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
Please click on the link below: Prayers for Confirmandi 2020
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.
On Monday 9th March, Year 5 and 6 enjoyed taking part in an Ancient Egypt workshop led by ‘Portals to the Past.’ The full day interactive event introduced the fascinating world of the Ancient Egyptians through the eyes of an … Continued
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
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
Please see below the Beacon Trip 2018 class report. The Beacon Trip 2018
Today we welcomed local children’s author and illustrator Clive Goddard, creator of Fintan Fedora: The World’s Worst Explorer books into school. The children participated in an assembly with Clive, re-enacting a scene from one of his books. Each class then had … Continued
St Thomas More School celebrate Black History Month October 2018
This week in school, children will be commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War. Books can be a brilliant way to ignite interest in and teach children about great moments in history. Here are some fictional … Continued