BARSAIL, Bishopton and Inchinnan Primary Schools took part in an awesome reading challenge.

Pupils, parents and teachers were invited to come up with some great ideas for the Extreme Reading Challenge where they discovered that books can be read almost anywhere.

They took photographs of themselves reading in exciting, fun and "extreme" yet safe places and the photographs were sent or emailed to the schools. where displays have been created as a showcase.

The pictures submitted included pupils reading while taking part in a range of activities including ice-skating, up a mountain, on horseback, riding a bike, playing football and tennis and even in a canoe.

The project was run in conjunction with World Book Day, promoting reading as something exciting and something which can be done anywhere.

Pupils from each of the three schools then worked together to create an Extreme Reading blog.

They were responsible for uploading entries to the blog and judged those submitted by the other schools. One entry per school was chosen to be a cluster winner and they were presented with a prize at a special assembly. Each school also chose internal winners.

Emma Mavers, acting depute head teacher at Barsail Primary School, said: “The project has been a huge success in terms of promoting reading and increasing enthusiasm for reading.

“The pupils who championed the initiative within their school gained valuable leadership and ICT skills as well as building friendships with children in other schools in preparation for their transition to Park Mains High School.”

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