World Cup Reading Challenge

Since Autumn term Mrs Cronin has been running her very own Reading World Cup Challenge. Players have been competing by reading and completing reading comprehensions to get through to the next round. We have continued to use the resources to promote a reading culture in our school, encouraging staff and students to share recommendations with […]

Aston Lodge Recommends

This week’s hot reading pick is ‘Being You – Poems of Positivity’ 🤗 Each class has picked their favourite poem and have performed it in front of an audience. The book is a collection to inspire empathy, kindness and mental health wellbeing in children, with gorgeous illustrations on every page. It has inspired our talented writers […]

🐞FS2 Create Their Own Ladybird

In celebration of World Book Day, the children in FS2 created their own ladybird from one of our classroom stories ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ by one of our favourite authors Julia Donaldson.  As part of our DT lessons, the children used their knowledge and skills from our previous lesson of sewing christmas stockings, to create a simple […]

Core Subject Workshops

Some parent’s attended Aston Lodge so that they could get a better understanding of what their children will be learning about in their core subjects. If you were not able to attend we have linked the presentations they were shown below. Maths Information Workshop Writing Information Workshop

Holly Class Celebrate World Book Day

Holly class had great fun dressing up for World Book Day. The children took part in a World Book Day breakfast which was followed by a range of reading activities including watching a live assembly by the beloved children’s author Michael Morporgo! The children enjoyed listening to how the author writes his many books and where he gets his ideas […]

The Wonderful World Book Day Costumes

Happy World Book Day! The pupils and staff always go above and beyond to promote the love of reading at Aston Lodge Primary School. Thank you to our parents for always engaging with our reading initiatives and celebrating our love for stories.

FS2 World Book Day

FS2 looked incredible this morning dressed in their World Book Day costumes. We are excited to participate in a fun day of activities!

FS1 World Book Day

FS1 had a fun-filled day taking part in various story booked themed activities and we enjoyed seeing everyones amazing costumes. The children have been able to explore The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Handra’s surprise set ups in our tuff spots and created a Supertato scene using vegetable printing.  We have also enjoyed looking at the childrens books that […]

FS2 Shoe Box Competition

FS2 is blown away with the children’s Book in a Box Competition entries. It is going to be the hardest decision to pick a class winner. All boxes look incredible and we are so proud of all the children for participating. Well done FS2!

World Book Day Reading Breakfast

What a fantastic start to World Book Day! To start the day, we hosted a reading breakfast in the school hall at 8am to provide parents and pupils the opportunity to engage in reading a story together with a complimentary breakfast of croissants, Pains Au Chocolat, breakfast bars, cereal and fruit 🍎🥐