Book Week in Tay Clan

Tay clan have had a great week celebrating Book Week Scotland!

We worked collaboratively to make a book cover of our clan novel – The Land of Roar.  Some clan members drew the cover of the book and the rest of the clan drew small pictures of characters or scenes from the book that we attached around the cover.  We were very proud of our teamwork.

We completed a book quiz and we think we got all the answers correct, Some of us swapped books with each other and were excited to have a new book to read at home and we enjoyed guessing the champions book shelf in the book ‘shelfie’ quiz.  We got Mrs Scobie, Miss Burton and Mrs Findlay’s book shelves straight away!

We enjoyed a visit from Mrs Findlay who read us the beginning of ‘Rivet Boy’ which we loved so much that we want to read more at another time.

Finally, we dressed up as our favourite book characters.  We had some characters from Harry Potter, Gangsta Granny and even some mythical creatures – I wonder if you can spot a very well-known green monster hiding in our pictures.

We have had a great week, enjoying lots of books and stories and these have helped us to gather new and interesting words that we can use when writing our own stories.

 

Booktastic Week in Burns Clan

This week in Burns clan we have lots of fun celebrating Scottish Book week. At the start of the week we made our way down to the P2 clans to read them a story. We also created our own book covers based on our favourite books and clan reading books. Later in the week we participated in a book quiz and scored 10/10! In addition, we had the opportunity to create our own quiz and Kahoots all about books to our peers. We have had so much fun celebrating Scottish book week and even found some new favourite books

 

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Book Week Scotland in Baird

This week, Baird have enjoyed a range of reading and writing activities to celebrate Book Week Scotland. We were given the opportunity to deliver the book bags to the Primary 3 clans and read their books together. Both Baird and P3 loved this experience! We have also created some new front covers for books we have been reading, completed a Book Week Quiz and created fact files for characters from our novels.

In writing, we have been focused on creating narrative texts. This week, we became authors as we looked at creating a sci-fi story. Before writing, we revised the different features of a narrative. We used a diamond 9 diagram to identify the importance of each feature from most important to least. We then reflected on our previous stories and chose a feature to focus on this week. 

We began planning for our writing by creating our own planets to visit. We drew these in our jotter and labelled our planets with any key information we wanted to add. We then filled out our plans, wrote our stories and shared them with our peers, who then gave us some feedback before we edited and self assessed.       

Book Week Scotland in Tummel Clan

Tummel Clan have had a wonderful time celebrating Book Week Scotland! We took part in a number of quizzes and competitions including guessing the Champion book “shelfie” and designing our very own book covers. We even got a chance to create fact files and quizzes about some of our favourite reads – check them out and have a go on the Calderwood Loves Reading Teams page!

Book Week in Ben Lomond

Some wonderful learning took place during Book Week Scotland in Ben Lomond Clan.

During our Stag Starts, we participated in a range of creative activities based on our favourite books and our clan novel, The Last Bear by Hannah Gold. We recreated book covers, constructed setting dioramas and developed character profiles.

During drama, we looked at various fairy tales and acted out the storyline from another character’s perspective.

As our current reading focus is questioning, we worked together to create a quiz centred around the stories explored throughout the week.

Our fun-filled week ended with a surprise visit from Miss Small who read to us during ‘milk and story’ time.

 

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Book Week Scotland in Ben Lawers

Book Week Scotland has been a roaring success for Ben Lawers Clan! This week, the class embraced their love for reading by diving into their favorite books and bringing them to life in creative and exciting ways.

From designing fact files about their beloved characters to crafting colourful posters showcasing book covers, the students have shown just how much imagination and effort they can pour into their projects. It was wonderful to see their faces light up as they shared why certain books meant so much to them.

The fun didn’t stop there! The class got into the spirit of storytelling by dressing up as their favorite book characters. The classroom was transformed into a parade of heroes, villains, and magical creatures, creating an atmosphere of pure joy. Who knew you’d find Harry Potter chatting with Matilda or Paddington Bear sharing snacks with the Gruffalo?

To top it all off, Ben Lawers Clan created quizzes for their classmates. Testing each other’s knowledge on plots, characters, and authors, they turned reading into a friendly competition. It was a fantastic way to celebrate stories while learning from one another.

Book Week Scotland is about more than just books; it’s about inspiring a lifelong love of reading. Ben Lawers Clan has certainly shown how books can fuel creativity, bring people together, and, most importantly, be so much fun!

Families, don’t forget to ask your child about their favorite part of the week and what book they’d recommend to you—you might discover a new favorite for yourself!

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