School visists 20 and 22 May 2025

This week the library hosted visits by children from Robert Arkenstall School.  On Tuesday we were pleased to see Comet and Moon classes, and on Thursday we welcomed Sun and Star classes.

Due to the lovely weather we have had recently, the theme of both visits was outdoor activities.  The children all enjoyed stories and made kites.  Their work is shown in the photos below.  The older children had lots to say about dragons, especially their ability to breathe fire, and there was an interesting discussion about whether the bird design could be a phoenix, the firebird.  The Reception class came up with some good names for dragons, eg. Firestorm.  Another child decided to add a long piece of string to his kite, and possibly fly it to the moon if the string was long enough.

The volunteers were kept busy helping with craft, reading and stamping Library/School visit cards.  Several children had reached their 5 visit target, and will be receiving their certificates in school assembly on Friday. 

Some children had the chance to look at the kite festival page in our Celebrations book by Katy Halford.  See the page below – the children loved the dragon kite!