Weekly update from Miss Earle
As we move into half term, we are getting ready for World Book Day on March 4, and the launch of the Accelerated Reading scheme.
Thank you for the discussions you are having about books at home, helping pupils to take time to enjoy reading. It is a valuable way to relax away from screens and other distractions, so this nine-day break, when the weather is cold, is the ideal opportunity to:
which means everything stops for 15 – 20 minutes each day, giving a chance to just read quietly.
We’d like to encourage whole families to participate daily if possible, to share a peaceful moment of reading. We welcome any photos that pupils want to share with tutors or the LLC Faculty to show them reading, either on their own or with their families.
KS2/3 pupils may enjoy the Oak Academy Library this week, as the featured book is Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World by Konnie Huq, which can be heard for free.
There is an exclusive video with the author and a list of her favourite children's books.
Finally, good luck to our year 7 and 8 readers who are half way through Readathon, the sponsored read which raises money for books for children in hospital.