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These are our senior fiction books, they are only for year 7 and year 8’s, as they are more difficult to read they are ordered alphabetically by author's last name at the end of the shelves

These chapter books or fairy tale books  are ordered by author’s last name alphabetically
and are issued to seniors

This picture book section is for young children these are fiction.They are ordered by book name
This is our topic bookshelf where it is split into a junior and senior section it is ordered by making half of it the juniors topic books and the other half seniors picture books.
These are our non fiction or factual books.Anyone can issue them. They use the Dewey decimal system for their order

Reference Section

L.I. - Know the reference section of the library
Understand why these books are not issued
Know what type of books are included in a reference section

1.  What book would you find the answers to these questions in?
Match a question with a reference book.
- Who was Mohatma Gandhi? Biographical Encyclopaedia           
- What is a synonym for ‘mariner’? Thesaurus
- Which countries border France?  Atlas
- How was gold first discovered? Encyclopaedia
- How do you pronounce the word foliage? Dictionary

2.  Delete True or False to leave the correct answer to these statements.
A biographical dictionary contains entries about places in the world.False
A globe will show you where the oceans are.  True
A road map will show you the distance between cities.  True
When you take notes, write just a word or phrase to record information.  True

3.  Delete the incorrect answers

A thesaurus is a dictionary of...synonyms
A book of maps is...an atlas
An index is not found in...a dictionary
Complete these sentences:

The books found in the reference section...
are books that are either about a special thing or are a dictionary or thesaurus
You can’t take these books out because...They are usually part of a set, people need access to them at all times.

Bug Me

Bug Me

L.I We are learning to use our wits

A friend grabs a toy away from you. What can you say or do?

Stand up for yourself. By asking nicely for it back

Stand up for yourself. Ask again telling them to be fair and share.

Ask
an adult to ask for the toy back.

My Xtra Maths score

This is my Xtra Maths  score for today

Friendship

FRIENDSHIP

Friendship sounds like the exciting, loud chatter of a playground filled with me and my friends

Friendship tastes like an unending delectable chocolate pudding when friends come for dinner.

Friendship looks like a beautiful, relaxing beach when my friends and I are on holiday.

Friendship feels like the comfort of a warm fireplace burning when you return from a cold winters day at school