First Author Visit - Gaddesden Row JMI School

On Friday 3rd March, we were lucky enough to have a visit to our school, Gaddesden Row Junior Mixed Infant School, from Miss Smith and Mrs Mortimer. They held an author assembly to share their new book 'Adventures in Golfing Little Ball Gets Chosen'.

During the assembly they read the book to the children and then held a question and answer session to help explain the process of writing and illustrating a book and the publishing process as well as let the children get to know them a little better. Miss Smith shared a story about how she didn't really like English at school and was told she would do better if she got her head off the sports field and into the classroom. Her passion for sport and in particular golf and her desire to get more children interested in golf and reading led her to write this book.

After the assembly, workshops were held with Class Meerkats (Reception and Year One) and Class Kangaroos (Year Two and Year Three). During the workshop, the children learned about how to get ideas to develop characters for your story and then had a go at creating their own golf ball character.

The children had a great time and learned a great deal about book writing and illustrating. We can't wait for them to come back and share their next book when it is released!

David Merriman, Head Teacher, Gaddesden Row JMI School.

 

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