Friday mornings at BMS always start with the same embedded routine during CDC time with a fantastic focus on literacy and reading. Complementing all the enriching literacy-based activities that take place across all areas of our school, the Friday morning CDC time is a time that encourages all students to experience high quality expressive reading from a carefully chosen age-appropriate text.

The CDC or Learning Assistant in the classroom reads sections of the text from the book and intrejects with questions and short discussions about some of the more complex words, or to deepen the understanding of the context of the passage.

Last Friday morning in G BLock it was powerful to see the impact of this session and it made for a really positive start to the day.

Good reading and high levels of literacy remain those keys to success that underpin progress and attainment in all subjects. As parents and carers do encourage your children to read regularly and support the school with their initiatives to encourage all children to be avid readers.