20th June 2017
Layla’s Mum tells us more.. When Layla heard about ‘Readathon’ from her school, she was so excited and could not wait to start. As a keen reader who loves books, she found huge sympathy with children who may not have the simple enjoyment of a book. Creating an online event, she was able to record […]
3rd February 2017
Me – “Can you see what it says on the back of my t-shirt?” Child – “I’m a Readathon Storyteller” Me – “Yeah. The thing is… I’m a bit of a cheat.” Intrigued look from child. Me – “You see, I’m actually a story collector.” I have been pushing my wonderful mobile bookcases of Readathon […]
22nd April 2016
King Henry VIII School Memorial Library, Readathon Blog Post: 21 April 2016 After the Readathon ended on World Book Day, it took about 3 weeks to collect in all the sponsorship money. Year 7 raised an amazing £1,486.90, £55 of which was raised online via the Readathon website. I am very, very proud of all the […]
11th February 2016
King Henry VIII School’s Readathon update: We’re breaking up for the half term holiday today and I’m trying to catch up with jobs in the Library so that I can ease myself gently back into work in ten days’ time. Year 7 have enthusiastically embraced the Readathon and lots of pupils are very […]