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Latest News & Events
The Library has held a number of events throughout this academic year. Here is a list of some of the events.
Sophie McKenzie Visits Burntwood - 15th December 2011
Sophie McKenzie visited Burntwood about how she got into writing after doing a creative writing course.
Author Visit Bali Rai - 30th November 2011
Bali Rai visited Burntwood and talked to Year 8 students about his new book, ‘Killing Honour’. He also spoke to Year 7 about his book ‘Revenge of number two’, a story about bullying in a secondary school.
Thrills and Chills at The Library Party - 23th October 2011
Sixty Year 7 students attended the Library’s ‘Friday Night Fears’ party on the 14th of October. The Year 7s thoroughly enjoyed an evening of spooky games, competitions and stories followed by pizza and a movie
Author Visit Mary Hooper - 20th September 2011
This month, author Mary Hooper visited Burntwood School to talk to Year 7 students about her new historical novel, ‘Velvet’, a romantic thriller set in Victorian London.
Riverside Art and Literature Trip - 28th June 2011
This month, 55 of the students who took part in this year’s Carnegie Medal reading group enjoyed a trip to locations near to the River Thames to explore links between literature, poetry and art.
Caroline Lawrence Visits Burntwood - 25th March 2011
Caroline Lawrence, author of the very popular ‘Roman Mysteries’ series of books, visited Burntwood this month. She spoke first to the whole of Year 7 and then to Latin students in Years 8 and 9 about her writing techniques and how she uses ancient Roman sources to develop her characters and plots. Students thoroughly enjoyed the talk.
Author Visit - 18th February 2011
Author Julia Golding visited Burntwood in February. She spoke first to the FAB Reading Group, answering a variety of questions on being an author including how to get work published.
Poet Neal Zetter Visits Burntwood - 31st January 2011
On Friday 21st January, Burntwood students thoroughly enjoyed a visit to the School by performance poet, Neal Zetter. As well as writing and performing his own poetry, Neal runs workshops across London on how the power of poetry can inspire confidence, self-expression and self-esteem.
Author, Karen McCombie Visits Burntwood - 3rd December 2010
Karen McCombie, author of the very popular ‘Ally’s World’ and ‘Stella Etc’ series of books, visited Burntwood last month. She talked to students in Years 7 and 8 about her writing and about her change of career from journalist and magazine editor to full time author.
Stationery Supplies - 8th November 2010
Stationery is now sold in the Library at very competitive prices. This includes pens, pencils, protractors, rulers and book covers for A4 and A5 exercise books. French, Spanish and English dictionaries are also available.
Please visit the Library for a complete list of prices.
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