Coming soon- Fred and Fredwina :-)
In APS reading has a high priority and we are always looking for ways to engage and enthuse the children with their reading journeys.
In school we use the Read, Write Inc phonics scheme to help our children to grow into confident and fluent readers and to further grow our enthusiasm for reading…
KS1 Recommended read
Everyone in Cross Fell knows that Mrs Brown loves to read and so her recommended read for this half term is Tattybogle by Sandra Horn. Mrs Brown was lucky enough to meet the author of this book and get a signed copy and the enthusiasm that the author had rubbed off and made it one of Mrs Brown's…
RWI- support for families, a helpful guide
At Alston Primary School we aim for all our children to become fluent, confident readers who are passionate about reading. Children who read regularly or are read to regularly have the opportunity to open the doors to so many different worlds! Reading will give your child the tools to become…
New starters parent meeting- phonics and early reading
Miss Philipson was delighted to welcome so many parents to a meeting about phonics and early reading this week. A strong home school partnership is vital in helping to establish and grow a love of reading and so it was fantastic to introduce so many parents to how we teach phonics here at APS…
Introducing RWI- Park Fell parent meeting
Miss Philipson is holding a meeting to talk all about our phonics teaching and early reading on 12th September 2024 and discuss everything in the above letter we hope you can join her.
Book Buddies 2024/25
We are extremely pleased to say that the ever popular book buddies scheme is back for this academic year!
Last year it was a delight to witness how much the children enjoyed sharing their favourite books together, spending time sharing their skills and growing their love of reading within…
APS Book swap returns
Our ever popular book swap is returning for 2024/25 by popular request. Last year it was so lovely to see the children choosing and donating books to our book swap box and we will be continuing this scheme this academic year to continue to promote a love of reading and removing barriers to reading by providing access to free high quality books.
If you would like to donate any books please send them into school or pop them into the box. The book swap box will be out every Wednesday near the Cross Fell entrance for you to choose a book (weather dependent- if it rains and you would like to choose a book please let us know as we will have the books under cover).
Let's keep that love of reading growing!
Marvellous makers Summer Reading challenge
The Summer Reading challenge is coming! 2 weeks to go! What a great way to keep up with your reading over the Summer holidays and find some new favourite books in the process.
How to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge at your local library
Children can join the Challenge at the…
Summer Term recommended read
This half term the Cross Fell team can recommend reading the Lighthouse Keeper’s lunch.
A fantastic story that links to our Seaside topic beautifully- why not look out for it on your next visit to either the school or local library?
Virtual Author visit
On Friday we are excited to be taking part in a zoom author visit where we will lean more about what it takes to write exciting stories and enjoy listening to the author Lanisha Butterfield sharing one of the books she has written. Experiences like this really help to build our love of reading…
KS 1 Book Swap
Reading continues to be a big focus in Cross Fell and we are really enjoying taking part in a book swap where we can bring in any books we have enjoyed at home and swap them for a new one. Sharing that love of reading with our friends has been wonderful and the scheme has proved to be very…
⭐ Reading Superstars ⭐
Congratulations to our KS2 Superstar readers! These 8 students have been doing lots of reading at home recently and we are so impressed! Reading is a superpower!