On 6^th December, we rewarded our first three Word Millionaires.  

Yusuf, Freddie, and Tymon in Year 8 were presented with their certificates, and their chosen books in Etone’s library by Mr Evers (Deputy Head), Mr Chauhan (Deputy Head), Mrs Leftwich-Lloyd (Assistant Head / Reading Lead), and Mrs Whitmore (LIbrarian).  We are super proud of all three pupils and have challenged them to reach their next million, and 5,000,000 by the end of the year.

As part of our Reading offer our pupils have been busy taking part in their Accelerated reading programme.

We are thrilled to announce the first five pupils who have achieved the Word Millionaire status! With prizes and rewards on the way we can’t wait to update you with some more in future.

Tymon – 1, 330, 648

Freddie – 1, 126,499

Denis – 1, 358, 793

Yusuf – 1, 084, 340

Dexter – 1, 150, 031

This week our Book Fair has been in town, sharing a selection of the latest reads to support our pupils in accessing the very best literature has to offer. Across the week every pupil has had the opportunity to browse, select and purchase a book to grow their bookshelf. Mrs Whitmore has done a fantastic job of showcasing some of the top reads and supporting pupils in making their selection.

It has been especially nice to see so many parents pop into the school at the end of the day to browse with their child and make the joys of reading a family event.

Additionally, a percentage of all proceeds from the bookfair go back into Etone to use to further support our reading and literacy development of our pupils. A big thank you to Scholastic and all parents who have supported buying a book.

To find out more about our reading provision at Etone please follow this link: https://www.etonecollege.co.uk/reading

A massive well done to our six prize winners from our ‘Wanted – Villains’ competition; the standard was very high!   All received a £5 for our Scholastic Book Fair.

We have, this week, our first two ‘Word Millionaires’ in Year 8

Tymon in Griffin House

Denis in Centaur House

This is a stunning achievement, especially so early in the year!  All millionaires will be awarded towards the end of term.

Also, in our House Reading Competition, Dragon have gone back into the lead with a stunning 229 books read.  This is as we go into our weeks of ‘long reads’ in which we encourage pupils to challenge themselves by reading a longer book, all pupils chose beautiful bookmarks to make sure that they don’t lose their place!

We are pleased to announce that the Library at Etone College reopened at the start of this academic year. Pupils have been really excited about being able to once again come in delve into the shelves of their School Library. The books are now all back where they belong and pupils are able to see the wide range available for them to borrow including a huge selection of brand new novels.

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Books for Big Change – National Literacy Trust

The National Literacy Trust recognise that the transition from primary to secondary school is a big change. As a school, we work hard to support this transition and as such would like to share some information about recommended reads that might help to support transition.

Please find below a link to the titles recommended by the National Literacy Trust for transition.  They have included a range of titles and genres so that pupils can hopefully find something that is right for them.  Pupils will have a chance to read these books when they arrive at Etone as we will be ordering copies of our library and our lunchtime book boxes.

https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/books-for-big-change-transition-to-secondary-school/

Do please also encourage your child to take part in the literacy and reading challenges that are part of their Passport to Etone. We are really looking forward to seeing what they have done over the summer when we return in September. 

Next week, pupils at Etone will be celebrating World Book Day with a series of games and activities to promote their love of reading.

They will get the chance to see their teachers dressed up as favourite characters and to find out fun facts about them.  They will also be challenged to deduce which books inspired their teachers to read when they were younger.  Year 7 pupils will take place in the ‘BIG Book Quiz’ to test their knowledge of the world of books.

Miss White will be launching the ‘guess the teacher’ competition where tutor groups will get to see many of their disguised teachers reading extracts from their well-loved books.  Will they be able to guess who?

We have loads of book prizes available to be won on the day and there might even be some surprise giveaways so get thinking – what do you love about reading?

In the week after World Book Day the Scholastic Book Fair will be vising Etone again where pupils will have the chance to browse and buy a wide range of reduced and half price titles.

On 17^th May 2023 Etone College joined in to celebrate National Numeracy Day 2023. The day started in 2012 as a way to promote the values of numeracy and to provide support to ensure everybody has access to developing their basic numeracy skills. Working with employers and educators the event looks to raise awareness and improve levels of Numeracy across the UK.

At Etone our pupils had the chance to take part in some Numeracy challenges with the hope to win prizes and glories for their Form Tutor and Heads of House. Take a look at the challenges yourself and see if you could be a winner.

For more information on National Numeracy Day check out the link: https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/numeracyday