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CELEBRATING WORLD BOOK DAY 2021!Aidan Sands (1025): Our Twist on a Tale Winner!At the beginning of the first lockdown our English Department offeredall Year 10 pupils the opportunity to enter a national writingcompetition Twist on a Tale. The topic for 2020 was ‘EverydayHeroes’, clearly influenced by an extraordinary year of disruption dueto the pandemic. This offered the opportunity to write about thosepeople who had made a difference to you during this strange andunfamiliar time.Over 1200 children and young people entered the competition with winning stories being pickedacross 15 categories including Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5 and all regions in the UK. Frommedical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic to supermarket delivery staff, parents, grandparents,pets, community members and guide dogs, the everyday heroes came in all shapes and sizes!Aidan Sands was awarded first prize in the Northern Ireland category after being selected from 1000+entries! This was an absolutely amazing achievement! Aidan’s winning story champions the work of aTesco delivery driver and has been published in a brand new book, My Twist on a Tale: EverydayHeroes Winning Stories. The book was released to celebrate World Book Day and is available todownload on Pearson’s website. In addition to his own hard copy, Aidan was awarded a certificateand £250 book tokens.Aidan’s wonderful story focuses on the work of his local Tesco delivery driver named Paul, who, whileseeming like an ordinary man on the outside, has in fact ‘done as much as anyone at a time wheneveryone was suffering.’ Aidan describes how Paul not only saves he and his family by delivering foodto their house, but brings food to their vulnerable 93-year-old neighbour.In an uplifting finish, Aidan explains why he sees Paul as a local superhero. He is a man ‘who rescuedcountless members of my community when we were trapped in our homes… His warm heart lights uppeople’s days, just like the headlights of his van.’Katy Lewis, Head of English, Drama and Languages at Pearson said: “Aidan should be extremely proudof the story he has written. His writing skills are outstanding. It was an incredibly difficult decisionchoosing from the 1000+ stories we received, as they were all fascinating to read, but Aidan’s piecereally stood out and deserves its place alongside the other 13 winners who have built a collection ofshort stories that celebrate a diverse and modern-day Britain.”“Following an extraordinary year of disruption, we wanted to give children the opportunity to writetheir own tales of people who have made a difference to them. It is so important that children andyoung people feel represented in the literature they read and the stories they write and so in writingtheir entries, whether that be a story about a hero in their local community, a key worker making adifference during the COVID-19 pandemic, a campaigner, a family member or friend that inspires themor even a hero from their imagination, we wanted children and young people to get creative andreflect their own personality, location and experiences as they bought their local crusader to life. Theresults were fascinating. Everyone who entered should be extremely proud of their hard work andcreative flair.”
CELEBRATING WORLD BOOK DAY 2021!Author Jemma Wallace, who judged the North Ireland category, said: ‘I thought this story reallyhighlighted an everyday hero in the current circumstances, and showed that the writer was thinkingof the bigger picture and of other people in the community. I loved the sentiment of caring forour neighbours, and thought the writing style was punchy and had real moments of building emotionin the reader. Overall the story left me thinking about the characters and the situation; it left a bigimpression on me and that's why I had to choose it as my winner!’Aidan’s teacher, Mr McMahon, said: “Aidan is a very deserving winner. He is an excellent,industrious student who is always willing to help others. I think that is the secret to his success.Through helping others and being actively involved during class, Aidan is honing better skills. Welldone Aidan.”We are all so proud of Aidan and his achievement! His story takes the time to appreciate the hardwork of others; it is a very thought provoking and inspirational story. Well done Aidan!If you would like to read Aidan’s story or any of the other entries, please go to:https://www.pearson.com/content/dam/one-dot-com/one-dotcom/uk/documents/subjects/English/my-twist-on-a-tale-2020-winners-book.pdfCelebrating World Book Day 4 th March 2021March 2021 saw our World Book Day celebrated remotely for the first time! But this didn’t prevent usfrom having lots of imagination and fun!From the 1 st to 5 th March, the English Department, together with our school librarian, Mrs Morgan,organised an array of exciting events to celebrate this wonderful annual event.For our Year 8’s, Mrs Morgan had organised the World Book Day Story Competition based on ChrisRiddell’s illustrations where we saw some fabulous entries showcasing the creative talents of ourpupils. Special congratulations to Paul Standfield (8/62) who was awarded first place with his storyThe Boy and the Nose and to our second place winner Niamh Noade with The Wizard’s Curse (8/20).As the week progressed, our KS3 pupils had the opportunity to tune into an array of live and wonderfulevents! These included a virtual Amaaaaazing Assembly with the fabulous and fantastic DavidWalliams; presentations, tips and advice virtually with Books that make you LOL with Humza Arshad,Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton and Bringing Reading to Life with Sita Brahmachari and Katherine Rundell.We had a host of events which included our much loved DEAR time, competitions ranging fromcreating our own reading dens and book marks with inspirational quotes; the Bottle Momentscompetition, offering the opportunity to win a drawing by legendary cartoonist Rob Murray and wefinished off a fun filled celebratory week with our Guess the Book Title emoji quiz.
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