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Owls take the top spot in our first reading count up this term with Kingfishers second and Robins third - well done everybody. 

Reading - skill or pleasure? 

The National Literacy Trust says: 
"There can be few things as powerful as regularly reading to a young child. It has astonishing…

Our first reading countup of Autumn 2 will be this Monday - hopefully everybody has already logged their five reads this week, but don't forget to get those reads in over the weekend if you haven't!

Why do we make such a fuss about reading anyway? 

"You're always going on about reading, Mrs…

One by one, our little Owl Squad are returning home. They've been a long way! The final leaderboard looks like this: 

The owls flew an amazing more than 14,000 miles altogether, to destinations all over the UK (plus a sneaky trip to Italy for naughty Lorraine!) That would get you all the way to…

And this week's winners are....



Owls AND Robins! Both tying for the top spot with an impressive 76% of children completing their five reads a week. Kingfishers were a close runner up. Well done everyone! KEEP READING! 

Reading records will come home over half term. Obviously this is a…

THIS WEEK: Breaking news from our rogue owl, Lorraine, whom we last saw living the high life in London. She then found her way to the airport and snuck onto a Ryanair flight to Naples. You can see her in the photograph admiring Mount Vesuvius, and she also enjoyed a pizza and a visit to the ruins…

Congratulations Owls who take first place for the second week running with 72%, with Robins the runners up. Still everything to play for - the leaderboard for the term is very tight indeed, only a couple of points in it! Keep up your five reads a week. 

Favourite books? 

One of the best…

A teachable moment this week when Pastel Sandra exceeded her baggage allowance and we had to bail her out before the post office would deliver! Meanwhile Lost John went to Southampton, decided to extend his stay and spent the weekend in Cardiff visiting the castle and watching the runup to the…

The winners of the Five Reads A Week Challenge is Owl Class, with Kingfishers as the runners up! Keep reading, everyone!

Library time....

As the weather's getting colder and darker and wetter, we all start looking for indoor activities. It's time to shout out to our local libraries!…

The scores are in!

Kingfisher Class is top of the tree this week, with Robins as runners-up - but there are only a few percent points in it so please keep up with your five reads. Every single one counts!

Ringfenced story time

The nights are starting to draw in! Snuggling up on the sofa…

This week, we thought you might like to see our amazing Owl Tracker map, which is on our Geography display in the classroom and is, for several members of Owl Class, the most important thing in the room! 

Every mission a squad member goes on is recorded on the board so we know who is where, and…

This week's leaderboard sees Owls and Robins taking joint first place, pushing Kingfishers into third by a whisker! Well done everyone - it's still really close. Make sure you do your five reads this week! 

The league table leaders are Owls, but there's hardly anything in it - anything could…

This week saw the return of Barb, and we got lots of news from the owls we posted last week! 

Focused Frederick has had a wonderful adventure in Lincoln. He enjoyed a glorious day out in the city centre looking at the cathedral and the castle in the sunshine. He visited the museum of Lincolnshire and saw their famous scarecrow and lots of farm machinery. The harvest has largely been brought in, so he didn't get to see a combine harvester in action, but he did find some big ones in the museum. He also found a tank - there are lots of RAF and army bases in Lincolnshire. He is now on the way home. 

Pastel Sandra reported back from Harrogate. She did get rained on, but found beautiful rolling hills, drystone walls and visited the Victorian pump house because Harrogate was originally a Victorian spa town. She should be winging her way home this week, too. 

Beats has made it to a primary school in Sunderland and we eagerly await his report. 

Natalie is in Rhyl, just outside the Snowdonia National Park - also at a primary school with a very excited teacher! 

Speckle has arrived in the little village of Histon, near Cambridge. 

Spike and Bob are expected back from Liverpool and Manchester early next week. 

Best of all, our wonderful PTA have presented Mrs E with some more second class stamps so the next flight is being prepared for next week. Where will they all end up next? 

In Geography this week, Owl Class looked at counties. Some of the class will have worn their County Crowns home - we learned what sorts of things different counties are famous for and - of course - addressed some envelopes! 

Tune in next week for more incredible adventures from the Owl Squad!