8L from RBAI join 8IW online

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Invisible City

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Titanic 2020

Skulduggery Pleasant

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Skulduggery Pleasant

Revenge

H.I.V.E

Invisible City

Titanic 2020

8IW have volunteered to take part in a ground-breaking reading scheme with year 8 pupils in RBAI. Under the directorship of the two librarians, Mrs Lindsey of Inst and our own Mrs C, boys from both schools will be reading 5 new novels and sharing in tasks posted online in a Virtual Learning Environment hosted by Learning NI.

Keep watching for further details of their progress.

Book Fair

Thanks to all those boys who bought books. The total sales have come to £744.00! What a result. You have earned around £350.00 worth of free books for the library.

Golden Ticket Winners!

The winners of ' The Golden Ticket ' competition are as follows:

Winner : Andrew Poxon (8RS)

Runners Up: Owen Morris (8RS) & Davis Aumonier (8FG)

Congratulations! Please come the library to collect your prizes.

Book Fair

The Scholastic Fair is coming to Bangor Grammar library for a week, starting Monday 14th April. Mrs Cowdrey needs 10 willing volunteers to help with the book fair. They will be responsible for setting up and manning the book fair at break and lunch time during the week. The book fair has a great selection of the latest books at great prices. So save your pocket money and bring it in next week and spend spend spend! Watch this space for news of the special competition to run during the book fair with great prizes.

Bateman Project Launch

BGS Bateman Project
The BGS English Department, in association with the Parents’ Association, is to produce a compilation of new writing inspired and influenced by the work of ex-pupil and famous author, Colin Bateman.

Bateman is a prolific writer, and has produced a range of novels for adults and children alike. We invite you to use the titles below as a starting point for your own writing – prose, poetry or play. Your teacher will have some ideas to stimulate you, but feel free to submit additional work directly to me.

All pieces of work should be word processed and offered in digital format via CD, memory stick or email (bgsenglish@googlemail.com).

You need not have read the titles concerned, but I would encourage you to do so after writing your own piece.

This is an exciting project, and I look forward to the prospect of reading your work, whether selected for the final book or not.

Gary Greer
Head of English

Selected titles:

Chapter and Verse
The Seagulls have Landed
Empire State
Belfast Confidential
Cycle of Violence
The Horse with My Name
Murphy’s Law
Wild about Harry
Divorcing Jack
Maid of the Mist
Titanic 2020
I Predict a Riot

Harry Potter Wins Again!

In order to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 6th March, both the librarian and the Head of English worked miracles to get Master Alex Rider and Master Harry Potter to take part in our special debate. These two characters went head to head at lunch time in the library. The motion was "This house would ban magic". The debate was chaired by Mr S. Wolfenden and well supported by Junior school pupils. The result ... well Master Potter was the victor, but was a little magic used?