Reading Assembly - Our Reception Super Readers!

Miss Islam shared the beautifully illustrated story, Meerkat Mail. Sunny, the meerkat lives in the hot, dry desert. Desperate to live somewhere a little less busy, Sunny leaves his family in search of the perfect place to live. During his travels, Sunny sends postcards home to his family. He soon realises that there is no place quite like home. This book features on the Year 2 Reading Tracker.

Reading Achievements

A special shout-out the our Reception pupils who have been reading their way through their reading trackers. Well done to Daisy, Harley, Isabella, Ryan, Alariah, Amaya, Jaxon, Jessica, Lujah, Maya, Noura, Rosie, Theodore, Vanessa and Elyssa who have all read 5 books, earning themselves a Bronze Certificate each.

Harlie, Elyssa and Rory have read 10 books and earned their Bronze and Silver Certificates.

Super Reader Natalia has completed her tracker by reading all 15 books, she has earned her Bronze, Silver and Gold Certificates this term!

During the assemblies this week, we celebrated the achievements of the following children. 

Well done to Himanshi, Meerab, Isabelle, Rithik, Iustin and Maya-Rose who have all earned their Bronze Certificates for reading 5 books. Noah, Iustin and Maya-Rose have read 10 books and earned their Silver Certificates. Vrisha and Noah have both completed their trackers and have been awarded their Gold Certificates!

Aisha completed the Bookopoly reading challenge this week and Saarah was awarded a certificate for completing the Black History Month reading challenge.

Well done to Book Bloggers, Nicole, Laura and Veer, on successfully reading and reviewing three books using My Book Blog.

The Spinebreakers Visit Harold Hill Library!

Yesterday, the Spinebreakers from Year 2, Redwood and Lime spent an enjoyable afternoon visiting Harold Hill Library. After returning the books from our last visit, they explored the newly refurbished children's area. Now positioned towards the back of the library, there are less distractions from people coming and going. Take a look next time you visit. 

 

They enjoyed some quiet time sharing stories the library had to offer. Nyasa chose to read a wonderful story by Catherine and Laurence Anholt titled 'One World Together'. Placing emphasis on the importance of friendship, the story features children from around the world, listing their interests and traditions. 

 Towards the end of their visit, they picked out a selection of books to borrow. The Spinebreakers will be given time to read the books during their visits to our school library.

A wonderful afternoon was had by all.

Reading Assemblies - Certificates All Round!

What a week! With the return of the Premier Reading League, we have seen an increase in pupil participation in all library challenges and tasks. Keep reading to the end of this blogpost to see who we celebrated during our reading assemblies this week.

Emily Brown and the Thing was the story shared in this week's KS1 assembly, lead by Mrs Gradley. This book features on the Year 2 Reading Tracker.

Miss Kenealy read the opening chapter of Charlotte's Web. Did you know that E. B. White (the author of this story) actually owned a farm which he used as inspiration for the story, namely the red barn busy with animals. This book can be found on the Year 5 Reading Tracker.

Celebrating Library Achievements!

This week we have seen an increase in pupils participating in library challenges.

Well done to Aisha who completed the Black History Month Reading Challenge. We added the names of all of the pupils who took part and chose two at random - congratulations to Madalina and Layla whose names were chosen, they both received a copy of Alison Hammond's book, Black in Time. 

Well done to Faramade, Varvara and Awwal for successfully completing an entry for the Create a Comic Competition.

Alice, Mateo, Noah, Tesha, Rohith, Maggie and Shivanshi all received Bronze Certificates for reading 5 titles on their 105 Books trackers. Vrisha was awarded with a Silver Certificate for reading 10 books. 

Well done to Awwal for completing his Bookopoly Reading Challenge sheet.

And finally, a huge well done to Zuriel, Kenzie and Megan for reviewing three books using My Book Blog!

Keep those competition entries coming! Don't forget, we have a selection of the 105 Books available to borrow from our school library, alternatively, you can borrow them from Harold Hill Library.

Premier Reading League - Weekly Update

The Premier Reading League started last week. With over 130 pupils taking part across KS2, we thought it was important to share the top scorers of the week! This week's top scoring team, with 97, is Football Maders! Lead by Miss Evans, this team have been visiting the library non-stop to update their score.

A Busy Week For The Spinebreakers!

Reading Scrapbook 

Rowan Spinebreakers, Nyasa and Lucas, visited the library yesterday afternoon to collect the Reading Scrapbook. The scrapbook had spent a week, before half term, in Redwood class. The children had filled their pages with illustrations and information about the books they have been reading as part of their literacy lessons and end of day read. 

Nyasa and Lucas wrote a special note and deliverd it, along with the scrapbook, to the Nursery (AM) children. The scrapbook will remain in Nursery for the next week.

Writing Letter to Pupils Across England

Riley and Viviana, our Redwood Spinebreakers, spent time in the Library writing letters to children from schools in Eastbourne and Surrey. The aim of their letters is to find out what stories are popular with children their own age.

Spinebreaker Reminder - Upcoming Visits To The Local Library

Just a quick reminder!

On Thursday 10th November, the Spinebreakers from classes: Pine, Mulberry, Rowan, Lime and Redwood will be walking to Harold Hill Library to return and choose new books to read back at school.

We hope they look forward to their afternoon of sharing stories!

Reading Assembly - More Certificates Awarded For 105 Books!

Welcome back to the second half of the Autumn Term! We will continue with our weekly reading assemblies - sharing stories from the '105 Books to Read Before you Leave Broadford' book list and celebrating reading achievements from across the school.

Mrs Nicholls lead the KS1 assembly this week. She shared Drew Daywalt's brilliant story, The Day the Crayons Quit. Duncan (the owner of the crayons) is in big trouble when the crayons up and leave the crayon box. They are fed up with Duncan's treatment, so send him letters explaining why they are so upset, hoping he will change his colouring-ways! This book features on the Year 1 Reading Tracker.

Miss Hamilton read the opening chapter of Danny the Champion of the World. You can hear an audio version of the story by clicking on the image above. This book can be found on the Year 4 Reading Tracker.

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford - Certificates!

Well done to Chirag who has managed to read all 15 books on the year 1 tracker! He was awarded with his Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates.

Millen, George, Evie and Eason have all achieved their Bronze certificates for reading five books.

George was awarded his Bronze and Silver certificates for reading the first ten books.