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Thursday 6^th March saw Rainford High carry out its biggest ever celebration of World Book Day. The day was filled with opportunities for pupils and teachers to celebrate books and reading as well as raise money for The National Literacy Trust and Zoe’s Place Hospice, the Year 7 charity.

Pupils and teachers were encouraged to discuss their favourite novels in all lessons and English classes were filled with reading-related games and activities. Mrs. Ratcliffe, the school librarian, ran a competition for the whole school which asked pupils to create an additional character for an existing novel. All students were given a token that they could exchange for one of a selection of books specially published to celebrate the day.

Year 7 students, along with their form tutors, marked the occasion in style this year by coming to school dressed as their favourite characters from novels! Celebrations culminated in an assembly where form tutors spoke about the character they had dressed as and fabulous prizes were awarded for the most original and impressive costumes in each form group. A good time was had by all and over £200 was raised for the chosen charities.

Take a look at some of the teachers in character reading a passage from their chosen book!

Teachers

• Miss Fleming as Curley’s Wife from Of Mice and Men
• Mr Marvin as Long John Silver from Treasure Island
• Miss Bates as Miss Havisham from Great Expectations
• Mrs Hughes as Mildred Hubble from The Worst Witch
• Mr Parkes as Alan Quartermain from King Soloman’s Mines
• Miss Putt as Cruella deVille from 101 Dalmations
• Mrs Hindley as Al Capone from Al Capone Does My Shirts
• Miss Clowes as Alice in Wonderland
• Mrs Heaton as Mary Poppins
• Mrs Crinigan as Snow White
• Miss Smith as Lady Macbeth

Y7 Prize Winners…

7PRK

• Adam as Oliver Twist
• Blythe as Miss Moneypenny

7FLM

• Alasdair as Artimis Fowl
• Anthony as Where’s Wally

7SKY

• Grumpy the dwarf - Harry
• Dopey the dwarf - Jordan

7HGL

• Harry (pirate from Treasure Island)
• Amber (Dorothy)

7BTS

• Holly as a pirate from Treasure Island 
• Fergus as Skullduggery

7SMT

• Jessica (dressed as the Lion from the Wizard of Oz)
• Jonathan (dressed as James Bond)

7HNE

• Erin
• Adam

7PTT

• Nia as the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz
• Alexandra as Minnie Mouse

7HNC

• Josh as Stanley Yelnats
• Bethan as Snow White

7WBB

• Sophie as Captain Hook
• Tom as Shrek