Coláiste Gleann Li Celebrates World Book Day on March 7th, 2024
World Book Week Events MARCH 4th - 8th
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Other/Ongoing
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English Department to launch World Book Week with a PA announcement and an extract on the PA system.
English Classes 1st and 2nd Year: Choice Boards for Making a book Items.
Design a door competition to start.
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Extract Reading over the PA System
English Classes: Continue to make book related items.
Teachers to display these by end of the week as a showcase or ‘gallery’ walk.
TY’s participating in Reading Buddies at local Primary School
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Book Swap- Students can bring in books no longer wanted and swap with their peers or donate to the library.
1St Year are baking cupcakes linked to World Book Day to sell at bake sale. (in Home etc)
Students and staff will be encouraged to dress as a character from a book. Or Wear the colours assigned to their year based on a book.
E2.00 fee
1st- Green: Anne of Green Gables
2nd – Blue-The Bluest Eye
3rd- Red- Little Red Riding Hood
5th- Black- Black Beauty
6th- Purple- The Colour Purple
Staff- Multicolour
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WORLD BOOK DAY!!!!
Room 8 and 9: Making a Book Mark
Bake Sale to take place at break and lunch
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All Classes and Teachers:
10AM- 5 Mins: Drop What you are doing and read:
Teachers to lead this, various short stories will be supplied all teachers encouraged to drop what they are doing and read a short story to their classes.
Room 8 and 9: Making a Book Mark
Winners of Competitions to be announced.
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Ongoing throughout the week:
Book Cover competition
Book Review Competition
6 Word Story Competition
Poetry/Song Competition
Short Story competition
Create a new Character for a novel- can be drawn or written- but must come with an explanation.
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Paired Reading to begin. Use of 1st and 5th year students.
All other competitions announced.
Book to film to start.
Staff Book Club Meet at Lunch time (room TBC)
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Guess what the teacher is reading competition begins.
What other classes can do in their subjects?
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Paired Reading Continued with 2nd Group of students.
Possible ideas for other subjects: Create a wordless book about a topic in their subject. Possible option for competition.
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All Competitions due for final judgement.
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Debating Competition in Room 8 at lunch time.
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PE Classes to link to the literary.
Guess what the teacher is reading.
Get Caught Reading
Map your Reading Adventure
Quotes to be put on TV as you walk in via PPT video each day.
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Competition summary: Best Costume, Book Review, design a book cover, create a new character for a novel, get caught reading, Raffle, 6 Word Story Competition, Write a poem/short story, etc,