At St. John’s we love to read!

At St. John's we love to read! Staff are committed to fostering a love of reading to ensure pupils engage in positive and inspiring experiences. Our pupils are exposed to a wide range of stories, poems, rhymes and non-fiction texts to promote the development of reading and to encourage a love of reading. Reading is at the heart of our curriculum and drives all learning at school. Our Reading Page is dedicated to showcasing our pupil's achievements as well as providing useful information for parents and carers about how we teach reading at St. John's. 

For further details of how we teach phonics and support our pupils to develop a love of reading please visit the Curriculum page or your child's Class Page.

Virtual Author Visit
 

Class 2 and Class 3 enjoyed an amazing Virtual Visit with the famous author and illustrator MP Robertson! The children enjoyed touring his writing/drawing workshop, they listened to his stories and asked lots questions about his job. Class 2 and 3 then finished with a FANTASTIC Dragon Drawing Workshop! 

A brilliant day was had by all involved and we definitely have some budding authors and illustrators here at St. John's. 

Our KS1 Reading Café
We had a fantastic morning at our recent Reading Café for KS1 and Early Years. Everyone enjoyed a hot cup of cocoa and a book with their parents or older children. It was great to see so many parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles! We look forward to the next Reading Café for our KS2 pupils.