Literacy Matters
All things Literacy, because Literacy matters in all things
AGAIN, WE LOOK AT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING!
So, what should you read?
What you read doesn’t really matter. If it interests you and calls you to read, then go ahead and read. Choosing non-fiction allows you to expand your view and knowledge of the world and our place in it. This can be especially invigorating if you read about foreign topics or people who fascinate and inspire you. The delicious world of fiction teaches the beauty of language and encourages empathy with others. Young adult fiction helps you connect with teens, while children’s books will allow you to return to youthful innocence and youthful endeavours. Romance novels inform your feelings about relationships, while science fiction and fantasy expand your imagination. If mystery is calling, you may find yourself improving your capacity for deductive reasoning and deductive logic.
The most important thing is not WHAT you read. The most important thing is building a reading habit and making an effort to expand your mind, increase your brain power and enjoy the ride of losing yourself in a good book. The most important thing is engaging in reading.
‘Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.’
Charles W Eliot
Congratulations to Khaleb Muir-Nicholls in Year 7, our Writer Of The Week.

Khaleb’s writing displays maturity in vocabulary and ideas and outstanding skill with sentence structure.
Word of the Week
Vivacious (adjective)
DEFINITION: Lively, animated and spirited
IN A SENTENCE: A lively and vivacious teenager, Katie was an exemplary student loved by all.
Some rooms emanate an air of serenity, while others feel lively and vivacious.
It is no surprise that vivacious means, ‘full of life’ since it can be traced back to the Latin verb, vivere, meaning ‘to live’.
Treacherous (adjective)
DEFINITION: dangerous OR not loyal
If the ground or sea is treacherous, it is extremely dangerous, especially because of bad weather conditions.
A person who is treacherous deceives someone who trusts them, or has no loyalty
IN A SENTENCE: The weather conditions made driving treacherous.