Every family in the school is invited to take part in OLA’s Family Summer Book Group, where all members of the family read the same books. Later, during the Michaelmas term, with the help of some of the Senior School Association, we’ll meet up for a social evening centred around the books you have read in the summer holidays.
2008 is National Year of Reading so what better way than to enjoy books together. Parents often ask how they can help their children. Reading, and then talking about books, is an excellent way of doing this; being part of a family book group promotes the pleasures of reading.
In the school mailing you will have a received a card on which to record your choices, with a few comments. In September the Library will collect in your reading choices and collate them to produce a booklet of OLA Family Favourite Reads.
Please enjoy choosing your own books, but, if you want some ideas each card has a selection of recommendations made by your year group to be.
Happy Reading!
P.S.
Reading Olympics
The Library runs a Reading Olympics, for Years 7 & 8, to gain Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates. Books read over the summer, and/or in the Family Summer Book Group will give a head start for the Bronze award. For this you will need to have read 7 books, so your selection could include:
- 5 Fiction books - including a favourite writer, an author you have never tried before, a mixture of genres, and including one classic,
- 1 non-fiction book,
- 1 biography or autobiography.
We also write a book review, usually in a session in the library, although keen readers sometimes do one in their own time.
Reading Diploma
For those who have completed their Gold Reading Olympics. See details by clicking on the 'Reading Diary' link in the side menu.
