As part of our literacy studies this term, years 4, 5 and 6 have been learning about various aspects of media and journalism. On Friday, they consolidated their knowledge with a trip to the Costa Blanca News offices where they were escorted round by the Editor James Parks.The children spent an hour questioning the Editor and asking a range of challenging and interesting questions about the history and production of the paper before being given a tour of the offices. The children spoke to some of the journalists on the news desk and looked at how the both the news paper and website are edited and maintained on a daily basis then went downstairs to the print room to see how a newspaper is printed.
Some of the children took a real interest in the running of the paper and were keen to show the Editor some of their own work. Jack, Joe, Matthew and Laurence of year 5 and 6 presented James Parks with a copy of the school news letter they had produced and Ella gave him a news article on the Trojan Horse she had completed over the weekend. The children's work certainly impressed the Editor and he will be keeping his eye on a couple of budding reporters who caught his attention.
As the latest edition of the Coasta Blanca News was out that day, each child was given their own copy of the newspaper to take away with them and the children also had their photo taken outside the offices and with the editor himself!
So watch this space and look out for the next generation of journalists and editors coming for our very own school!!!!
