Wallace Fields Junior School is holding Book Week starting Monday 2rd March 2026. The purpose of our Book Week is to encourage children to pick up a book and read! We are planning lots of opportunities for cosy reading and visits to the library. The Theme is 'Where is my place?'
Please encourage your child to bring in a book they love that they can enjoy reading all week. Children are welcome to bring in pillows, blankets or onesies (over uniform) for cosy reading (please ensure they are named).
We would like to invite you to come into school one afternoon and share a favourite book (current or a childhood favourite) with a class for 10 - 15 minutes. Also, if you have a job as a writer, illustrator, publisher etc., please come and share that with us. Parents, Grandparents, Siblings or other relatives are welcome. If you would like to come into read then please email Office1@wallacefieldsjun.surrey.sch.uk. Please can all children bring in a shoe box or similar size cardboard box by 2nd March 2026 for a competition during Book Week.
We will also be doing a 'Masked Reader' competition through the week and this will launch the 2026 'Year of Reading' initiative for the year. More information to follow.
Within our exciting Book Week, children will also take part in a writing task. The writing task with link to the development of our outdoor area and also the theme of belonging, through the theme ' Where is my place?'
On Thursday 5th March 2026 we will have a Book Character Day where all the children and staff shall dress up as a book character. We do not expect parents to go out and buy costumes. Children on a PE day should wear trainers and loose clothing as part of their outfit to accommodate the PE lessons.
On Thursday 5th March 2026 Emma and her crew of Twelve15 (the lunch providers) will be doing a Book Week themed menu.