During celebration assembly on Friday I had the pleasure of presenting children with their certificates and medals for successfully completing the summer reading challenge. The participation from our school increased by 25% this year which is fantastic. Overall in Havering 3482 children (or 85%) managed to finish the challenge.

Summer Reading Challenge

Well done to all of the children who completed the reading challenge during the long summer holiday. Medals and certificates were awarded during celebration assembly this morning. The number of children from our school that completed the challenge this year has doubled in comparison to last year. Hopefully there will be even more next summer. Congratulations to everyone.

Summer Reading Challenge

Well done to the following children who successfully completed the reading challenge, held at local libraries, during the long summer holidays. Everyone received their medal and certificate during celebration assembly today.

KS1

Evie Hicks

Simrah Mohammed

Jenson Briggs

Nora Mountassar

Toluwanimi Eniola

Huzaifa Hussaini

Owen Murphy

Reece Hicks

Hajah Mountassar

Lily-May Moore

Sophie Dugard

Ellie Richards

KS2

Alexander Ivanov

Maegan Millar

Sumaiya Mohammed

Ahmed Parekh

Alfie Walker

Michael Harris

Oliver Milano

Emily Harris 

Deniz Kahraman

Jack Ryan

Favour Eniola

Sarah Mountassar

Willow Davis

Rihana Haryshen

Charlie Dugard

Emaan Ahmed

Ria Sondh

Dhruva Chagger

Ellie May Hicks

Curtis Boeteng

Aston Murphy

Yenbon Zanleridu

Ben Osbourn

Owen Simons

Summer Reading Challenge

This year the summer reading challenge, being held in havering libraries, is on the theme of record breakers. As usual the rules of the challenge are to read 6 books of your choice over the summer holidays. When you return a book you will be asked to talk about it to a member of staff, like a verbal book review. You will then be given a record card and a sticker. Over the next few weeks you will need to collect a further 5 stickers to complete the challenge (some of the stickers are really smelly!). You will be rewarded with a certificate and medal during the autumn term at school.

Last year 840,000 children, throughout the country, took part in the reading challenge and borrowed an amazing 18 million books!!
In addition, because the challenge is all about record breakers, library staff are trying to break the world record for the amount of pledges (which are like promises), received for a reading campaign. If you want to try to be a record breaker you need to complete the section on your special book bookmark, that you have been given, and hand it into Romford, Hornchurch or Upminster Libraries between 12 noon and 3pm this Saturday, 11th July. Don't worry if you have lost it spare ones will be available on Saturday from library staff.

Why not give it a go it's fun, free and local?
For more information go to www.recordbreakers.org.uk, there's even an app to download www.sol.us/records.
Happy reading.