WGJS Magazine 2018 WGJS 2018 School Magazine | Page 14

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2018 has been a year of
adventure and riveting
reads. The four themes for
2018 have been Fantastic
Friendships, Adventure is
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Out There, Amazing Africa
and Girls Rule. Each theme gave
the library a chance to showcase its
fabulous collection of books and encourage our girls to
read as widely as possible.The library has been bubbling
over with educational exploration and learner-centred
fun this year, with learners putting pen to paper or
should we say finger to iPad to create their own stories,
and after school groups playing around with robotics
kits and further strengthening their computational
thinking. From impassioned Grade 7 debates to Book
Week performances; the library has been a place for
fun, experimentation and learning.
Book Week saw the library transform once again;
with the theme “Amazing Africa” encouraging the
entire school to get lost in the world of literary fantasy
while enjoying books from our beautiful continent.
The week started off with the local author Penny Haw
doing a private reading of her new book “Nicko” for
our girls in the library. An annual favourite, “Hooked
on Books” returned to Wynberg and once again had
us spellbound with an amazing set of performances.
The week continued with a number of exciting events
and activities, including a breathtaking story-telling
experience with renowned storyteller Gilly Southwood
who brought her own special brand of oral storytelling
to life with the theme “Stories my Gogo told me”. As
always it culminated in the much-anticipated fancy
dress day and our library monitors and staff performing
a hilarious skit, which had the school enthralled.
During the year, well over 300 new books across
a number of genres were introduced to our library,
ensuring many more special moments curled up on a
beanbag with a new book. In the WGJS library, our girls
are encouraged to read widely and to use books not
only to learn new things, but to get lost in new worlds
and to explore and learn more about other countries
and cultures in the process. To quote George R R
Martin “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.
The man who never reads lives only one.”
Miss Rosie Cumming
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