On Thursday 3rd March, World Book Day 2016 was celebrated in great style with every child, and many of the staff, dressing up as literary characters.
There were colourful guest appearances from an Oompah Loompah, some Smurfs and Mr Tickle. Biggles flew in for the day and Gangsta Granny joined in with Cross Country. Jane Austen added a touch of elegance and Sherlock Holmes and James Bond kept everyone in order, including orphan Annie and Pippi Longstocking. Harry Potter, Mary Poppins and Spiderman brought magical qualities to the day! The children also visited each other’s classes to participate in a whole-school shared reading half hour.
Form prize winners were Marsha in Yr8, John Rufus in Yr7, Alma & Marina in 5e, Hugues in 6e, Lucy in Yr6, Beth in Yr5, Angus and Henry in Yr4 and Kitty in Yr3. Additional house points were awarded too, in recognition of all the effort invested.
Ms Alison Goodall, Head of English said “Thank you to all the children and staff for entering into the spirit of the day; it was great fun and wonderful to see such an array of outfits with some super home-made costumes and props too. A very special thanks must go to the Boarding Team for all their support of the boarders and, of course, to all our parents for their enthusiastic involvement; it was most impressive and very difficult indeed to judge winners.”