Last week we had a visit from Yvonne Manning from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social to tell us some stories! We absolutely loved her storytelling and has inspired us to be “magic’ storytellers! 📖🪄✨@misscochranehps.bsky.social

Yesterday we opened our new topic box for the Romans from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social and found some amazing things! We cannot wait to find out more about who the Romans were, where they conquered and all the amazing things they invented!

A huge thanks to Yvonne from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social for visiting P2 & reading us such wonderful stories 🪄🧥📚🍌🦍🦁🐰🌃🐻 P2 love your reading cloak & all the books & puppets you brought to share your love of reading. Lots of votes for Would You Like a Banana? 😃👏🏻📚🫶🏼 #DunipaceLiteracy #DunipaceReading

Books, books and more books!! Thank you so much to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for visiting us with their Storydecks and to Maggie from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social for showing us around our new library. 📚 📚📚📚 @mrsmorrison-wps.bsky.social

S1 are building up their vocabulary with our Word Detective and word bingo. Our new words are Devour, Disguise and Concocting we found them in our book. We’re getting really confident using and identifying the words @grangemouthhs.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

We have followed the children’s route through Paris and plotted it on the city map.We also found other landmarks that we would like to visit.# collaboration # creativity #thestjoesstory @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @falkirk1plus2.bsky.social @stjosephsps.bsky.social

S5s T&D and I are over the moon that every Thursday this term we are paired reading with nursery children from Glenbervie Nursery. I kicked things off with the book we’re going to be reading at the next @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social Book Group…it got a great response! #bepartofit

P4/5 This is another great read by the author of EuroSpies.You would enjoy it. Set inGlasgow and involves amongst other themes ice cream😊 #thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

Hey! It’s the National Year of Reading 2026. There’s all sorts of resources and info available “out there”, so have a look if you like. It’s for all of us xx #GoAllIn @booktrust.org.uk @literacy-trust.bsky.social

📣 Your chance to bring an author into your classroom! Our next #BookTrustRepresents virtual workshop is on Wednesday 28 January with the amazing @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social#BookTrustRepresents author of Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past. Register for free 👇 https://bit.ly/4svETHm

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P5 are enjoying their exciting new reading books from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social We can’t put them down!

We’re focusing on our Literacy skills with the help of Neila, the Word Detective and our Sentence Doctor. Our focus this week was Problems and Solutions, the impact on stories and our lives. We were able to identify them in stories. @grangemouthhs.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

Our first attempt at being Euro Spies .We are collaborating to find all the border countries of France.Some are tiny #communicating #sensemaking#creativity @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

@falkirklibraries.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @braeshighschool.bsky.social @falkirkhighlibrary.bsky.social @cgrangehs-library.bsky.social

📚One week into our new novel ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ This week we’re building on our focus of referring to the question in our answers. 🎄

Last week we had a visit from the librarian who taught us how to be great storytellers! We’re getting ready for our nursery visits and for becoming buddies! 📚✨

Festive crafty fun for families still to come in libraries... Grangemouth: Saturday 13th December, 10.30am Boness: Saturday 20th December, 10.30am Details: www.falkirkleisureandculture.org/whats-on/we-...

Well done Maren, S1. You have read twenty books since August. So you are our Silver Reading Rock Star this week. #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

This week's bronze level Reading Rockstar is Mary from S1. Congratulations on reading ten books Mary! #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

Last week it was Book Week Scotland and we were very busy in the library. We had a Book Fair which was very popular and author Alan Bissett visited to speak to S3 pupils about his book 'Lads'. #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

We have two new bronze award reading rock stars this week who have just finished reading ten books. They are Maizie and Millie from S1. Well done guys! #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

S1 have explored WHO and DOING. Today we focused on WHERE & DESCRIBE. We selected a tunnel & a forest. Used our five senses to DESCRIBE. Our iPads were a great way to record our thoughts and support reading. @connectedfalk.bsky.social @gmthhs-library.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

This week three of our S4 girls visited Bainsford Nursery class to read books to some of the young pupils there. This is valuable work experience for these pupils who hope to pursue a career in child care. #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

This week our Reading Rock Star is Evie, S1. Well done Evie for reading ten books! #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

Falkirk Libraries' writing challenge for everyone ends this weekend! ✏️Submit a story or poem of up to 500 words 💥Or a comic/graphic novel of up to 4 sides of A4 Hand in your entries to a library by Saturday or email [email protected] by midnight Sunday. youtube.com/shorts/BO0bi...

We really enjoyed exploring the books & costumes in our Scottish Superheroes topic box from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social #antoIDL #antoliteracy 👫📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🛡️🪓👫

2 weeks ago primary 1 put in a request for their favourite books and then today Maggie from Library Services came to visit us with a special delivery!

Thanks to @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social for their support to improve our P7 class libraries this week. We are looking forward to working with you on our new school library project. 📘📚#wpschallenge #wpscuriosity

A huge thank you to Yvonne Manning @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social for inspiring us to share a love of reading for enjoyment in our classrooms and for sharing the positive impact that this can have on our learners. 📚📖🫶🏼

I'm part of the fabulous Teacher Book Group organised by @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social and here are our recommendations from the books we read last year! www.thinglink.com/scene/198930... #ReadingSchool

Scholastic are offering live read and draw along events with children's authors. Three of these would be suitable for children in the ELC if anyone is wanting to try them 😊. Please see links below.

C was keen to try some of the Viking resources from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

A box of books arrived from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social and it contained a huge variety of fiction and non fiction, with something that appealed to everyone! We have selected a book which we can bring home for reading for pleasure. Can you tell your adult about the book you selected? 📚

This morning we introduced our Lending Library. We have kindly been sent a variety of books from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social ranging from picture books to novels. Every Friday we will now exchange our book for a new one and will have the opportunity to recommend to our friends. 📚#LaurReads

I loved being part of this Boog Group a few years ago! I really encourage everyone to join! 📚

The amazing Falkirk Teacher Book Group starts again next week. Do you want to extend your knowledge of current children's books, inspire your pupils to become readers and be part of a fantastic community of reading teachers? Sign-up now via CPD Manager or email LRS for more info.

For anyone who is interested in sensory stories. Here is some free CLPL www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/courses/vi&m... @fceyteam.bsky.social

Welcome back to school everyone. We here for all your bookish (and other resource) needs.

📚 “One kid at a time, one school at a time” – books that explore male friendship are sparking change, tackling the rise of toxic influences like the "manosphere" Celebrate the #Carnegies2025 winners, and how they offer boys richer, more emotional stories www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Returns time!

And the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing goes to Glasgow Boys! Congratulations to @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social and @faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social! #Carnegies2025

We're so excited for our #LibrariesAreForEveryone festival on Saturday 21st June at #FalkirkLibrary. We really hope you'll join us! Our free, drop-in day of activities for all ages is open to EVERYONE! www.falkirkleisureandculture.org/whats-on/lib...

A big thank you to Yvonne from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social for visiting us and reading us such exciting stories! #Whitecrossreads

Thank you again for these brilliant books! What a wonderful job library services do 😊📚

You are most welcome We are so lucky to have Maggie 🌟and Yvonne🌟 @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social 📚📚 #thestjoesstory

The Midnight Fair is becoming a firm library favourite! We love this wordless picture book because we can make up our own words! @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

Thank you to the wonderful Maggie and Yvonne @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social for purchasing the quick delivery of some fantastic books for S and L.Two very happy boys away home to read #readingforpleasure #thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social

We're excited for our Libraries are for Everyone! festival on June 21st. It's totally free to come along and there are drop in activities all day. There's some 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 👉Head here for more details and booking: tinyurl.com/lafe25