PARENT PORTAL Open Menu / Our School / Academics / Library LIBRARY LIBRARIAN E-MAIL: MRS A FENTONDiploma, Foundation Certificate Mrs Alison Fenton is our full-time Librarian. She is a member of CILIP, the UK’s library and information association, the School Library Association and LIPSSEE, a support group for Prep School librarians in the South East. The Library, open all day and every day, is situated at the heart of the school and reading for pleasure is paramount. The wide and prolific range of resources includes books, newspapers, magazines, audio books, DVDs and graphic novels. Pupils attend lessons in the Library as part of the English curriculum and with other subject teachers in liaison with Mrs Fenton, who also provides books for particular topics by request from the teaching staff. Pupils are able to frequent the Library in any free time. He that loves reading has everything within his reach. He has but to desire and he may possess himself of every species of wisdom to judge and power to perform William Godwin 1756-1836 Mrs Fenton is ably assisted at break times by Year 8 Library Prefects in their leadership roles. She works closely with Heads of Departments to support and enhance the quality of curriculum education for both students and staff by providing appropriate and up-to-date resource material. Students also have access to a Reference Section and 10 computers in a separate, supervised room. At the heart of all library activities is the desire to create a passion for reading. A highlight of the library year is celebrating World Book Day when the whole day is spent in activities, competitions and quizzes related to children’s literature, a visit by an author or poet and includes dressing up as book characters. Mrs Fenton runs an Awesome Book Awards book club throughout the year to support our book award for Middle Grade students www.awesomebookawards.com and a Carnegie Medal Shadowing book club for Years 7 and 8 in the Summer term. The Awesome Book Awards is an annual award launched by Cranleigh Prep School in 2016, which honours the best new fiction authors for young readers aged between 7 and 10. There are currently over 60 other schools shadowing the award, and pupils from across the schools are invited to an Awards Ceremony in the Spring to meet the shortlisted authors and hear the announcement of the winner. Other important dates in the literary calendar and book-related incentives and competitions are also included in the school year. Book Fairs are run after school for a week twice a year and help to provide extra books for the library. All pupils take part in the Accelerated Reader scheme and pupils are awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold badges and certificates according to the number of words read throughout the school year. A Summer Reading Challenge is also run to encourage the pupils to maintain their reading progress throughout the long Summer break. Each year the School appoints a Patron of Reading, who visits the school each term and works with the pupils to enhance their reading and support their writing skills. RECENT POSTS Santa hats at rugby training December 3, 2021 The Snowman performance December 2, 2021 Staff support Movember December 1, 2021 Science Quiz Club Competition November 30, 2021 Form 4 – Designing Christmas Cards November 26, 2021 UPCOMING EVENTS DEC 03 Cancelled Trinity Music Exams All Day F12 DEC 03 Cancelled MS & US Chapel Discussion Group (Optional) 8:10am - 8:30am Chapel DEC 03 Lower School Christmas Celebration - Dress Rehearsal 8:30am - 12:05pm Chapel DEC 03 Lower School Christmas Celebration - filming 1:30pm - 4:15pm Chapel DEC 03 Virtual Assembly 4:00pm - 4:20pm Form Rooms DEC 03 Form 1, 2 & 3 Pick up 4:25pm DEC 03 Form 4, 5 & 6 Pick up 4:45pm DEC 03 Cranleigh School Christmas Concert 7:30pm Speech Hall DEC 05 Cancelled Cranleigh Friends & OC Carol Service 6:00pm DEC 06 ABRSM Music Exams All Day F12 DEC 06 Lower School Chapel - Christmas 8:10am - 8:30am Chapel DEC 06 Carol Service readers' rehearsals 8:40am - 10:25am DEC 06 Cancelled Chamber Choir Carol Singing 10:45am - 1:15pm DEC 06 Form 6 kit check at the end of games 12:10pm - 1:20pm DEC 06 Form 3 kit check at the end of games 2:20pm DEC 06 Form 3 Drama: Peter Pan rehearsal 2:40pm - 4:35pm DEC 06 Boarders' Christmas Party 6:30pm Dining Room ADDRESS Cranleigh Prep School, Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8QH Telephone: 01483 542058 Email: reception@cranprep.org SOCIAL MEDIA Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Like us on Instagram View us on Vimeo Cranleigh Preparatory School is committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection. Read more about our Safeguarding Policies. © Cranleigh Preparatory School 2021 | Registered Company: 3595824 | Registered Charity: 1070856 | Privacy, Cookies & Terms | webmaster@cranprep.org | Login