Dear Parents and Carers,

We are excited to let you know that on Thursday 5th March we will be celebrating World Book Day as a whole-school event. It’s a wonderful chance to celebrate reading and enjoy a fun, creative day together.

To help make the day a success, we are encouraging students (and staff!) to dress up. By involving the whole school, we hope the day feels special and enjoyable for everyone, and that students who choose to dress up feel confident and supported. 

This year’s theme is “Words.” Students are invited to choose a single word and base their outfit on it. The word can be abstract, descriptive, creative or linked to something they enjoy. This keeps the day simple, affordable and inclusive. Some ideas might include:

• An adjective – e.g. sparkly, fuzzy
• A colour – e.g. neon, monochrome 
• A profession – e.g. Footballer, Doctor, Author 
• Clothing that represents a hobby, interest or part of their culture 
• A character from a book – e.g. Harry Potter, Matilda

To make the day even more enjoyable, we will also be running a friendly competition, with small prizes awarded for creativity, effort, and how well students have represented their chosen word. We hope this will encourage all students to get involved and have fun with the theme, regardless of age.
 

We want the day to be fun, but also safe and appropriate for all ages. For this reason, we ask that costumes do not include:

• Anything revealing, provocative or adult-themed
• References to violence or weapons
• Gory or horror-based elements, including fake blood or wounds
• References to drugs, alcohol, smoking or illegal behaviour
• Pyjamas, as we want to keep the focus on the theme

Outfits should be school-appropriate, and students should be able to explain the word they have chosen.

We understand that even small changes to the school day can be challenging for some children. If this is your child, we would ask that you please discuss this event with them beforehand and remind them on the morning of World Book Day. Please don’t feel your child needs to come into school wearing mufti; if wearing their school uniform would help them feel more comfortable, they are encouraged to do so. Should you have any questions, you can contact your child's teacher/form tutor or the SEN team (senadmin@ccs.northants.sch.uk) if that is relevant to your child. 

Tutors and class teachers will be talking about the event with students in the lead-up to World Book Day and encouraging everyone to take part. We hope this flexible theme will make it easy for all students to join in.

We are very much looking forward to celebrating World Book Day with our whole school community and seeing all the brilliant ideas students come up with. 

Thank you for your support.

On behalf of Caroline Chisholm School