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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
This is a bumper edition as there was so much to cover. The library was super busy this term as we implemented new Reading Challenges for Years 7 & 8, as well as creating lots of new extracurricular enrichment.
There were the usual lunchtime activities, we ran our first Harry Potter week in October and we ended the term with our 12 Days of Christmas event, which has been running since 2019!
This newsletter takes a look at everything that happened in the library during the Autumn term and gives a few hints of some of the events for the Spring term.
THIS TERM'S RECOMMENDED BOOK KING OF NOTHING by Nathanael Lessore
Anton is in Year 9 and is one of the ‘kings’ of the school His reputation is built on the back of his jailed father, so all the kids at school are wary of Anton and his friends. One day Anton takes things too far at school so his mum sends him to a youth group in the hope he makes new friends Much to his horror the group is also attended by Matthew who Anton and his friends consider the biggest loser in school.
When Matthew saves Anton’s life, they begin an unlikely friendship, which changes the course of Anton’s life choices and outlook. Does he want his crowning glory to a school bully or should he aspire to more?
The book explores many themes such as toxic masculinity, friendships and peer pressure in an original and humorous way.
AUTUMN TERM
OCTOBER - PERCY JACKSON & GREEK MYTHS QUIZ
This was a much awaited quiz, that was rescheduled from last year! The winner was Beau (8PH) whose superior knowledge and fast reactions meant he led the quiz from start to finish! The runners up were Zach (8PA) and Rishik (8PA) and Tanav (7LE).
Beau, Rishik and Zach
OCTOBER - BLACK HISTORY MONTH
October was a busy month, but we managed to fit in a quiz to celebrate Black History Month. The winners were Rabeeh (7LE) and Pallav (7LE). The runners up were Kian (8PH) and Sonny (8RI) and Titobi (7PH) and Alexander (7DE)
Tanav,
Sonny, Kian, Rabeeh, Pallav, Titobi and Alexander
HARRY POTTER WEEK
14TH - 18TH OCTOBER
This year we decided to give Harry Potter his own week at AGS Library! All the activities were fully booked so no doubt this will become a regular event in our calendar!
Monday - Wand Making
Tuesday - A Hogwarts Mystery
Wednesday - Hogwarts Bingo
Thursday - Harry Potter Origami
Friday - Hogwarts Quiz
The Free a House Elf - Design a Sock competition was jointly won by Jathin and Zirui
MONDAY - WAND MAKING WORKSHOP
Every trainee wizard needs a wand! So what better way to start our Harry Potter Week than to design and make our own wand So one lunchtime and 500g of clay later, over 40 students had made a wand!
Thinuga, Ethan and Anish Winners of the Wand Making Competition
HARRY POT
TUESDAY - A HOGWARTS MYSTERY
Studentshadtosolvesomethemedpuzzles,therewereeightpuzzlesintotalthathadtobesolvedinorderto discoverwhathappenedtoLunaLovegood!Thewinningteameachreceiveda‘IsolemnlyswearIamuptono good’badgeandasmallbagofsweets.
Can you work out the combination of
The answer is on Page 20.
TER WEEK
WEDNESDAY
- HOGWARTS BINGO
It’s like herding kittens, but I managed to get most of the Potter bingo players together for a group photo with Dobby photo-bombing at the back!
THURSDAY
- ORIGAMI
These are some of the Potter themed corner bookmarks students made!
HARRY POTTER WEEK
FRIDAY - HARRY POTTER QUIZ
Thetopthreeteamsinthe PotterQuiz!
Ben, Henry, Nikhil, Alec and Divit
The Magical Quizzers
HALLOWEEN QUIZ
HALLOWEEN QUIZ
This was our last lunchtime event before the half-term break! once again we were fully booked
The Scary Halloween Quizzers!
CAN YOU SOLVE THIS?
Can you guess the answer to the question below? Only two teams at the Halloween Quiz got the correct answer!
What monster is pictured on the flag of Sicily?
Minotaur Medusa
Vampire Griffin
Answer on Page 20.
Alec,Thinuga,Zach,ArnavandOlly
THE TWELVE DAYS
DAY ONE - BOOK IN A JAR
Alex, 9PA correctky guessed that the Book in a Jar was HarryPotterabdtheDeathlyHallows!
DAY TWO - BAUBLE HUNT
These arealltheitemsstudentsdonated in order to guess the book in a jar. All itemswillgoingtoChilternFoodbank.
Studentsweregivenamapandchallengedtofindthe12ChristmasBaubleswhichwerehungaroundtheschool EachbaublehadaChristmas/Winterthemedriddlethatstudentshadtosolve.
This was one of the riddles that students struggled to answer!
OF CHRISTMAS
DAY THREE - SCRATCH ART BAUBLES
Students loved creating these baubles, and we had some fantastic designs which were used to decorate our tree!
DAY FOUR - CHRISTMAS ORIGAMI
It felt like the whole library was full of students creating somethingwithpaper!
The origami stars were probably the most popular, and was closely followed by the reindeer bookmarks!
THE TWELVE DAYS
DAY FIVE - A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY
DAY SIX - REINDEER HOOPLA
Chaos reigned at the Reindeer Hoopla, where eight teams went head-to-head to see who could throw the most hoops to landonthe‘reindeer’s’antlers!
For the eight teams taking part it was a race against time to solve the Christmas Mystery. All nine puzzles had to be solved in order to work out the combination to openthelockedboxandclaimtheprize! Itwasaclosecompetition,butTeamRyan, Rishik, Zach and Thinuga were the victors who each won a Christmas goodie bag...everyoneelsegotalumpofcoal!
HooplaWinners-Srikara,Jas,ThomasandJathin
OF CHRISTMAS
DAY SEVEN - CHRISTMAS BINGO
DAY EIGHT - DECORATE A BAUBLE
The Library Christmas tree was full of all the decorations that studentsmadeoverthelast2weeks.
It was heads down for the Ugly Jumper game of Bingo!. With so much going on, I can’t even remember who won, so well done to whoevertheluckywinnerwas!
THE TWELVE DAYS
DAY NINE - UNO TOURNAMENT
hirty-two super competitive udents from Years 7-9 entered is years Uno Tournament.
ach round was timed with the top wo players moving to the next age.
he final battle was between Ben, sh, Kevin and Abhiram with Ben, e 2023 champion retaining his own for 2024!
The tense final!
The Fabulous Final Four! Ben, Kevin, Abhiram and Josh (front)
OF CHRISTMAS
DAY TEN - CHRISTMAS QUIZ
Year8provedthemselvesastheexpertsonChristmas triviatakingthetopthreespotsintheChristmasQuiz!
IsaacandJasperwerethewinners,withSonny&Kian andBen&Henryasrunners-up.
Can you guess the answer to the question below? Only one team at the Christmas Quiz got the correct answer! CAN YOU SOLVE THIS?
Question: Which reindeer’s name means thunder?
Donner
Blitzen
Dasher
Dancer
Answer on Page 20.
Isaac, Sonny, Kian, Jasper, Ben and Henry
All the AGS Christmas Quizzers!
THE TWELVE DAYS
DAY ELEVEN - CHRISTMAS CAROL-OKE
Teach 17 - Miss Johnson, Mr Taylor, Mr Walker and Mr Lavery
The Bad Boys - Youssef and Josh
All Hail King H. - Abjith, Harishan and Kerththekan
OF CHRISTMAS
Mr Chambers, our very own answer to Michael Bublé, wowed the audience with his dance moves while giving us a fab version of White Christmas.
DayoneofourCarol-okewentgotofftoagreatstartwiththe performersgivingittheirall!
The audience were very vocal, but it was clear that Last Christmas as sung by Youssef and Josh was the popular song choicewitheveryonesingingalong!
The judging panel was Miss Johnson, Mr Lavery and Jafar who unanimouslychoseRorywhosang‘HollyJollyChristmas’asthe ChristmasCarol-okeDayOnewinner!
Day One Carol-oke Winner, Rory
BFG - Mr Chambers
Kadushan & Joe
The Snowmen - Leo, Ben, Zipei, George, George, Ethan, Fil, Keyaan, Srijan, George
THE TWELVE DAYS
DAY TWELVE - CHRISTMAS CAROL-OKE
AnGiles - Miss Giles and Mrs Giles
SkibidiSingers-BenandSonny
RCT - Temi
Reindeers - Rishik
The Eskimo Joe’s - Jed, Arjun, Maz and Ekundayo
OF CHRISTMAS
ChristmasTurkey-Kevin, Krishi, EthanandJainil
Mr. Vakilpour
Day two, saw some stellar performances from both teachers andstudents!
There were definitely some standout moments such as Eskimo Joe’sbackflipandtheirbrilliantharmonising!
Oneofthemostexceptionalperformancesofthetwodayswas Temi singing Nat King Cole’s ‘The Christmas Song’ - his vocals wereamazing!
The biggest cheer of the day went to student favourite Mr Vakilpour,whosangthepeaceanthem‘HappyXmas(thewaris over)’
However,itwasJoshwhogaveapositivelyangelicperformance of Silent Night and was chosen as the winner by the judging panelofMissJohnson,EldanandJafar.
Day Two Carol-oke Winner, Josh
As there were a few minutes left after all the performances, I opened the floortoanyonewhofanciedasing!
The result was the post Carol-oke supergroupof....
Kian,Josh,Reed,Olly,Ayden,Aadhav
Thankyoutoallthestaffandstudents who helped make this year’s Carol-oke suchabigsuccess!
BOOK SHELF
WHAT'SONTHESHELF?
Thesearejustafewofthenewfictionbooksthathavebeenadded totheLibrarythisterm.
AmariandthedespicablewondersbyB.B.Alston
Evenfall:thegoldenlinnetbyAlexanderArmstrong
TheCindermanbyAlexAtkinson
IamWolfbyAlastairChisholm
OhWhataKnight!byMazEvans
StormofLiesbySophieMcKenzie
SuchCharmingLiarsbyKarenMMcManus
TheWrongShoesbyJohnPercival
PercyJacksonandtheWrathoftheTripleGoddessbyRickRiordan SkandarandtheSkeletonCursebyA.F.Steadman
