Thank you to all the parents and whanau who took time out of your busy schedules to visit the reading fair. The children all put in a lot of work, coming in at morning tea times and the occasional lunchtimes to work on their boards.
Thank-you to the judges - Liz, Karen, Nick, Micah and Miss Ludlow who took time to carefully consider various aspects of the display boards. The results are as follows:
Highly Commended goes to Enchanted Wood by Arlo, Zoe & Fenna, Shadow by Claudia & Ava, The Tale of Despereaux by Gaia and Rebecca and Holes by Dylan and DJ.
Commended goes to Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Josie, Julianna & Greta and Hatchet by Joshua.
The Hobbit (Felix), The Lord of the Rings (Damon & Oliver), Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone (Maggie, Elise & Georgia), Meet me in Horrorwood (Jamie, Emily & Georgia) & Spirit Animals (Ben) all received merit.
I felt proud of each and every one of the children because each board had its own strengths and interpretations and I thought the overall display was effective.
Here are a few pics of the reading fair. The library was buzzing, and well done to all of the children who resisted the temptation to lick the lollies on the Charlie & the Chocolate Factory display!
We are busily putting finishing touches on the Reading Fair boards. Parents and whanau of Woodlands Park School are welcome to pop into the school library on Wednesday and Thursday next week (24th and 25th June) from 3 - 4 pm to view the boards. Each board represents a book that the Y6 book club children have read and enjoyed. Their designs and interpretations are all unique.
Karen, Liz, Nick, Micah and Miss Ludlow will be judges and we will be awarding the children with certificates. I commend all of the participants. They have worked so hard to get these boards finished. They have frequently spent morning teas and lunches designing, painting, making clay figurines, colouring, making collages, writing, typing, chatting about their books, etc. We have looked at various elements in books, like the plot, setting, author's intention, genre, conflict and resolution, publisher, mood/tone and more. The children could cover all of these areas, or focus on a few key areas.
I hope you can pop in and say "Hi". The children might even be dressed up as some of your favourite literary characters on the day.
