 Library Facilities
School Librarian – Nicola Raddon
Library Assistants - Susanna Finch / Margaret McGill
The school has a library in each building. Opening times are as follows:
St Andrew: Mon-Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm
St Michaels Mon-Thurs 9.00am - 3.30pm / Friday 10am – 3.30pm
Reading and Literacy
In December 2007 The Grey Coat Hospital was awarded the distinction of being a Reading Connects School. This means we place a high priority on reading and have the following aims:
- To encourage and support reluctant readers at KS3 by means of genre reading groups and story times, and at KS4 by challenging Y10 students to continue reading by involvement in the Carnegie Award Shadowing Scheme. The main promotion of these activities will be via English Library Lessons.
- To actively involve the whole staff in reading related activities by promoting a whole school approach to reading for pleasure and using themed reads and reading journeys.
National Year of Reading / World Book Day ( www.yearofreading.org.uk ) 2008 has been designated the National Year of Reading by the Government and schools and Public Libraries will be leading the way in this initiative - here at The Hospital we will be having reading and literacy based activities each month. We kick things off in April with 'Read all About it".World Book Day is celebrated in England on 6th March. This year Grey Coat is running a competition - 'Guess the Teacher’s favourite Book', as well as 'favourite book' quizzes and readings of “Marianne Dreams” will take place in the lower school library at lunchtimes.
Use of the Library
We encourage students to use the library for homework, coursework, reading and research.
The libraries have a total of 29 computers allowing students to use the internet as part of their research work. To avoid over-crowding, use of the computers is divided daily between the Year groups.
The Libraries have:
• A stock of over 22,000 books
• A wide selection of CD ROM, Audio Cassettes, DVDs and Videos
• Access to the Internet and the School Network
• Daily Newspapers, Magazines and Periodicals
• Information and Cuttings Files
Most of these resources can be borrowed and students can take up to 4 resources out at one time. Loans are for a two week period unless the resources form part of the Short Loan Collection.
There are Homework Clubs at both Libraries where students can come and use the Library facilities in order to complete homework, research or read.
Library Rules
Students are expected to:
- respect others whilst in the Library and work or read as quietly as possible.
- refrain from eating, drinking or chewing.
- ensure that all resources are issued to them before taking them out of the Library.
Mobile Phones, MP3 Players and Walkmans will be confiscated if used in the Library.
Year 7 Reading Club
At lower school, we run a weekly Year 7 Reading Club and we are an official Carnegie Award Shadowing School (see www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk for more information). In June 2006, Reading Club welcomed the popular children’s author, Jennie Walters, who came to talk to the girls about life as an author, tips on writing and secrets behind her books.
KS3 Reading Lists - please click to download one of the following reading lists:
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9 |
