--- title: "Read for Good - the final story" url: "https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2021-05-05-read-for-good-the-final-story" school: "Penwortham Priory Academy" --- # Read for Good - the final story ![Image of Read for Good - the final story](https://files.schudio.com/penwortham-priory-academy/images/news/AF7_7969.jpg) 5 May 2021 Priory enjoyed a Read for Good Readathon before half-term and raised a staggering £1,000 for the charity. Read for Good encourages children to read through its unique motivational approach, inspiring reluctant readers to give reading a go and keen readers to read more widely. Pupils can choose whatever they want to read - from comics to classics and audio books to blogs - they are not being assessed; it’s all about reading for fun. Even better, they are motivated to read because the money they raise in sponsorship helps to provide a regular supply of new books and a resident storyteller to every major children's hospital in the UK. “Read for Good is a charity which buys books for children in hospitals as obviously second-hand books can’t be used due to infection,” said English teacher Mrs Elliott. “We just wanted Priory pupils to read whatever they want, from a recipe to a newspaper, to a chapter of a book to a whole book, and get sponsored to raise money for Read for Good. “It’s all about helping their enthusiasm for reading and reading for fun, for a good cause. "It's incredible that pupils raised £1,000 and it shows what is achievable in these challenging times. Books can be escapism when you are in a hospital bed and so, at Priory, we are more than happy to support this cause and will be doing it again next year and aiming to raise more." Year 7 DaMari raised the most money with £85 and was given a giant Easter egg and a £10 Amazon voucher. "I read two books during the week, Crater Lake was one, and my family and friends sponsored me," said DaMari. "It's a really good thing to do to give books to people in hospital so I wanted to take part." Year 8 Theo was sponsored for £65 and was given a £10 Amazon voucher from Headteacher, Mr Eastham. "I read three books altogether during the week," said Theo. "It's a very good charity as it's upsetting being in hospital but nice we can buy books for patients to read." Alessia, in Year 7, raised £54 and was given a £10 Amazon voucher. "I read half of a big book! It was really thick. I was proud to raise so much money." Year 8's Joe and Luke were given an Easter egg after being randomly picked in a lucky dip of all the pupils that took part. [English](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/english) [Fundraising](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/fundraising) [ Meet the governor - Mr Barnes](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2021-05-04-meet-the-governor-mr-barnes) [Mental Health Awareness Week ](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2021-05-11-mental-health-awareness-week-1) ### Penwortham Priory Academy Crow Hills Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JE 01772 320250 ### Useful Links - [New Year 7 Transition](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/transition) - [The School Day](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/the-school-day) - [Facility Hire](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/facility-hire-at-priory) - [Term Dates](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/termdates) - [Letters](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/letters) ### Useful Links - [Newsletters](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/newsletters) - [OFSTED](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/ofsted-report) - [Online Payments](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/internet-payments) - [Staff Contact](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/staff-contact-list) - [Vacancies](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/vacancies) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/priorystc) - [X](https://twitter.com/@priorystc) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/penworthampriory/) Penwortham Priory Academy Trust is operating as a single academy trust. It is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England with Company Number 08133703 School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)