Nottingham Forest Study Support Centre is delighted to be involved with Kick into Reading , a National Literacy Trust and Reading the Game initiative. Through the Kick into Reading programme the centre is giving Nottingham City families and pupils the chance to enjoy reading and storytelling by providing parents and children with positive reading role models.
Forthcoming activity:
A professional storyteller will work with the Nottingham Forest in the Community department and the Academy players at the Study Centre on Tuesday 7 th and Wednesday 8 th March. There will then be 5 days of delivering stories to over 600 Key Stage 2 pupils in local libraries on Thursday 9 th , Tuesday 14 th , Wednesday 15 th , Thursday 16 th and Tuesday 21 st March.
Two ‘family days' will be held on Saturday 25 th March and Saturday 8 th April when 30 children plus parents, will be involved in a workshop session in the stands to provide tips and encouragement for family reading and storytelling. Families will be able to watch the match afterwards.
Three local libraries, The Meadows, Wilford and West Bridgford will be hosting the event and Nottingham Forest are providing reading areas within each. Nottingham Forest player Wes Morgan will promote the event in the Meadows Library on Wednesday 15 th March at 1.00 pm.
The schools participating in the project are Greenfields Community School , Welbeck Primary School , West Bridgford Junior School , Riverside Primary School and South Wilford Endowed CE Primary School.
If you would like any further information please contact Jane Francis, Study Support Centre Teacher on 982 4460
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