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On 16 March Mrs. Stevens, Mr. Barker, Mr. Moore and I accompanied the Y8 (78 students)to hear Elizabeth Laird speak of her adventurous life as a writer and teacher.
You can find her biography and bibliographyhere.
She gave us three tips for living:
1. Read everything you can, even if it is the back of a cereal packet.
2. Keep a notebook with you at all times and jot down ideas and your thoughts about the issues
3. Live your life as fully as possible.
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Mrs. Brandl-Dierschke
On 13 March we (Mrs. Butchart, Mrs. Brandle-Dierschke, Mrs. Steen, Mrs. Green and I) attended The Margaret Atwood & Poetry Live double session with the K12 and K13 (28) students at the Central Library.
It was refreshing to hear Daniel Bühr and Raymond Schleiter Hizon of K11A recall and compare Margaret Atwood’s presentation to the previous Amy Tan presentation we attended two years ago.
Margaret Atwood spoke to both students and adults, in an approachable and witty manner, with humour and relevance.
The shining star did not disappoint two self-assigned ‘groupies’ amongst our group who came with great adoration and anticipation, Mrs. Steen and Mrs. Brandl-Dierschke.
