Reading Assemblies - Who Has Been Given The Story Suitcases This Week?

Meerkat Mail was the story chosen for the Key Stage One Reading Assembly this week. Emily Gravett's story follows the life of a meerkat who is unhappy with his hectic home life so decides to set off on a journey around the world. This book an be found on the Year 2 Reading Tracker.

Miss Betty read the opening to Michelle Magorian's classic, Goodnight Mr Tom. Set during World War One, young William is evacuated from his home to live in the countryside. This book can be found on the Year 6 Reading Tracker.

Reading Achievements

Well done to Samairah, Daria, Ashton, George, Kailen, Damian, Isaac, Mason, Jason, Aiza, Jack, Leo, Joshua, Aditi, Aayush, Gabia and David, who have read five books and earned their Bronze Certificates. 

Great effort from Hallie, Lucas, Ipsa, Jessica, Logan, George, Isaac, Rushika, Tyla, Joshua, Asher and Gabia, who have been rewraded witht their Silver Certificates for reading ten books. 

Super stars, Teodor, Lucas, Chirag and Vikyhat, have completed their trackers and have earned their Gold Certificates.

Story Suitcases

During assembly, our Story Suitcases were presented to Vienna, Jessica, Eason, Adbulkarim and Karimah. They will keep the suitcases for the rest of the week.

 

 

More Blue Peter Reading Badges Arrive!

We are so happy to see more and more of the Blue Peter Reading Badges arriving! This week, Tesha, Shivanshi, Emir, Roza,Victoria and Cruz received theirs in the post! You can see by their faces that they are very pleased to be the proud owners of such wonderful badges!

 

 

 

Well done to Chloe, Natalia and Harry, who all completed their application forms at home.

In school this week, Thomas, Miqdaad, Kezia, Himanshi, Oliver and Maalik completed their forms. They wrote about their favourite stories, which included; Danny the Champion of the World, Anthony Browne's Gorilla, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Fantastic Mr Fox and Supertato!

They are all looking forward to the day when their badges arrive! Don't forget, application forms can be picked up from our school library.

 

 

  

The Story Suitcases Have Been Enjoyed At Home This Week!

Our Story Suitcases were taken home with Eden, Megan, Tesha and Fatima this week. They were all so proud to show-off the pages they had filled in inside their scrapbooks! It is so lovely to see our pupils enjoying the stories at home. We have had so many children eager to be added to the waiting list. It is the highlight of Ms Jennings' week when she pops into the Reading Assembly to announce who they are going home with.

 

Eden happily shared his story with his big brother, Millen.

 

Megan and Tesha were so excited to take home the Story Suitcases. Megan and younger sister, Vanessa, snuggled by the Christmas tree to listen to their story.

 

Fatima gave her book a big thumbs-up!

 

Harold Hill Library Reminder!

 

On Thursday 30th November, the Spinebreakers from Pine, Mulberry, Rowan, Birch and Almond will be visiting Harold Hill Library to spend an afternoon of sharing stories.

Reading Assemblies - Cedar Class Take Centre Stage With Their Silver Certificates!

Look out for our blogpost where we announce who has taken home the Story Suitcases this week!

Mrs Jennings read 'Each Peach Pear Plum' to our KS1 pupils. Featuring characters like Goldilocks, The Three Bears, Baby Bunting and Tom Thumb, you need to have a beady-eye when looking for the characters hidden in this story! This book can be be found on the Reception Reading Tracker.

Miss Brimmer picked out a few of the people featured in Kate Pankhurst's book, Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World. This book can be found on the Year 3 Reading Tracker.

105 Books to Read Before you Leave Broadford

Well done to Rory, Arthur, Zenaya, Montana, Tyla, Abdullah, Archibald, Ipsa, Ashar, Amaya and Emma, who have read five books and have earned their Bronze Certificates!

Congratulations to Maggie, Zakariya, Arthur, Mateo, Amaya, Aryaan, Cruz, Kayden, Adam, George, Isatou, Qhaleed, Himanshi, Hussain, Osman, Bruno, Carter, Miqdaad, Kezia, Nina, Callissya, James, Emmalee, Samuel, Dani, Elsie, Edward, Scarlet, Robyn, Maalik, Nashwan, Elliott-Ellis, Amaira, Jessica and Carina, who have all been presented with their Silver Certificates. 

A huge well done to Amaya, who has completed her tracker by reading all fifteen books! Amaya received her Gold Certificate.

The Story Suitcases Have Been Returned!

The Story Suitcases were enjoyed by the first group of children to take them home. Alice made sure her bear was welcome by holding a special teddy bears picnic! Jaxon showed off his artistic skills by colouring in a magnificent dragon and Lily-Mae expressed why she loved the story inside her case. 

The Story Suitcases will be presented to the next group of pupils in this week's reading assemblies.

  

 

Blue Peter Reading Badges - Weekly Update!

We are pleased to announce that Aadya received her Blue Peter Badge in the post this week! Over the coming weeks, we are hoping to see more children wear their badges with pride.

 

Super Spinebreakers, Vanessa, Sophia and Aditi, visited the library yesterday afternoon to complete their entry forms. Vanessa wrote about her love for the story, Ruby's Worry. Vanessa explained how the main character, Ruby, discovers that by sharing a worry helps to make it shrink. When Vanessa has a worry, she talks to her best friend, Isabella.

Sophia wrote about 'Peppa Doctors and Nurses'. Sophia enjoys playing doctors and nurses with her sister at home, that's why she was keen to write about this story.

During their visits to our Library, the story 'The Unicorn and the Rainbow Poop' is very popular! The children love how the fairy tale folk work together to throw a party to cheer-up the unicorn. Aditi expressed how the story always makes her feel happy. 

 

Don't forget, yopu can collect an entry form from our school library. You can visit Quiet Club to complete your form or take it home. If you receive a badge, make sure you let us know so we can celebrate your success!

Reading Assemblies - A Monster And The Trunchbull!

We have added something new to our weekly reading assemblies! Each week, we will be giving out our new Story Suitcases. The suitcases are filled with everything needed for a cosy reading session at home. Alice, Jaxon, Lily-Mae and Thomas were the first chosen to take the suitcases home. Take a look at our post here.

We are currently making a waiting list, if your child would like to bring a suitcase home, please let Mrs McFarlane or Mrs Jennings know.

Poor little Bernard! His parents are so busy that they fail to notice he has been eaten and replaced by a monster! This book can be found on the Year 1 Reading Tracker.

What a treat! Miss Wyatt read Roald Dahl's classic, Matilda. Unlike the rest of her family, little Matilda loves nothing more than to sit and enjoy a good book. Matilda learns to deal with her horrible family and her mean headmistress by using her telekinetic abilities. This book can be found on the Year 4 Reading Tracker.

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

Well done to Logan, Luca, Luna, Khushbakht, Layla, Kajus, Aarav, Sadhana and Riya, who have all received Bronze Certificates for reading five books.

Elsie, Yehor and Sadhana have received Silver Certificates for reading ten books.

Super effort from Noah, Khushbakht and Elsie, who have all earned Gold Certificates for reading all fifteen books!

The Story Suitcases Have Left The Library!

We were so excited to see the Story Suitcases presented to Alice, Jaxon, Lily-Mae and Thomas during our weekly Reading Assemblies. Each pupil will keep their Story Suitcase for a week - giving them time to spend a cosy evening to struggle with the bear and share the story over a cup of hot chocolate.

 

 

 Included in the suitcases, are scrapbooks for the children to record what they loved about the story. We hope they thoroughly enjoy the stories we have chosen this week. We look forward to presenting them to more children next week.

If you'd like to take home a suitcase for a week, see Mrs McFarlane or Mrs Jennings, who will add your name to the waiting list.

Check Out Our New Story Suitcases!

This week, we have introduced Story Suitcases to the library. There are four in total - one for Early Years, one for KS1, one for lower KS2 and one for upper KS2. Four children will be chosen each week to take a suitcase home. Each suitcase is filled with everything needed for a cosy reading session at home. The suitcases will be presented to pupils during our weekly reading assemblies. 

This week the suitcases will be taken home with Alice, Jaxon, Lily-Mae and Thomas.

Here's a little sneak-peak inside the cases: