Lewisham Summer Reading Challenge



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Lewisham Libraries' fabulously fun Summer Reading challenge

was a great success again this year. Nationally over 761,758 children took part in total which is an increase on 2016's participants. There was also an increase in the number of children participating digitally.



In Lewisham 3,356 children took part and over 50% completed the Animal Agent challenge and read 6 books over the summer.


School Finishers

We also approached all of the local schools to participate in the Summer Reading Challenge. Here is a list of all the schools that took place, listed from those with the most finishers to the least.

  

1st       All Saints' Church of England Primary School

2nd      Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

3rd       Brindishe Manor Primary School

4th       St John Baptist CE Primary School

5th       Eliot Bank Primary School

6th       Rathfern Primary School

7th       St Saviour's RC Primary School

8th       St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

9th       St Bartholomew's CE Primary School

10th     John Ball Primary School

11th     Sandhurst Infant School

12th     Brindishe Lee Primary School

13th     Downderry Primary School

14th     Ashmead Primary School

15th     Torridon Junior School

16th     Olive tree

17th     St Winifred's*

18th     St Margaret's Lee CE Primary School

19th     Haseltine Primary School

20th     St Stephen's CE Primary School

21st     Dalmain Primary School

22nd    Kilmorie Primary School

23rd     Trinity Lewisham CE School (primary school)*

24th     Sandhurst Junior School

25th     Brindishe Green Primary School

26th     Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College – Temple Grove (primary school)

27th     St William of York Catholic Primary School

28th     Torridon Infant School

29th     Stillness Infant School

30th     Baring Primary School

About the Summer Reading Challenge

The Summer Reading Challenge is an annual national programme from the Reading Agency that helps children aged 4 - 11 years keep up their reading skills. The programme encourages them to read six books during the long summer holiday.

The Summer Reading Challenge is free. All you need to take part is a library card, which you can get by joining any library in the borough.









Slip and Slide

The theme for 2017 was Animal Agents – children collected clues in their detective folder, and got special rewards for each book they read, as well as smelly stickers and a certificate and medal if they finish!

The Challenge started on Saturday 15 July 2017 and ran to 30th September 2017.





Bart The Bloodhound



Animal Agents theme


The 2017 summer reading challenge theme was Animal Agents, with the characters illustrated by the UK’s best-selling children’s illustrator Tony Ross who illustrates the Horrid Henry series.

Animal Agents is a detective agency manned by all kinds of clever animals – furry, scaly and slippery – and these guys are out to crack the case with a little help from their friends.

By collecting clues in their detective folder, children can solve the case of the graffiti writing or the strange case of a missing lunch, and join in the fun with the Animal Agents by reading along.

There were lots of Animal Agent activities in our libraries: treasure hunts; face painting; special author visits and other ‘animal visitors’; as well as craft sessions where you could make your own spy binoculars or stretchy bloodhound.

There was also the opportunity to volunteer for a few hours a week for people aged 15+.

Next year’s Challenge will be Beano themed!