“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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Reading Overview
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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 📚💙
There is something so special about hearing children talk about the books they love. From laugh out loud adventures to heartwarming stories, every recommendation came with a huge smile and a reason to give it a go! 📖✨.
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The Scholastic Book Fayre is back! It will be open on Friday 12th June, Monday 15th June, Tuesday 16th June and Wednesday 17th June from 3:00pm to 3:30pm.
If the weather is nice, the Book Fayre will be held on the KS2 playground outside St Peter. If it rains, it will be in the school hall, with entry via the Stanier Street Children's Club entrance.
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📚🎶Get Ready for the Summer Reading Challenge 2026!🎶📚
This year's theme is Read to the Beat!, encouraging children to discover the joy of reading through music-inspired stories, poetry, graphic novels and non-fiction.
The challenge runs from Saturday 4th July to Monday 14th September and is completely FREE to take part in through your local library. It's a brilliant way to keep children reading over the summer, helping to build confidence, maintain progress and return to school ready for a fantastic new year.
Find out more by watching the official Summer Reading Challenge video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMuo6FoK8bk
We'd love to see as many of our pupils as possible taking part this summer. Happy reading! 📖🎵
Staffordshire Libraries
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Thank you to the parents and carers who attended our Year 6 Celebration of the Word, Story Time and Laches Wood meeting.
🙏 Celebration of the Word
Our liturgy focused on the importance of loving and respecting others, reminding us to treat everyone with kindness, compassion and dignity.
📖 Story Time
Mr Wyse shared the opening chapter of Wonder, encouraging us to reflect on empathy, acceptance and the power of choosing kindness.
🌲 Laches Wood
We also shared key information about our upcoming Laches Wood residential and looked ahead to what promises to be an exciting few days filled with adventure, teamwork and unforgettable memories for the children. We can’t wait for them to experience it! ✨
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📖 Thank you to all the parents who were able to join us for Storytime in Year 4. As part of our focus on the Year of Reading, we enjoyed reading the first chapter of Beowulf together. The children were engaged and enthusiastic as they were introduced to this exciting tale and we look forward to exploring the story further in the coming weeks. 🧌 #readingstm #readingforpleasurestm #parentsstm #year4stm … See MoreSee Less
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Our Year 1 children have had a wonderful time visiting Newcastle library. Terry the librarian told us lots of interesting facts about the library and explained how the children can become members.
We loved listening to a story – The Tail of the Whale and it reminded us of the important job we all have in taking care of God’s creation , and especially recycling and putting our litter in a bin !
The children loved looking at the books and reading them with their book buddies ! #readingforpleasurestm
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💙📚Friday Favourites 📚💙
So many brilliant book choices today and even better reasons for why they are loved so much! 📖✨.
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💙📚Friday Favourites 📚💙
A lovely afternoon of sharing favourite stories, brilliant recommendations and books we just couldn’t put down! 📖✨.
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A massive thank you to everyone who came along to the science-themed book swap this afternoon! It was fantastic to see so many books finding new homes in this Year of Reading. 🌍🚀
Happy reading, future scientists! 🧪💡
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