Reading

We are exceptionally proud of the children in Guided Reading. We are now reading chapter books and answering lots of different types of questions that have certainly tested our brains. We are currently reading the story Mr Skip. Mr Skip is a fantasy story about a girl called Jackie. Jackie and her mum  live on an estate surrounded by tower blocks, but Jackie dreams of a better life in the countryside. Although Jackie looks after Gran's tatty old donkey, Barnaby, she longs to have her own horse like the local boys. When she finds an old broken gnome in a skip, and lovingly restores him as a birthday present for her mum, her fortunes start to change. Naming the gnome Mr. Skip, Jackie confides her fears, hopes and dreams to him - and is stunned when one day he replies! We are currently on Chapter 3 of the story but will soon find out that Mr. Skip has a way of making things happen that can transform Jackie's life! We cant't wait to see what happens next!

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