What is Reading For Pleasure?
Reading For Pleasure (RFP) is when you read for personal enjoyment and has lots of benefits! At Afifah School, we recognise the importance of RFP, as it has lots of benefits.
Some of which are:
- Improving vocabulary, language and writing skills.
- Enhancing imagination and creativity.
- Relaxation and stress relief.
- Expanding knowledge and understanding of the world.
- Developing empathy and emotional intelligence.
- Providing a source of entertainment and enjoyment.
Healthy Eating
Miss Anam shared this story with our KS1 pupils during assembly on 14th March.
Pupils really enjoyed this book and we all shared a positive message about healthy eating!
The Proudest Blue
Ms Seema shared the book ‘The Proudest Blue’ with our pupils on World Hijab Day in assembly.
The pupils really enjoyed story time and felt proud wearing their beautiful blue hijabs!
Our Briefcase Of Book Recommendations
“If we find a book enjoyable to read, we put it inside the briefcase for other children to take pleasure in reading the book too!”
Our Reading Den
“This is our reading den in the Library. We get to enjoy reading a book in this cosy space each week with our friends.”
Daily Story Time
At Afifah, we have embedded Story Time into our daily timetable.
During Story Time, pupils enjoy a story being read to them by their class teachers.
Reading For Pleasure Assemblies
We also run Reading For Pleasure assemblies which take place on Tuesday mornings for KS1 and Thursday Mornings for KS2. Our RFP assemblies are usually themed to enhance our pupils personal development and improve their mental-health and well-being!
Spring Term
| KS1 Assemblies | |
|---|---|
| Tues 10th January | Exercise (health and wellbeing) |
| Tues 17th January | Importance of cleanliness in Islam |
| Tues 24th January | Brushing your teeth (health and wellbeing) |
| Tues 31st January | World Hijab Day |
| Tues 7th February | Eating Fruit (health and wellbeing) |
| Tues 14th February | Feelings – No need to be jealous (health and wellbeing) |
| KS2 Assemblies | |
|---|---|
| Tues 12th January | The Egyptians (Non-fiction) |
| Tues 19th January | Importance of cleanliness in Islam |
| Tues 26th January | World Hijab Day |
| Tues 2nd February | Feelings – I feel lonely (health and wellbeing) |
| Tues 9th February | Lizzy takes on the big city (dealing with changes) |
| Tues 16th February | Feelings- No need to be jealous (health and wellbeing) |
Autumn Term
| KS1 Assemblies | |
|---|---|
| Tues 15th November | Paris shares her food (RFP – Fiction) |
| Tues 22nd November | The weather (RFP – Non-Fiction) |
| Tues 29th November | Monster Monster (RFP – Fiction) |
| Tues 6th December | Prophet Muhammad SAW our role model |
| Tues 13th December | Celebration/achievement assembly |
| KS2 Assemblies | |
|---|---|
| Tues 3rd November | Afifah Charity Week Announcement |
| Tues 10th November | Children In Need |
| Tues 17th November | Monster Monster (RFP – Fiction) |
| Tues 24th November | Astronomy (RFP – Non-Fiction) |
| Tues 1st December | The weather (RFP – NonFiction) |
| Tues 8th December | Prophet Muhammad SAW our role model |
| Tues 15th December | Celebration/achievement assembly |