We have had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day this week.

We tested our ‘book smart knowledge’ in quizzes; it is amazing how many book characters we know! Swallows Class got a shout out online for doing so well in the quiz 😊

KS1 planned to join an online session with the author and illustrator Marta Altes although unfortunately this has had to be rescheduled due to technical difficulties. KS2 learnt about author Kwame Alexander’s life and participated in a fun online ‘Writing Poetry Couplets’ workshop.

The highlight of our week was Book Day itself when pupils and teachers dressed up as characters from books including strange looking creatures, wizards, robots and cowboys to name a few. We marvelled at each other’s costumes during our parade in the playground. Jonty Gentoo the penguin visited school and caused a great stir in the playground too, thanks to Mr Thomson.

We also enjoyed sharing story books with children across the year groups. It was lovely to see the engagement and joy on younger children’s faces as the older children shared books with them, some written by themselves!

Please look out for your child’s £1 book token which should have been sent home this week and continue to share our love of reading!