Therfield First School visits Waterstones for World Book Day

On Thursday, March 2 - which was the official World Book Day - the children came to school dressed as their favourite book characters, with a varied range of costumes.

The whole school also talk part in a 'Character Catwalk', where they embody their character while walking down a red carpet and recite facts about their character at the end, as well as other book-related activities.

Children picked out their own book from Waterstones (Image: Therfield First School)

On Friday, March 3 the school travelled by coach to Cambridge Waterstones. Throughout the morning they took part in a rotation of three activities: listening to a read-aloud story, taking part in a book scavenger hunt and choosing a book from the children's section to take home and keep.

Headteacher Tara McGovern said: "We made up a book voucher for each child to hand over to the till when they 'purchased' their book.

"This gave a greater sense of occasion to the process and we have been inundated with feedback from parents about how excited the children were to read their new book at home.

The pupils took part in a book scavenger hunt (Image: Therfield First School)

"This was a magical day for all of our children and perfectly encompasses our school motto of Bringing Learning to Life.

"At Therfield, we are passionate about developing a love of reading for our children and I am sure the children will never forget the day that they visited a book shop, with the entire school!"

The Rotary Club of Royston donated to the project, which covered the cost of the children's books.

Children from Therfield First School in Royston picked out their own books (Image: Therfield First School)

Therfield First School thanked Waterstones events coordinator Dr Amy Crawford, and Rotary's chair of youth opportunities Jonathan Berks.

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Amy said: "It was a delight to host the Therfield students at Waterstones Cambridge. We loved facilitating an experience for the students that celebrated books and reading."

Children from Therfield First School took part in a range of book-related activities (Image: Therfield First School)

Gaia, age seven, said: "The best bit was when I bought the books because I always wanted to read Captain Underpants, so this made my dream come true."

Eight-year-old Olivia added: "I loved exploring all the different books – it was like a jungle but made up of books."

The children travelled by coach to Cambridge Waterstones (Image: Therfield First School)