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Tell us about your World Book Day event
19/02/18
CHILDREN will be dressing up as their favourite literary characters for World Book Day on Thursday, March 1. The annual event is designed to promote reading and was first held in April 1995. It is supported by schools, libraries and community groups ...
Animal magic
18/03/19
PUPILS and staff at Crazies Hill Primary School dressed as characters including the Cheshire Cat, Peter Rabbit and Tigger. The children took part in a book swap where each member of staff brought in a story and the pupils decided which one they ...
Checkendon Pre-school enjoys World Book Day
CHILDREN at Checkendon Pre-school dressed as characters from well-loved stories.
World Book Day: Trinity Primary School, Henley
13/03/17
ext Pupils at Trinity Primary School dressed up as characters including Sherlock Holmes, Oliver Twist and Frodo Baggins for World Book Day. The children were invited to come to school as their favourite literary character for the event on ...
World Book Day: Harpsden Pre-School
CHILDREN from Harpsden Pre-School dressed as knights, a dinosaur, a witch, a witch's cat, Batman, Cinderella and a polar bear for World Book Day. There also came dressed as a parrot, an elephant, Elsa from the film Frozen, a pirate and a ...
World Book Day: Kidmore End Pre-School
At Kidmore End Pre-School there were three children dressed as The Gruffalo. There were superheroes, a Mad Hatter, a witch and all members of staff also dressed up. It held a Mad Hatters tea party with a stall in the garden selling teas,...
World Book Day: Caversham Prep School
The Fantastic Mr Fox, Where’s Wally, Mary from The Secret Garden and Burglar Bill made an appearance for World Book Day. After a literacy-themed week, the finale was a “dress up as your favourite book character day”. Headteacher ...
Bringing stories to life
PUPILS at Checkendon Primary School dressed as their favourite book characters as part of a week of activities. They came to school as the Roald Dahl characters Matilda and the BFG and characters from books by comedian David ...
Playing a part
PUPILS at Robert Piggott Infant School in Wargrave dressed as literary characters including Where’s Wally, Harry Potter and Paddington Bear. The children came to school in their costumes and with their favourite book. There ...
World Book Day: Watlington Primary School
More than 250 children dressed up for a “character catwalk” assembly with certificates and prizes for the best costumes. There was also a “teacher swap” staff visited another class and read children a story or extract. The ...
World Book Day: children write their own stories and share favourite books
13/03/23
Sacred Heart Primary School, Henley: Sacred Heart began a week-long celebration of World Book Day by sharing story writing, whereby one class wrote the first paragraph of a story, sent it to another class to continue and ...
Rupert House School
29/03/21
Rupert House School in Bell Street, Henley: the school was adorned with red balloons and a giant red nose to celebrate Comic Relief. Pupils and staff raised more than £300 for the appeal by coming in wearing red ...
Crazies Hill Primary School
Crazies Hill Primary School: pupils and staff styled their hair in unusual ways to celebrate Red Nose Day. Some wore wigs while others gelled their hair in spikes or coloured it with chalk and temporary dye. ...
World Book Day: St Mary's Poetry Slam
St Mary’s kickstarted their World Book Day with a rollicking poetry slam, regaling assembly with classics like T. S. Eliot’s Macavity: The Mystery Cat and C. S Lewis’ The Late Passenger. Poppy Burkitt, a ...
World Book Day: Checkendon Pre-School
CHILDREN at Checkendon Pre-School celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite story characters. It welcomed 'Stick Man', two Stormtroopers, Dennis the Menace, a cowboy, Cinderella, ...
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