Whole School

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…

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…

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!…

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…

AND THE WINNER IS......

The first reading scores of the year are in! Kingfishers take the lead this week, followed narrowly by Owls in second place and Robins in third. To keep things interesting and celebrate the achievements of all classes, we're having an Olympic medal table this year with…

You should all have your gorgeous cherry red reading records by now, and be right into the swing of getting those five reads a week. On Monday we'll be counting them up for the first time, so don't forget to read over the weekend! We'll let you know how your child's class got on on the blog next…

ROUND 1: WHAT?

1. What was the food that Mr Strong ate every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Eggs
2. What type of animal was Hermione Granger’s pet, Crookshanks? A cat
3. What did the Grinch try to steal from Whoville? Christmas
4. What stringed instrument does Sophie’s mother play in…

We've had some cracking entries for our Extreme Reading photos - look out for the gallery next week (if you've sent one, please do confirm that you're happy for us to share.) If you fancy taking one of your own over the weekend, please do - there's still time! 

In the meantime, enjoy this…

ROUND 4: WHO?

1. Who turns into Captain Underpants?
2. Who lives in the teapot in Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland?
3. Who tries to persuade the grumpy Grinch to eat green eggs and ham?
4. Who feeds Mr Twit wormy spaghetti?
5. Who looked after Zog whenever he hurt himself?
6. Whose bed did…

ROUND 3: WHERE?

1. Where does Mary Lennox live at the beginning of The Secret Garden? (what country)
2. Where does Matilda go to school?
3. At the start of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, where does Mrs Rabbit tell Peter, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail that they must not go?
4. Where is Moonface’s…

ROUND 2: WHEN?

1. In which month of the year were both Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom born?
2. What time did Cinderella’s magic run out?
3. The White Witch has cast a spell on Narnia which means that it’s always winter, but never when? ……………………..
4. In what academic year does August Pullman…