We’re really excited as one of our favourite events of the year is fast approaching. World Book Day will be held on Thursday 3rd March and the theme this year is ‘You are a reader!’ The focus is to encourage all children to develop their reading skills and also their love of literature through widespread reading for pleasure. Books feed children’s imagination and they open up a treasure house of wonder and joy for curious young minds. 

As part of the celebrations, we are asking children to come to school dressed as their favourite book character and to bring their favourite book to school. If you need any inspiration, then follow the link to the World Book Day website as they have some amazing ideas.

https://www.worldbookday.com/dressing-up-ideas/

 

Be sure and check you child's book bag in the next few days as they will be bringing home their World Book Day token which enables every child to get their own book totally free. There are some amazing titles and your child is sure to find a book that they can't wait to dive into!

https://www.worldbookday.com/books/

We have a jam packed schedule in school starting from Monday 14th February 2022.

W/B 14th February

We will be introducing World Book Day to the children, and what it means to be dressed as your favourite character

Sharing the World Book Day official Website

Handing out World Book Day tokens, and discussing what books they could get.

EYFS, Year 1 & Year 2 will listen to the stories of our Patron of Reading Curtis Jobling 

 

Monday 28th February

We will introduce the World Book Day song

EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2 will continue their study on Curtis Jobling and prepare some questions for him ready to ask when they meet him.

Years 3 - 6 will read some exerts from Curtis' books for older children.

We will share the 10 minute stories

 

Tuesday 1st March

Curtis Jobling in school to meet EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2

 

Thursday 3rd March 

Day focused around texts specially selected for each year group. 

This year we are looking at Traditional Tales - this includes ones from other cultures, those that challenge stereotypes, and comparing modern retellings with historically darker traditional tales.

Costume parade around school

Drop everything and read - the school bell will sound at a point in the day and everyone will have to stop and read!

 

'A book is a dream you hold in your hand.' - Neil Gaiman

 

Children are individuals who necessarily progress, develop and grow in a myriad of ways. As they do, and whether consciously or otherwise, the wide-ranging life skills children gain from books of all types can never be underestimated. While reading independently, sharing a book or listening to someone read to them, children can:

  • be transported to other places
  • begin to form opinions (and gain an understanding of others’ opinions)
  • develop a sense of humour
  • become acquainted with people and characters (personified animals who talk and behavelike humans) and their emotions
  • develop empathy
  • ‘visit’ parts of the world (and other worlds!) they had no idea existed
  • develop their imagination
  • learn facts
  • make links between their own and others’ lives
  • become discerning readers, make informed choices.

and so on…

Through the school the children have access to a wide range of high quality texts, we also have Cheshire Library Service that allow us to access books the year round.

Below are a number of recommended reading lists compiled for each year group with a wide variety of texts:

Recommended reading lists

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