The Read for my School Competition starts today!
If you haven’t already signed up there is still time as the competition runs until 20th March.
To sign up or for more information see Miss Whiteley or sign up on the sheet in the KS2 block.
Due to the success of last year’s competition, Miss Whiteley has registered the school to take part again.
The aim of the competition is to read as many books as you can from 19th January until 20th March.
If you read 8 books or more Miss Whiteley will enter you into a prize draw and if the school as a whole reads 250 or more books the school will be entered in a prize draw.
To take part in the competition you must be in years 3 – 6.
If you would like to take part please see Miss Whiteley or sign up on the sheet in the library or in the KS2 block.
Yorkshire author and illustrator, Lynne Chapman will be visiting school on Wednesday 21st January and will be working with years 1 and 2.
Books are available to pre-order or you can buy on the day. Lynne will be happy to sign any books that are purchased.
This year’s shortlisted books have been announced!
The books are:
Miss Whiteley will be talking to years 5 and 6 about the Leeds Book Awards over the next week or two. This year there will be 8 children that will be able to participate.
If you would like to take part please speak to your class teacher or to Miss Whiteley.
It has been a very busy term with lots of book related events happening.
In September we dressed up as our favourite Roald Dahl characters and raised lots of money for Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s charity. Then in October we had National Poetry Day and shared some poems, Year 6 attended a special session with author Morris Gleitzman at the Ilkley Literature Festival and local author Jason Beresford visited school and ran superhero writing workshops with years 3 and 4.
There are many more events planned for next term, to find out more about these or the ones that have taken place already click on the link below:
The new Books have arrived!
We have some new books that have arrived in the library, check out:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books
Tom Gates
Fabulous Four Fish Fingers & Frozen Fish Fingers
Percy Jackson series
Jacqueline Wilson books
Timmy Failure
Tom Palmer books
A selection of non fiction books including sports, cookery, science and history
and many more…
If you did not pre-order a book or forgot your money yesterday, you can still buy a book.
Bring in to school a cheque (made payable to Radish Books) or exact money no later than Friday 7th November and hand to Miss Whiteley.
Choose from
The Fabulous Four Fingers
The Frozen Fish Fingers
Each book is priced at £5.40 (normally £4.99 rrp)
Orders will be placed with Radish Books on Friday 7th November and Jason has agreed to sign any books ordered (if you would like them signed).
Today local author, Jason Beresford visited school.
First Jason hosted an assembly with assistance from some volunteers who bought the superheroes from his book The Fabulous Four FishFingers to life.
First we had Gary ‘the chimp’, then Ruby aka Kangaruby, then the beautiful Bel ‘the Nightingale’ 
and lastly Morris, poor Morris who became none other than ‘Slugboy’.
The assembly ended with a little singsong which had us all laughing.
Next Jason spent the reminder of the day leading Superhero themed writing workshops with year 3 and year 4 before a book selling & signing session.
Only a week until local Author Jason Beresford will be visiting school
Jason will be leading a special assembly and then will be running writing workshops with years 3 and 4.
Remember if you would like to order a book the deadline for pre-ordering is tomorrow (Thursday 16th) or you can bring exact money (£5.40 per book) on the day.
It is only 10 days until local author Jason Beresford will be visiting school and introducing some very special fish fingers to year 3 and 4.
We have all heard of Batman, Superman and Catwoman but have you have ever heard of superhero fish fingers?
Check the blog again soon for more information.