World Book Day!
Yesterday was a wonderful world book day! We spent lots of time reading, listening to and discussing books! Miss Birch and Mrs Lake read us their favourite books. We spent some time discussing some of the books we had brought in. We even spent some time with Year 4 reading books together.
At the end of the day we got our £1 book tokens and a reading competition organised by Miss Wilson. Can you match the books to the teachers? There is a £10 book token as a prize! (You should be able to find the competition letter in your child’s book bag!)
Help at home by reading, reading, reading! Any kind of reading anywhere is all helpful!
World Book Day!
Yesterday was World Book Day! World Book Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Our day was filled with lots of opportunities to read and talk about books.
We started the day with a whole school World Book day assembly. We thought about what books we like to read and where we like to read. Help at home: talk about the best environment to read in. Where is a good place to read? Is it better to read on your own or with someone? What time is a good time to read?
We had a busy morning. It was jam-packed with loads of reading and enjoying books. Year 5 did some paired reading with Year 2. The children were absolutely fantastic. The Year 2 and Year 5 children thoroughly enjoyed sharing their books from home and reading to each other.
Help at home: Read everyday with your child.
World Book Day
Today is World Book Day! World Book Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Today has been filled with lots of opportunities to read and talk about books.
We started the day with a whole school World Book day assembly. We thought about what books we like to read and where we like to read. Help at home by talking about the best environment to read in. Where is a good place to read? Is it better to read on your own or with someone? What time is a good time to read?
We had a busy morning. It was jam-packed with loads of reading and enjoying books. Miss Newman visited Year 2 and read some of her favourite picture books. Next, we did some paired reading with Year 5. The children were absolutely fantastic. The Year 2 and Year 5 children thoroughly enjoyed sharing their books from home and reading to each other.
Finally, we took part in a live lesson on BBC and their BIG LIVE READ. We heard loads of great recommendations from other children and schools.
What a fantastic day! Keep enjoying lots of books at home daily.
West Yorkshire cross country final
We were very proud of our five Key Stage 2 children who took part in the West Yorkshire Cross Country Final at Temple Newsam today in the glorious sunshine.
In tough, competitive conditions, with the best runners from across West Yorkshire, they all put in 100% effort in their races and were a great support for each other. The children should feel proud of competing at this level. We even had a top 10 finisher out of 146 runners and our Year 3 girls team came 6th place our of 21 schools. What an amazing team effort!
Thank you to parents who helped with transport and supported at the event.
World Book Day 2025!
Today was World Book Day and we had a fantastic day celebrating all things reading!
We started the day by swapping teachers! Each class got the chance to listen to a different teacher read and Year 4 were very happy to have Miss Wilson from Year 6. They absolutely loved listening to Miss Wilson read The Warlock of Firetop Mountain by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.
After that, we did a class swap with Year 1. Your children each paired up with a child from Year 1 to share their love of reading. It was lovely to watch them read together and share their favourite books with each other. It was also a great opportunity for Year 4 to demonstrate their oracy (speaking and listening) skills as they made sure they were reading with prosody and clarity. We were also all wowed by Year 1’s incredible reading!
We then joined the BBC World Book Day live lesson where we learnt a little bit more about fiction and non-fiction books and how to choose what to read next.
There was also time for your children to discuss their favourite books with their peers and share with the class what they love about their choice.
Overall, we had a fantastic day in Year 4 and look forward to the book fair coming 19th-24th March to spend our £1 book tokens!
Help at home: read daily with your children to continue developing their love of reading as well as their fluency.
World Book Day 2025!
Today is World Book Day! World Book Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Today has been filled with lots of opportunities to read and talk about books.
I asked the children to bring in their favourite books. We each shared our book and the reason why it’s our favourite…
Lots of our reasons were to do with funny stories, adventure or learning new facts!
We also had Mrs Charlesworth visit us and share her favourite books with us. The room was very calm and quiet – the perfect environment for reading! Help at home by finding or setting up a cosy place to sit and read. Is it warm? Are you in bed? Are you with someone else while you read?
We swapped with Year 6 and discussed our books with them too. We learnt about some new books that we might like to read in the future. Here’s some of us in action…
Finally, we took part in a live lesson on BBC and their BIG LIVE READ. We heard loads of great recommendations from other children and schools.
What a fantastic day! Make sure your child reads everyday to improve their fluency and understanding.
Living and Learning: Fire Safety
Year 5 had some firefighters come in to talk to us about fire safety. We discussed how to keep safe before and if there is an event of a fire:
before
- keep the doors closed for all rooms before you go to bed at night
- do not charge electrical devices overnight or on a soft surface
- keep your keys for the front door in a safe place between the bedroom and door (in case you need to leave quickly)
- turn electrical items off at the switch not just on standby
if there is a fire
- ring 999 and ask for the fire service
- if stuck in your room, shout for your adults or help from out the window
- do not jump out a window unless absolutely necessary
We were then able to go and take a look at the fire engine and even squirt some water from the hose!
Help at home: Discuss the safe route out of your house in case there is a fire. Check your smoke alarms regularly.
Computing with micro:bits!
This week, we started our online computing learning. The excitement in the room was PALPABLE!
We’re using micro:bits…
…tiny computers that you can program to do a virtually unlimited number of awesome things!
This linked to simulation (one of our computing words) because the makecode website where you program the micro:bit has an ‘emulator’. This shows you what your code will do once it’s been downloaded to your physical micro:bit.
Once we were finished exploring, it was time to download the code and see it in action! We made it say hello to us, or show a heart or play a tune when you pressed a certain button.
We are so looking forward to the rest of the topic!
Help at home by asking your child about our computing words: repetition, internet, simulation, World Wide Web, computer network, variable and selection.
World Book Day tomorrow!
Tomorrow is World Book Day! World Book Day encourages more children and families to find the fun and enjoyment in reading, because reading for pleasure changes lives.
Read more here: https://www.worldbookday.com/about-us/
As part of World Book Day, I would like the children to bring in their favourite books tomorrow! We’ll have time to share and discuss their books which will give the rest of the class inspiration for their next book to read.
I look forward to hearing about them!
Thanks, Miss Birch
Bring in your favourite book!
On Thursday (5th March 2025), it is World Book Day! We have a very exciting day planned filled with lots of brilliant activities all about reading.
As part of our day, we’ll be exploring and discussing our favourite books so it would be great if your children could bring in their favourite book on Thursday to discuss with their peers. They’ll be sharing what they love about their book in hope to inspire others to read it too. Your children will also have the chance to read some in front of the class.
I’m looking forward to hearing all about your children’s favourite books and authors!