Not only is today National Teacher Day but it is also National Poetry Day. Poetry is a fantastic tool to learn about rhythm, rhyme and syllables. This poetry book was shortlisted for the SPARK book awards and is filled with 78 poems ranging from a Dragon in a Shoe to that Friday Feeling!

Evie recommends:

Things That Should Be in a Poem by Coral Rumble 

Reading Age: year 1 - 6

Genre: poetry

Reading Workshop - 13th October at 9:15 - 9:45

On the 13th October at 9:15 - 9:45 I will be holding a reading workshop after the open classrooms, where I will be talking about choosing appropriate books, how to effectively question children about their reading and The Vineyard’s expectations for reading. This is available for all parents to attend.