With five chapters read, the Leeds Book Awards Book Club met again. This week they had the opportunity to finish their front covers for their journals, discussed the story so far and to read some more of the book.
Take a look at how they got on.
Next week more chatter about impossible ice-creams and some bookmarks to make.
This afternoon the LBA (LKS2) group met for the first time in the library.
After an initial introduction to the Awards, Miss Whiteley set the children off on a hunt in search of owls (the logo of the awards).
Each time an owl was given to Miss Whiteley part of a cover of one of the shortlisted books was revealed by way of a jigsaw piece.
Once all the owls had been found only then would the three shortlisted books become known.
Next we read the blurb for each book and voted on which one we would read first.
The first shortlisted title is: The Shop of Impossible Ice-creams!
Miss Whiteley then gave each group member a sketchbook in which they could write notes about the books, draw pictures and write their book reviews.
They then set to with paper and pencils to design their front covers for their sketch book.
Next week we will be finishing off the sketchbook front covers, discussing the first 5 chapters of the book and reading some more.
Miss Cooke and I attended The Leeds Book Awards Launch Party yesterday where they announced the shortlisted books for each category.
They are:
Next half-term children will be invited to participate in the awards. For any children not involved in school but would like to then public libraries will have a number of copies of each shortlisted title which can be borrowed.
For more information visit: www.leedsforlearning.co.uk/30997
We’ve received an invitation from The Grammar School at Leeds to attend a very special event with author Cressida Cowell.
On Thursday 8th June 1.30-2.30pm Cressida will be at GSAL and Years 3, 4 and 5 can join in with the event online.
Cressida has written many books but the ones that are most loved in this school are How to Train a Dragon and also the Wizards Once series.
A lovely wellbeing library has been created by Mrs Cooper. There will be a selection of books which pupils may read in school.
The grand opening of the library will be taking place on Thursday 25th May.
So excited!
after several of not running due to COVID the Leeds Book Awards are back!
The Awards have been re-launched and now include more age categories from EYFS to KS4.
They will run from June until September with the Awards Ceremony taking place in October and will also incorporate the Summer Reading Challenge.
There will be three Primary School categories (we will be running clubs in each category), EYFS, KS1, LKS2 and UKS2.
The Shortlisted books will be announced on 18th May.
For more information about the Awards visit: www.leedsforlearning.co.uk/30997
Wow! What a fantastic day, walking around school it was just like being in Narnia! So many fantastic costumes from the Snow Witch, to Alsan, to woodland animals to Mr Tumnus, to wardrobes, to soldiers, to Father Christmas, to Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy!
There were many Narnia themed activities on offer and books and reading celebrated throughout school with stories, quizzes and author events online.
On Thursday (2nd March) we will be celebrating World Book Day.
Hopefully costumes have been sorted but if not, take a look at some previous blog posts for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Narnia) costume ideas.
The best thing about World Book Day is that we are celebrating books so please don’t worry if you don’t have a costume just come to school (in your school uniform) and enjoy the day as there are lots of activities planned for everyone to enjoy.
Book Vouchers: WBD vouchers will be handed out on Thursday. These can be swapped in participating retailers for WBD books alternatively can be used to deduct £1 off the retail price of a non-World Book Day book.
Vouchers can be redeemed at: Waterstones, WHSmith, The Little Bookshop, Chapel Allerton, Sainsburys, ASDA, Tesco, Morrisons etc.
There are lots of books to choose from:
For more information about the books and which retailers are participating please visit:
www.worldbookday.com
Today seven classes as a reward for the highest attendance in their year groups were invited to attend a ‘Bringing Books to Life’ Dance Workshops led by West End in Schools.
The stories that were used for inspiration were:
The children had a fantastic time, learning some dance moves, creating their own freeze frames and being ‘wild things’.
More photos to follow…
Looking for more costume ideas?
Mr Tumnus
Own a scarf? Then you could be Mr Tumnus. Add a scarf with a light colour t-shirt or jumper and team with a pair of brown, tan or stone coloured trousers.
For the final touches if you have an egg box and either a hairband or strip of card (cereal box card works well) + some hair slides if using card. Simply cut out two raised pieces of the egg box and sellotape to the hairband or card and you have a perfect set of Mr Tumnus horns.
Optional extra an umbrella or brown paper wrapped parcels.
The White Witch
The baddie in Narnia.
For your costume you could wear a white or pale blue or light coloured dress/
white or pale blue skirt and top.
If you have a tiara you could wear that but if not a crown could be made out of a cereal box (cut into icy spikes) and a hairband.
