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Upcoming events
Exciting news! DESIblitz.com are putting on FREE author events featuring the amazing local author Serena Patel, Children’s Author at Smethwick and West Bromwich libraries on Friday, February 16th! Suitable for ages 6-10, Serena will be reading from her award-winning series, Anisha, Accidental Detective, with opportunities for kids to ask questions. Plus, they can get creative with writing and craft activities!
We'll also be there giving away FREE books for both kids and adults. Don't miss out—bring your little ones and have a fantastic day! See event details below:
Date: February 16th
Locations:
West Bromwich Library: 11:00 am to 12:00 noon
Smethwick Library: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Event by BBC Tiny Happy People
Asda Cape Hill
Reading Plus challenge
Encourage your child to read regularly on Reading Plus
Week/date | Average reading lessons per child |
wk1 22-26th Jan | 2.7 |
wk2 29th Jan- 2nd Feb | 2.5 |
wk 3 5-9th Feb | |
Wk 4 12-16th Feb | |
Wk 5 19th-23rd Feb | |
wk 6 26th Feb - 1st March |
Half-term week count too - let's improve our average reading lessons score.
What's new?
All classes now have their own author libraries for the children to read around a chosen author.
Our authors are:
Year group | Chosen author |
Nursery | Julia Donaldson |
Reception | Oliver Jeffers |
Year 1 | Vivian French |
Year 2 | Jeanne Willis |
Year 3 | Jeremy Strong |
Year 4 | Michael Morpurgo |
Year 5 | Louis Sachar |
Year 6 | Philip Pullman |
Talk to your child about their author library. What books do they know by their author? Could the library give them a chance to read more books by this author?
Welcome to our Reading at home page.
This page will support you with reading at home with your child.
Look out for:
See the Home reading video in our cape video resource centre.