Page 5 - Easter newsletter

Encouraging reading
amongst older students,
CELEBRATING A LOVE FOR
Newfriars College held a
space-themed day based around
READING ACROSS THE TRUST
‘The Great Rocket Robbery’, a
book being widely promoted
during WBD events.
(WBD) with innovative activities to encourage a love of reading.
Schools across Shaw Education Trust celebrated World Book Day
Seabridge
Primary Students at the special academy
utilised their
involvement
Royal Shakespeare Company to hold their own Lord Capulet’s Ball. enjoyed working in groups to
with
the
create rocket-like cakes, while a
space-themed poetry competition
was also held, with the winning entry blowing judges ‘out of this world’.
Sandra Mitchell, Headteacher of the Newcastle-under-Lyme school,

explained: “It was lovely seeing staff and pupils arrive dressed ready for
readiness for the ball – great fun.” Rob Millington, Principal of Newfriars College, said: “Our students
a party. We each spent some time decorating and embellishing masks in
embraced the day wonderfully. It was great to see them putting so much
thought into the activities – there were some truly fantastic entries.”

In keeping with the Shakespeare theme, Seabridge staff members also
Meanwhile, pupils at Great Barr Academy had fun playing ‘guess who’
pupils and parents alike.
performed a rendition of Romeo and Juliet which was greatly enjoyed by
with all teachers dressing up as their favourite book character, as
well as finding some literacy treasures during a “Mystery Book” Sale
where all books were wrapped up and had only a one sentence teaser.
Meanwhile, Kidsgrove Primary hosted a ‘Share a Story’ day where pupils
spent time in their class groups sharing their favourite stories together.
The week of reading fun concluded at the Birmingham-based
high school with three winners being crowned for finding the
Commenting on the Trust’s World Book Day celebrations, Julie Yarwood,
said: “It is wonderful to see our pupils developing a love of reading. most book titles secretly hidden around the Englush department.
Director of Education Quality, Standards and Training at the Trust,
Our northern-based schools have also been celebrating WBD. At
underestimated.”
Castlebrook High School, pupils completed a special literacy themed quiz
“The learning and enjoyment derived from this life-long skill cannot be
during form time and shared in reading passages at the beginning of each
lesson. To add to the literacy fun, a treasure hunt was also hosted where
pupils used clues to find characters
from 20 different books around the
school.

As well as in-school activities,
all pupils received a book token to
give them access to a free book to
further encourage reading at home.

Pupils and staff across the Trust had
fun while promoting a love for
reading and we can’t wait to see
what our schools do next year.