“School libraries are part sanctuary, part laboratory, part university, part launchpad; every library on earth is a multiverse – truth inside of truth, story inside of story, idea inside of idea – which is to say, infinite.”

– Kelly Barnhill

We promote a love of reading and library usage by offering a diverse range of books and resources to suit all interests and abilities, we are supported in this by Portsmouth School Library Service. The library is a great place for students to read and work with friends during break and lunch-time; and before and after school. Students are also encouraged to take an active role through volunteering as Student Librarians, many of whom stay in the role for their whole time at Bourne Community College.

“Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.”

– Malorie Blackman

Designed with a classroom area for lessons the library also has a relaxed and cosy space for enjoying a good book. There are individual tables for small groups, a comfortable soft-seating area and, of course lots of books both physical and online. There are seven computer workstations for student use, as well as printing facilities to support with homework.

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”

-Albert Einstein

The library supports the curriculum and subject departments across the school in a variety of ways that include providing a range of new and diverse fiction; book boxes to support classroom learning; weekly library lessons for year 7 and 8 and a homework club Tuesday and Thursday after school.

We also take part and run events such as:

The Portsmouth Book Awards
Chichester Literature Quiz
Author Visits
World Book Day
Harry Potter Night

Accelerated Reader and Library Lessons

Year 7 and 8 take part in the Accelerated Reader (AR) programme during library lessons and as part of their homework. Students sit an online STAR reading test which gives us their reading level. Students then read and quiz on books within their reading range, working towards personalised targets. Students can earn badges, prizes and rewards for completing their targets and reaching AR milestones.

Students can check if a book has a quiz, what level it is and how many points it is worth, by using the ARBookFind website.

Access Our E-Library

Our elibrary provided by Portsmouth School Library Service can be found via the following link:

https://portsmouth.eplatform.co/

You can use this via a browser or download the app, if you use the app we come under Portsmouth Schools. Please contact Mrs Farley for your logon information.

Library Opening Times

Monday – Thursday 8am – 3.45pm
Friday 8am – 3.30pm

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Bourne Community CollegeFriday, December 20th, 2024 at 7:00pm

The Rights Respecting School Ambassadors would like to thank all of the students, staff and families who gave so generously to this year's RRSA Christmas Hamper competition. Each tutor group did an amazing job and creating and filling a Christmas Hamper for local families in need. The RRSA ambassadors have now delivered all of your kind donations to the One Church in Emsworth. They are helping over 100 local families in need over Christmas so all donations will go to a good cause.

The Award for the Christmas Hamper with "most items" goes to 8MPE with 130 items, great work from that tutor group.

The Award for "best design" was harder to judge but the students eventually votes for a 1st and 2nd place Hamper.
1st place for best design was 11JNE (Christmas Tree Box)
2nd place for best design was 10PTA (Santa Claus)

Thanks again to all for the amazing support, have a relaxing Christmas.

From the Rights Respecting Schools Ambassadors

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Bourne Community CollegeFriday, December 20th, 2024 at 3:00pm

We are delighted to share some great news on the final week before Christmas!

Our school has been recognized with not one, but two fantastic awards: the Silver Award from the GlobalSchool Alliance and the Intermediate International School Award from the British Council. These achievements reflect our ongoing commitment to embedding global learning into every aspect of our school community.

Building on the foundations laid by achieving the Bronze Award from the Global School Alliance and the Foundation International School Award from the British Council in 2023, we are proud to see our efforts continuing to be celebrated. These awards celebrate the hard work of our staff, students, and wider community in promoting international understanding and collaboration.

We are proud and excited to add these new recognitions to our achievements and look forward to continuing our work with both organisations and our partner schools around the world. Together, we’ll keep building a globally-minded school for our students.

#GlobalLearning #internationaleducation #ProudAchievement

Miss Patrascu
Leader of Spanish and International Co-ordinator

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Bourne Community CollegeThursday, December 19th, 2024 at 7:00pm

Year 7 students of French have been working on writing their Christmas card to their new pen pals in France. The secondary school we have a partnership with are located in Caen in France. I am absolutely amazed at the effort our students have put in writing and decorating their cards.! Their pen pals will be thrilled to receive them when they come back from their Christmas holidays. Well done year 7!

Mrs A Riedmuller
Leader of MFL

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Bourne Community CollegeThursday, December 19th, 2024 at 3:00pm

Students in Spanish and French classes have been creating advent calendars in their lessons this week. Working in pairs or small groups, they had to come up with a design and create it. They had to add 24 challenges in either French or Spanish, one for each day leading up to Christmas. This was a lovely creative way for them to revisit key words and structures they studied this term. We are super proud of the work they've produced!

Mrs A Riedmuller
Leader Of MFL

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