Festival of Words

In March, there was a ‘buzz about books’ across the school as we celebrated our Festival of Words event.

In celebration of World Book Day, we launched a Festival of Words event that ran from Thursday 2 March to Friday 10 March. The event was packed with a series of fun and engaging literaturerelated initiatives to create a ‘buzz about books’ across the school.

A host of activities and initiatives were planned that suited and inspired different Year Groups, including bells ringing to prompt everyone to drop what they were doing and grab a book to read, an Art Exhibition showcasing artwork created by all boys from Nursery to Year 8, a visit from a West End Theatre Company providing our boys with the opportunity to bring books to life in Drama... and much more!

Clockwise from top left: Year 5 drop everything and read!; Year 3 Battle of the Books winners; Nursery teacher taking part in the 'Who's Reading?' guessing game for her class; Step inside your story personalised books

Event Highlights

Head to our website to read about the event in full. Highlights included the following initiatives and activities:

• Drop Everything and Read

• Pop-up Book Booth

• Step Inside Your Story

• Parent Coffee Morning

• Word and Book-Related Arts and Crafts

• Battle of the Books Competition

• Bringing Books to Life Workshops

• Book Buzz Book Club

• Punch Drunk Theatre Company ‘Abe and Alba’

• ‘Under the Sea’ Art Exhibition

• Chiltern Bookshop Bookfair

• Handwriting Competition

• Library Book Crafts Installation

• Charity Book Collection

• Themed Lunch

• Book Door Signs – Teachers Are Reading & Who's Reading?

A busy engaging and fun week!

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The Adventures of Abe and Alba

Over a three-week period, our Year 3 boys were involved in a mysterious situation that occurred when a magic book was left open and unattended, meaning the little people inside the book escaped! Our boys were required to carry out excellent writing skills in order to return two escaped characters (Abe and Alba) back into the book from which they came.

Read the full story on our website and view the image gallery

Year 3 boys discover the minature adventures of book characters