Monday 14th October –  Reading for Pleasure Day

 

This day brought together readers, authors and illustrators to explore the magic of storytelling, imagination and artistic expression. We were pleased to welcome back to St. Luke’s, Ruth Hearson, a  former parent, Illustrator and author of books such as The Non-Stop Knotty Knitter and The Ark that Noah Built.
Throughout the day, Ruth worked with our FS &KS1 children, introducing them to the world of book illustration. She spoke about the processes from the very first idea and needing a great imagination to the final stages of her artwork being published and found in bookshops
Our KS2 children worked with  Alex Foulkes, author of  books such as The Ministry of Mischief and Rules for Vampires. Here is what Alex thought of her visit:

“And speaking of appreciation: wow. You are a beautiful school. Lovely kids, great staff, fantastic culture of learning and kindness, wild creativity and imagination. I could not possibly have asked for a better visit; St Luke’s really blew me away! It was lovely to see their respect towards grown-ups, but also towards each other. It makes me so happy when I hear the students encouraging their friends.

I mentioned it in the last session with you, but when a school is this good, it makes my job 10x easier – I can focus on giving my 110%.  Honestly, it was… just absolute joy. Thank you for allowing me to be part of your community for the day.”

Alex Foulkes,  Author

Your child may be bringing home a new phonics reading book

Your child’s class teacher will choose a book depending on the sound that they would like your child to focus on.

As you will see from the videos below we don’t expect for you to complete a book in one night. To use these books to their full potential , each book should be kept for at least a couple of days.

We have broken down a suggested reading session for you into bitesize videos. Please take a look as they will guide you on how to use these books.

Your child’s class teacher will change the book when they feel that your child is confident with that sound and can read with fluency and without any errors.

Your child may only bring one book home a week and that is ok, they need to be secure with that sound before moving on to the next book.

 

Reading with Phonics - Front Cover

Reading with Phonics - Page One

Reading with Phonics - Reading Practice

Reading with Phonics - Reading the Story

Reading with Phonics - Activities

Reading with Phonics - Re-visit Page One

Phonics

Early Reading - Reception Class

Building on Reading Skills - Year 1

Developing Confidence as a Reader - Year 2

Building Independence - Year 3 & 4

Encouraging Reading Year 5 & 6

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