Readathon week commencing the 17.6.24.
We have an exciting few weeks ahead of us. It is time for our annual sponsored readathon. Every year, pupils at WFJS ask and want more time to read at school. This year, following pupil feedback, children will be working together in the classes to try to read the greatest total of books across two weeks. The size of the books does not matter; it could be a short story, a magazine, a comic, a cookbook, a newspaper, or a whole book. If your child is a particularly confident and fast reader, perhaps encourage them to read chapter books or you may be out of pocket!
During the two weeks readathon, we will be tracking the class totals in the classroom. Children will be awarded certificates for each milestone reached. This will be for their 1st complete book, their 5th, 10th etc. As an added bonus, two classes will win an extra playtime for having the highest number of books read, or the highest total funding raised.
During the two weeks, staff will be reading short stories to children in assemblies and having more independent reading slots during the day. Additionally, adults may be doing guest reading sessions at lunchtime (weather permitting).
Children have come home with a sponsorship form the week commencing 10.6.24 and you will need to pay the sponsorship once the readathon is over. We will send information on how to pay in your sponsorship money next week.
We are hoping to use the sponsorship money to continue developing our library space. We would like cosy lighting, more pillows and seating and more books. We are really proud of our library space and need your help to keep it relevant and exciting for the children.
We hope it will be a really exciting two weeks and we look forward to the 2024 Readathon.