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Take part in South Derbyshire’s Summer Reading Challenge
I’m supporting a campaign run by The Reading Agency to encourage all primary school children to join their local library and take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge - the UK’s biggest reading promotion for primary school children.
The Challenge which began on the 14th July is for every child aged 4-11 years to read six books of their choice from their local library during the summer holidays. Children earn stickers along the way and will be given a certificate or “Olympic style” medal when they complete the Challenge. This is the 14th year of the Challenge and this year the theme is “Story Lab” which is set in a city hosting the Olympic Games www.story-lab.org.uk.
Over 20 popular children’s authors are supporting the campaign including children’s laureate Julia Donaldson and fellow award-winning writers Malorie Blackman, Charlie Higson, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen andJacqueline Wilson.
Last year over 9000 children across Derbyshire took part, and this year Derbyshire County Council are aiming for 10,000 starters and 7,700 completers.
I hope this campaign will encourage parents and carers in South Derbyshire to take their children to their local library this summer and if they aren’t already members sign up and do the Summer Reading Challenge. It’s free and makes reading fun, a vital ingredient in building literacy. There will also be lots of extra activities, other than reading, so there will be lots to get involved in.
Below is a list of Summer Reading Challenge Events in South Derbyshire. All events are free unless otherwise stated, but most require booking due to limited places. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
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LIBRARY
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DATE & TIME
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ACTIVITY
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Etwall
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15/8/12
2.15 – 3.15am
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Summertime Story Bunting
Activity session - draw/write on individual triangles then join them together to tell a story
Age 4+
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Etwall
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23/8/12
3.00pm – 4.30pm
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Mungler Trump Swap Shop
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Melbourne
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30/7/12
10.30 – 12 noon
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Storytelling with Peter Chand
Age 5+
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Melbourne
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24/8/12
3.00 – 4.30pm
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Mungler swap shop
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Swadlincote
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7/8/12
10.30 – 11.30am
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Find out the History of your family with Derbyshire Record Office staff
Age 6 – 10 years. Booking essential
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Swadlincote
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15/8/12
10.00 – 11.00am
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Make a Mungler scarecrow
Age 4+
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Swadlincote (Sharpe’s Pottery)
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21/8/12
10.00 – 10.45am
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Puppets & Songs for under 5’s
Make your own nursery rhyme puppets
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Swadlincote (Sharpe’s Pottery)
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28/8/12
10.00 – 10.45am
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Puppets & Songs for under 5’s
Make your own nursery rhyme puppets
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Swadlincote (Sharpe’s Pottery)
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28/8/12
11.00 – 12.00noon
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Junkyard Challenge – create monsters from junk and put on a short play
Age 7+
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