As I work during the Summer I will be constantly adding my thoughts to this mindmap, made using Mindomo. A fantastic US teacher librarian , Buffy Hamilton, gave me the idea – so I am running with it!
Why not try this the next time you need to think something through:
During your session in the Library, you will also be introduced to our new online resource – History Study Center. Please ask me if you need more practice with this.
I have put together some websites to help you with this assessment. If you click on the links below, you will go through to the Library Online page on Delicious. This is where I have gathered a whole lot of websites for you to see. I hope you find them useful.
Effective Research: Recording, Referencing and Bibliography
This is the presentation that I gave you on Wednesday 16 June. You can watch the presentation again here. Also, it will stay on the Learning Resources> Presentations page.
Are you eagerly awaiting the last book in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins? Well this countdown clock shows you how long you will have to wait for it!
We are pleased to tell you that The Dixie Grammar School community will soon have access to a range of fantastic online databases through our subsciption to Leicestershire Library Services for Education.
They are:
Credo Reference
Guardian and Observer Digital Archive
History Study Center
Science Reference Center
Mrs Robinson is sorting out access and then she will begin to demonstrate these services to staff, students and any other interested member of our community.
For the first time, students at The Dixie Grammar School are joining in the CILIP Carnegie Medal Shadowing Scheme. We have had our first meeting and 14 students from Years 8 and 9 have signed up!
There are 8 books on the shortlist:
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Graveyard Book by Nail Gaiman
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant
Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
The group will be meeting in the Library on Friday lunchtimes every week – we hope to have a lot of fun and great discussions as we read the books!
If you are a Shadower, then click here to access the official website and post a review.
Click on “Post a Review”
Enter “Dixie” in the search box and you will then be able to select “The Dixie Grammar School”.
Write your review and click on “Send”.
Mrs Robinson will then check your review and enable it to be uploaded to our site.
To read any reviews from our group – have a look at our page on the site.
Hope you are enjoying the books you borrowed - especially as it's raining! Have a great holiday folks!
Only 2 days left to get your Holiday Reads! Borrow a pile of books - enjoy your reading!
Carnegie Shadowing
During the Summer Term our Shadowing Group is meeting every Friday lunchtime in the Library. Reading Champions will resume in the Autumn Term.
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Request a Book
Are you a member of The Dixie Grammar School community? Have you got a favourite book that you would like the Library to stock? Then, please click on the link to fill in this online Request Form. Mrs Robinson will then add the book to her list for consideration.
Should we get these?
Latest releases on Amazon - we may already have them in stock! Come in and see...
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