WOLLASTON READING FESTIVAL! - Welcome to - (YEAR 8 AND 9) Welcome to World Book Day! (YEAR 7) - Wollaston School
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Welcome to WOLLASTON READING FEST IVAL! 8:45am 10-15 Welcome to World Book Day! (YEAR 7) minutes 9:00am 10-15 Welcome to World Book Day! minutes (YEAR 8 AND 9)
9:20am 20-30 FOOTBALL FICTION! minutes Join the PE department, who will be reading the opening of the football-themed story ‘Killing Ground’ by Tom Palmer. Copies of the book will be given away to 4 lucky winners during this session! 10am 20 ⭐ Choosing my next reading book! ⭐ minutes Find out more about how you can borrow books from the school library when you return to school on Monday and about recent changes to book borrowing and reading at Wollaston School! Attending this session will automatically enter you into a prize draw to win your pick from the book sets: Beastquest or The Sarah Moore Fitzgerald Collection! THIS SESSION IS ALSO LINKED TO THE WORLD BOOK DAY CHALLENGES! 10:30am 10-15 ILLUSTRATION CHALLENGE 1! minutes The illustration style can sometimes be one of the most memorable aspects of a book! Illustrators each have a unique style and ability to add on Zoom extra meaning to a story through their drawings. + time to In this Zoom session we will explore different illustration styles and you will be set your own illustration challenge! illustrate. If you complete either of the illustration challenges (challenge 2 is further down the schedule) you can email your illustration work to Miss Woodcock by 5pm on Monday 8th March (Woodcockj@wollaston-school.net) to be in with a chance of winning a £5 book voucher! POETRY READING! 10:35am 10 minutes Join Miss Hoarau for a live poetry reading session! Enjoyed this session and feeling inspired to write your own poetry? Send your poems to Woodcockj@wollaston-school.net by 5pm on Monday 8th March for a chance to win a £5 book voucher! 10:45am 15 ‘Why research suggests that you should read to your dog…or any other pet!!’ minutes This is a session specifically for students learning at home who would like to attend with a pet! Breaktime special! Don’t worry if you don’t have a pet! Find a different session or activity to suit you! 11:15am 30 Story-writing workshop! minutes Develop and practise your descriptive story-writing skills with a written task based on a short video clip: on Zoom + writing The Joy of Books! time! Send your completed writing to Miss Woodcock by 5pm on Monday 8th March (Woodcockj@wollaston-school.net) to be in with a chance of winning one of three £5 book vouchers!
11:45am 20 ENJOY A GOOD BOOK! minutes Lark by Anthony McGowan This book won last year’s Carnegie Medal so we will begin the session by discussing what the Carnegie Medal is, before enjoying Chapter 1 of this action-adventure story. 11:45am 10 mins BONJOUR! A STORY IN FRENCH! Mrs Campion will be reading a simple story in French- if you are learning French (or aren’t but are interested anyway!) come along to this session for a little linguistic challenge! 12:15pm 30 Song writing and storytelling through music. minutes Join Mr Rees to explore how songs can tell powerful stories, use narratives as structural devices and how the music itself can illustrate a story. Anyone who has an interest in lyrics and song writing in any style should participate. 1:30pm 25 ENJOY A GOOD BOOK! minutes One for Harry Potter Fans! The Tales of Beedle the Bard… The Tale of the Three Brothers. 2:00pm 20 Tales of Old Northamptonshire! minutes Legendary stories from closer to home! Did you know that there are some interesting stories and legends about the history of our own county? Come along to this short storytelling session to find out more! Attending this session will automatically enter you into a prize draw to win a ‘Blood-Curdling Box of Books’- an entire case of 19 Horrible Histories books! 2:30pm 15 ‘Why reading to your younger siblings may be useful for you and them!’ minutes This session, in which we will be reading ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ together, is for anybody working at home, with a younger brother or sister- if they are pre-school age (or aren’t busy completing their own schoolwork) then please feel free to bring them along to the session. 2:45pm 15 ENJOY A GOOD BOOK! minutes Hooray for Diffendoofer Day By Dr Seuss
Take writing classes with David Walliams! 4 minutes each https://www.bbcmaestro.com/courses/david- walliams/mini-maestro-writing-course Signing up to these classes is free (click on the link and follow the instructions) but somebody over the age of 18 will need to assist you with the sign-up process. Each mini lesson is roughly 4 minutes long, so these can always be slotted in between other activities during the day! ILLUSTRATION CHALLENGE 2! : 5 minutes + illustration https://www.loom.com/share/50b83a8181914464 The pre-recorded link to ILLUSTRATION CHALLENGE 2, set by Miss Monsell, time! bcfae23682029d3a can be accessed anytime. See illustration challenge 1 for prize details. Anthony Horowitz or Adventure/Thriller fans! 30 minute video + https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live- For existing Anthony Horowitz fans or anybody interested in reading optional writing on-demand/anthony-horowitz adventure-thriller fiction! challenge! The link is to an interview with Anthony Horowitz. For a chance to win your own set of Anthony Horowitz books, send a written report all about Anthony Horowitz to Miss Woodcock (Woodcockj@wollaston-school.net) by 5pm on Monday 8th March! You should include details about his books, his life and any other interesting information! You can use information from the interview or conduct your own further research if you want to. Start a World Book Day FREE Days! https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories/ Audiobook! Start an audiobook today and keep listening after World Book Day is over! Follow the link and scroll down to the ‘Fiction’ section at the bottom to find some KS3-appropriate FREE audiobooks
Enjoy some Shakespeare! 50 minutes A Midsummer Night’s Dream: https://vimeo.com/497250402/b63aaa19ee Listen to a Shakespeare story performed by The Royal Shakespeare Company and re- written by Michael Morpurgo. Choose the one that interests you, or that you have been The Tempest: learning about in school. https://vimeo.com/502835600/34927313ce Romeo and Juliet https://vimeo.com/500419967/ddd082e710 Listen to a talk by an author who interests you… 40 minutes https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live- Watch one of your favourite authors, or one who interests you, talk about their books… on-demand Take a look through the huge list of author talks available and choose one that interests you. 1. 2. 3.
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