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Chess Club

is now on in the Library after school each Tuesday afternoon.  Last week (week one) was our first session with 12 students turning up keen to compete with each other.  Next week out top 8 students from the Havelock North Exchange are  competing in the Take Note Wairarapa Chess Tournament at Carterton Primary.  Then on Tuesday the 17th August Ben, Raven and Jacob are travelling to Pahiatua for that competition!!!

Ken Catran, NZ author of books for young adults and writer of such things as Shortland Street, the movie script for Under the Mountain....etc...came to the Wairarapa last week and came to MIS to run a workshop for all our budding writers.

Three sessions were held over the day with the students learning the basics of creating good short stories.  Ken encouraged the students to write everything down and when not writing read (to see how others do it!)

Term two is rushing past!  I can't believe it's week 3 already....New book club has done a really cool display on TrueLife Stories.  Books like Ana's Story, Marley:a dog like no other, Chris Ryans Alpha Force and Christian the Lion are all highlighted...check it out!

Check this out.  A new book only available on-line and with some really cool poems in it.  Why not try writing some yourself.  The best I will put on the blog.  So get inspired!

www.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issue=416117930&e=true

The finalists have been announced!

Picture Books

Cowshed Christmas, Gavin Bishop & Joy Cowley

Old Hu-hu, Kyle Mewburn & Rachel Driscoll

Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity-Jig goes to Dad's Cafe, Diana Nield & Philip Webb

The Wonky Donkey, Craig Smith & Katz Cowley

The Word Witch, Margaret Mahy & David Elliot, Tessa Duder

Library Club has been working hard on their book reviews.

Here are some of them:

All about New Zealand's Sea Shore by Dave Gunson

Published by: New Holland

We are off to a flying start!  New student librarians at lunch time are  doing amazing new dispalys and working on getting some good activities for you all.  So watch this space for news and cool new reviews.