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Our Y6 children were asked to choose their favourite author and create a biography about their lives and achievements. 

Year 2 had a great time celebrating World Book Day in school and from home. They shared books with each other, read in unusual places, recorded video book reviews and created book quizzes using Purple Mash.

Year 1 celebrated World Book Day by taking part in a reading challenge.  The children were asked to read and share a story in different places around the home, garden or whilst out on a walk.   Well done everyone for finding such interesting places to enjoy a story. 
 

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We celebrated World Book Day in Nursery by wearing our pyjamas in school and at home, and sharing books. The children in Nursery listened to books read by Mrs Palmer and read their own books too. We even had some hot chocolate and biscuits. 
 

Year 4 enjoyed immersing themselves in the wonderful world of books today. They watched and listened to well known authors in a live broadcast, listened to the very first World Book Day Rap and tried to spot all the books that were referred to, they enjoyed sharing a book with someone, they wrote…

Today, Year 3 celebrated World Book Day by wearing their pyjamas and sharing their favourite books. They drew alternative front covers and listened to stories before creating their own comic strip adventure. 

Year 1 have enjoyed reading The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr.  We have created story maps by drawing, using drama and with even some help from our pets.  We have learnt about the history of tea and also where in the world tea comes from.  Year 1 are now experts at making a proper cuppa. It…

Year 4 have been reading the retelling of the oldest surviving Anglo-Saxon legend Beowulf, as retold by Michael Morpurgo. The focus has been on how to develop and use a rich vocabulary. 

Over this half term year 5 have been reading The Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman. They have created some wonderful work related to the book including reports, diary and newspaper writing, designing fireworks, character descriptions and finally some impressive book…

Year One has enjoyed lots of activities linked to Julia Donaldson’s The Snail and The Whale. They created story maps of the original story and then created their own versions. We worked hard to spot all the rhyming words and then chose our own rhyming words to go in our own stories. We created…

Year 5 have been reading 'The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ and were asked to design a firework that could help Lila and Lalchand win the competition! I think you’ll agree we have some future pyrotechnicians in the making! 

Year 4 are reading ‘Beowulf’ retold by Michael Morpurgo. They wrote in role as a journalist to report on Grendel’s first attack on the mead hall.