Reader of the Week
Congratulations to Ellen McDermott in year 7 who is our reader of the week. She has read an amazing 21 books since we started back to school in September. In addition, Ellen wrote...
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Congratulations to Ellen McDermott in year 7 who is our reader of the week. She has read an amazing 21 books since we started back to school in September. In addition, Ellen wrote...
Posted by Claire Till
Congratulations to Charles Pavlou in year 8 who has completed his Silver reading award. Between May and November he had to read six books of different genres, plus a book of...
Posted by Claire Till
On Friday I spent Character Development Coach (CDC) time in the Maths Faculty area and was delighted to see so many students really focussed and engaged with our now embedded...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
We believe that reading underpins everything for our students. Confident readers can access the curriculum in all subject areas, understand key concepts, write to a good standard...
Posted by Graeme Searle
On Thursday we embarked on our first Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R) event of the academic year. “Drop Everything and Read, is a “national celebration of reading...
Posted by Claire Till
On Thursday 23rd September we had our first of six calendared D.E.A.R events this year. As many of you will know, this is an established part of our celebration and promotion of...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
I am delighted to announce the winners of our ‘Summer Reading Challenge Bingo’ competition are Angelina Leung 8 Beech and Lisa Qarib 8 Willow. This is the second year...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
At Bushey Meads School all staff and students fully understand the importance of reading and how it underpins everything we do and all learning and achievement. We are very lucky...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
This week, our theme at Bushey Meads has been ‘aspiration’ and Mrs Turton, our fantastic LRC manager, has been celebrating just that with her year 7 and 8 classes....
Posted by Danielle Bowe
For our dedicated Carnegie Shadowers, who’ve been reading furiously for the last three months, the Awards Ceremony provided the conclusion to this year’s events. Along with groups...
Posted by Teresa Turton
Congratulations to Ellen McDermott in year 7 who is our reader of the week. She has read an amazing 21 books since we started back to school in September. In addition, Ellen wrote a short story to illustrate her understanding of the LRC. This is a beautifully descriptive piece sharing expectations and how the LRC is organised. Furthermore, providing insight into her perception of the school. Here is a short extract from Ellen’s work:
‘Once I walked to Bushey Meads School, they were hosting a festival in their library known as LRC2. I felt the warmth as I came into the school and a year 9 girl came to greet me, she said her name was Bella and she was going to give me a tour of the LRC block. ‘
I am delighted and excited to announce that all Bushey Meads students and staff now have access to an extensive new digital library collection. With over 2000 titles available,...
I am so proud of the students in our first shadowing group who have been working really hard to read as many of the shortlisted books as possible, despite not being in school to...