ConnecTED Learning

Running alongside Literacy Planet for this term we have launched 7 Reasons to Read.  For this program students have choice in their reading which culminates in a written review which may be recorded so that we can share reviews on our TV screens in the Resource Centre, through Twitter and with you via the Newsletter.  

This edition's review is by Sophia O'Connell of a book titled "How to get to Rio ".

An excerpt from ‘Lost and Found’

By Ella Small

Who’s there?” called Samantha through the dusty night air. The wind blowed her long brown wavy hair into her face, and the light that someone had turned on in the barn, lit up her face so you could see the row of freckles across her nose and her bright green eyes.“Who’s there?” she called again, this time her voice her voice rose in anticipation. A little girl, walked out of the Shadow and into the light that she had turned on. Samantha could tell that she was nervous, the mystery girl stood twirling her wild blond curls and couldn’t manage to bring her blue eyes to make contact with Samantha’s.

An excerpt of a 'Hero’s Journey'                        

By Skye Atkinson

 She weaved her way through the city of tents where a maze of merchants were selling their wares and weaving lies.  All while the sickly sweet scents of spices and fruits mingled with the stench of human closeness. Lyra struggled to keep up with the girl who was so light on her feet she could sneak up on a shadow. Her name was Megan.  She had smiled with the hazel hawke eyes of March, Lyra’s best friend had said she had the eyes of a thief, and had purred back at her ‘with the smile of a killer’.  Megan stop outside a brown coffee stained  tent. She fixed her eyes on Lyra. Eyes of liquid gold fleck with shards of brown, they were the eyes of living  chaos. Chaos grabbed her hand and they disappeared into the tent.

Ms Mel Cramp

Leader Connected Learning and Pedagogy

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