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Hallfield hosted yet another fabulous World Book Day Celebration!
Published
7 March 2025
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#Special Feature
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#Whole school
The school was alive with excitement as hundreds of enthusiastic children and staff filled the halls and classrooms, dressed in magnificent costumes inspired by their favourite books. Pupils and parents enjoyed a delightful breakfast while losing themselves in the pages of their cherished stories.
In Pre-Prep, author Jane Swainston’s visit was a highlight, captivating each year group with her stories and inspiring them to craft their own tales. With Jane’s guidance, children learned to stretch their imaginations and create unique narratives of their own.
Meanwhile, in the Prep assembly, author Sarah Todd Taylor joined the festivities. Pupils eagerly engaged in how to write a book like Sarah’s detective series. She also took us through the journey of how we would have passed messages around the world – via a pigeon!
The children took part in many activities like the ‘character hunt competition’, the ‘National Book Token’ competition, ‘Murder Mystery Challenge’ and ‘Author workshops’.
Prep Costume Winners
Parent & Pupil Breakfast
World Book Day in Pre-prep
Pre-prep House Competition
So many of the children in Pre-Prep took part in the ‘Design your own book cover’ House competition. Miss Baker was so impressed with all of the wonderful entries, it was very hard to choose the winners! Well done to everyone who took part.
The winners of the competition are:
Reception
Nowers – Jahnvi
Ridgeway – Joda
Stork – Che
Pughe – Leo
Year 1
Nowers – Megna
Ridgeway – Seth
Stork – Zeke
Pughe – Sio
Year 2
Nowers – Zakariya
Ridgeway – Maya
Stork – Asia
Pughe – Zayn
All of the winners will be able to choose a book for their prize, Miss Baker will be in touch.
World Book Day in Prep & Seniors
Seniors Murder Mystery Challenge
The children had a fabulous time participating in the range of activities that were planned for them. We would like to convey our thanks to our parents for supporting the World Book Day events too and:
- The support given to the Prep children for the half term challenge to design a Top Hat and the Pre-prep children for their ‘Design a Book Cover’ competition; we were most impressed with the creativity that was shown.
- Your attendance at the Prep afternoon tea and share a book event as well as the breakfast and read a book event in Pre-prep
- Your visits to the Usborne bookfair; your support through the purchase of books raised over £1000 in commission for the school which means we can continue to update the stock of books we have in the school libraries
Benefits of reading include:
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Reading to children helps build their vocabulary and improve their language skills.
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Reading can stimulate a child's imagination and creativity, helping them to become more curious and engaged with the world around them.
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Reading to children helps develop cognitive skills, such as memory and attention span, which can benefit them throughout their lives.
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Reading to children can encourage critical thinking by asking them questions about the story and characters, helping them to develop their analytical skills.
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Reading to children can improve their concentration and focus, as they learn to pay attention to the story and follow along.
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Reading can enhance a child's emotional development by exposing them to different emotions and helping them to develop empathy.
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Reading to children can promote bonding between parents and children, creating a special and intimate time for them to share.
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Reading can foster creativity by exposing children to different styles of writing and storytelling.
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Reading can provide children with knowledge about the world around them, including different cultures, places, and historical events.
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