The Big Diamond Jubilee Read Results
88,000 hours of reading were logged across the country in The Big Diamond Jubilee Read. Well done to all the Year 7 and 8 students who took part and contributed to this national total. The winners have...
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Summer reading ideas
Did you know that students who don’t read over the summer holidays may lose up to three months of reading progress? Don’t forget that everyone at West Exe may borrow up to 6 books to read over the...
View Article‘Meet the Author’ competition for new and current students!
MEET THE AUTHOR COMPETITION Will you be a student at West Exe in September? If so, why not enter our competition to win tickets to see award winning authors Anthony Horowitz, Helen Dunmore and...
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REALLY EVIL ANTELOPES DESERVE SAUSAGES and other competition winners!
THE COMPETITION: Create a 5-word sentence using these letters: READS THE PRIZE: A trip to the Bath Children’s Literature Festival to see Anthony Horowitz, Helen Dunmore and Simon Mayo THE WINNING...
View ArticleFarewell to Miss Shaw
West Exe library manager Leah Shaw’s last day with us was Friday 28th September. Leah has done remarkable things in the library during her years at West Exe. We will remember her passion for books, her...
View ArticleReading Racers launches for Year 7
Reading Racers got off to a cracking start this week after the launch assembly on Friday. All year sevens take part in this challenge to read as much as possible over the next few months, completing...
View ArticleVacancy for a student librarian
We have a vacancy for a student librarian, to help run the library and issue/collect books and help other students. Have you got what it takes? If you are in Year 10 doing your D of E award, could this...
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Book of the week!
‘The Sky is Everywhere’ by Jandy Nelson. A powerful and compelling book about heartbreak and the joy of falling in love. Available to borrow from the Library.
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Book of the Week 3rd December 2012
‘Skellig’ by David Almond. Winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1998, this unique and haunting book will stay with you long after you turn the last page. A boy finds a strange creature in his garage. Who is...
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Book of the Week
Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce. A magical tale of a boy who discovers a garden that only appears when the clock strikes thirteen…
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Book of the Week
em>A Series of Unfortunate Events : The Bad Beginning By Lemony Snicket When the Baudelaire children are orphaned by a terrible fire, they are sent to live with their cousin Count Olaf and their...
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Grimm Tales for Young and Old
‘Grimm Tales for Young and Old’ Write a short story or poem to win a signed copy of Philip Pullman’s new book Your piece must be: 1000 words or fewer Based on the theme of Fairy tales Submitted to the...
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Book of the Week
Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman Time is running out for thirteen-year-old Cameron – he needs a heart transplant and fast. The only way for Cameron to survive is a risky operation that’s never been...
View ArticleWhere’s Wally competition
COMPETITION – ‘Where’s Wally?’ is 25 years old! Walker books bring you this competition to celebrate. Ten lucky winners will win a goody bag full of Where’s Wally? books and treats. All you need to...
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Book of the Week
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz. He was a schoolboy, now he’s an MI6 spy! Alex Rider has completed extensive SAS training and is ready to embark on his first mission. Alex quickly finds himself in...
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Competition Winners
The winners of the writing competition have been announced – the winner was Euan M and the runner-up was Aiden V. The brief was to write a poem or short story based on the theme of Fairy Tales in...
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BOTW –“Who Could That Be at This Hour?”
BOOK OF THE WEEK “Who Could That Be at This Hour?” – Lemony Snicket The first book in a new series, “Who Could That Be at This Hour?” begins to tell the story of a 12 year old Lemony Snicket who is...
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Creative writing competition winners!
A creative writing competition was held by the library at the end of the Autumn term. The brief was to write a story or poem based on the theme of fairy tales in fewer than 1000 words. We received...
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Book of the week – Artemis Fowl
‘Artemis Fowl’ – Eoin Colfer – At twelve years old Artemis Fowl is already a criminal mastermind, but when he kidnaps a fairy, little does he realise what exactly he’s taken on. These fairies are...
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