Thursday marked the 25th World Book Day. The aim of the day is to celebrate and encourage a love of reading for pleasure and to encourage opportunities for all children to have a book of their own that they love.
“Spending just 10 minutes a day reading and sharing stories with children can make a crucial difference to their future success and it’s fun for all involved.” – World Book Day founder, Baroness Gail Rebuck.
We celebrated this event at Medina College all day with a reading takeover! Every lesson began with a section of the story – The Case of Four and Twenty Blackbirds.
Throughout the day, murders were revealed, suspects interviews and, eventually, a resolution achieved. There was a real buzz around the school as the story unfolded and both staff and students really enjoyed it!
Here are some quotes from staff and students:
“LOVING THIS! Can we do it every week?”
“Going really well so far!! Loving it. But have no idea who dunnit…”
“Love it – they are enthralled”
