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Shepshed pupils get creative in literacy competition
July 2011
Pupils from a Shepshed primary school have taken part in a literacy competition supported by Newby Castleman.
Pupils from Years 4 and 5 at St Botolph's Church of England Primary entered a contest to help stimulate creative thinking and writing, based on a fictional scenario where a character finds a large seed sitting in a jar labelled âThis seed should never be plantedâ. Pupils were then encouraged to explain what happened when the character planted the seed.
Annalise Lovett, Partner at our Loughborough office judged the entries and declared Lauren Perkins as the winner for her creative entry entitled âScreamâ, with Alex Kershaw and Annamay Casey named in second and third place respectively. The three top entrants received book vouchers and Newby Castleman also donated tickets for the class to see the stage adaptation of the childrenâs book Mr Stink, written by David Walliams, that was recently held at Leicesterâs Curve Theatre.
Annalise, who has previously visited the school to assist with a literacy lesson, commented, "The pupils competition entries were all very good and really brought out the very best in their creative writing. It was therefore quite a challenge to pick a winner, however my favourite was Laurenâs entry which was particularly imaginative and included a good use of language. I hope all the pupils enjoyed taking part and we were very pleased to be able to donate Mr Stink tickets as a thank you.â
Michael Phelan, teacher at St Botolphâs Primary, comments, "Literacy is something we work on with the pupils every day here at school but additional activities such as this competition always helps to expand their understanding in a fun and entertaining way. Our school motto is âProgress through Partnershipâ and we welcome the opportunity to work with a local firm such as Newby Castleman and their support is very much appreciated."