Take a look at some of our reading events:
Year 6 are Such Super Role Models
On Friday our oldest children read our youngest children stories from their familiar books box. It was lovely to see everyone enjoying the stories and developing their reading skills. Well done year 6 for being such super role models
Redruth Charity Trust
Today we welcomed a very kind donation of books from the Redruth Charity Trust for our school library. Some of our most avid readers accepted the donation and we are looking forward to adding the new stock to our shelves very soon.
Redruth Library Summer Reading Challenge
The Book Fair
The book fair has arrived today!! We have a large variety of popular titles which you can buy and for a each book purchased, the school receives credits towards stocking our school library. You can pay by cash or electronically using your phones and the stall will be open from 2.45pm - 3.30pm outside the school office today, Tuesday and Thursday. A big thank you to Friends of Treleigh for running the stall for us, it’s very much appreciated.
John Passmore Edwards
Some of our avid readers helped to mark the birthday of John Passmore Edwards in Redruth this morning. As part of the celebrations we joined a human chain to pass books from the old Redruth library to the new and more spacious facility. Make sure you tune into Spotlight this evening as the event was filmed and some of our children were interviewed.
Whole School ‘Reading Buddies’ Session
We completed our celebrations with a whole school ‘reading buddies’ session. The children were thrilled to travel around the school reading their favourite books in different classes. What a super successful day and lovely to see our children so excited about reading! Thank you all for supporting this much loved reading event.
Reading Buddies
We completed our celebrations with a whole school ‘reading buddies’ session. The children were thrilled to travel around the school reading their favourite books in different classes. What a super successful day and lovely to see our children so excited about reading! Thank you all for supporting this much loved reading event.
World Book Day Fun - 2023
EYFS Story Club
EYFS story club enjoyed listening to ‘Ronald the Rhino’, a beautiful story about each characters wonderful unique traits. The children shared their favourite qualities about themselves and finished by drawing what makes them beautifully unique.
The Reading Challenge from the Cornwall Library Service
Today we welcomed Sarah and Lilly-Rose from Redruth Library into our KS1 and KS2 assemblies. Their visit was to share information about the upcoming Summer Reading Challenge from the Cornwall Library Service. It would be great to see as many families as we can, sharing their love of reading over the summer break and seeing what our local library has to offer. Lego club, coding club and other fantastic opportunities were mentioned as well as the chance to win a medal in the annual reading challenge. Sarah and the team look forward to welcoming you soon.
John the Storyteller
The children had a wonderful morning yesterday with John the storyteller. He told the children a unique tale using a range of traditional tale story characters. The children listened with awe and wonder, and lots of giggles, as John described funny scenes of his own version of fairytales as well as traditional tales from other cultures and our own Cornish traditions
Non-chronological Report
The Wheal Unity literacy group enjoyed reading a non-chronological report and identifying the features this morning in their lesson.
A lovely end to a busy week, enjoying some time, reading with friends in the sunshine.
Year 6 Letters of Persuasion off to Persuade!
Thomas and the Tinners
Year 3/4 book club are reading the book, ‘Thomas and the Tinners.’ They are ‘mining’ for tin! Here is the finished product…