Designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, World Book Day is marked in over 100 countries around the globe.
The official World Book Day website provides information about WBD planned events, celebrations, competitions, dressing up ideas and includes activity packs for schools and families. It also details their ‘Reading for Pleasure’ strategy and the impact that their charity work is having.
“We champion the fun of reading, because it seriously improves lives. Reading for fun is the single biggest indicator that a child will grow up to enjoy a happier and more successful life – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational backgrounds or their income.”
“But here’s the challenge, it’s at an all-time low, with only 1 in 3 children now saying they enjoy reading. We believe children are more likely to read if they enjoy it, so we’re on a mission to encourage them to see reading as an entertaining, social and fun thing to do. We want more children to grow up with a life-long, life-changing habit of reading for fun, and all the benefits this brings.”
https://www.worldbookday.com/books/
On the day itself we will be handing out £1 tokens which can be exchanged for wide variety of book titles…
World Book Day at Notre Dame Senior School
We are really looking forward to celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 6th March.
- From Monday 3rd March, students can decorate their form room doors with a book/character theme. Each year group’s design will be judged on Friday 7th March.
On World Book Day, there will be lots of activities in the Senior Library at lunchtime, as well as prizes…
- Students (and staff) can dress up as a book character on the day. Costumes will be judged in the Senior Library at 1.50.
- WBD Quiz
- Shelfie Treasure Hunt
- Book Tasting Menu
- World Book Quest
- Who does this bookcase belong to?
- Harry Potter Quiz and photo opportunity with Dobby the House Elf
We hope that students and staff will have lots of fun on World Book Day and throughout the week!
