Michael Rosen Session (Tracey Bratley)

Michael Rosen on Language and Play – Thursday 16^th June – 10:00 – 11:00

Michael Rosen is one of Britain’s best loved writers and performance poets for children and adults.  He is also a broadcaster, Professor of Children’s Literature and very much a national treasure.  On Thursday 16^th June, Michael is leading a free session for parents, grandparents, carers, Early Years Professionals, and anyone who works with young children.  In the session, Michael will perform and discuss the importance of play and talk in language development in young children.  To book a place and receive the link you will need to email Essex.yearofreading@essex.gove.uk with Michael Rosen in the subject line.

Essex Year of Reading (Tracey Bratley)

To mark the Essex Year of Reading 2022, Essex County Council has been working on a range of initiatives to inspire every child in Essex to become a confident reader and develop a lifelong love of reading. It also seeks to address the impact that Covid-19 has had on children and young people’s education by providing events, activities and opportunities to help improve their reading levels. All primary school children and those in Year 7 secondary schools across Essex are being given their own library card and bookmark. Each library card has its own unique bar code, so all children need to do is bring the card along to any Essex Library to register it in their name and they can get started straight away. Children can use their library card to choose books, join in with out of school activities, access homework help, use free computers and lots more. Once children have signed up for the library, children will be able to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge which is a national initiative that encourages children to read books throughout the summer holidays, collecting a medal, stickers and a certificate along the way. The locations of all Essex libraries can be found at www.libraries.essex.gov.uk Parents and carers can also download the free Essex Year of Reading app to discover further online reading materials, fun activities and competitions for children and families to take part in. Visit www.essexyearofreading.co.uk for more information.

QR Codes - Autumn 2021 (Tracey Bratley)

Children in Class Newton have been filming themselves reading a story and have then created QR codes for them so that their buddies can enjoy listenign to them.  The children have absolutely loved this experience and I know the older children are keen to create more stories. 

Spring & Summer Book Swaps 2022 (Tracey Bratley)

Our lunch time Book Swap sessions are proving popular with our reading enthusiasts throughout the school.  There is always a real buzz of excitement when children come along to pick a book.  What a great way to share our love of reading.