It is with excitement that I write my first post
for the library for 2014. Mrs Ramage has commenced her
maternity leave, with myself now taking over teaching in the library for the
remainder of the year. It is a position I am quite familiar with, having
relieved for Mrs Ramage during her previous maternity leave and continuing in a
job sharing role with her last year.
This first week working in the library has been wonderful.
Our school library really is an inviting, vibrant learning space which is
refreshing to work in. The children and staff are very lucky here at St
Patrick’s. It is terrific to have teaching and learning time with all of the
children in the school. Working with each class weekly allows myself to build
relationships over the year with every child in the school which is very
rewarding. All the children love coming to the library for lessons, to borrow
books and to play or be creative during lunch times.
I look forward to keeping the school community informed
about any initiatives, coming events or special achievements of the children in
the library.
Library Borrowing
Library borrowing is an important part of the school week
and all children should be borrowing books to read both at school and at home.
Each class has a borrowing day and the children with the help of parents need
to remember to bring along their library bag so that they can borrow books for
the week. Books can be returned at any time before the next borrowing day by
placing them in the boxes that are left on the seats outside the library. If
children are away or forget, they can always pop into the library during break
times and myself or Mrs Woods are more than happy to let them return books and
borrow new ones. With the encouragement of parents and teachers, children have
the best chance to foster a love of literature and reading.
Cameron Dilley
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