Spark! Children's Book Awards

Last term, we launched the Spark! Children's Book Awards in school, joining over eighty other schools across Kingston and Richmond as judges to decide which three books, from a shortlist selected by teachers, booksellers and librarians, will be the winners of the first ever Spark! Awards.

Judging will take place the week after the half-term break, so please encourage your child to keep reading the books in preparation for this. We’ll find out the winners at the Spark! Book Awards Ceremony in June.

You can find a list of the books, by age category, on the school website here.

The Sparks! Buzz Magazine has lots of information on the shortlisted books plus competitions and puzzles for the children — it's available in a page turning online version or as a PDF to download or print.   

Fire! Fire!

There has been a real buzz in Year 2 this week following The Great Fire of London Workshop.  The children really enjoyed meeting Thomas Farriner, Samuel Pepys and King Charles II and taking on different roles to re-enact the key events from The Plague to the rebuilding of St Paul’s Cathedral. Gabi in Heather commented, “It was brilliant to meet Samuel Pepys and I learned even more about the Fire”. “I really enjoyed playing a boatman and rowing Samuel Pepys down the River Thames.” added Elena from Clover.  Ella from Bracken enjoyed being a maid and trying to keep the baker’s oven alight, “It was fun and I got to do some acting!!”