Abdulmalik Shares 'Oi Cat!' For National Share-a-Story Month

Watch our amazing Spinebreaker, Abdulmalik, share Kes Gray and Jim Field's hilarious story - Oi Cat!

Kyla Shares ' The Wonky Donkey' For National Share-a-Story Month

May is National Share-a-Story Month! To celebrate the month, a video will be published each day of one of our wonderful Spinebreakers sharing a story. Here is Kyla reading you the story of Wonky Donkey - it's a bit of a tongue-twister!

Year 3 Spinebreakers Visit Waterstone

The year 3 Spinebreakers thoroughly enjoyed their annual trip to Waterstones last week!

Adefelowemi already had in mind what he wanted to buy - books by the talented Roald Dahl! He is a big fan on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and was keen to pick up Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. His second book was George's Marvellous Medicine.

Grace was pleased to find Jill Murphy's, The Worst Witch - All At Sea. Grace is currently reading this, we look forward to hearing all about it! Her second choice was Olivia and Snowflake from the Unicorn Academy series.

Charlie had been busy at home prior to the visit making a list of books he wanted to look at. He knew that Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes was a book he definitely wanted! His second choice was a little more challenging as he was torn between two, in the end he chose Dog Man Brawl of the Wild.

Mary Poppins was at the top of Lily's wish list so that was her first choice. Her next pick was Holly Webb's The Unwanted Puppy - both excellent choices.

After searching the shelves of Waterstones, the Spinebreakers were treated to delicious cakes and hot chocolates in Costa.

The new books are now on display - please take a look next time you visit!

Years 4 Spinebreakers Visit Waterstones

Our Year 4 Spinebreakers were the latest pupils to enjoy a trip to Waterstones last week. With World Book Day just a week prior, they were excited to get their hands on some new titles for the library!

Ameerah picked up Alesha Dixon's latest book in the Lightning Girl series, Secret Supervillain Vs Lightening Girl - jam-packed with adventure. Ameerah's second book was by Greg James and Chris Smith - Kid Normal, You Need Superpowers To Be A Hero.

Elliott went for a spookier tale, Stitch Head, which follows the story of a mad professor's forgotten creation as he steps out of the shadows into an adventure of a lifetime. Another adventurous tale - Cresida Cowell's How To Train Your Dragon, was Elliott's second story.

Summer was very excited to attend this special trip. She searched the many shelves in the children's area to find stories that appealed to her. One of her books was by author, Bella Swift. The story of an abandoned pug who is taken in by Chloe and her family at Christmas.

Hayden's best picks were, Toto the Ninja Cat and the Incredible Cheese Heist by TV presenter, Dermot O'Leary, and a book from the 'Zoe's Rescue Zoo' series - The Super Sloth.

The children were lucky to find a shelf packed with the World Book Day books, which are free when you use you book token! We had a pile of spare tokens, so after choosing their own book to keep, they also chose a selection for the school library. The World Book Day vouchers are valid until Sunday 31st March 2019. The books can be found in Waterstones, WHSmiths, Tesco, Asda and Sainsburys.

The new books will go on display this Friday. Please see Mrs McFarlane if you would like to borrow a copy.

World Book Day - 'Book Door' Competition

Check out the amazing Book Doors created by the staff and children from each class to celebrate World Book Day! The doors were judged and a winner from each key stage was announced this afternoon. The winning classes were Mulberry and Hazel - as a reward they were given a class certificate and a bag of goodies to share!

The Tiger Who Came To Tea - By Nursery

Elmer - By Apple

The Gingerbread Man - By Alder

The Gruffalo - By Aspen

Mog - By Mulberry

The Rainbow Fish - By Pine

The Day The Crayons Quit - By Rowan

The Gruffalo - By Chestnut

Fox In Socks - By Cedar

The Dot - Cherry

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory - By Sequoia

Matilda -By Hazel

Harry Potter - By Ash

Koala Lou - By Birch

The Midnight Gang - By Elm

Bad Dad - By Maple

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - By Redwood 

The BFG - By Larch

Stickman - By Willow

World Book Day 2019 - Best Dressed

Here they are - our Best Dressed pupils of World Book Day 2019!

We have Rapunzel in her tower, Postman Pat, Dobby, Bat Dog and The Wolf in Grandma's clothing (just to name a few!) Choosing winners from each class is a challenging task, with so many pupils and parents working incredibly hard at home to produce some fantastic outfits.

The winners will each receive a Book Token and certificate.

Thea-Rose, Harvey, Elliot, Rayne and Kara

Theo, Freddie, Mason, Ellie, Adam, Blake, Asad, Lily, Oliver and Alfie

Sacha, Finley, Lilly, Luke, Livi and Deivydas

The children have been busy this afternoon transforming their classroom doors into book-themed displays. The doors will be judged tomorrow, and the winning class will be rewarded with a prize. 

All the doors will be on the blog for you to see tomorrow, until then here's a sneak peak of what to expect...

Elmer the Elephant, created by Mrs Stanley!

Four Things To Do This World Book Day...

HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY!

1

Join us at the Book Fair in the hall after school. There are hundreds of books to choose from - prices start as little as £3.

2
Today you will receive your World Book Day token. You can do one of two things with this token:

1. Visit a bookstore and save £1 on the purchase of a new book

Or 2. Pick up a FREE World Book Day book from one of your local Tesco, Sainsburys, Waterstones or WHSmiths store.

There are 12 books to choose from - all from fantastic authors!

3

Why not become a member of your local library? If you complete a joining form then please make sure you return it to your local library, not school.



4
Enter the National Design a Book Token competition. There are some great prizes up for grabs - take a look at their website for more info: https://www.worldbookday.com/competitions/make-your-mark-design-a-national-book-token-competition-2019/
All entries need to be handed in at the library by Friday 5th April 2019.