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Castlewellan Primary School improves pupils’ reading fluency and comprehension l...

1/26/2012 6:05 AM EST  -   Livewire PR
The School:

Castlewellan Primary School in County Down, Northern Ireland, is proud to offer pupils a wide range of resources to support learning; especially its state-of-the-art ICT resources, which allow for interactive learning. With this in mind, they recently purchased Fluency Tutor, Texthelp’s online software solution designed to assess and improve pupils’ reading and comprehension levels.

Fluency Tutor is an...
Taylor-Dean Brandreth from Rainhill
 

TAYLOR-DEAN BRANDRETH IS OFFICIALLY A BOOKWORM

8/12/2010 7:26 AM EST  -   Intereurope Communications Group
Animal mad Taylor-Dean Brandreth from Rainhill in St Helens is officially a bookworm!

The nine year old has been crowned the winner of Blackpool Zoo’s monthly bookworm competition, which was launched on World Book Day this year.

On a recent visit to the zoo Taylor-Dean, who attends Longton Lane Community
Primary School, spotted the competition and instantly knew the answer to the question: Where did toad live in...
A perky penguin enjoys Easter in Blackpool
 

FORGET BUNNIES AND CHICKS – MEET THE EASTER PENGUINS

3/19/2010 7:28 AM EST  -   Intereurope Communications Group
Easter Penguin extravaganza at Blackpool Zoo!
Blackpool Zoo is gearing up for an Easter with a difference by organising a whole host of penguin related fun activities.

Between 11.00am and 4pm from Friday 2nd to Monday 5th of April there will be pretend penguin racing, Easter trails and storytelling.

Visitors will be invited to take part in the race by squeezing a balloon between their knees and run ‘penguin...

BLACKPOOL ZOO TO ADD BOOKWORMS TO ITS COLLECTION

3/4/2010 3:55 AM EST  -   Intereurope Communications Group
Blackpool Zoo is on the hunt for a new species of animal to add to its collection – a group of intrepid bookworms!
The award winning attraction launched a new competition on World Book Day that will offer its younger fans the chance to win animal related books every month.

In addition, at the end of this year the zoo will choose from all the correct entries and present an overall winner with a collection of...