Literary Festival 2024

Banovallum School

11th July - Literacy Festival enrichment day. Students will do literacy themed subject lessons (such as business marketing campaigns, book cover misconceptions, alphabet bread, the science behind Frankenstein, Paris Olympics etc), complete a literacy trail map and conduct debates as well as plenty of reading towards the end of the day.
Saturday 13th July - we are holding a Banovallum Showcase at Horncastle Library 10am-12pm. Judges will decide the winners of certain competitions we have held throughout the year. Students will perform some monologues and poetry.
Work from this academic year will be on display for the public and parents to see. The Library Manager will be doing a 'Welcome to the Library' session.

Huttoft

Date TBC week commencing 15th July: Performance Poetry Booknic. Parents, children and staff partaking in an afternoon of 'reading' whilst enjoying a picnic on the school field. During which, children from each class will perform their chosen poem to all.
9th and 10th July: Theatre- Stage Performance.
Y5 & Y6 children will be performing "Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies".

New York & Frithville

A scholastic book fair.
Held a 'design a book cover' competition with the chance to win a voucher to spend at the book fair.
A share a story event for parents to come in and share a book (hopefully in the sunshine) with the children. They will have another chance to look at the book fair in the morning. A special performance with our children singing and signing 'What a wonderful world' for the parents.
5th July - a poetry session for parents and children to share poems they enjoy.
11th July - a virtual author session - Fantasy and adventure Podkin One-Ear special with Kieran Larwood.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

12th July - A Performance Poetry Picnic. The creative writing club are busy writing and preparing performances and the picnic will be open for anyone to attend (1.10pm).
16th July - diversity festival - open to everyone at lunchtime and specific year 7 sessions in the afternoon.