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Year 5 - Little Match Maker

This half term year 5 will be reading The Little Match Maker. This story explores the world of Bridie. Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only three matches left, the magical strike of each one sees her tumble into visions of a brighter future. Realizing she has the power to change her own fortune, Bridie leads the match factory workers out on strike, achieving the remarkable through their unity and courage.
A defiant and empowering retelling of the classic you thought you knew, based on real-life events, this stunning collaboration brought to life in glorious spot colour introduces a bold new heroine for future generations to treasure.  

Year 6 - Holes 

This half term year 6 will be reading Holes. This story explores the world of Stanley Yelnats. Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre (which isn't green and doesn't have a lake), it's not exactly a surprise.
Every day he and the other inmates are told to dig a hole each, five foot wide by five foot deep, reporting anything they find. Why? The evil warden claims that it builds character, but this is a lie. It's up to Stanley to dig up the truth.

Our children will be completing the following within our first three weeks of term - 

• Prediction
• Invention 
• Narrative 
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Reading VIPERS 

Our children will be using VIPERS in their reading lessons.