We are delighted to let you know that we will be celebrating Literacy Week at Delamere during the week beginning 2nd March, alongside World Book Day on Thursday 5th March.

Literacy Week is a chance for pupils across the school to enjoy stories, books and reading in ways that are meaningful, accessible and enjoyable for them. Throughout the week, pupils will take part in a range of activities including shared stories, sensory storytelling, creative responses to books, and opportunities to talk about or explore their favourite stories in ways that suit their individual needs.

World Book Day – Dress-Up Day

As part of Literacy Week, pupils are invited to take part in World Book Day on Thursday 5th March.

To make this inclusive and low-pressure, dressing up is completely optional and can be very simple.

Ideas include:

· Wearing a hat, badge or prop linked to a favourite book or character

· Wearing colours linked to a story

· Dressing as a favourite character, if your child would enjoy this

· Wearing pyjamas for a cosy “bedtime story” theme

· Please do not feel under any pressure to buy or make costumes – simple is perfect.

Parent Volunteers – Reading in Class

We would love to involve parents and carers during Literacy Week. If you are available and would like to come into school to read a story to your child’s class at any point during the week, we would be very grateful.

This could be:

Reading a favourite children’s book

Sharing a short story or picture book

Reading alongside pupils or with staff support

If you would like to volunteer, please let your child’s class teacher know or contact the school office by Thursday 12th February, with an idea of day and time that works best for you during literacy week. We will then arrange suitable times and provide any support needed.

Reading at Home

We also encourage you to share stories at home during the week. This might be reading a book together, looking at pictures, listening to an audiobook, or talking about a favourite story. Any reading, in any form, is valuable and appreciated.

Thank you for your continued support. We are really looking forward to celebrating Literacy Week and World Book Day with the children.

Kind regards,

Matt Young

Literacy Lead