As a school, we prioritise reading for pleasure, and have engaged in numerous ways to help our children ignite a love for reading. We have the most fantastic library which is lovingly looked after by Miss Earl and her team of librarians. Mrs Powers share new author updates with the children and Miss Earl ensures copies are in the library ready to be trialled, such as Stewart Foster:

Reading scrapbooks:

Another example are our reading scrapbooks, which we use instead of reading diaries to showcase children's reading journey throughout the academic year. Each Friday, they will take the scrapbook home to work on, in addition to having time during the school day. They will also have opportunities to share and celebrate their scrapbook with their peers and adults. Children do not need to complete a whole page / double page spread a week, but build it as they progress through their book. In their scrapbook, they could include, but are not limited to, the following:

• A review
• Their favourite quote
• Their favourite moment
• A memorable / funny moment
• Drawings
• Stickers
• Post-it notes
• Collage
• Photographs

Peer reading:

Miss Peacock reports that the peer reading opportunities, where different classes read with each other, are very popular indeed. Last Friday, we  also celebrated reading for pleasure by having a Roald Dahl themed afternoon, ahead of Roald Dahl day. The children showed great curiosity as they discovered facts about him - did you know that he was an RAF Fighter Pilot in WW2? Laughter rang across the school as children (and teachers) greatly enjoyed inventing their own Roald Dahl inspired words. They then followed virtual masterclasses by Quentin Blake to draw some epic versions of Dahl's famous characters. The Roald Dahl afternoon was such a great hit that another author (Michael Rosen) afternoon has been planned in for November.