{"id":1036,"date":"2025-12-19T05:54:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T05:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2025-12-19T05:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T05:54:44","slug":"a-magical-welcome-to-our-new-library-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/a-magical-welcome-to-our-new-library-books\/","title":{"rendered":"A Magical Welcome to Our New Library Books!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>This week, our Class 4 students enjoyed a truly magical introduction to the latest additions to our school library. To celebrate the arrival of the new Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and The BFG by Roald Dahl, the library team planned a set of fun, hands-on activities that turned reading into an adventure!<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1119 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8758-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8758-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8758-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8758-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8758-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8758-1568x1176.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8758.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1120 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8759-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8759-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8759-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8759-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8759.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Students took part in:<\/strong><br \/><br \/><strong>\u2728 Dream &amp; Wish Jars<\/strong> \u2013 Inspired by The BFG, children wrote down their sweetest dreams and wishes, letting their imagination take flight just like Sophie in the story.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Word Search Hunt<\/strong> \u2013 Filled with words from both books, this activity helped sharpen vocabulary and build excitement for the stories they were about to explore.<br \/><br \/><strong>\ud83c\udfc6 Golden Snitch Goals<\/strong> \u2013 Bringing a touch of Quidditch magic to the classroom, students aimed, scored, and cheered, all while learning more about the wizarding world.<br \/><br \/>These thoughtful and creative activities didn\u2019t just introduce the books\u2014they sparked curiosity, encouraged teamwork, and made reading feel like a celebration. Our young readers walked away smiling, inspired, and eager to dive into these timeless adventures.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1118 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8757-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8757-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8757-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8757-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8757.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1117 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8756-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8756-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8756-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8756-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/451\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/IMG_8756.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\ud83d\udcda\u2728 Here\u2019s to more stories, more imagination, and many more magical moments in our library!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, our Class 4 students enjoyed a truly magical introduction to the latest additions to our school library. 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