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Amberley School Mysterious events If you were lucky enough to be in the vicinity of Amberley Primary School on Thursday 5th March you might have spotted Harry Potter, Aladdin, lots of witches and wizards, Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland, a knight and a bat walking up the road to the school. These characters Pupils dressed up in their were attending Amberley favourite characters school in honour of World Book Day, an annual celebration of reading that is on a mission to give all children a book.
Children celebrating World Book Day
St Philip’s Primary The children have attended a number of sporting events this term. One was a gymnastics competition for Years 1 and 2. For many, this competition is the first one that they will have represented the school in. They practised hard and performed particularly well, gaining first place overall out of nine other teams. They were delighted. Reception class had a visit from a charity called ‘Soup from heaven’ which is led by a team from Yapton Free Church. The charity, based in South Africa, supports families who need help financially and with food and shelter. The children then made soup at home and the money they saved from eating a more lavish meal was donated to the charity. During Lent, our children have all written a Lenten promise. They have thought hard about how they can help others. Lent is a wonderful opportunity for children to understand how small acts of kindness can help others within our community. www.stphilipsarundel.org.uk
Schools 13 The children made a wonderful effort to dress up as their favourite mysterious character and participated in many Pupils writing spells ‘mysterious’ activities during the day, writing spells, recipes and poems as well as making magic boxes, wizards hats and magic potions. Earlier in the week, the school had been visited by a pop-up book company and each child was able to exchange their £1 World Book Day token for a book and many children purchased books to read. The whole day was a great success; the children had a wonderful time reading and sharing books together and enjoying some very mysterious activities. In this digital age, reading a book is often a forgotten pastime but ensuring that a child has a love of reading is vital for their enjoyment and success in later life. Today there is a wealth of easily accessible reading material both fact and fiction and if you enjoy reading you are never short of information or entertaining escapism. The ability to escape for a while from day to day issues and immerse yourself in a world which only you can experience is priceless. www.amberley.w-sussex.sch.uk
