Our book corner is finally coming together! I wanted to get the feeling of escaping to somewhere nice so we have had a little help from one of the dads who made some wooden palm trees and screwed them to the bookshelves in the bookcorner! We now get to imagine being in a hot, tropical country whilst we're in our classroom and it's a nice place for the children to retreat to and read quietly. I also bought some colourful cushions and Ikea stools (which the Year 6 children LOVE!) and they helped to organise and label the books in the book corner. It is small but cosy!
The children are loving the book 'The Other Side of the Truth` and are really into the storyline. It is hard to try and find the time in the school day to get to read, but when we find it, we all appreciate a welcome break from the work routine and the children (even though in Year 6) sit on the carpet and are captivated by the events. We have had some great discussions after each chapter.
The children also enjoyed our work based on Way Home. They produced some great newspaper reports, poetry and role-play.
Lucy - St Thomas Becket School, South Norwood, London
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