World Book Day is being celebrated at Hayesfield on Friday 24th February
Week A to fit in with Year 11 mocks and so that everyone can get involved.
The theme: The Stories That Make Us..
“Oh quick, oh no it’s the Gruffalo…”
This year our focus is on the importance of reading stories aloud and our favourite children’s books. Sharing a story is normally a brilliantly fun aspect of growing up- and this fun aspect is sometimes lost as we get older. Children’s books are full of moral messages and wise words but memorable in their silliness- all of which helps us learn and discover the world.
With this in mind, the theme this year was chosen to embrace the fun and entertaining aspects of reading, whilst also allowing us all to indulge in a bit of nostalgia: reading favourite childhood stories together and discussing what they show us about the time and place they are set- and why they are still important to us today. We will all have different stories that stick in our mind- sharing why is the aim of the day.
Key Details
- Date: Friday 24th February, Week A
- Costume: Costume is always optional – however it is wonderful to get involved and have fun on the day. Some may prefer to simply celebrate by bringing in a book or talking about the theme. This is absolutely OK too- if this is the case, come in normal school uniform, you can show enthusiasm in other ways
- Costume Prizes: The prizes this year are focussed on being creative with what you have – not on going out of your way to buy costumes or new resources to come up with costumes. To help with this, each week we will be sharing creative costume ideas in the Bulletin
- Other Prizes: The Fledglings and Reading Reps are busy planning some wonderful book and theme related activities on the day- with prizes for those who can complete the challenges
- Exciting activities on the day? See above. On both sites there will be a Creative Costume Catwalk at lunch- for any who wish to share their amazing costumes
Costume support:
The wonderful Mrs Casey in English has shared a costume inspiration she created to help support with some ideas for creative costumes you can make without popping to the shops:
DIY World Book Day Costumes | Puffin Books
Whilst this is aimed at younger children- the costume ideas are very much transferable!
How stories shape our minds
An interesting video about the power of stories in shaping how we think: