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ALL SAINTS’ CATHOLIC VOLUNTARY ACADEMY READING MATTERS Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to the start of a new decade, a new year and a new term! I hope you all enjoyed a peaceful and restful Christmas. The start of a new term brings new challenges and new things to look forward to. This term we have lots of wonderful reading related events planned to support and encourage our students with their reading. Your child learnt to talk by listening to people talk. Everywhere they went, they heard words and probably repeated lots of them. Learning to read is like that. If your son or daughter sees people reading and is surrounded by books, they will naturally pick up reading skills. Here’s how to make your home a great place to raise a reader.: Put books on the coffee table, in the car and in their bedroom. Leave out things for them to read like magazines, newspapers even take away menus! This sends the message that reading is part of life and they will always have something to read within arm’s reach. If your child sees people they love enjoying books, it can make them want to read too. The more we all read, the better we become. Try to encourage your son or daughter to set themselves a regular reading time. For example, every evening before tea. A Reading Friendly Home “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path”. (Psalm 119:105) January 2020 Mrs Lathall Reading Co-ordinator Fiction Book of the Month Recommended Reads A Throne of Swans by Katharine & Elizabeth Corr This brilliant Game of Thrones-esque fantasy is packed with tons of intrigue, mystery, family drama, glamorous gowns and hidden swords. Non Fiction Book of the Month Our House is on Fire by Malena Ernman, Greta Thunberg, Beata Thunberg, Svante Thunberg Greta Thunberg’s one-person school strike grew into a global protest that changed the conversation around climate change. Written as a family, Our House is on Fire is the extraordinary story of her journey from the inside. Important Dates Pupils in Years 7 and 8 will be completing their second STAR reading test this half term. The tests will run from Monday 20th January until Friday 7th February. New reading ages and ZPD will be written in student organizers.
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ALL SAINTS’ CATHOLIC VOLUNTARY ACADEMY
READING MATTERS
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to the start of a new decade, a new year and a new term! I hope you all enjoyed a peaceful and restful Christmas. The start of a new term brings new challenges and new things to look forward to. This term we have lots of wonderful reading related events planned to support and encourage our students with their reading.
Your child learnt to talk by listening to people talk. Everywhere they went, they heard words and probably repeated lots of them. Learning to read is like that. If your son or daughter sees people reading and is surrounded by books, they will naturally pick up reading skills.
Here’s how to make your home a great place to raise a reader.:
Put books on the coffee table, in the car and in their bedroom. Leave out things for them to read like magazines, newspapers even take away menus! This sends the message that reading is part of life and they will always have something to read within arm’s reach.
If your child sees people they love enjoying books, it can make them want to read too. The more we all read, the better we become. Try to encourage your son or daughter to set themselves a regular reading time. For example, every evening before tea.
A Reading Friendly Home
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path”. (Psalm 119:105)
January 2020
Mrs Lathall Reading Co-ordinator
Fiction Book of the Month
Recommended Reads
A Throne of Swans by Katharine & Elizabeth Corr
This brilliant Game of Thrones-esque fantasy is packed with tons of intrigue, mystery, family drama, glamorous gowns and hidden swords.
Non Fiction Book of the Month
Our House is on Fire by Malena Ernman, Greta Thunberg, Beata Thunberg, Svante Thunberg
Greta Thunberg’s one-person school strike grew into a global protest that changed the conversation around climate change. Written as a family, Our House is on Fire is the extraordinary story of her journey from the inside.
Important Dates
Pupils in Years 7 and 8 will be completing their second STAR reading test this half term. The tests will run from Monday 20th January until Friday 7th February. New reading ages and ZPD will be written in student organizers.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Top 50 Books to Read Before You Leave School
I’d love to hear your reading recommendations. Please email me at [email protected] with your top reads! You can also send me any reading related news that you’d like me to share. I look forward to hearing from you.
Mrs Lathall
Lots of wonderful reading has taken place during our first term. We have students who have already read a million words and some who have even managed to hit 2 million! Well done!
Millionaire Readers
Enjoy Reading? Join the book club!
One Million words!
Year 7
Isabelle C 1,091,461
Milosz K 1,046,947
If you enjoy books and discussing writers then why not join the book club? They meet every Monday in the school Library from 3.35-4.30pm. If you are interested, please see Miss Dunstan in M23 for more details.
Two Million Words!
Year 7
Fina S 2,318,892
Year 8
Isabella S 2,465,861
