World Book Day 2026!
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. 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.
World Book Day – Thursday 5th March
Thursday 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’d like the children to bring in their favourite books! This might be linked to the character they’re dressed as. 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
Trip to the Yorkshire Museum
Year 3 and 4 visited York to go to the Yorkshire Museum and to see the flood defences (in action).
Yorkshire Museum had exhibitions that were perfect for us to link to our History and Science learning; Roman York and Mary Anning Rocks and Yorkshire’s Jurassic World!
Here’s some pictures of us exploring and learning about the artefacts.
We also took part in a Roman workshop which recapped lots of the information we’ve learnt over our History topic.
Our second reason for visiting York was for the flood defences. York gets flooded quite easily after periods of heavy rainfall so they have built many flood defences around river to help the houses and buildings near. We’ll be learning about this during our Geography topic after the Easter holidays.
To no surprise, there were floods when we visited! Here’s what we saw:
We made sure to stay safe while walking through York and around the river by walking in pairs and behind the railings.
Help at home by asking your child one new fact that they learnt while at the museum! For example, I learnt about the different under water dinosaurs that existed millions of years ago.
Food Technology – quick pitta pizzas
This morning, Year 3 have been making quick pitta pizzas. We were so impressed with their knowledge and skills at each stage of the recipe.
The main skill we practised was cutting with a knife. We used the bridge to cut the tomatoes and mushrooms. We used a serrated edged knife to cut the tomatoes and a smooth edged knife for mushrooms.
We ripped the mozzerella into pieces and placed all of the toppings on top of our wholemeal pittas.
After we cooked them for 10 minutes, all was left to do was to eat them! Some of them gave it 10/10.
Help at home by remaking the pitta pizzas. Can you add other toppings?
Living and Learning: I know the importance of the emergency services.
As we move onto another week of our half term let’s have a look at our previous Living and Learning statement from last week; I know the importance of the emergency services. Our wonderful Year 1s worked really hard on their understanding of the importance of the emergency services. They shared some great ideas and questions around our statement. One question that stood out was “Can we call them at any time (of the day)?”. This was one of many great questions our Year 1s had during last week’s L&L session.
Well done Year 1!
Living and learning: internet safety – consent
Today, we learnt about how we can stay safe on the internet by giving (or not) our consent.
Consent means the permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
Which of these scenarios do we need to ask for consent to do?
Help at home by reading through these and deciding which you’d need to find consent to do.
We must always speak to a trusted adult if we are unsure of what to do or if something happens online that we need help with.
We also discussed the importance of having a healthy balance of online and offline behaviours. We looked at different signs we might come across that tell us that we need a break from our screens!
History: I’m a Roman emperor!
During our history learning, we’ve learnt about the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was huge and spread across Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. Emperor Claudius was leading the Romans when they successfully invaded Britain (then Britannia).
We read a speech that Claudius may have given to the people of Rome (then Roma) while he was emperor. The children then had the opportunity to write their own speeches as Claudius themselves!
They stood in front of the colosseum and shared how they can successfully invaded Britain.
Here’s some photos:
Help at home by asking your child what benefits there were for the Romans to invade Britain.
Some clues:
Resources like cattle, tin, i_ _ _ and g _ _ _.
The Romans wanted land and p_w_r.
Reading: It’s so important!
We hope that you’re enjoying reading your child’s library book with them. We call this a ‘love of reading’ book – to do just that, encourage a love of reading for your child! Reading to and with your child can have a huge positive impact on your child’s education.
This research is a powerful message of the impact you can have when reading to/with your child:
At school, your child reads a physical book four times a week – with a focus on teaching phonics skills. This is then sent home as an eBook. The purpose of the eBook at home is to celebrate your child’s success (in phonics skills). Your child should be able to read most of this book confidently and really feel like a reader.
We’ve chosen to use eBooks at home for many benefits. Allocating eBooks frees up about two hours of teacher or TA time changing books – now spent teaching reading!
Here’s some information on how to access eBooks but if you’re having any problems please speak to your child’s class teacher.
Happy reading!
We’re artists!
This week, Year 4 finished their Wassily Kandinsky inspired sculptures. We used our concentric circles, skewers and strips of black card to create these. They turned out incredibly – I was so impressed with how effective they looked. Here are some of your children’s creations…
Help at home: over the Christmas break, have a go at creating some Napaltjarri or Kandinsky inspired artwork. Think about line, colour, shape and composition.
Nativity success!
This week our wonderful year 1s performed our school nativity. They showed amazing resilience, listening skills and dedication to each and every rehearsal resulting in a west end worthy performance. Both on Tuesday afternoon AND Wednesday morning, I think it is fair to say that we may have some future stars on our hands!
Well done Year 1, you were all brilliant!
