“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 📚
Today, our reading time took on a cosy Christmas feel 📖🎄. Alongside our usual favourites, we enjoyed festive stories including Santa’s 12 Days of Christmas, the Little People, Big Dreams Advent Calendar, the Puffin Book of Christmas Stories, and the heartwarming Little Owl and the Star. A lovely mix of seasonal magic and storytelling to get everyone feeling festive ❄️✨.
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📚Word Millionaires📚
A huge congratulations to our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils, Scarlett, Richa, Julia, Isabelle, Pippa and Janiya, who have achieved an incredible 1,000,000 words on Accelerated Reader.
A special well done to Trish, who has reached an outstanding 2,000,000 words. This is a fantastic achievement and shows real commitment to reading.
Reading regularly builds vocabulary, strengthens understanding and supports mental wellbeing, as well as being a wonderful way to relax and enjoy learning.
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After Year 6’s inspiring visit to Staffordshire Libraries, where Terry read Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch to us🎄, our imaginations were sparked! We carried that excitement straight into our writing lesson, creating poems inspired by the story and the way it was read.✏️
Later in the week, we brought The Grinch to life in Readers’ Theatre, performing a scene from the story🎭. We focused on using expression and matching our tone to each character and the performances were fantastic! 👏
A huge thank you to Terry and Newcastle Library for sparking our creativity! Take a look at some of our amazing poems below – we are so proud of the innovation and effort everyone showed! ✨
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🎁The Present🎁
Last week, each class was inspired by the arrival of a mysterious present delivered to their classroom. The children explored the temptation of opening their gifts early, where they might find it and imagined who they might bump into along the way as they tried to resist.
Today, in assembly, one author from each class shared their published piece. From unexpected encounters to moments of suspense, the stories were packed with tension, humour and brilliant imagination.
We were completely captivated by the children’s writing and storytelling and listened in anticipation to every word. A huge congratulations to our budding authors. We are incredibly proud of you.
Take a look at their fantastic stories below!
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Year 6 had a lovely time visiting the Staffordshire Libraries and choosing a book to take home 📚✨ They really enjoyed Terry’s cosy story time of The Grinch 🎄❤️ and left feeling inspired to read more 😊
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📚 Friday Favourites 📚
Today, our reading choices showed just how varied and exciting books can be 📖✨. From the mischief-filled pages of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, to the creativity of The Complete Book of Drawing, pupils enjoyed exploring different styles and stories. We also delved into the thoughtful journey of Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea and the imaginative fun of Teatime in Space. A lovely snapshot of readers following their interests and enjoying every page 😄🚀.
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Today, our classrooms were bursting with all sorts of brilliant reads 😄📚. Classes reached for everything from timeless tales like Alice in Wonderland to fun favourites like Cock-a-Moo-Moo and Danny the Duck with No Quack. We also spotted Little People, Big Dreams: Taylor Swift, the biblical story of Jonah and the Big Fish and the gripping Catching Fire. A proper mix of magic, music, adventure, and big imagination ✨🔥.
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📚 Friday Favourites 📚
Today, we filled our classrooms with a brilliant mix of magical mishaps and cheeky characters ✨📚. Our Friday Favourites included: Harry Potter, Mr Large in Charge, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The BFG and plenty of other giggle-worthy reads. The stories brought a real buzz to the day and set us up for a cheerful end to the week 😄✨.
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