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Story Time
To mark the beginning of this year’s Readathon, pupils in Years 3 and 4 were treated to a storytelling session by Margaret Bateson-Hill on Monday 18 October.
Ms Bateson-Hill is a professional storyteller (telling stories in schools, libraries and many museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum), working in the oral tradition with multicultural resources, reflecting cross-cultural links and different backgrounds.
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She has published four books (Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain, Shota and the Star Quilt, Masha and the Firebird, Chanda and the Mirror of Moonlight), each story celebrating a craft that is traditional to the country of the story. Also, each title teaches the reader about the language spoken in these particular cultures: Chinese, Lakota, Russian and Hindi.
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After a brief introduction, Ms Bateson-Hill told one of her stories to the children, followed by a discussion about the moral of the story and lead a creative writing session interspersed with some craft activity. VN
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