Will you be taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend?

In recognition of the Big Garden Birdwatch, taking place in a garden near you, this weekend, the children have all listened to a story during their class library session, where the main character is a bird.

This may have been the traditional story of The Ugly Duckling, hiding in the bulrushes all through the winter, until finally discovering that he has become a beautiful swan. They may have heard the story of Fabulous Fifi, the Flamenco Flamingo, or followed the trail of The Blue-Footed Booby, hunting for the thief who stole all of the delicious cakes!

I wonder if you can find a book about a bird to read together at home?

I wonder how many garden birds you will see over the weekend?

‘A book is a gift you can open again and again’ (Garrison Keillor)

Amid all the glittery excitement and festive feasting, please remember to make time for a story or two – maybe you will be lucky enough to unwrap a good book for Christmas.

Over the past 6 weeks, pupils in Year 5 Cassowary and Kookaburra Class have been reading, exploring and reviewing six new picture books chosen by the School Library Service for Key Stage 2 children to enjoy. Together we have considered the artistic style of the illustrations in each book and thought about how the pictures help to enhance their understanding of the story.

Throughout Hampshire, Year 5 pupils have been reading these books and have now voted for their personal favourite. The overall winner is ‘The Café at the Edge of Woods’. This is the story of Rene, who dreamed of fine cuisine.  So she saved up every bean, then built a building beam by beam… the café at the edge of the woods.

Have you heard about our amazing new library?  The innovative layout of colourful shelving, gorgeous seating, spinning tower bookcases and shady green trees has created an inspiring environment for the children to enjoy, as they browse and borrow their chosen books.  The pastel shades of greens, browns and oranges create an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity for the children to enjoy.

Parents and carers are most welcome to visit the library on Tuesdays from 3:30pm to 4pm.  Please come along to see this lovely new resource, to spend time with your child, to read a book together or to choose a book for your child to borrow.

Have you taken a look at the amazing collection of eBooks, Audio Books, Magazines and Comics available on the Sora App?  Open the Sora App then simply search for St Peter’s Catholic Primary School and enter your User ID and Password, to enter a wonderful world of words and pictures.

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