World Book Day 2023
Arguably the biggest event in every school’s calendar - World Book Day - was celebrated in style this year across the Leading Learners family.
At Worth Valley Primary School pupils were invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book characters. Each class also planned different book-based activities, including Key Stage 2 pupils pairing up with younger children to read and enjoy stories.
All 450 children at Tyldesley Primary School, plus staff, celebrated World Book Day 2023 dressed as crayons. The whole school based their learning for the day on the themes of the book ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ by Drew Daywalt, ultimately discovering that with everyone’s unique strengths and talents, we are stronger and can achieve more together than we can apart.
Children at Woodside Academy created their favourite book and film characters using hard boiled eggs, for a chance to win a voucher to use at the school’s travelling book fair. Winning creations included depictions of Roald Dahls’ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Nemo and Minions. Pupils were also treated to stories read over the school tannoy, so that all children could enjoy a range of book genres read by different adults.
While some pupils at Reevy Hill Primary School went to the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford, as part of the Bradford Literature Festival’s celebration of World Book Day.
Lenny Henry, MC Grammar and various authors all read stories and children were treated to a free book each. Other pupils enjoyed practical activities such as baking recipes from well-known stories and early years children had a tea party where they retold the well- known tale of The Tiger Who Came To Tea using puppets.