St Anthony's Primary School Blog

WELCOME TO DAY 2 OF ST ANTHONY’S READING CHALLENGE! WE LOVED READING AND SEEING YOUR BOOK PRESCRIPTIONS! THANK YOU SO MUCH CHILDREN AND PARENTS FOR ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO READ! PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING! 

Nothing beats snuggling with a book. Today we would like you to make a cosy reading den and get settled down with a book.

Here are some of our teachers snuggling down at home reading with their own children. Mrs Stanners is reading to Hamish and friends too!

MRS WILSON READING WITH FLORENCE

So sorry that the book was sideways. However, hearing Mrs Wilson read so enthusiastically, makes it not matter at all.:-)

NOW GET COSY WITH MRS DOGHUDGE AND EBONY

This is Joshua and Logan in their reading den. Mrs Llaza is their grantie and I am missing reading to them so much! Joshua thought he would let me see him reading to his little brother even though he is just in primary one! When I asked him how was he able to read so well, he told me he practises his reading every day for 20 minutes. Look how well his little brother is listening. Logan seems so ready to start school in August. They are doing so well because practise makes perfect readers!

JOSHUA READS TO HIS LITTLE BROTHER IN THEIR READING DEN

MRS STANNERS READS TO TONY, HECTOR, HAMISH AND ZEUS

HERE ARE SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE READING DENS! I BET YOU CAN BE EVEN MORE CREATIVE! REMEMBER TO POST YOUR PHOTOS OF YOUR DEN ON TWITTER!

PLEASE POST SOME VIDEOS OR PHOTOS OF YOU IN YOUR READING DEN ON TWITTER.

Here are some links to authors live.  It is great to hear what inspires writers to write a book and it is also great to hear a bit about the kind of people they are too!  Here I have something for all ages and there are a variety of genres too.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/chae-strathie  

Here is a book being read by a famous actress. Ask your parents if they know who she is?

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/harry-the-dirty-dog/

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/arnie-the-doughnut/

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/when-a-dragon-moves-in/

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/the-coal-thief/

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker/

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/library-lion/

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/how-i-learned-geography/

Genre: Fantasy

age group 6-8 9-11

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/cressida-cowell

If you like humour:

 https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/danny-wallace

If you like thrillers:

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/anthony-horowitz .

If you like scary zombie stuff:

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/charlie-higson

FOR OLDER READERS WHO LIKE TO GET SOME SOME GOTHIC TALES. SETTLE INTO YOUR READING DEN, SWITCH OFF THE LIGHTS AND SETTLE DOWN TO HEAR THE CLASSIC -‘THE RAVEN’ BY EDGAR ALLAN POE.

FOR READERS WHO LIKE NON -FICTION

I hope you have all enjoyed a fantastic day of reading in your den. Maybe you have loved hearing about authors and how they write their books? Or perhaps you got the chills from the work of a classic author like Edgar Allan Poe? Did you giggle and wriggle at some funny stories cosied down like Florence and Ebony? I hope you listened as intently as Logan and giggled at how well famous actors can read stories. Maybe you filled your brain with facts about sharks and dinosaurs?

THERE IS ONE THING ABOUT DEVELOPING A LOVE FOR READING….

ON WEDNESDAY I GUARANTEE YOU IT WILL BE  A DAY FULL OF LAUGHS…. I WONDER WHAT WRITER MAKES US DO THAT? COME BACK TOMORROW AND SEE!

(P.S- I AM SORRY YOU DIDN’T GET TO SEE THE REAL LIFE KATIE MORAG TODAY…… SHE’S COMING SOON! )

Good afternoon everyone.

Just a small reminder if you have borrowed any resources from the school could they please be returned by Friday at the very latest.

Thank You.

Dear Parents,

We know that home schooling has brought many challenges and stresses AND FUN to your homes. Here at St Anthony’s we would like to tell you what a great job you are doing and to guide you toward one of the very best things you can do to help your child. Encourage your child to to read for pleasure. We invite you to read with your child and encourage your child to READ as much as possible.  It’s the magic potion of learning…. and it is usually quiet too! 🙂 Let us help you cast that spell, not only this week but for the whole of the summer holidays and beyond!

So what to read? Mrs Gardner, our head teacher will start off by telling you about a book she loved as a child and you will also hear from your teachers too!

We hope we will inspire you to GET READING!

MRS GARDNER

MRS CANNING

MISS SLOAN

MRS MCGILL

MRS STANNERS

MR PATERSON

MRS MOFFAT

Our support staff love to read too! Here is Mrs Rybak telling you about her favourite book.

Now its time to hear from Mrs Llaza’s best friend from primary school. This is Miss McCauley and she is  a high school teacher.  I think she was definitely the best friend anyone could  have to encourage me to read lots on rainy days when we felt bored and were stuck indoors. She still passes all the books she has read onto me! What a brilliant reading friend to have! Primary 7’s just listen to how much fun high school teachers are!

Now let’s here from some writing stars. Primary 1-3 I’m sure you will love to hear a story from Shirley Hughes!

Everyone’s favourite! Roald Dahl!

David Walliams is always making us laugh.

NOW ITS YOUR TURN!     BE A…

I would love you to become a book doctor and write a prescription for a good book. You should give this  prescription to someone in your family or to a friend you have in St Anthony’s school.  We would love you to post a photo or a video of you writing your book prescription on the blog or on the school twitter page (REMEMBER NEVER SAY OR WRITE YOUR NAME ALONGSIDE A PHOTO OR VIDEO OF YOURSELF ON THE SCHOOL TWITTER PAGE)

WE CAN’T WAIT TO RECEIVE OUR BOOK PRESCRIPTIONS! 

Today we would also like to raise awareness of children who find reading an even bigger challenge.  Children identified as having dyslexia can sometimes lose the joy of reading as it can be very tiring and frustrating for them, but worst of all it can make them lose their confidence as a learner.  Fortunately, we are learning more and more about dyslexia and are finding ways to make reading and learning a pleasure for dyslexic learners too! Parents and children please take the time to listen to the video clips in the links to understand dyslexia and just how fantastically wonderful and smart dyslexic children and adults are!

To gain a better understanding of what dyslexia is. Click on the link below.

http://unwrapped.dyslexiascotland.org.uk/create-and-share/videos/see-dyslexia-differently   

To understand how children with dyslexia are supported in school, click the link below.

https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/whole-school-send/find-wss-resources/nqt-videos.html

Here are some wonderful children who tell of some of the tricky things and all the amazing things about being dyslexic. Click on the link below.

http://unwrapped.dyslexiascotland.org.uk/create-and-share/videos/dyslexia-presentation  

http://unwrapped.dyslexiascotland.org.uk/create-and-share/videos/lyla-when-i-was-seven

WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED DAY ONE OF THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE.  We look forward to you joining us tomorrow to hear some authors live interviews, hearing some of your teachers read live, meeting a real life Katie Morag and more!

DO NOT FORGET TO POST YOUR READING PRESCRIPTIONS!

SEE YOU TOMORROW!