National Reading Championships Quiz Success

Category: Achievement, Library, News

It’s not often that readers get a chance to showcase their knowledge of books in a competitive arena.   I was delighted, therefore, to be able to give some of our most avid readers the chance to become part of a team and represent the school in a national competition.   And so with great anticipation, Alice V. & Diya A. (9-5), Ella Y. & Mariia D. (9-2), with a reserve team of Leddra N. S. (7-1), Anika K. (8-6) and Sameeha I. (8-3), signed into MS Teams on Wednesday 23^rd March to participate in the Greater Manchester and South Lancashire regional heat of the National Reading Champions Quiz.  With a place in the national finals in May at stake and having never competed before, we had no idea what to expect.  It was a really tough quiz, testing students on their knowledge of books and authors with rounds on dystopian fiction, author pictures, pets and heroes and heroines.  Our team did brilliantly, coming a well-deserved 3^rd out of 26 and winning book tokens for their efforts.  No trip to the national finals this year, but we are incredibly proud of their achievement.

If you are a prolific reader and are currently in Year 7 or 8, do come and register your interest for next year’s teams.

Mrs Hodgson