dickens
14. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
15. High Fidelity and other books by Nick Hornby
16. Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
17. Kes by Barry Hines
18. King Solomon’s Mines by Rider Haggard
19. Lord Jim and The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
20. Lorna Doone by R.D.Blackmore
21. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
22. Of Mice And Men and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
23. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner
24. Pride and Prejudice and other novels by Jane Austen
25. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
26. Roots by Alex Haley
27. Ruth Rendell - mysteries
28. Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence
29. Sour Sweet by Timothy Mo
30. Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
31. Tender is the Night by Scott Fitzgerald
32. Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
33. The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin & The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
34. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
35. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
36. The Animal Lover’s Book Of Beastly Murders by Patricia Highsmith
37. The Best of Saki
38. The Call of the Wild, White Fang & Other Stories by Jack London
39. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
40. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
41. The Darling Buds of May by H.E.Bates
42. The Enchanted Island: Stories from Shakespeare by Ian Serraillier
43. The French Lieutenant’s Woman and The Magus by John Fowles
44. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
45. The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing
46. The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald
47. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
48. The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
49. The Isabelle Allende Trilogy: City of Beasts, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon, Forest of the Pygmies
50. The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan
51. The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
52. The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
53. The Lost World of the Kalahari by Laurens Van Der Post
54. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
55. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
56. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
57. The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
58. The Wasp Factory by Ian Banks
59. The White Bone by Barbara Gowdy
60. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
61. The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
62. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
63. Three Men In A Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
64. Three Singles To Adventure by Gerald Durrell
65. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
66. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
67. Veronika Decides To Die by Paulo Coelho
68. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

St. Lawrence College English Department: Extensive Reading List 2

September 2010 version.






1. A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul
2. A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
3. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
4. Agatha Christie - ‘Who-done-it’s’
5. Animal Farm by George Orwell
6. Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
7. Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
8. Dead on Target, (The Hardy Boys) by Franklin Dixon
9. Five People You Meet In Heaven & Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
10. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
11. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
12. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
13. Kes by Barry Hines
14. King Solomon’s Mines by Rider Haggard
15. Lorna Doone by R.D.Blackmore
16. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
17. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
19. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner
20. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
21. Ruth Rendell - mysteries
22. Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
23. The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin by Mark Twain
24. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
25. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
26. The Best of Saki
27. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
28. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas by
29. The Call of the Wild, White Fang & Other Stories by Jack London
30. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
31. The Darling Buds of May by H.E.Bates
32. The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
33. The Enchanted Island: Stories from Shakespeare by Ian Serraillier
34. The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald
35. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole & The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13½ by Sue Townsend
36. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
37. The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
38. The Island by Victoria Hislop
39. The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
40. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R.Tolkien
41. The Lost World of the Kalahari by Laurens Van Der Post
42. The Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
43. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
44. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
45. The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer
46. The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
47. The White Bone by Barbara Gowdy
48. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aitken
49. Three Singles To Adventure by Gerald Durrell
50. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
51. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

St. Lawrence College English Department: Extensive Reading List 1

September, 2010 Version



1. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
2. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
3. Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
4. Alice Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
5. Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden
6. Chasing Redbird and other stories by Sharon Creech
7. Danny The Champion Of The World by Roald Dahl
8. Holes by Louis Sachar
9. Iggie’s House and other books by Judie Blume
10. Just William stories by Richmal Crompton
11. Matilda by Roald Dahl
12. Northern Lights trilogy by Philip Pullman
13. Point Blanc by Anthony Horowitz
14. Squib by Nina Bawden
15. Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
16. The Adventure series by Willard Price
17. The BFG by Roald Dahl
18. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
19. The Boy in the Stiped Pyjamas by John Boyne
20. The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton
21. The Famous Five by Enid Blyton
22. The Harry Potter series
23. The Hundred And One Dalmations by Doddi Smith
24. The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe and other of the Narnia Chronicles by C.S.Lewis
25. The Nancy Drew Files and other Nancy Drew adventures, by Carolyn Keene
26. The Owl Service by Alan Garner
27. The Princess Diaries by Meggin Cabot
28. The Ruby In The Smoke trilogy by Philip Pullman
29. The Tulip Touch by Anne Fine
30. The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer
31. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham
32. The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula le Guin, (a quartet)
33. Toad of Toad Hall by Kenneth Graham
34. Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
35. Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson
36. Watership Down by Richard Adams
37. Zlata’s Diary by Zlata Filipovic

SADIN ABDUL FATTAH will be presenting "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult,this Wednesday (20 Nov) in the library at lunchtime. 

Talking Books

Emily Holden will be presenting "The Prisoner of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling, this Wednesday, 6 November, at lunchtime in the library.

Isabella Kontogiannis, Grade 8, is presenting 'The Glass Castle - a Memoir' by Jeanette Walls for Talking Books this Wednesday, 23rd October, at lunchtime in the library.

"The Luminaries"wins Man Booker award. "The Luminaries"wins Man Booker award.

Nadia Papazarkadas, Grade 8, is presenting 'The Sisters Grimm' by Michael Buckley for Talking Books this Wednesday, 2nd October, at lunchtime in the library.

As of today Lawrence Living Library is online!

We would like to take the opportunity to thank all those who kindly donated books which were much appreciated by all our teachers.

Remembrance Day - Ms Bizos

REMEMBRANCE DAY

On 11 November 1918, the last shot of World War 1 was fired. It had been the most destructive war in history. ‘The War to make the World Safe for Democracy’. ‘The War to End All Wars’. It had been the most devastating conflict. Nearly ten million human beings bombed, gassed, blown apart, buried alive, machine-gunned, incinerated; another twenty-two million wounded or maimed; five million civilians dead from starvation, exposure and disease; another ten million from a war-spawned plague of Spanish influenza. It had dragged on for four years, a  seemingly insatiable beast whose only purpose was to gulp down the best and bravest young men of a generation and spit them out again as corpses. ‘Never again’, swore the veterans. The war-battered civilian populations who had supported those vast armies repeated the same message, ‘Never Again’. As the politicians gathered in Versailles in France to sign the peace, they echoed the same sentiments, but the Germans signed only under duress. The treaty was forced upon them without discussion- and they did not forget. Twenty years, nine months, nineteen days, and eighteen hours later after the last shot of World War One, the first shot of World War Two was fired – and set off a firestorm that would consume more lives than any other war in history.

Remembrance Day is on 11 November. It is a special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At one time the day was known as Armistice Day and was renamed Remembrance Day after the Second World War. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice, on 11^th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One. Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday, which is usually the Sunday nearest to 11 November. Special services are held at war memorials and churches all over Britain. It is important that our children are aware of the lives that have been lost for freedom.

Ms Bizos.

LIBRARY END OF TERM TITBITS

Lawrence Living Library was certainly alive this year from the day it opened its doors to all pupils and staff in the senior school.

A buzz was certainly created by:

• Our fortnightly talking books

• Informative and entertaining displays

• Book publishers presentations

• Guest readers (Ms Geleklidis from Usborne Books who read to our Grade 7 & 8 pupils)

• Top 100 list of favourite books

• Use of computers

Last but not least we were overwhelmed by the number of pupils that visited our library to study or read during the year.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…

In September       257 pupils     visited the library

In October           764 pupils     visited the library

In November       725 pupils     visited the library

In December       419 pupils      visited the library

In January           765 pupils      visited the library

In February         769 pupils      visited the library

In March             795 pupils      visited the library

In April               768 pupils      visited the library

In May                252 pupils      visited the library

Overall, our library offered our pupils and staff the opportunity to enjoy its facilities and we look forward  to reopening our doors in September!

LAWRENCE LIVING LIBRARY RULES! 

 Reading is one of the most important skills your child will learn in school. Like all skills, improvement comes with practice, information, and enjoyment. You can help your child by reading to him/her and asking questions about the story. Encourage your child to spend time reading at home every day.

 • Pupils are responsible for handling library books with care, since they are for everyone to share. Please keep books away from pets, food and all liquids.

 • Any book damaged should be reported to the library as soon as possible.

 • Library books may be kept for two weeks, then must be returned. A book may be renewed if the pupil has not finished reading it. An overdue book means a pupil cannot borrow another book until the overdue book has been renewed or returned.

 • If a book is lost, payment towards a replacement will be requested from the parents.

 • If your family plans to move, please return all books before moving.

 • We hope your child will read and enjoy the many books on display in our library.

Talking Books Posters

Posters were put up every two weeks to advertise the Talking Book presentations. The owl , symbolic of wisdom and learning, was used each time and was a success because children connected it to the fortnightly Book Talks. Below are a few samples.

Nick Poulos will be presenting “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons On Wednesday 24^th October

 

MARIO TSANGARAKIS WILL BE PRESENTING “STORMBREAKER” BY ANTHONY HOROWITZ ON WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL IN THE LIBRARY.