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Weekly Update-21/7/23
Posted: Jul 21, 2023 by: Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, the children have done some lovely Stone Henge silhouette art, we have finished reading our class novel (Stig of the Dump) and the children ranked and reviewed our class novels that we have read this year. As a treat, we have also been watching the Stig of the Dump television series, which the children have really been enjoying. The children also edited and published their Haiku poems. It's been a wonderful year together, you're a brilliant class and I will miss you all!
On Tuesday we had an Assembly led by a local Librarian telling us about the Summer Reading challenge. This is run in libraries across the country to encourage children to visit libraries and continue to read throughout the 6-week break from school.
This year's Summer Reading Challenge theme is 'Ready, Set, Read!' and aims to keep children's minds and bodies active over the summer break. Children can read anything they like – stories, poetry, fact books, graphic novels or listen to audiobooks – it’s up to them! The books (physical or digital) can be borrowed from the library, and we recommend reading at least six books over the summer, with a Ready, Set, Read! reward for each of the six books they read. Once they have read their sixth book, they complete the challenge and will be awarded a certificate and medal. And best of all, it’s completely FREE!
Saturday 22nd July is Sign-up Saturday in Leeds, which is a dedicated time in libraries for joining the Summer Reading Challenge. There'll be a real buzz in our buildings on this day, as well as a range of self-serve activities, including a hunt for the Ready, Set, Read! characters among our bookshelves.
Summer Reading Challenge - find out more
I hope you all have a good summer and make sure to stay safe.
Mr Kyriacou :)