Bushvalley Primary join with UK and Irish schools for celebration of reading

PUPILS at Bushvalley Primary School have joined with schools across the UK and Ireland in the year's biggest celebration of reading.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Mar 2010, 11:48 BST
Updated 11th Mar 2010, 08:22 BST

The online event "Read to a Million Children", gave children the chance to listen to books being read by authors and story tellers.

Classes listened to a variety of books, and organisers hope that it will encourage children to begin to read for themselves and begin a life-long love of language.

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A book token was given out to the children to allow them to but some of the books they listened to in their local bookstores and supermarkets.

As part of the fun children throughout the school dressed as a character from their favourite book. Teachers were delighted by the obvious effort put in by everyone, but some winners had to be chosen. One was selected from each class.

P1 Ellie Dunlop as Red Riding Hood. P2 Holly Harrison as Captain Jack Sparrow. P3 Joshua Adams as Spongebob Squarepants. P4 Jake Ross as Willy Wonka. P5 Daniel McConaghie as Harry Potter. P6 Claire Ramsay as Little Bo Peep. P7 Alexandra Montgomery as Jodie from 'My Sister Jodie', by Jacqueline Wilson.

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