Jerry Clay Academy Reading

A truly magical visit today for Mr Palin, Miss Hazell and Miss Harling! We are so excited to share our inspiration with everyone at JCA! Thank you for having us! @IPAT_Edu

Just how 'professional' does this display look !? by a team of rec, yr5 & 6 children! ☆☆☆☆☆

Thank you so much @darling_reads - spreading more book magic throughout our school for the last two evenings! 📖 📕 ✨️

Reception have loved making sandwiches alongside appetising recipes in the mud kitchen, as they reenact the scenes from "The Lighthouse Keeper's lunch" @JCA_Reading @jcaeyfs

So excited that @darling_reads are coming back to JCA, during Parents' evenings next week! Here is a taster of what will be available to buy 🤩 📚

This Mother’s Day we’re celebrating all the brilliant stories about mums, mother figures & the people who care for us. 📚💐 Today can mean different things for different people, so we’re sending extra kindness to anyone who might need it. Take a moment to enjoy our montage ❤️

Wakefield Library is a wonderful place to be! It is fabulous to hear of Reception children going to visit on a weekend to find more books about their interests! #readintoit #NationalYearofReading @WFlibraries @JCEnglishHub

Year 6 had a brilliant debate yesterday. They acted in character from our core text ‘Wonder’ to persuade Auggie to come to school. We used sentence stems and talking cubes to ensure our debate was fair and everyone was able to voice their characters view. #oracy #debate

A lovely start to the morning for Year 6 enjoying our outdoor library. They challenged themselves to pick a book they wouldn’t normally go for by reading the blurb to their partner. We then spent time reading the first chapter 📚#readingforpleasure @JCA_Reading @_Reading_Rocks_

This #InternationalWomensDay we’re celebrating the power of diverse books at JCEH. 📚 Through stories, children discover inspiring women from different backgrounds, cultures and histories. Representation matters — every story helps children see what they could become. 💜

Year 3 enjoyed visiting the magical library this week. They loved the opportunity to pick a new book, read with their friends and take part in a ‘guess the hat’ quiz. ⁦@JCA_Reading⁩ 📚

Year 5 have loved World Book Day! We have created songs, plays and board games based on our favourite books and presented these to our peers 📚

Year 6 have had the best afternoon! We began the afternoon reading outside in the sunshine and then chose to represent our stories in a variety of ways. We have poems, raps, art, drama and board games that all show our love for stories we read! @WorldBookDayUK

A brilliant World Book Day in Year 2! We created story maps from our favourite books and then went on a hunt for the ‘Where’s Wally’ characters outside. We then finished our day reading with friends 📖

Year 1 are having a wonderful #WorldBookDay2026 discussing our favourite books and characters, creating book reviews and stick puppets to re tell the stories we adore so much @JCA_Reading

Year 3 created a ‘book in a box’ for World Book Day. They designed their box around their favourite book including a snappy blurb and detailed character description. @JCA_Reading 📚

Reception have loved their first World Book Day at JCA! They enjoyed talking about their costumes and their favourite books with friends! @JCA_Reading

Happy World Book Day! Today is all about inspiring children and young people to see reading differently, because reading for fun seriously improves lives. #WorldBookDay #GoAllIn #NationalYearOfReading2026 #WorldBookDay2026

We followed the parade with an assembly where our teachers spoke about their favourite books! #WorldBookDay2026

A brilliant #WorldBookDay2026 Parade this morning. What an amazing effort by everyone with such a range of costumes on show - our Junior Leaders spoke brilliantly. Thank you all for your support!