“Reading is important because when you read a book, you gain knowledge and information about the past, future and the world today.” – Adam 5H
“Reading regularly improves your life chances as reading is used in many jobs, therefore it is such a useful skill!” – Angelmary 5O
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Dotty the Reading Dog
Some of our Year 1 children had a lovely afternoon meeting Karen and Dotty the reading dog. They were so happy reading to Dotty and talking about their books.
Roald Dahl Day
To celebrate Roald Dahl day this year, each class conducted a scientific investigation based on a Roald Dahl book. The children had lots of fun making lava lamps, fizzy colours and using their footprints to measure their height! Who says learning isn’t fun?
Reading on BBC Radio Stoke!
Some of our Year 6 children have represented St Mary’s Catholic Primary School on BBC Radio Stoke’s book club! The children selected one of their favourite books to read an extract from with some clues to help the audience. I wonder if you can guess which book they chose…? The children also spoke about our wonderful new library! Below is the link for you to listen to – skip to one hour and 39 minutes into the programme and the second part at 1 hour 48 minutes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bgbyz9
Useful Websites for Home Reading
- Book Trust – Inspire a Love of Reading
Click the link above to access some lovely online reading books
- Love Reading 4 Kids – Sharing Book Love
Click on the link above to browse award winning books, enter competitions and much more…
📚✨ Friday Favourites ✨📚
It’s that time of the week again where we celebrate the books that have captured our children’s hearts! This week’s readers have chosen a fantastic mix of fun, friendship, and powerful messages:
💛 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Luck had us all laughing along with Greg’s latest antics
🌙 Rameena’s Ramadan gave us a beautifully inclusive look at family and faith
🧡 The Boy in the Dress brought warmth, humour and acceptance
Well done to our brilliant book lovers – we love seeing your enthusiasm shine through each week. Keep reading, keep sharing, and keep inspiring! 🌟📖
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📚 Friday Favourites 📚
It’s been a wonderful week of reading, filled with enchanting adventures and stories that brought plenty of smiles. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed exploring a brilliant selection of books.
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📚 Friday Favourites 📚
Yesterday, it was time to share the books we’ve been loving. From magical adventures to laugh out loud stories we’ve had loads of fun reading this week. Got a top pick? We want to hear it!
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📚Friday Book Buzz!📚
Another week, another round of fantastic reads to share! From gripping stories to unexpected treasures, we’ve had a great time exploring new books and chatting about our favourites. Here’s to keeping the reading momentum going!
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📚 Reading Champions in St Peter! 📚
A huge congratulations to Milan and Miné in St Peter, who have reached an incredible 5,000,000 words on Accelerated Reader – a first in St Mary's history! 🌟 What an amazing and inspiring achievement! 🙌
Also, a massive well done to Milosz, Akshayan and Sonia, who have each reached 1,000,000 words! 🎉
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📚 Word Millionaires 📚
Congratulations to Nicholas in St Teresa for becoming a Word Multi-Millionaire by reading 2,000,000 words!
A huge well done also to Adithyan in St Teresa and Akshayan in St Peter who have each read 1,000,000 words on Accelerated Reader and are now officially Word Millionaires!
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Amazing well done 👏
📚Friday Reads Are In!📚
The end of the week means it’s time to celebrate another brilliant batch of books! From page-turners to hidden gems, we’ve loved diving into new stories and swapping recommendations with each other. Let’s keep the reading buzz going!
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