Pupil Voice
Year 1 Pupil Voice
'I love reading with my partner (James). It helps me to read better.' Bobby
'I like reading at home under my bed where it is quiet. I can do it on my own now because my reading is better from learning at school.' Marnie
'I like having a story after my lunch. The stories are funny and make me feel happy. I really like Dinkey Donkey.' Sofia
Year 2 Pupil Voice
'I love learning about new things in stories I haven't read before. When I read I learn new words . I like making links with things I've read.' Oliver R
'My favourite book is the Gruffalo's Child. I like how the dad looks after the baby gruffalo. I like how some of the sentences are repeated lots. The story makes me laugh and feel happy. It makes me want to go and explore and find new creatures that I've never seen before.' Darcey
'I like reading make believe stories. It gets my mind thinking about different things. I love how we get to read lots of different books in class. My favourite book that we've read is the Dinosaur's Diary.' Eleanor
Year 3 Pupil Voice
'I like how on Reading Plus the higher levels you work up to, the more you learn. I like how there is a massive variety of books to choose from in the library. I like how sometimes stories make you happy sad or happy. ' Jackson
'I like that I get to use my imagination in every book. I like how many choices I get when picking my next book. I like that I can get lost and go on adventures. I like that I can read online. I love it when Miss Fildes does Modelled Fluency, Echo Reading' Isla
'I like it when books give me different emotions. When we were reading Stone Age Boy the book described the characters and I loved these different descriptions. My favourite part of The Twits is when they prank each other. Having lots of choices on Reading Plus is great.' Amelia
Year 4 Pupil Voice
I love reading first thing in the morning at registration time. I enjoy going on Reading Plus. You can level up and get combos. Ashurst library has lots of different books to choose from. I love reading Charlotte's Web because I learned about friendship and love. I love reading books at Ashurst because they get more interesting every time you read a book. I love to read lots of different books because they are so interesting and I even read my trolls books at home!' Natasha
I love reading books about the ancient Greek civilization and doing Reading Plus. I also like reading Charlotte's Web. My favourite part was when Fern and Avery went to the carnival to enter the competition. I am very excited to read the book of Harry Potter. Miri
I love reading because when I read a book it makes my spirit nice. I just love reading. I really liked it when we read Charlotte's Web. I am very excited to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and I loved reading about democracy. That was so interesting! If I had to choose between reading and technology, I would pick reading! Alice
Year 5 Pupil Voice
'Reading is an amazing subject and I love to get out my book in the morning when I get to school and start reading. Since Year 4 I read Harry Potter and that inspired me to get the rest of the collection. I am currently reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. My favourite books are magical books. I think reading is a very important subject as it weaves through all other subjects and it is a good inspiration if you want to be an author. You really need reading in a school! ' Joshua
'I love Reading Plus. One of my favourite reads is a gymnastics one. This helps me and raises my aspirations. I got chosen to be the reading ambassador because I love reading. The book I am reading now is from our school library. It is called 'Stitch Head'. This book helps me and teaches me new vocabulary. Books can teach you a lot of things and that's why you should spend time reading. ' Nyla
'There are so many books to choose from in our school library and I enjoy reading books about animals. Right now, I am reading 'The Wind in the Willows'. I love this book so much I am reading it for a second time. Reading at Ashurst is fun especially because there are so many books to choose from.' Bryony
'Reading helps in other subjects and that is the reason why I like it. My favourite book is War Horse by Michael Morpurgo as it was sad at the beginning but turned heart-warming towards the end. I am now enjoying reading The Silver Hand by Terry Deary which is also about World War I.' Leon
Year 6 Pupil Voice
'One of my favourite things about reading at Ashurst is the variety of books we have. There are books on everything and not just for fun or for reading lessons. You can use our books in other lessons too, such as history, science and geography. Every lesson, you need to read. So reading at Ashurst is one of the most enjoyable things ever!' Sophie
'Reading at Ashurst is amazing! What I really like about reading is Reading Plus because Reading Plus gives us more opportunities during reading and we have access to a variety of different stories and challenges, it's amazing! I can get lost in a good book, if I get the right one. I would like to get infants into reading more as well because it will open up opportunities for them at a younger age.' Matt
'The thing I love about reading is that it can teach you and tell you about different stories. Reading is one of my favourite things to do because I can learn new vocabulary. I also love Reading Plus. It is so helpful because you can find the perfect book for you and it can help you improve your reading speed. Another thing I love about reading is that I get to recommend books to others. I like to write about how good a book is when I am recommending them. I wish I could write more about reading, but I would probably be here all day! ' Tiffany
