Year 7 dictionaries…
Our new Year 7 students have been getting their dictionaries from the Year 8 students. They’ll use them during their seven year journey with us to develop their word power …
Drop everything and read…
8AR showing off their reading books on Monday morning in preparation for this year’s first Drop Everything and Read session.
Reading success…
7AR celebrated becoming Paulet Reading Champions for the first half of Summer Term with a delicious cake made by Mrs Rowles.
The students have worked really hard on their reading and …
Bali Rai book winners!
Winners of the short story opening competition collected their signed Bali Rai books today! Well done and happy reading!
Visiting author – Bali Rai
We had a wonderful visit from celebrated children’s author Bali Rai yesterday. He spoke to three year groups and then gave three creative writing workshops. It’s had a huge impact …
Year 7 Reading Champions
7 MEW are setting a great example as current Year 7 Reading Champions. Each half-term our Year 7 students battle it out to see which form can achieve the most …
Our latest millionaire…
Another fantastic achievement from Year 7.
We work hard at Paulet High School to promote a love of reading and we like nothing better than celebrating the success our students experience …
Our world book day in the Burton Mail
MARY Poppins, Tintin and Gandalf were just some of the colourful characters brought to life by pupils as part of a day celebrating stories.
Even teachers got in on the act …
World book day – guerilla poetry
Joe, Connor and Euan engaging in ‘guerilla poetry’ during world book day today. They stormed into a dozen lessons and recited poetry by Michael Rosen.
World book day – a collection of photos
Some photos of creatively attired staff and students for world book day today! More to follow!
World book day – classroom doors
Pictures of the fantastically well decorated range of doors done for world book day today. Many students spent many hours making these great displays. Each house had …
Dickens prepares for world book day…
Dickens checking his diary….students to read with and World Book Day dress up next week!
What’s Dickens been up to?
Dickens getting to grips with a more challenging text alongside our A level English students. Alisya Boyraz introduced him to Madame Bovary this morning.
Who the Dickens…
…Is Dickens? He is our new guinea pig reading buddy. Our students are really enjoying reading to him and even the usually animal (un)friendly Mr McArthur is rather taken by …
Our newest millionaire…
We celebrated Will becoming a Paulet Millionaire this week. He has read over 1 million words on the Accelerated Reader program and is well on his way to 2 million!
Dickens …