Crook Primary School
Crook Primary School
When one display turns into three! We were inundated with paper plate characters following our World Book Day family challenge. Thank you to everyone who took part - your creations have certainly brightened up our corridors! Perhaps we will swap some as the year goes on so that a few more get their chance to shine!
How many of the characters can you name? Can you challenge yourself to name the author of the story that a particular character appears in?
On Thursday 6th March, we celebrated World Book Day within school with a variety of book-themed activities, including designing a potato and paper plate book character, Harry Potter themed riddle solving and taking part in a live lesson with Michael Rosen, who told us more about the story behind a poem we love, Chocolate Cake.
We had a range of great costumes, from books by JK Rowling, Jacqueline Wilson and Jeff Kinney, as well as some bookish themed pjs!
We are so lucky in KS1 because we have received some new books for our borrowing / sharing libraries. Any child who brings in their reading folder will get the chance to borrow a book from their class library to share at home with an adult. I often hear the children swapping recommendations about their favourite books. I'm sure it will not be long before our new books become firm favourites too!
This week the children are reading 'The Magic Paintbrush' by Julia Donaldson. A story of magic and kindness where Shen helps everyone in her village by painting objects and food that becomes real!
World Book Day 2025 is just around the corner and we will celebrate in school on Thursday 6th March.
You need to start thinking now about your costume - Who will you be? What is your favourite book? Remember, we LOVE homemade costumes best of all. If you do not want to get dressed up but still want to join in the fun, why not design a T Shirt to showcase your favourite book, character or author? We can't wait to see the characters walking through the door!
In English we have been reading a wonderful adventure story called: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell. This story has linked with our Geography topic: South America and the children have enjoyed learning about the Amazon rainforest through our story. This inspired a love for reading Non-Fiction books as the children were eager to learn more facts from our "read as a geographer" book basket!
We are so proud of our Y2 reading river. It shows a range of books that have been enjoyed since the start of our time in 2D! Some of the books are ones that we have covered in English lessons and others are those that we have enjoyed reading together as a class at the end of the day. We can't wait to add to it as the Spring term progresses.
In English, we have recently finished reading Oliver's Vegetables by Vivian French. This was a new book for all of the children and they have produced some amazing writing! We have just finished 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark' by Jill Tomlinson as our end of the day book. The children found it really funny and many have chosen to take it home as their 'sharing book'. Reading for pleasure at it's finest!
In English, we have recently started Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. To begin with, we researched J.K.Rowling (the author) and wrote out our initial thoughts about the Harry Potter series.
We have read the first few chapters and have answered questions based on what we have read, as well as delving into some of the main characters. We all agree that we like the character 'Hagrid' as he says things as they are!
We have a number of long writes planned based on this book using our year 5 skills. Keep an eye out for these!
In Year 6 this term, we have been reading Cogheart by Peter Bunzl, and the children are thoroughly enjoying this exciting story.
Here are some of the things the children had to say about the book so far.
"It is an immersive experience with vivid descriptions and a storyline that keeps you on your toes" - Harrisson
"I recommend this book to children who love adventure" - Maisie
"I love this story because it is full of mystery. You don't know what's going to happen next" - Skyla
"I just want to keep reading this book. Every chapter ends on a cliffhanger" - Isabella
"I like the plot of this story because it teaches people to treat everyone the same" - Harrison
"I really like the main character Lily because she is kind and caring and loves an adventure" - Alayssia
"I like Madame Verdigris as she is the villain of the story and she is up to no good" - Teddy
We LOVE The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom in Year 4! We have been reading this book in our English lessons, and we have been completing a range of activities based on this. Last week, the children wrote their own three part story based on how the characters would survive being captured by the vampire sheep in the story. They created some fantastic reads!
Our next piece of writing is going to be a set of instructions to explain how to defeat the vampire sheep in the story! Get the garlic ready! We already can't wait to read them!