--- title: "News: Class Novels" url: "https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/tag/class-novels" school: "St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy" --- Lest We Forget. Today, we pause to remember and honour the brave service members who have sacrificed for our freedom. # News: Class Novels ![Image of We have just read the final page of our class novel, The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf! The children thoroughly enjoyed this heart-warming story and shared some brilliant insights along the way.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/61780.jpg) 11 Nov [2026-11-11-we-have-just-read-the-final-page-of-our-class-novel-the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-by-o](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-11-11-we-have-just-read-the-final-page-of-our-class-novel-the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-by-o) #### [We have just read the final page of our class novel, The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf! The children thoroughly enjoyed this heart-warming story and shared some brilliant insights along the way.](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-11-11-we-have-just-read-the-final-page-of-our-class-novel-the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-by-o) ![Image of We have started our first class novel, ask your children what can they remember about it. ( Grimwood )](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1788371551331.jpg) 2 Sep [2026-09-02-we-have-started-our-first-class-novel-ask-your-children-what-can-they-remember-about-it-g](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-09-02-we-have-started-our-first-class-novel-ask-your-children-what-can-they-remember-about-it-g) #### [We have started our first class novel, ask your children what can they remember about it. ( Grimwood )](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-09-02-we-have-started-our-first-class-novel-ask-your-children-what-can-they-remember-about-it-g) ![Image of We have officially turned the final page of our class novel, The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell. From Xar’s wild schemes to Wish’s bravery, the children have been absolutely gripped by the world of Badness and Iron.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/48824b1d9131.jpg) 15 May [2026-05-15-we-have-officially-turned-the-final-page-of-our-class-novel-the-wizards-of-once-by-cressi](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-05-15-we-have-officially-turned-the-final-page-of-our-class-novel-the-wizards-of-once-by-cressi) #### [We have officially turned the final page of our class novel, The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell. From Xar’s wild schemes to Wish’s bravery, the children have been absolutely gripped by the world of Badness and Iron.](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-05-15-we-have-officially-turned-the-final-page-of-our-class-novel-the-wizards-of-once-by-cressi) ![Image of Mission Accomplished! We’ve finished our class novel, Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. The children loved following Liam’s space adventures and having brilliant discussions about what it really means to grow up.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1768926053731.jpg) 20 Jan [2026-01-20-mission-accomplished-we-ve-finished-our-class-novel-cosmic-by-frank-cottrell-boyce-the-ch](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-01-20-mission-accomplished-we-ve-finished-our-class-novel-cosmic-by-frank-cottrell-boyce-the-ch) #### [Mission Accomplished! We’ve finished our class novel, Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. The children loved following Liam’s space adventures and having brilliant discussions about what it really means to grow up.](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-01-20-mission-accomplished-we-ve-finished-our-class-novel-cosmic-by-frank-cottrell-boyce-the-ch) ![Image of We began the class novel ‘Holes’ lots of the class are excited to read this book after hearing some super reviews.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1768843670311.jpg) 19 Jan [2026-01-19-we-began-the-class-novel-holes-lots-of-the-class-are-excited-to-read-this-book-after-hear](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-01-19-we-began-the-class-novel-holes-lots-of-the-class-are-excited-to-read-this-book-after-hear) #### [We began the class novel ‘Holes’ lots of the class are excited to read this book after hearing some super reviews.](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-01-19-we-began-the-class-novel-holes-lots-of-the-class-are-excited-to-read-this-book-after-hear) ![Image of The children thoroughly enjoyed reading Neil Gaiman's Coraline this half term, captivated by the eerie atmosphere of Coraline's journey into a strange, parallel world. The story sparked fantastic discussions on bravery and family.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/55172fbc53cc(1).jpg) 14 Oct [2025-10-14-the-children-thoroughly-enjoyed-reading-neil-gaiman-s-coraline-this-half-term-captivated-](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-10-14-the-children-thoroughly-enjoyed-reading-neil-gaiman-s-coraline-this-half-term-captivated-) #### [The children thoroughly enjoyed reading Neil Gaiman's Coraline this half term, captivated by the eerie atmosphere of Coraline's journey into a strange, parallel world. The story sparked fantastic discussions on bravery and family.](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-10-14-the-children-thoroughly-enjoyed-reading-neil-gaiman-s-coraline-this-half-term-captivated-) ![Image of Our Year 3 adventure with 'The Wild Robot' came to a close today! We thoroughly enjoyed the story and can't wait to dive into the novels Year 4 has in store for us.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/17072025_183231_ba846467538d.jpg) 17 Jul [2025-07-17-our-year-3-adventure-with-the-wild-robot-came-to-a-close-today-we-thoroughly-enjoyed-the-](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-07-17-our-year-3-adventure-with-the-wild-robot-came-to-a-close-today-we-thoroughly-enjoyed-the-) #### [Our Year 3 adventure with 'The Wild Robot' came to a close today! We thoroughly enjoyed the story and can't wait to dive into the novels Year 4 has in store for us.](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-07-17-our-year-3-adventure-with-the-wild-robot-came-to-a-close-today-we-thoroughly-enjoyed-the-) ![Image of We LOVED reading Wild Boy in year 6 over the last half term. I wonder what we will read next?](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/10062025_174229_8290339428ab.jpg) 10 Jun [2025-06-10-we-loved-reading-wild-boy-in-year-6-over-the-last-half-term-i-wonder-what-we-will-read-ne](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-06-10-we-loved-reading-wild-boy-in-year-6-over-the-last-half-term-i-wonder-what-we-will-read-ne) #### [We LOVED reading Wild Boy in year 6 over the last half term. I wonder what we will read next?](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-06-10-we-loved-reading-wild-boy-in-year-6-over-the-last-half-term-i-wonder-what-we-will-read-ne) ![Image of Year 3 have finished reading "How to Train Your Dragon"! The class thoroughly enjoyed Hiccup's adventures and the exciting world of dragons. There were many laughs and gasps as they journeyed through the story. It was a fantastic novel to explore together](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_2185.jpg) 28 Mar [2025-03-28-year-3-have-finished-reading-how-to-train-your-dragon-the-class-thoroughly-enjoyed-hiccup](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-03-28-year-3-have-finished-reading-how-to-train-your-dragon-the-class-thoroughly-enjoyed-hiccup) #### [Year 3 have finished reading "How to Train Your Dragon"! The class thoroughly enjoyed Hiccup's adventures and the exciting world of dragons. There were many laughs and gasps as they journeyed through the story. It was a fantastic novel to explore together](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-03-28-year-3-have-finished-reading-how-to-train-your-dragon-the-class-thoroughly-enjoyed-hiccup) ![Image of Today we had our English experience day for our book 'Where the Wild Things Are'. We started the lesson but acting like ‘Wild things’ in the forest.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/14032025_173127_ebf334999b9e.jpg) 14 Mar [2025-03-14-today-we-had-our-english-experience-day-for-our-book-where-the-wild-things-are-we-started](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-03-14-today-we-had-our-english-experience-day-for-our-book-where-the-wild-things-are-we-started) #### [Today we had our English experience day for our book 'Where the Wild Things Are'. We started the lesson but acting like ‘Wild things’ in the forest.](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-03-14-today-we-had-our-english-experience-day-for-our-book-where-the-wild-things-are-we-started) ![Image of After that, we returned to class and Max had left his supper… it was still hot! The children got the chance to try it, it was yummy!](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/14032025_173459_f58b9eaaa069(1).jpg) 14 Mar [2025-03-14-after-that-we-returned-to-class-and-max-had-left-his-supper-it-was-still-hot-the-children](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-03-14-after-that-we-returned-to-class-and-max-had-left-his-supper-it-was-still-hot-the-children) #### [After that, we returned to class and Max had left his supper… it was still hot! The children got the chance to try it, it was yummy!](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-03-14-after-that-we-returned-to-class-and-max-had-left-his-supper-it-was-still-hot-the-children) ![Image of We LOVED our most recent class novel Skellig. 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