READING READING NEWSLETTER
Summer Term 2025 At St Christopher, we prioritise reading to ensure every student can read confidently for pleasure and progress. Welcome to our Termly newsletter. We hope this will help you support your child with their reading at home.
Read, Reflect, Respond Journal Objective: Encourage thoughtful engagement with any reading material—fiction or non-fiction. Step 1: Read Read for 15–20 minutes. This could be: A chapter of a novel A news article A poem or short story A scene from a play
KS3 Recommendation
Step 2: Reflect After reading, they choose one or two prompts to reflect on in writing: What surprised me? What’s the author’s message? What emotions did the text evoke? What’s one question I’d ask the author? How does this connect to the real world? Step 3: Respond Creatively (Optional but fun!) Encourage a short response in a creative format, such as: A character’s journal entry A comic strip summarising the chapter A short letter to or from a character A visual quote page with illustration
KS4
Recommendation
Five benefits of our top tips this term: Builds reading stamina and independence. Supports personal response and interpretation. Can be tailored to different ability levels. Requires minimal resources.
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Favourite Author of the Term: Robin Stevens
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Secret Gard en by Frances Hodgson Burnett
books will be arriving
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Library Updates! New books arriving in September – fresh reads ready for the new term! Books now sorted by genre – find your favourites faster. Library iPad updated – quicker and easier to use.
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