Sciennes PrimaryAssembly P4-P7

Friday 9th September 2016

Roald Dahl 100

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Everyone has the right to feel safeEveryone has the right to learnEveryone has the right to play

Roald Dahl

Born 13th September 1916 in Wales

Norwegian parents

Roald Dahl could speak three languages -

English, Norwegian and Swahili.

Roald Dahl

Not all roses for Roald...

Dad and sister died when he was only four

Mum left alone with six children

Overcoming Challenges

Second World War - 1939Royal Air ForceFighter pilot in WW2Crash in Libya

From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success...

First Book for Children

"The Gremlins ” in 1943

The film ‘Gremlins’ was based on Roald Dahl’s characters.

Many more books and films ....

Which books have you NOT READ YET?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Fantastic Mr Fox

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Enormous Crocodile

The Twits

George’s Marvellous Medicine

Revolting Rhymes

The BFG

The Witches

Dirty Beasts

Boy

Going Solo

Matilda

Rhyme Stew

Esio Trot

Favourite colour was yellow.

• Roald Dahl always wrote in pencil on yellow paper.

Roald Dahl died on 23rd November1990 at the age of 74.

His birthday on 13 September is nowcelebrated as "Roald Dahl Day”

What is your favourite Roald Dahl book?

The First Minister’s Reading Challenge

www.readingchallenge.scot

Have you joined a library yet?

MS FRENCH’S READING CHALLENGE

Go for Gold and read 15 Books!

MS FRENCH’S READING CHALLENGE

Eve

MS FRENCH’S READING CHALLENGE

Oscar

MS FRENCH’S READING CHALLENGE

Hannah

MS FRENCH’S READING CHALLENGE

Eliza

MS FRENCH’S READING CHALLENGE

Christina

What have you done today that makes YOU feel proud?

P5B Gold Artwork!

What have you done today that makes YOU feel proud?

Izzy Drumming Certificate

What have you done today that makes YOU feel proud?

Katharine Glasgow Sky Ride Cycle

Happy Eid al-Adha to all families celebrating

VOTING ON MONDAY 12th SeptElection Result THURS 15th Sept

School EventsMon 12th P7B Water of LeithTues 13th Roald Dahl’s 100th BirthdayFri 16th House Assemblies Mon 19th HOLIDAY

This week’s house pointsTantallon Lauder

Sienna

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