News Reading

Over the past few weeks, we have been promoting our love for reading and the importance of reading for pleasure. 

Ecclesbourne had the amazing opportunity to meet the author Banji Alexander. 

We are very excited to tell you that WHJUN have been donated over 800 books (by the Children’s Book Project) to share with the children.

Reading as the ‘golden thread’ Reading is often described as the ‘golden thread’ that must run through the entire school curriculum as reading not only unlocks a wealth of knowledge, it allows a child to access learning in all subjects and at all levels. 

Last week, Miss Vadia asked staff to share with the children the funniest places they have been caught reading!

A while back we posted the news story below about reading and our favourite places to read. 

Michael Rosen is our favourite author for this half term.  He is a well-known children’s novelist and poet and has written over one hundred and forty books!   

Author and storyteller, Chitra Soundar, is hosting an interactive session this Saturday at 2pm at the Salvation Army in Thornton Heath.

We were very excited to have one of our parents come into school to read a familiar story to our children in her home language.

This half term our focus author is Anthony Browne.  He has won many awards for his work including the Kate Greenaway Medal (twice), the Kurt Maschler Award (three times) and in June 2009 Anthony was announced as the sixth Children’s Laureate.