Guinness Book of Records competition

Today we held the Guinness Book of Records competition at Primary lunchtime.
Congratulations to all our winners!
We had a fantastic time eating as fast as possible with chopsticks (milo balls and prunes = de-licious!), holding heavy books longer than anyone else, bouncing balls without dropping them and writing super fast.

Tomorrow is craft day. What are we making? We'll be using crayons to create leaf rubbings.
Ever wondered how crayons are made?


Tomorrow is also maths day! There are all sorts of exciting activities happening in Primary tomorrow - it should be a lot of fun.

Follow us on Twitter

It's official, we've got Twitter :) Our Twitter account will have what's going on from day to day, plus we'll post the link to the new books there each month!

Primary lunch times update!

Hi everyone,

So much has been going on at Primary lunchtime! We have been having a lot of fun doing all kinds of things - on our Wednesday making stuff day we made pop up cards and on Friday we heard some more stories from our wonderful storyteller, Mrs Brownlow.

Something else we've been doing is the good boy and girl award. We give this out every Thursday lunchtime to two students who have been especially well behaved in the library at lunchtime. The winning students get to choose a prize from our goody bags.

Our winners so far have been:
Nina 2B
Jeff 5S
Bua 2M
Chawin 4R
Derya 4R
Boss 3m

Storyteller - Friday Primary lunchtimes

Every Friday for the rest of this term we will have the wonderful Mrs Brownlow reading stories during Primary lunchtime.

The first session was heaps of fun, with Mrs Brownlow reading stories from The Wind and the Willows as well as picture book twists on fairytales.

Come along this week for more stories. The stories will start around five past twelve!

Making stuff day!

This Wednesday at Primary lunchtime we had our first library craft session (or as we like to call it, making stuff day).
Our first craft was bookplates. What will it be next Wednesday? Come in and see!

If you didn't get to come along this week, you can print some bookplates and make your own at home.

More website links - Myths and legends

Looking for myths and legends websites? You can find a list on the right hand side of this page. Scroll down to have a look.

Finding good websites for school

How's your term going? By now you're probably super busy!

But don't forget the library has lots of things that might help you with your school work, including Oliver (and for you younger students, Olly).

Oliver is the school library catalogue and you can use it from anywhere you can access the internet - just go to the library page on the Harrow Thailand website and click the link.

One thing that's really useful about Oliver, is that we subscribe to a service which lets students and teachers find websites which have been specifically chosen to fit with areas they are studying. You can also do a Google or other kind of search (and I recommend that you do this too if you have time :)) but this is a great way of finding useful sites easily.

So... how do I do it? hmmm?
From Oliver:
1. Open the library catalogue click the OPAC search button (along the left hand side).
2. When this opens up click on the third tab (advanced).
3. Type your topic into the anywords box (eg myths, dogs, Oscar Wilde) and click on the online content button.
4. Press enter or click search.
5. You'll get a list of specially chosen web addresses just for your topic!
6. Click on the links to access the sites.

You'll need to click the back button to get back to your search as the links don't open in a separate window.

Better than Google, cos they're all chosen especially for school students!

New website links - The Victorians

As many of you are studying The Victorians this term, we have posted a list of (hopefully!)
useful weblinks on the library blog.

Scroll down the page to see them. They're on the right hand side at the very bottom.
We're here to help you with your research. So, if you haven't found what you need, please call in and see us.

Welcome back to Harrow!

Hi everyone!

Welcome back to all our new and returning pupils.
The library is here for all of the school community. If you'd like to come in and browse or ask for help finding books or information we'd love to see you. Teachers, parents and other family members can also borrow from the school library.

We have started class visits to the library, and you can also come by at lunch time and before and after school. We are open from 7.30 - 4pm.

The library staff are looking forward to seeing you all in the library soon!

New Library System

The Library has a new computer system called Oliver. Oliver is web based, meaning that it is easier for students, staff and teachers to access. All library users also have a username and password which allows them to renew books, reserve books, and check their library account. To learn your username and password, please contact library staff.



Netlibrary audio books and a set of curriculum linked websites are also loaded into Oliver and can be accessed by users.

Illustrator Visit

UK based children’s book illustrator Paul Geraghty visited Harrow this term. Students from Year 1 to Year 7 were entertained by Paul’s stories and his descriptions about how he comes up with the ideas for his books.

Being of South African origin, much of the inspiration for Paul’s books has been drawn from the animals and people of the African continent. He spoke wonderfully of the creatures he saw on moonlit nights around the waterhole, and how the animals outside his bedroom window inspired creativity within him.

Paul also discussed the creative process, and identified techniques that students could apply to their own creative work.

Some of these creatures came to life during the day, as the school was left with three startling illustrations: a frog, a dinosaur and an elephant. These illustrations will be hung around the school for viewing shortly.

End of Term One

It's been an exciting first term in the library. We've given away copies of The Lost Symbol and Dog Days, as well as tickets to New Moon. There was a wild and wacky prizegiving for the 2010 Guinness Book of Records, when Orhan proved he really could eat a plate of dried weetbix in 2 minutes, and Rubik's Cube proved no match for the incredible Pasa!


Next term there will be a small scale film festival in the library, showcasing student and Thai films. World Book Day is also not far away - this year we will have a 'Space' theme in the library, with a number of linked events occuring throughout the school.

Library Activities

Mrs Soriano has been very busy with student activities during lunchtimes in the Primary library this term. Apart from the regular book reading and borrowing, students have been happily engaged with film and drawing clubs. Both draw a large crowd, with the library often filled to capacity! The books that have been created in the drawing club are outstanding, with many students demonstrating high levels of creativity. The finished products will be displayed next term in the library.

Competition Winners

The winners were announced this week for the library’s first contest of the year. Ploy (SO11) and Yanin (7H) each won a copy of Dan Brown’s new book ‘The Lost Symbol’. Both students correctly answered three questions about previous Dan Brown books. Well done girls!

There will be more chances to win in the library this term with contests for the latest Wimpy Kid book, the 2010 Guinness Book of Records and for a chance to go and see the next movie in the Twilight series.

Welcome Back!

After a wonderful break, the library is open again for the new school year.

There are piles of brand new books to read - old favourites like Tintin, even more Darren Shan and new editions of Stephen King.

Come in and visit the library. Parents are welcome at any time, and I love seeing students at break time and after school. The more books that get borrowed, the happier I am!

Library hours are 7.30am - 4pm Monday to Friday. An announcement will be made about Saturday openings soon.

P.S. Have a look at Literature Map. It's a great way to find someone who writes like your favourite author.