Stone Life Apr/May 2014 | Page 54

CLASS CHAT Literary characters come to ‘Life’ as pupils celebrate WORLD BOOK DAY n Thursday 6th March everyone’s favourite literary characters came to life as schools across the area celebrated World Book Day. Staff and students at St Dominic’s Priory School in Stone were no exception as they threw themselves into celebrating the 17th UNESCO designated celebration of books. The day recognises and commemorates all things literary, from authors and illustrators to the act of reading itself, celebrating the magic of the written word and helping to encourage children to get interested in books and the pleasure that can come from reading. Competition was fierce at the Stone school in the fancy-dress competition as all the children made a huge effort in creating their outfits. The Prep. Department chose a Roald Dahl theme which produced some very convincing representations of the BFG, Matilda, the Witches, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr Fox. Olivia Brosnan and Grace Shelly won the Key Stage 1 and 2 bookmark design competitions. The senior girl’s characters ranged from 101 Dalmatians, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Little Red Riding O 54 April/May 2014 Hood, to the Mr Men series, and the Medical encyclopedia. Sophie Roberts in Year 8 won the overall competition with her fantastic Mad Hatter costume. Throughout the day pupils could be seen reading certificates placed on classroom doors by members of staff which explained why their favourite book was important to them.