Hello there! This is Ellen, Iain's mother. Iain is in the
three-year-olds class, although he will soon be four (in March!).
Most of you probably know me by now, from the Story
Time reading sessions at school. Ana, the School Principal, has asked me to
write a few lines about Story Time for the school's English
blog.
So here they are!
Story Time is a voluntary project of mine at the
school. My son Iain is half Spanish (on his father's side) and half Scottish (on
my side) and he started attending this Primary School last September. I thought
it would be a great opportunity to get involved in the educational community my
son was about to enter, so I offered the school to go twice a month and read
good, entertaining literature in English to all the classes, from 3 year-olds to
6th graders.
I am greatly enjoying the experience so far and I hope you are
too!
Why am I doing this?
I have always been interested in children's literature, ever
since I remember and, since my son was born in 2009, this interest has grown
even stronger. I am the author of a bilingual children's literature blog (We Read it Like This / Lo leemos así), containing reviews of
great children's literature, focused on the experience of reading aloud to
children. I thought my love and enthusiasm for children's literature, combined
with my passion for reading aloud, might bring some fun to the school, while
introducing you all to some of the greatest children's books in
English.
Have you visited the Story Time blog yet?
What are you waiting for? The blog has recordings of all the stories I have read
at the school so you can listen to them again at home or in the classroom if
your teacher agrees.
If you have any suggestions about the kind of book you would
like me to read, please leave a comment on the blog (in English if
possible!).
If you have any comments about the stories and why you like
any one of them in particular, please leave a comment too.
I would love to hear from you!
See you at the school library soon!