Reading to children is just as important (if not more important) as children reading to an adult.  To coincide with National Book Week we thought it would be a fun and a rewarding idea to trial a ‘Book at Bedtime’ month.  During the month of October, we asked parents and carers to try and read to their child/children a book, or part of a book, at bedtime.  It may be a family favourite or one borrowed from the school or Stannington library.   A calendar record was kept for each child to hand in at the end of the month for a prize draw.

We celebrated the ‘Book at Bedtime’ month with a Pyjama party on the last day of term, Friday 24^th October and both children and staff  came to school wearing pyjamas and brought their favourite teddy and book.  Our aim for this day was to celebrate the reading of books.  Lessons during the day focused on stories and story telling.   All the children drew and coloured in a square which was added to a large piece of paper to create a "quilt" for each class.