Today was a very exciting day for the whole of KS2 at our school. After enjoying ourselves the day before with the celebration of Roald Dahl’s 100^thbirthday, we decided to encourage pupils to read more by organising a Readathon!

Children in KS2 (aged 7-11) embarked on an 8 hour long reading marathon to raise money for charity and promote literacy. The hours seemed daunting for some and thrilling for others and I have to say a huge well done to our younger pupils. It was a tough challenge but we made it! We’re looking forward to getting all the sponsor cards back to see how much we raised. It was also a great time for us teachers to share our reading books with children and I finally got to dive into Harry Potter.

Readathon is such a positive way to promote literacy in school, so easy to set up thanks to the package we received from the organisation and for such a great cause!

I often see Secondary schools taking up the challenge but Primary Schools, we can do it too!

Assistant Headteacher and English Coordinator

The Study School

http://thestudyschool.co.uk/