Category Archives: Reading

Author and Poet Jane Clarke’s Visit

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Mrs Thompson

Author and poet Jane Clarke visited our school today! All of the KS2 classes enjoyed workshops with her, where she read her books, talked about the process of writing and getting books published and shared some of her writing tips … Continue reading →

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Readathon

Posted on December 1, 2016 by

On Monday we are starting to raise money for Readathon to provide books and authors for children who are in hospital. You need to read as many books as you can, whenever you can, wherever you can and ask your … Continue reading →

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Reading Quality Mark

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

We are pleased to announce that Oxford Grove has achieved Gold standard in the Liverpool Reading Quality Mark! Well done to all our staff who work so hard to promote reading for pleasure. Some quotes from our Liverpool Reading Quality Mark Assessment … Continue reading →

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Reading Competition

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Thank you for all the brilliant competition entries that I received to tell the school what you love about reading. The winners were: 1B – Michael 1F – Caitlyn 2L – Tia 2B – Eshal and Amelia 3K – Grace … Continue reading →

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Book Day at Oxford Grove

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Today we have enjoyed lots of activities about books! Our teachers have shared their favourite books with us – we all really enjoyed hearing about why they liked their books! Emma from Bolton Central Library came to visit Years 2 … Continue reading →

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Damien Harvey – Author in School

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

KS1 really enjoyed their workshops today with Damien Harvey! Check out the class blogs to see more information about what the children learned. After school, Damien Harvey sold some of his books and autographed them for the children. Parents and … Continue reading →

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Reading for Pleasure Fundraising Day

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Today has been our reading for pleasure fundraising day! All of the children have had the opportunity to come to school in their pyjamas and bring their teddy bears and favourite books for a ‘bedtime stories’ theme. Each class has been … Continue reading →

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World Book Day

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

                                               

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World Book Day

Posted on March 16, 2015 by

Thank you to everyone who entered the Wold Book Day design a book cover competiton. There were some fabulous entries and it was very hard to choose the winners! The winners were: Karys (1B) Tamana (2B) Ashleigh (2R) Jack (3M) … Continue reading →

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World Book Day

Posted on February 25, 2015 by

It is World Book Day on Thursday 5th March – a time to celebrate everything brilliant about reading and think about your favourite books and characters. Don’t forget to enter Miss. Gregory’s competition to design a new cover for your … Continue reading →

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