In celebration of World Book Day 2026, on Thursday 5th March, we have some exciting activities taking place in school.
Dr Breen, our Librarian, has shared the beginning of a story that was written by one of our former students Rebekah. Students will hear the story during tutor time and are asked to write about what happens next…this can be a plot sketch; story board or the next chapter! The lucky winner will receive a book token as their prize.
We will also have guest speakers throughout the week, who will be reading an extract from their favourite book or from a brand-new YA book. There will also be virtual author talks in the library every break and lunchtime culminating in the announcement of the Lancashire Book of the Year shortlist on Friday!
We are a shadowing school so Balshaw's Book Club will read and review all 12 of these books before visiting the authors at UCLAN in July.
Our students have been loving hearing everyone reading and we are looking at continuing.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Break | Suzanne Collins talks about her new book Sunrise of the Reaping: Hunger Games Book 5 | Dr Breen reads Happy Head by Josh Silver | Mrs Dolman decribes Mrs B from Cider with Rosie | Nathanael Lessore zooms into the library to tell us about his books Steady for This, King of Nothing and Against All Odds | Luke Blakeley thrills us with his favourite book |
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Lunch (1st half) |
Mrs Lylyk reads a modern version of Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid |
Mr Potter brings George's Marvellous Medicine to life |
Mr Blackburn plays "All My Loving" from Paul McCartney's Lyrics book. Mrs Dudley takes us to the Wizard World Cup from Goblet of Fire |
Ms McCutcheon terrifies us with an introduction to Aragog the spider from the Chamber of Secrets | Mrs Mackintosh delights us with The Little Prince |
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Lunch (2nd half) |
Dr Breen reads Neal Shusterman's All Better Now | Mr Haycocks reads from Catch 22 | Mr Summersgill shares his passion for Joseph Delaney's Spooks Apprentice books | ....with a surprise appearance from Mr T Smith! | Mrs Singleton takes us on a journey with Vesper Flights |
Over the week students will receive emails with activities, quizzes and other super book fun!! This year we are definitely Going All In for the National Year of Reading!
Thank you to World Book Day for the use of their logo. You can read more about World Book Day here.
