Carluke HS Literacy

Keeping you updated on the fantastic Literacy projects going on at Carluke High School.

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

The happy dance we do when everyone completes their comprehension in Literacy class!

Today we read about Mike the hamster who survived three death traps!! 🐭

Well done boys and girls @CarlukeHS #character #confidence

[Anti-Bullying Alliance #AntiBullyingWeek @ABAonline]

Even celebrities aren't immune to cyberbullying. @edsheeran hasn't posted on Twitter since July 2017. Why? Because "I go on it and there's nothing but people saying mean things. One comment ruins your day." 😥 Remember there's a HUMAN behind the screen. Think before you Tweet.

[World Book Day UK 📚 @WorldBookDayUK]

Happy Roald Dahl Day to human beans everywhere!
What will you be doing to celebrate today? #RoaldDahlDay2018

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

We know it can be overwhelming trying to figure out which books your family might enjoy - that's why each month we pick out some of our favourite new titles for you! Here's September's super selection: https://t.co/CH8xhKfWH2

[Reading Is Fundamental @RIFWEB]

How has literacy positively impacted your life? It's #InternationalLiteracyDay and RIF wants to know what literacy means to you.

[Waterstones @Waterstones]

“What’s the baby’s name?”…
”Lyra”.
The book that readers eagerly anticipated for years, and loved upon its release, has now arrived in paperback. Find our 2017 Book of the Year, @PhillipPullman's The Book of Dust Volume 1: La Belle Sauvage, here: https://t.co/fPFgNht0w3

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

Fancy joining in on #ReadABookDay but just, um, don't quite know which book to read? Use our #Bookfinder to discover some wonderful titles: https://t.co/8WBL2a0blT

[Tes magazine @tes]

Most parents want smartphone ban in schools https://t.co/LoGYZuUgfc

[Education Week @educationweek]

What do employers want in a new hire? Mostly, good speaking skills. https://t.co/eh43tUFOnb

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

My current book has a very sinister cover! Would you pick up this book? #favouritebookcover @CarlukeHS @Booktrust

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

Judging books by their covers! Send a pic of your current favourite book cover - #favouritebookcover

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

Love this question! We'd love to hear all about the book covers you adore.

[Reading Is Fundamental @RIFWEB]

#TuesdayThoughts from A Wrinkle in Time author, Madeline L’Engle 🌟 📘

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

Where would you go? It has got to be Narnia for me 😃

[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

Look out for our #StoryExplorers competition launching this September in partnership with @ALCS_UK. Register your interest today https://t.co/jHft6zDKli

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

S1 & S2 pupils should all now have their reading book in their schoolbag at all times. I look forward to visiting registration classes this week and having a nosey at what books you are all reading! 😃📚 @CarlukeHS #readinreg #literacy

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

Great to see Literacy skills being developed across the curriculum 😃🙌 Excellent work 2M! 🤠Yeeehah!

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

Get involved people! 100 shiny, new books would be an excellent way to kick off 'Read in Reg' this year! 📖♥️

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

We have 100 books to give away to one very lucky secondary school library - give your school a chance of winning us by telling us why they deserve the books right here: https://t.co/EiguVWohmw

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

Readers become more skilled writers... a skill that will be so valuable when preparing for your assignments and for exams across the school! 📖🤔💭✍️🧠

[Waterstones @Waterstones]

'Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.'
- Annie Proulx, who celebrates her birthday today.
#WednesdayWisdom

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

LOVE this! What was your childhood favourite Dahl story? I loves George's Marvellous Medicine and used to collect free Roald Dahl books from my gran's boxes of Tetley teabags! 😍

[World Book Day UK 📚 @WorldBookDayUK]

Roald Dahl Day is the annual, global celebration of the world’s number one storyteller. The celebrations kick off on September 13th and their are loads of fantabulous ways you and your school can get involved. https://t.co/HKDgzRsFm3

[Carluke High School @CarlukeHS]

Exam results - all A's: Carluke High School pupils have seen another year of good SQA results, with a number of pupils achieving 6 National 5 or 5 Higher qualifications. Indeed, the photo shows those pupils who obtained 6 National 5 A awards and 5 Higher… https://t.co/jH4UWY4aLb

[Carluke HS Literacy @CarlukeLiteracy]

Budding poets will soon be drafting their material! Open to all year groups so feel free to work away on your poem and see Miss Gaughan or Miss Duncan for more information 😃

[National Poetry Day @PoetryDayUK]

Get ready to celebrate National Poetry Day 4 October 2018 and our new theme Poetry for a Change

[Carluke High School @CarlukeHS]

Welcome to our S1: How amazing do our new first years look kitted out in their school uniforms? They have had a great start to this new chapter in their lives. #itsSLC #character #confidence #courage #kindness https://t.co/KURwNA9jDU