Literary Characters Treasure Hunt Thrills Shell Pupils

To celebrate World Book Day, our 3rd year pupils, with guidance from Second in English Mr Matthew Rushton, set up a Literary Characters Treasure Hunt for our eager Shell pupils.

Cruella De Vil, Dorothy from 'The Wizard of Oz', Katniss Everdeen, Hermione Granger, Tommo Peaceful, Harry Potter, Thomas from 'The Maze Runner', the Woman in Black and the Worst Witch were hidden around the Bablake campus, each with a clue for the Shell formers to find which led the eager literary spotters to the next character.

Once the Shell pupils returned to our Main Library with all their clues, they were given one final clue which led to a Golden Ticket. There were prizes for the winning team (Charlotte Bull, Georgia Gamble, Gracie Morris, Olivia O'Hara and Giselle Pinto) and the runners up (Grace Fisher, Lauren Gillan, Jasmine Harrison, Ellena McDevitt, Crystal Ng, Georgie Paterson and Zara Richards.)

Mr Rushton (in Mr Plod from the Noddy series garb) said: 'I was delighted with the enthusiasm of the Shell pupils who took part in the Treasure Hunt, but the event would not have been as successful without the excellent preparation of the 3rd year pupils who help plan the event and dressed up as the characters: Akshayah Balamurali, Emma Blackett, Enya Bowe, Oliver Brindley, Mehreen Kazmi, Svetlana Kim, Tess Lillicrapp, Josh Lowe, Shannon Maguire and Ashleigh Stonier.'

You may remember the official illustrator for World Book Day 2014 was former Bablake pupil Alexander T Smith, children's author and illustrator, known best for the characters Claude and Sir Bobblysock!