John Port School

John Port School

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Key Staff Members

  LRC Manager: Mrs Durkan
  LRC Supervisor: Miss Walker

 Welcome to the LRC

 

Online Library Catalogue

http://library.johnport.derbyshire.sch.uk/oliver/libraryHome.do

Click on the above QR code or scan with your IPhone, IPod Touch or Android phone.

Learning Resource Centre

The Learning Resources Centre (LRC) provides a well used and valued service within school that supports teaching and learning in all curriculum areas.  The LRC Manager is a chartered librarian and is assisted by a graduate trainee, who is gaining work experience before undertaking a post-graduate qualification in library and information management.

The LRC staff work closely with teaching staff, either in the LRC or by classroom visits, to encourage better research skills and improve information literacy, promote online resources, encourage participation in book awards, and to recommend good reads.

A wide range of up-to-date resources are available for staff and students to use, including books,magazines, journals, a careers library, 17 pcs, a scanner, 3 printers and our latest addition of 6 kindles.  The range of LRC online services continue to expand, so that students can access the library catalogue and quality information sources across the school site and from home to support their learning.

The LRC is very popular with students at break and lunchtime, when they are welcome to find a great book to read, do their homework or study quietly.  Keen readers are welcome to join the Reading Team which meets in the LRC on a Wednesday lunchtime.

  

LRC News

  • A group of year 8 and 9 students have created a fantastic video in support of National Libraries Day. They gave up lots of their free time and the video looks great. Click here to watch.
  • In celebration of National Libraries Day on February the 4th, students entered our 'design your dream library' competition. We had some brilliant ideas from students and we had a hard time deciding on the winner. We had a very busy day giving out spot prizes and the students created a 'why we love our libraries' display.
  • We have lots of new books on our Kindles for students to use in lessons and during break and lunchtimes. However if students prefer the smell of new books we have loads of those too!
  • We have subscribed to World Book Web, an online encyclopedia.  It is now available to use in school and from home.  Details of how to access it are on the LRC Online page of the VLE. 

National Libraries Day 2012 (27 images)

Competition, prizes, and the making of the video!

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LRC - recent pictures (38 images)

The LRC so far this year

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Hands on History in the library (13 images)

Students in Year 9 visited the library to see artefacts from World War One.

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Children in Need - charity book sale (9 images)

With the help of our wonderful library helpers we held a second-hand book sale in the LRC, in aid of Children in Need

Created: 22 Nov 11 09:33 | Last modified: 22 Nov 11 09:42

Remembrance Day 2011 (8 images)

Tribute and special activities from 11-11-11

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Circus Stars 2011 (4 images)

Years 7 and 8 celebrate completing the Circus Stars summer reading challenge

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Carnegie 2011 (13 images)

Year 8 Reading Team visit Derby High.

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Author visit - Chris Bradford (13 images)

Author of the 'Young Samurai' series.

Created: 29 Sep 11 15:23 | Last modified: 30 Sep 11 15:06

Derbyshire Literature Challenge 2011 (16 images)

Team quiz about books and reading.

Created: 29 Sep 11 15:06 | Last modified: 30 Sep 11 15:06