Year 10 Explore Poetry in Ash Dickinson Workshops
We welcomed poet and author, Ash Dickinson, back in to school in June to lead Poetry Workshops for our Year 10 students.
Year 7 Readathon Winners Announced
Our Year 7 Readathon winners and runners up have been announced and presented with their prizes.
A Smart Start for Key Stage 3 Students
We are focusing on a Smart Start to lessons for our Key Stage 3 Students - ensuring they arrive on time, with all the correct equipment.
Students' Active Role in our 'Reading School' Plans
A group of our Year 10 and Year 12 students participated in Reading Buddy training at Crewe UTC in March.
A World Book Day Murder Mystery Challenge for Year 7
Our Year 7 students used their best detective skills to solve our World Book Day Murder Mystery Challenge in their LRC lesson.
World Book Day at CHS
Our students enjoyed a wonderful World Book Day this year, with a range of activities designed to encourage them to read for pleasure.
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Year 7 Students Challenged to a Readathon for our First House Competition.
To coincide with World Book Day UK our first House competition was a Readathon for Year 7 students.
Encouraging a Love of Reading
Valentine's Day gave us the perfect opportunity to celebrate our love of books in the LRC.
Zachary's Guess Wins the Prize!
Year 7 Zachary J made the winning guess in our Christmas LRC Competition to guess the total number of pages in the book snowman.
The Gift of Reading
A group of students visited Waterstones and helped to choose books for our LRC thanks to a generous £200 donation.
Award Winning Author Visit
On Monday June 26th, award Winning Football Author, Matt Oldfield, will visit CHS to inspire our Year 7 and 8 students.
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Holly's Winter Poem to be Published
Year 8 student, Holly W, has had her fifth piece of writing accepted for publication.
LRC World Book Day Winners
Well done to all the students who took part in our LRC World Book Day competitions and congratulations to our winners.
World Book Day Fun at CHS
We have loads of fun activities running at CHS for World Book Day 2023.
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World Book Day Voucher Changes
This World Book Day voucher has changed this year from paper to digital tokens for secondary schools. The link to the digital token has been emailed to all students.
Bookbuzz Encourages Students to Read for Pleasure
We have signed up to Booktrust Bookbuzz this year to encourage students to read for pleasure and help them develop a real love for reading.
Holly's Winning Guess
Congratulations to Year 8 Holly W who won our LRC Christmas Competition.
Christmas has Landed in the LRC
Christmas has landed at the LRC with a Christmas tree, Olaf the Snowman and even a great Christmas competition
Autumn Term Book Blitzers Rewarded
The winners of our LRC Book Blitzers Competition for the last half-term were 7HM and 7DCH.
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Halloween Fun in the LRC
It was spooktacular in the LRC before the half-term break, with students enjoying a range of Halloween activities .
World Book Day at CHS
World Book Day celebrated its 25th birthday this year and we marked this milestone with a whole host of activities at CHS, including serialised Roald Dahl, a Form Group Quiz, disguised teachers and a murder mystery!
New in the LRC
Take a look at some of the great new books that have arrived in the LRC, including a range of titles to support our students with additional needs.