Football World Cup Competition

The soccer competition has been one of the library's most successful competitions.  It was drawn today in front of the whole school by Mr Chamberlain. The successful winner was Rahul, a year 7 student who lists soccer as one of his pursuits.

Tomorrow's the big day

Yes for all our football fans the waiting will be over as the World Cup gets under way. The team shirts and flags adorn the library, the score chart is up and our competition will begin. Exciting times ahead.

Make sure you get your entry in. Simply answer questions about the World Cup (Clue: answers to be found in the library) and put them in our posting box by the entry doors. The prize is a World Cup Brazil football.

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Football World Cup kicks off soon

Our avid football fans are looking forward to the World Cup, and we are adding some more interest by running a competition. Watch this space. The soccer books have been in hot demand also. Before the month is up we hope to have some new books arrive which will feature the current event in Brazil.

The Rig by Joe Ducie

Book Review:

Will Drake has already escaped from three prisons when he is sent to a high-security prison in the Arctic Ocean called "The Rig.  Though no one has escaped from the prison Will starts to make plans within days of his incarceration.  All is not what it seems on the rig as it is being used as a under-cover mining operation.  They are mining a mysterious Chrystal-X, which gives super-powers to people exposed to it.

The story has lots of action, great characters and the setting is dramatic leaving you with the sense of brutality and desolation.  A throughly good read and if you liked the Cherub series you should love this book.  

Check out the cover on our Shelfari bookshelf down on the right-hand side.

For more on this book go to:Bookzone4boys

PowerCo Challenge

The library was full of enthusiastic teams of young lads who were set a challenge to construct the tallest tower for an emergency flashing light. It was 25 minutes of furious activity with a noise level to match.

                                         Winning team of Finlay, Finn, Kian, Logan and Blake

                                    Team that placed second: Alfie, Toby, Michael, Tahanga and Corey

Noughts and Crosses - book review by Joshua

This is a review from one of our Year 10 students who reads widely and was willing to offer his thoughts about this book. He has done a great job. Well done Josh.

Noughts and Crosses, by Malorie Blackman is a fiction novel of two teenagers who are trapped in a world of two sides where they can’t be friends. The story is set in a current day setting of worldwide racism between black and white people. Resulting with white noughts and black crosses. Callum is a 15-year-old nought who is poor and is tired of the unfair rights towards noughts. Persephone (Sephy) is a cross and is the daughter of one of the most powerful people in the country but is against the unfair rights towards noughts.

Noughts and Crosses is and inspiring book for teenagers that expresses life values and concepts. It spreads a powerful message against racism, discrimination and violence. The author portrays these themes in a way that makes the reader think about the reality of harm they cause.