Literacy / School Library
Welcome to our Learning Resource Centre (Library)
Here at Halewood Academy we are constantly working to promote whole school reading for pleasure and a love of books for all. In the LRC, we have a relaxed, calm atmosphere with sofas, beanbags and comfy chairs to provide a place where students can come to read or study. The LRC has been structured to ensure that students feel welcome and supported on every visit.
Resources include an array of fiction and non-fiction books to suit all tastes, magazines and Revision Guides. We also have computers for students to complete research and homework. The LRC is regularly well utilised and is an ideal place to complete homework with support on hand and read.
Opening times
The LRC is open for students to use from 8.00am every day, every break time, every lunchtime and afterschool until 4.00pm.
Competitions
We are constantly striving to engage as many students as possible from all year groups with events and competitions in the LRC.
Book Selection
If there is a book or magazine you would like to see available to read in the LRC or use for Revision, please take a ‘LRC READING REQUEST FORM’ from the Librarians desk. Complete details and hand it back to the Librarian, who will do her best to try and get it in to stock.
Library Monitors
We have a team of students from years 7 to 11 that make up the LRC Team. Students are currently working through a Training Programme, take on duties in the LRC and provide assistance to other library users. The Team also helps the Librarian promote the LRC and a love of reading around the Academy.
We will shortly be making plans to celebrate World Book Day 2024 in March, which will include a book tasting event for all year groups.
UPCOMING EVENTS
World Book Day 7th March 2024
KS3 Faster Reading
All KS3 students take part in our Faster Reading programme during their English lessons. This involves students reading a novel as a class and discussing key themes, characters and vocabulary with their peers and their teacher. Each set of three reading lessons is accompanied with a Mastery lesson where students have valuable opportunities to practise reading, writing and oracy skills based around their class reader. Students are able to increase their knowledge of new vocabulary, explore key ideas from the novels in more depth in these lessons as well as work on their written accuracy. Students find the diverse selection of age-appropriate texts engaging and look forward to putting their understanding to the test in their Mastery Lessons.
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