Go on a blind date with a book! Select a wrapped book that interests you , take it to the desk to be checked out, open it when you get home!

We have a new selection of books about successful women in sport, science and literature. Enjoy a biography about tennis player ,Serena Williams ; Olympic boxer, Nicola Adams or the first African- American first lady Michelle Obama.

Follow in footstep of female scientists and activists Greta Thunberg, Dorothy Vaughn or Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Settle down with a book by Tomi Adeyemi, Malorie Blackman or Yassmin Abdel-Magied; plus many more!

Our forever expanding selection of donated and second hand books makes up Readcycle. All these books have been read and reviewed by a member of the school community. Come and review a new book and earn a golden ticket.

Accelerated reader -

 At Mount St Mary’s we support reading for pleasure but we also want out students to become the best readers they can be.

In Years 7, 8 and 9 students complete a Star Reading Assessment which gives them a reading range. Each book is then labelled with a number on the cover so that children easily find books in their personalised range. Children are encouraged to read within their range most of the time in order to make the optimum amount of progress.

After reading a book, students then complete a quiz to check their understanding.