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Whole Week Dedicated to Books
Posted: 15th March 2023Students indulged in reading for a whole week to celebrate World Book Day.
Throughout the week, students took part in five activities, including –
a writing competition with Year 7 and 8 asked to write a short story set in their town/village,
- a family book quiz to be completed at home,
- a “never judge a book by its cover” competition with students given books with their covers wrapped up and asked to guess the title of the book based on clues written on the paper,
- a pre-loved book sale with students asked to bring in unwanted books from home to sell on to other students. The book sale raised £50 for Uttlesford Foodbank,
- a quote hunt competition with members of staff decorating t-shirts with quotes from their favourite books. Students were tasked with figuring out which book each quote came from.
Hannah Stuart, subject leader of English, said: “World Book Day is such an important day to promote and encourage a love of reading, so we decided to run a number of activities to get all staff, students and families involved.
“It was fantastic to see staff show off their creative side by selecting key quotes from their favourite books and designing t-shirts. Students from Year 7 to 11 thoroughly enjoyed reading the quotes and having discussions to figure out the book titles.
“As a result of all the activities planned over the week, there was a tangible enthusiasm around the school towards reading.”
Kayleigh Trainor, assistant headteacher, said: “World Book Day was an opportunity to get the whole Forest Hall School community involved. We wanted to make sure we involved students, staff and families, but also to support the food bank with the money raised from the pre-loved books sale.
“Reading is enjoyed by so many students, we wanted to show then that everyone enjoys reading and the benefits of being a confident reader. It was lovey to see the enjoyment from students throughout the week as they enjoyed the many opportunities on offer.”