Mrs Burns 1st/Mrs Burns 2nd
Please see Library staff if you are interested in the trip or for more information! Come along and soak up the atmosphere! Do some book shopping! Meet the authors! Explore the festival and indulge in yummy treats!
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On Thursday, April 26th, Perth High School was very pleased to host the second inter-school “Well-Read” Quiz. Teams comprising 24 S1-S2 pupils from the High School, Perth Academy and Pitlochry were pitted against each other to test their general knowledge and expertise on all things book-related. It was a closely fought competition, with lots of individual prizes to won in addition to the grand prize. But in the end, Perth Academy walked away with first place. Many thanks to our quizmaster, Mr Nicol, to Perth Rotary for providing the trophy, to Waterstones Perth for providing our Grand Prize and the Scottish Book Trust for the individual prizes.
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Where or when would you rather be, and why?
Come to the library to check out our vortex display and answer the above question by filling out a postcard which will then go on display! We hope to create a swirling effect of postcards going into the vortex!
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EmpathyLab is a relatively new website which highlights the link between reading and empathy. Reading builds empathy – the ability to understand the feelings of others – by introducing us to new worlds, new situations, new points of view and letting us “experience” things through the eyes of others.
EmpathyLab has put together a list for 2018 of books recommended to build empathy skills: http://www.empathylab.uk/empathybookcollection
Check it out. Have you already any of these books? Can you recommend any books that helped you think differently about how others feel?
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Check out the school library’s latest display – Alternative Reality – can you guess the book title? What’s your alternative reality?
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With Christmas right around the corner, the library has done a Christmassy display and have organised some Christmas related activities for staff and pupils to do! Come and check out the display and find out about the activities!
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The Library got together again with the Community Link team and H.E. Dept. to put on an evening for the parents of S1 and P7 pupils – the “PHS Rough Guide to Teens”! It was a great evening, with advice, books and food all for free thanks to funding from the school and the Scottish Book Trust. We hope to be able to host similar events in the future.
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S1 got a chance to see Library and English staff in a slightly different light, as we dressed up for our fabulous Harry Potter Day.
Professors Snape and Umbridge kept everyone in check, Professors McGonagall and Trelawney ran activities alongside our very own Hermione, with Harry and Ron assisting at every turn! There was spellmaking, art activities and a House quiz, with the opportunity for the whole school to sit an O.W.L. exam at lunchtime.
Many thanks to our senior pupils who were so keen to also help out on the day. Check out our Harry Potter day photos by clicking on the link here – http://bit.ly/2hmzJi9
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