On the last day of Literacy Week, our school was transformed into a living library as characters such as Harry Potter, the Cat in the Hat, Little Red Riding Hood and Where’s Wally appeared to have leapt from the pages of their books. Pupils and staff clearly relished the opportunity to dress as their favourite literary characters, filling the day with a joyful energy.
Literacy Week concluded with a whole school assembly and a super celebration of poetry: each year group performed a range of poems written by their year group poet along with their own interpretations of well-loved favourites. Laughter, rhythm and lyrical rapping resounded around the hall as the fantastic week came to an end. Thank you parents for sending your children to school in wonderful costumes.
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryClutching their golden tickets, a number of our KS2 pupils were given the wonderful opportunity to visit the theatre this week to watch the world famous production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Year 6: The Railway ChildrenYear 6 have been using 'The Railway Children' as their focus text for Literacy Week. In today's Literacy lesson, pupils acted out their favourite scenes from the book. Can you guess what they are?
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3KV and Nursery: Reading PartnersChildren from the morning nursery had an exciting time visiting 3KV for a reading partners session. The nursery children took along one of their favourite books and it was read to them by a Key Stage 2 pupil. Year 3 read with… Read More
Challenge Week: ShorthandDuring Challenge Week, all pupils were introduced to Pitman Shorthand – a skill which allows people to take notes quickly and efficiently. At first sight, the children merely saw a mass of squiggles, dots and strokes. However… Read More
Literacy Week: The Hobgoblin Theatre CompanyAs Literacy week drew to a close, pupils gathered in the hall to show off their fantastic book character costumes and for a final Literacy treat. To conclude the week, Hobgoblin Theatre Company performed a production of ‘Once… Read More
