St Jude's Church of England Primary School Blog

As promised….

Thank you to those who have shown such a keen interest in finding out our literary heritage class names - they are as follows :

Year 6

Mr Goodenough- Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo, OBE, is an English book author, poet and playwright who is best known for children's novels including Running Wild, The Butterfly Lion and War Horse. Morpurgo became the third British Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005.

Mr Sparshott- Dahl

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. He has been referred to as "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century”. His most famous works include The BFG, Matilda and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.

Year 5

 Mrs Jowers/ Mrs Simpson - Stevenson

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Mr Harris – Golding

Sir William Gerald Golding CBE  was an English novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his novel Lord of the Flies, he won a Nobel Prize in Literature, and was also awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, the first book in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth.

Year 4

Miss Barnard-Steinbeck

John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. Was an American author of twenty-seven books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books, and five collections of short stories. He is widely known for Of Mice and Men, The Pearl and The Red Pony. His novel Grapes of Wrath is a record breaker- In the first 75 years since it was published, it sold 14 million copies.

Miss Leslie - Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book  and Mandalay. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; in 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date.

Year 3

Mr Butler- Milligan

Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan was a comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright of Irish and English parentage and Irish nationality. His early life was spent in India where he was born. His poem On the Ning-Nang-Nong was voted the UK’s favourite comic poem in 1998. Hi works are often compiled into treasuries for children.

Mrs Eamer - Rowling

Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE, is a British novelist best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history.

Year 2

Mrs Eldrid - Hargreaves

Charles Roger Hargreaves was an English author and illustrator of children's books, best remembered for the Mr. Men and Little Miss series, intended for very young readers. The simple and humorous stories, with brightly coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, have been part of popular culture since 1971, with sales of over 85 million copies worldwide in 20 languages.

Mr Esposito - Aesop

Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. Each story has a moral. Famous stories include; The Tortoise and the Hare, The Ant and the Grasshopper, The North-Wind and the Sun and the Fox and the Rooster.

Year 1

Mrs Ajayi - Donaldson

Julia Catherine Donaldson MBE) is an English writer, playwright and performer, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man.

Mrs Crane - Rosen

Michael Wayne Rosen is an English children's novelist and poet, the author of 140 books. He was the fifth British Children's Laureate from June 2007 to June 2009. On 2 April 2010 Rosen was given the Fred and Anne Jarvis Award from the National Union of Teachers for "campaigning for education".

Year R

Mrs McEvoy - McKee

David McKee is a British writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations. He is frequently referenced as David (John) McKee. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was UK nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006. McKee has produced several characters that have developed into book series, including King Rollo and Mr Benn. Another famous creation is Elmer the Patchwork Elephant.

Miss Rickard - Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer and cartoonist. He was most widely known for his children's books, which he wrote and illustrated under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss Geisel published 46 children's books, often characterized by imaginative characters and rhyme. His most-celebrated books include the bestselling Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Horton Hears a Who!, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!