It is lovely to find out what people and enjoy. Our challenge was to draw around out hands and write five of their
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favourite things in our fingers. The children have picked some great things.
The children were challenged to write a poem about lock down. I am sure you will agree that the children have put lots of thought into these exceptional poems and, although lock down definitely has its struggles, the children are making the most of it and looking at the positives.
To celebrate the launch of this years Summer Reading challenge, the children sent us their best Silly faces! We loved seeing them and it certainly brought a smile to our face, just what everyone needs during these times. Thank you to everyone and well done for signing up!
For World Ocean Day, our daily challenge was to create a poster about ways to protect our ocean. The children have really thought hard finding ways that we could help and created some excellent posters.
We have seen some fantastic pictures that our children have drawn to enter The Ickabog Illustration Competition.
J.K. Rowling is publishing an original story, The Ickabog (the “Story”), online (https://www.theickabog.com/read-the-story) in instalments over seven weeks, and is inviting children to help her by illustrating the Story.
A new instalment of the Story and illustration themes to go with it will be revealed daily, Monday to Friday, throughout the course of the seven weeks, so do stay tuned.
34 winning illustrations will be selected to bring the serialised story to the printed page when it is published in full, which is intended for November 2020.
Entries are open, and the competition will close at 6pm BST on Friday 17th July 2020.
Please send any work to [email protected]
We love seeing children reading and enjoying a fantastic story. Our daily challenge was to see everyone doing this but in an unusual place. Which do you think is the most unusual?
Summer Reading Challenge 2020
The Summer Reading Challenge, presented by The Reading Agency is delivered in partnership with public libraries and funded by Arts Council England. Children are encouraged to read any books of their choice during the summer holidays (we recommend at least six) with collectable incentives and rewards, plus a certificate for every child who completes the Challenge. Usually, the Challenge takes place in public libraries across the country. This year, with the disruption caused by Covid-19 and the impact of social distancing on schools and public libraries, the all-new digital Summer Reading Challenge is launching earlier than usual – today!
The theme for the Challenge is “Silly Squad”- a celebration of funny books, happiness and laughter, featuring bespoke artwork from award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson.
Today- Friday 5th June there will be a whole host of virtual events with guest celebrities and authors to mark the launch of the digital Challenge on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SummerReadingChallengeUK from 4 to 7pm.
The website https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ will be updated tomorrow and will include new School and Home Zones. The website is free to access and a place for children to rate and review their books and work towards their reading goal. It will also feature video content, games, quizzes and digital and downloadable activities to incentivise and encourage children and their families to take part in the Challenge at home.
We would love as many of you to be involved as possible and cant wait to see your silly squad pictures to celebrate the the launch!
*Remember there are lots of websites/ apps which allow you to access books for free. Have a look at https://hartonprimary.co.uk/reading-at-harton/ for more information!
Our daily challenge was to draw and label a human body. Some of the children even named muscles and bones!
During geography week, while working at home, the children were given work to research the local area of South Shields. This included looking at different industries that have been present in South Shields at different time periods, looking at natural features of the area and famous people who came from our area. Some work completed handwritten, others have used internet images and their own drawings to make a PowerPoint. Here are some excellent examples that the children have shared:
Jay – 5J
Lucy N – 5F
Lucy Pe – 5F
