Please find instructions for how to take part in the Winter Mini Reading Challenge 2020. It is completely free and all you have to do is read at least three books between Tuesday 1st December 2020 and Friday 15th January … Continued
parents evening letter
Dear Children, Parents and Carers, As part of St Thomas More’s ongoing Reading for Pleasure campaign, we would like to invite you all to the Summer Reading Challenge 2020. This popular initiative is presented by The Reading Agency and … Continued
If you are looking for ideas for books, take a look at LoveReading 4 Kids Books of the Month for the latest releases. This is a fantastic website to help you find books. You can read the synopsis and there … Continued
Dear Parents and Carers, click HERE for some top tips for fostering reading motivation. Read with TRUST has some good strategies to support reading with your child at home also.
This year we celebrated World Book day with a variety of activities involving Reading for Pleasure. Year 5 led a special whole school assembly, ‘The Day the Books Quit,’ which they wrote themselves. Afterwards, parents joined us in the classroom … Continued
As part of our ongoing venture to promote Reading for Pleasure, we have invested in more exciting brand new titles. This has been made possible by the generous donations from the Friends who have worked hard to raise money for … Continued
Are you looking to support your child with their reading at home? Would you like some suggestions for suitable, age appropriate high quality texts? Please see School Reading List for Primary Schools which is curated and reviewed by librarians, parents … Continued
This afternoon, the whole school, from Nursery to Year 6, enjoyed a story swap session. We visited each other’s classes and spent time sharing books with each other. It was a delight to see the older children reading to the … Continued
We are delighted to advise that our After School KS2 football club (Mondays 3:30-4:30 )and our After School KS1 multiskills club (Wednesdays 3:30-4:40) with Craig will resume next week 7th and 9th October 2019 The dates are as follows: KS2 … Continued
Year 3 Prayer Service to Parents On Wednesday 1st May Year 3 planned and led a prayer service for their parents. The theme was “Resurrection’. The children worked in pairs to plan prayer ideas around the Resurrection appearance story, “On … Continued
Please come and join us for our sports day on: MONDAY 24th JUNE 2019 at WEST KIDLINGTON SCHOOL 10.00am-12.00pm. Important reminders: – All children must wear their school PE kit. However, they may wear a plain t-shirt matching their house … Continued
Year 3 and 4 had a wonderful time at the Soldiers of Oxford museum in Woodstock on Tuesday. We saw the full size modern replica of the Bayeux Tapestry which is made from millions of small pieces of metal and … Continued
We visited Oxford’s famous cathedral today as part of our History topic learning about the Anglo-Saxons. We enjoyed a guided tour around the College and Cathedral, including the famous great hall that was used in the Harry Potter films. Children … Continued
Year 3 Prayer Service Report – 16th January 2019 On Wednesday 16th January Year 3 held their New Year prayer service for parents. The theme was the new Virtue focus, “eloquent and truthful”. Before the prayer service the children collaboratively … Continued