Bushey Meads Reading Mentors
A Great Way to Start A Day! Last month saw the launch of the Bushey Meads School paired reading scheme. 25 carefully selected year 10 and 12 reading mentors underwent training and...
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A Great Way to Start A Day! Last month saw the launch of the Bushey Meads School paired reading scheme. 25 carefully selected year 10 and 12 reading mentors underwent training and...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
It was great to join the Willow House Assembly last Friday morning and hear Mrs Speker talk to all the students about the importance of being organised and working together to...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Posted by Danielle Bowe
Posted by Kashan Malik
Key Stage 3 Ava 7 Sycamore – Ava has made an excellent start to Year 7 with over 100 achievement points and being in the top 10 for Year 7! She is a hard working and enthusiastic...
Posted by Kashan Malik
NEWS It has been great over the last couple of weeks to see all the girls in Years 7-10 taking part in the Inter House netball competitions. The Inter House sports competitions...
Posted by Ashley Cartledge
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
My name is Vanessa Georgiou, I work in Human Resources and have a son in Year 10. I am part of the Teaching and Learning Committee, which is one of the sub-committees of the...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
For Enrichment Day on Thursday 8th November in the dance department, an external choreographer came in to teach the Year 9 dance students. Kate Flatt, who is currently writing a...
Posted by Annabel Simes
In preparation for the start of this academic year, a newlook Teaching and Learning Team (TLT) was put together at BMS which consists of: Miss Davey – Advanced Lead Teacher...
Posted by Graeme Searle
A Great Way to Start A Day!
Last month saw the launch of the Bushey Meads School paired reading scheme. 25 carefully selected year 10 and 12 reading mentors underwent training and were paired with 25 lucky students from year 8 and 9. Each pair read once a week together during CDC time. What a relaxing way to start the day! Although we have started small, it is our hope that all year 8 and 9 students will get time with a reading mentor at some point over the coming year.
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” – Margaret Fuller
It’s been great hearing from our mentors about the impact this scheme is already beginning to have. Our Deputy head girl, Eleanor Vroome, also spoke eloquently at a full governors’ meeting this week, sharing her experience as a reading mentor:
“The reading buddy scheme is very exciting for me as I feel it really gives an opportunity for the students of the lower school to read in a more informal and comfortable environment, whilst forming a bond with an older member of the school, and improving their confidence and fluency in reading! The ability to read with ease enhances your memory and concentration skills, as well as stimulating your imagination, all of which are key building blocks to further your education and knowledge.”
I’m not sure any teacher could have put it better!
Reading underpins almost everything we do and it our sincere wish that all students at Bushey Meads have the skills and confidence to go forward and succeed.
I think Roald Dahl said it best for me:
“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.”
For the next two week the LRC is running a big Book Amnesty. Did you know that we have over 270 books that are over 900 days overdue from the library? That’s approximately...