Many members of staff took the opportunity to dress up as beloved book characters, and the students were eager to vote for their favourite at lunch time. From Lady Macbeth to The Tiger Who Came To Tea, there were certainly a lot of amazing costumes to choose from! The top five winners were: Mrs Beacham for her excellent Lorax get up, Mrs Baker-McConnachie for her miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Mrs Morley for her glamorous Cruella De Vil, Ms Townsend as the intimidating Trunchbull, and Miss Jeffs as the terrifying Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The students were buzzing from room to room to see all of these awesome costumes and were therefore talking about books and book characters all day. So many students came to join in the voting at lunch time and couldn’t wait to find out if their favourite costume had won.
The school also had a special visitor for World Book Day, Charley Genever (a local poet who was Poet Laureate for Peterborough) came into the school and ran several poetry workshops with year 7, 8 and 9 students throughout the day. The students were encouraged to write poetry based on their own identify, and the inspirational atmosphere allowed even those who usually fear poetry to be able to get stuck in with activities such as creating an Ode to something they loved, from football to lasagna!
Special thanks go to everyone who got involved throughout the school, creating Book-themed lesson activities, relaying messages to students about when and where to vote, and especially to the many staff who dressed up and helped to show our students that reading is not just enjoyed by English teachers, but is something that is loved by many different people from many different subject areas. The day was an excellent success, so roll on World Book Day 2027!
