Year 5 Spinebreakers Visit Waterstones!

On Thursday, the Year 5 Spinebreakers ventured out in the snow to visit Waterstones in Romford. Their mission: to purchase new books for the school library! On arrival, they explored the children's area - admiring the many new stories for the festive season. After choosing two books each, they enjoyed tasty hot chocolates and sweet treats in the W café.

Here are the books they chose:

Viviana headed straight for the 'books of the season' section.

 

With World Cup fever in the air, Riley chose two football-themed story books.

Elisa picked two stories by world famous authors.

Aliza was drawn to these animal stories.

 

Blake and Daniel were also caught up in the World Cup fever!

All books will be available to borrow from the Library when we return in the new year.

This Week's Reading Achievements!

Due to the school being closed on Monday and Tuesday last week we were unable to hold our weekly reading assemblies. As you'll see below, we have a long list of children to celebrate!

Wow! So many children have finished reading their fifth book and have earned their Bronze Certificates! Well done to Leo, Alfie, Nathaniel, Kai, Torsten, Adalind, Vivian, Eddie, Aryaan, Adra, Freddie, Liroshan, Jack, Tayla, Darcie, Ava, Roman, Rosie, George, Chuka, Arnish, Gabriel, Abdulahad, Olivia, Jide, Lily-Mae, Ahmed, Georgia, Emmy, Toby, Ibukunolowa, Teddy, Nasrat, Elkah and Kiara.

Well done to Kai and Rohith for achieving their Silver Certificates.

Well done to Kai, Iustin, Meerab and Jessica for completing their trackers and earning their Gold Certificates.

The winners of The Returning Books Raffle for Autumn Term 2 are Callie, Ikveera, Gabia and Miya-Rose. They each received a book to keep.

Kenzie has successfully completed six books using My Book Blog.

Finally, you may have seen over on our Instagram pages on Thursday that we held a day of festive shared reading. Quite a few of the children who attended picked up a sheet to design their own bookmark. Well done to Chisom, Aisha, Fatimah, Faizah, Amelia, Kamari, Laynie-Rose, James, Stephania, Eesa, Jessica, Tianna, Umar,Eddie, Meerab, Najhat, Grace, Fariha, Pragya, Faramade, Nethany, Darci, Oscar, Nyasa, Tommy, Pippa, Torsten, Adra, Darcie, Rosie, Laura, Lily-Mae, George, Toby, Freddie, Aisha, Abdulahad. Roman, Tayla, Ahmed, Chuka, Nasrat, Arnish, Ava, Kiara, Ibukun, Liroshan, Elkah, Rithik, Aiza, Gabi, Tesha, Adam, Aadya, Torsten, Anya and Osman.

The bookmarks were judged and one lucky winner was chosen to receive a National Book Token. Our winner, with their fantastic design, is Eddie! Eddie, you have captured the spirit of Christmas with your wonderfully decorated tree!

The Year 5 Spinebreakers Are Off To Waterstones!

Our Year 5 Spinebreakers, Blake, Elisa, Daniel, Aliza, Riley, Viviana are off to purchase new books for our school library tomorrow!

On returning to school, they will read, review and promote the books they have chosen.

Look out for blog posts and Instagram stories sharing the books they buy!

Reading Assembly - Race To The Frozen North

Due to the Christmas performances this week, our KS1 assembly was cancelled - we will have quite a few certificates to hand out next week!

Mrs Jennings shared the inspirational true story of Matthew Henson, the first man to reach the North Pole. This story features on the Year 4 Reading Tracker and is now available to borrow from the school library.

Reading Achievements

 Well done to Stanley, Elena, Paige, Veer, Elsie, Amelia, Lily, Ayaan, James, Leo, Alfie, Nathaniel, Kai, Torsten, Adalind, Vivian and Zhyan who have all received their Bronze Certificates for reading five books from their trackers.

Well done to Ryan, Rosie. Aisha and Teodor for achieving their Silver Certificates.

Well done to Harlie for reading all fifteen books and earning his Gold Certificate.

Grace successfully completed the Storytime Create a Comic Competition.

Reading Assembly - Super Readers!

Mrs Stanley was super excited to share Vivian French's 'Yucky Worms! This fantastic text is both fiction and non-fiction rolled into one! The story follows a little boy who visits his Gran. During the visit, they discover a wiggly worm hiding in the garden. Gran explains all about worms and how they are her gardening friends.

Did you know...

Worms have five pairs of hearts.

A worm's tail can regrow if it's cut off!

The pages are filled with extra pieces of information about worms - you'll find an index in the back of the book to help you find specific facts easily. This book is now available to borrow from the school library. If you are in year 1 or 2 and heard this story in the assembly this week, don't be put off by the fact it is listed on the Reception Reading Tracker, this book can be read by anyone!

  

Mrs Green read the opening chapters of Kid Normal; the first book from the series of five. Main character, Murph Cooper, starts a new school several weeks into the beginning of the term. Murph is filled with nerves after discovering his mum has enrolled him into a school for Superheroes by mistake. Murph doesn't possess any special powers, unlike his fellow students who can control the weather, fly and conjure up tiny horses! To find out more about Murph and his new school for superheroes, pick up a copy from the school library now! This book features on the Year 3 Reading Tracker.  

Reading Achievements

Well done to Albie, Fatima, Danni-Ella, Henry, Teodor, Sofia, Zachary, Poppy, Chloe, Jasmine, Cruz, Eridola, Emma, Tyler, Olivia, Amerah and Adam, who have all achieved their Bronze Certificates by reading five books from their trackers.

Well done to Fatima, Danni-Ella, Jessica, Jaxon, Cruz, Chloe, Tyler, Noura, Maya and Alariah who have been awarded their Silver Certificates for reading ten books from their trackers.

And a huge congratulations to Chloe, Elyssa and Rory for completing their trackers and earning their Gold Certificates.

Our wonderful artists, Nyasa, Angie and Ipsa all completed the Create a Comic Competition for Storytime Magazine. The competition is now CLOSED. All entries have been posted off to the Storytime Magazine creators - let's hope Broadford has a winner!

Bravo to Book Bloggers, Pranav, Megan, Kevin, Lottie and Chisom for successfully completing more comprehension tasks, vocabulary quizzes and book reviews using their personal Book Blogging accounts!

Our Year 1 Chatterbooks have come to the end of studying Julia Donaldson's text, Zog. They have completed six weeks of activities based on the text and have now be awarded their Smart Cookies Certificates. Well done to Callissya, Bella, Lucia, Amaira and Nashwan.

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.