Children (and grown ups!) around Sleaford dressing up for World Book Day

At Winchelsea School in Ruskington the children had a great day all focused on encouraging a love of books and reading for life.

As well as children dressing up, even parents got in the swing of it. One father collected his daughter at the end of the school day dressed as a dinosaur.

Headteacher Helen Duckett explained: “The children were greeted at the school gate at the beginning of the day by Rollergirl (me in my roller skates – risk assessment needed I think!) on the playground before entering their classrooms where their teachers and support staff met them dressed as various characters such as Red Riding Hood, the Wolf and the Three Little Pigs, Stanley from ‘Holes’ and even a teacher dressed as a bookshelf of favourite books!

"We then had a whole school assembly where we enjoyed talking about each other’s costumes and guessing which book was represented. The children each brought to school their favourite book too so that they could share them and introduce each other to books they may not know about to expand their knowledge.”

All the classroom activities focused on particular books – some of them were the featured books that can be purchased this year for free with the book tokens they received at the end of the day – and some focused on class texts.

The oldest children were looking at how books have been adapted for film such as The Jungle Book, children made predictions about how stories might end and some did a scavenger hunt.

Miss Duckett added: “We’ve even had a special school dinner with a World Book Day bake with Billionaire Boy burgers and Willy Wonka Chocolate Krispie cake!

“We hope the children will go on to investigate more books that they have learnt about and use their free book token soon.”

We invited readers and schools to send in their images and we have a great gallery of photos for you.

Staff and pupils at Leadenham , Kirkby La Thorpe and Caythorpe Schools were among others to join in the fun event.

At Leadenham CE Primary Academy both staff and pupils donned amazing costumes and took part in various reading-related activities.

Children dressed up as their favourite book characters, including Harry Potter, Matilda, and Willy Wonka. Teachers also got in on the act, with many wearing costumes of their own.

Throughout the day, pupils took part in a range of activities to promote reading and literacy, including storytime sessions, book-themed quizzes and book cover designing.

The highlight of the day was the costume competition, with prizes awarded to the best-dressed pupils. The creativity and effort that went into the costumes was truly impressive, with many students going above and beyond to embody their chosen characters.

To cap it off, the school held a cake sale to raise funds for new books for the school library. The event was a huge success, with both pupils and staff enjoying delicious treats while supporting a great cause.

The school's headteacher, Matthew Nicholson, was thrilled with the enthusiasm shown by both pupils and staff. He said: "World Book Day is always a special day for us, and this year was no exception.

“The costumes were fantastic, and it was great to see so many children getting excited about reading and literacy. We're also thrilled to have raised funds for new books for our library, which will benefit our pupils for years to come."