World Book Day Comes to Shepherd's Bush

Spot the real Mr Twit

World Book Day came to Shepherd's Bush today.   World Book Day is a charity event held annually in the UK and Ireland on the first Thursday in March. 

On World Book Day, every child in full-time education is given a voucher to be spent on books; the event was first celebrated in the UK in 1995.

Local primary school St Stephen's Head Teacher Michael Schumm got into the spirit, leading the dressing-up as a very plausible Mr Twit from Roald Dahl's classic children's tale "The Twits". 

Other teachers dressed as Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and local children dressed up as all sorts of book characters including Mrs Wobble and Minnie the Minx. 

World Book Day

World Book Day also explains the sudden appearance of the mysterious yellow post on the Uxbridge Rd. The Royal Mail is a supporter of the charity, and is helping to promote the event. 

Michael Schumm

Captain Hook: Arrrhh!

Michael Schumm is the Headteacher of one of Shepherd's Bush best local primaries - St Stephen’s CE Primary School on the Uxbridge Road. You can read an interview with him here.

St Stephen's

St Stephen's is an excellent local school, one where parents work together with staff, earning the school the classification of "Outstanding" from Ofsted.

Visit a classroom at St Stephen's and you will see happy children eager to learn, in an environment that feels both challenging (expectations are high) but also supportive and nurturing.  Parents are encouraged to get involved, and also to contribute financially through FOSS - Friends of St Stephen's.

You can see an article about the yellow postbox at the LBHF official site.

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