Library | The Crypt School

The Library at @TheCryptSchool, a co-educational grammar school founded in 1539.

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Word of the Week: Analogy

[English | The Crypt School @CryptEnglish]

A bustling Open Evening as always. Some fantastic autumnal similes and witches' brew ingredients! #CryptEnglish

[EmpathyLabUK @EmpathyLabUK]

This @RefugeeWeek, we recognise the contributions and resilience of refugees, and the hardship they can face.

Inspire empathy in young readers using our #RefugeeWeek book suggestions, drawn from recent #ReadforEmpathy collections 📚

PDF available at: https://t.co/bIkoC842rG

[Christopher Edge @edgechristopher]

Huge thanks @CryptLibrary for inviting me to visit @TheCryptSchool and thanks to all the students who helped to #FindTheAnswer and #SaveTheWorld. #EscapeRoom

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@edgechristopher also ran a writing workshop for a group of #CryptYr9s who acquitted themselves admirably in order to understand the importance of engaging their readers. Thanks to @RossiterBooks for organising a supply of his novels at a competitive price for our students!

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@edgechristopher visited us yesterday. To honour his biggest book "Escape Room", he led #CryptYr7 and #CryptYr8 through a virtual escape room encompassing, amongst other things, a Mayan Temple, an ancient burial ground, space, and an infinite library.

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#CryptYr9 decorate a character competition results🥁🥁🥁...

🥇Maya with her warrior cat
🥈Lestie for Jude from The Folk of the Air series
🥉Ashley for her Cruella on a wooden fork

Special mention to Fergus for Mrs Hall from Homework on Pluto!

Well done to all entrants!👏👏👏

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#CryptYr9 - Library competition! Collect a blank cut-out figure from Mrs Warner in Room 42 and decorate as your favourite book character. NEW deadline - Thursday February 9th. Prizes of book tokens, merits and sweets on offer.

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For World Book Day on March 2nd, @edgechristopher
(https://t.co/xKz8lAwjO4) is booked to speak with #CryptYr8 and #CryptYr8 and a select group of #CryptYr9 writers. His books will be available to buy at a reduced rate from school soon.

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In March, Years 7 and 8 will be taking part in a sponsored Readathon, raising money for the school library and to Read for Good: https://t.co/MpIstEyGAg providing books and story tellers for children who have to spend lengthy periods in local hospitals including GRH and CGH.

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New #CryptLibrary door display for #nationalholocaustday on Friday. Genocide is a continuing problem around the world today.

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Happy #LibraryShelfieDay! The new #CryptLibrary is very nearly ready but eager students have already been popping in to check out the new space!👀📚

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As #WBD2023 approaches Mrs Warner thought it might be interesting to share with the students some of our favourite reads from when we were young(er).
What would like your child to read before they leave school?
Do you have a book you think every school child should read?

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Lots of keen #Yr7 asking questions of https://t.co/irWZt5pDz5 who visited us today. #crypt #cryptlibrary

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On Wednesday, https://t.co/irWZt5pDz5, author of Clock of Stars series, will be visiting #cryptyr7 She will speak, answer questions and sign books which students have bought at a specially reduced rate from independent bookshop Rossiters, https://t.co/mwtROAiLy7 #cryptlibrary

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The big #CryptLibrary move has begun. The clues are in the cardboard boxes and empty shelves! Don't come near us or we'll be handing you parcel tape and assigning you to pack up a letter🤣 Accelerated Reader is still open for #CryptYr7 and #CryptYr8!

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@katyabalen won the @CILIPCKG Carnegie Medal yesterday with "October October". Our student Carnegie shadowers also chose this book as their winner, so we're obviously thrilled! #CryptLibrary

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🏆#CryptLibrary Prize Draw🏆

🥇 (book token) - Toby Rielgler
🥈 (cinema token) - Ashley Umege
🥉 (chocolate)- Jessica Smith

Well done to everyone who did the 3 book challenge or the queen's quotation quiz! 👑

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Thursday is Empathy Day! Come explore the recommended texts in the #CryptLibrary which help us understand the lives of those experiencing tough situations, like becoming homeless/a refugee or inspire positive action towards the climate or animals or people in their community!🌍

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Amelia Price in #CryptYr8 is cutting 11 inches of her hair off to raise money for @LPTrustUK! She has never cut her hair before so this is a big sacrifice. Just Giving Page: https://t.co/DSHjxSXhPD. Well done Amelia!