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The Summer Book Fair will be held in the Blue Gate Fields Infants Hall Tuesday 26th June - Friday 29th June, 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

20/6/2018

 
Good bargains to be had, with the Summer 3 for 2 offer.
Choose 3 books, and get the cheapest one
free!

Fantastic offers, and competitions with great prizes, including a Nintendo switch!

Come and support your school: the more you buy, the more new books we'll be able to get for the library!

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Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition 2018

19/6/2018

 
 Monday 18th June saw the presentation ceremony for this year's Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition. It was held at Canary Wharf's Clifford Chance building, on the 30th floor, where panoramic views are part of the evening's attractions. We are proud to say that a member of Class 10 was awarded 3rd Prize for his short story 'The Animal Revolution', which will be published later this year. He was pleased to receive a £20 amazon voucher as well as a splendid certificate.  Dad was there to support him too. This annual event and competition is organised and run by Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service, and this year's guest author was the distinguished writer, Beverley Naidoo. In her speech she said that it had been a privilege to help to judge the many entries, and to have a chance to 'listen' to the voices of our young people. She added that many of the stories and poems had caused her to reflect on the questions raised by the younger generation. She also remarked that she could tell they were all readers, as reading and writing are two sides of the same coin. 
On Tuesday 19th June, Beverley led a creative writing workshop for the winners and their guests, at the Canary Wharf Idea Store. She spoke about her childhood in South Africa, and how the anger she felt at the Apartheid system had inspired her to write. She said that bringing characters to life is exciting, and that creating new stories is like going on a journey: "A pen can take you anywhere!"
The winning short story:
 
The Animal Revolution
 
I jolted up from my sleep. The stars twinkled above me. Deep rumbling sounds had woken me up. I stuck out my head from the hole and looked up. My fur stood on end, a shiver ran down my spine and a lump came to my throat. It was them…

Early next morning, I raced out of the burrow and went to the vast Oak tree where my friend Owl lived. I had to call his name out several times, as he slept during the day and was active at night. There was a fluttering inside and out came Owl.

“What is the matter?” he asked.

I told him what I had seen that night and how it had woken me up. He quickly told me to inform, everyone in the forest about the enormous, mechanical machines that had come to cut the trees down. It would mean that we would lose our homes.

I ran off as fast as my legs could carry me and reached the pile of massive boulders where Possum lived.
“Hello Fox, what’s wrong?” he asked, as he could see me panting.

I told him about the machines that I had seen. He listened carefully. When I had finished, he told me to rest as he would tell everyone else. He paused, then added that there would be a meeting about this in the evening by the river. He scampered off.

The evening came slowly as I was worried and full of concern. If we lost our homes, all the animals (including me) would have nowhere to live. I made my way down to the riverbank. By this time of day, the beautiful sunset was reflected on the shimmering river. As I took my seat, the worried animals were whispering together – it seemed that they too knew about the news. The leader of the forest (Deer) started the conversation.

“As you have heard, woodcutters with their machines have come to cut down the forest. This will mean that we will have no place to live. But we can’t let them take our forest without putting up a fight.”

The animals cheered. Everything was settled. Tomorrow was the day they would win.

The next day was bright and sunny. As the machines came closer, the animals set to work. They tied a vine between two gargantuan trees. The squirrels all loaded themselves with acorns and nuts. The woodcutters had a terrific shock when suddenly, the machines stopped. Out of nowhere, animals from either side of the machines rocketed out. The birds flew down and rustled their feathers on the windscreen making it impossible for them to see. As they got out to shoo the birds away, the squirrels threw down the nuts and acorns on them. Skunks slid into the machines and let out their horrible, putrid stink. From that day on, no one ever came again to cut down trees in their forest. Once again, peace resumed.

A Grrrrrreat visit from Steven Butler, the author of 'Dog Diaries'!

8/6/2018

 
​On Wednesday 6th June we had an exciting and hilarious morning with Steven Butler, the best-selling author, talking about his new series, Dog Diaries. We also invited the Year 2 children from Blue Gate Fields Infants School to be part of the audience,  with Years 3 and 4.
 
Steven Butler was really funny, and told us some ​crazy stories from his childhood before reading extracts from 'Dog Diaries'. As well as being a best-selling author, Steven is an actor, and brought the book to life. We also had the chance to try our hands at drawing the main character, Junior. 
 
Afterwards children were able to buy one of Steven's books, which he signed for them. The bookstall was provided by Denise and Kalina from  Brick Lane Bookshop.

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