b"The NewsEarly Years School Issue 11 The British School of AmsterdamVisiting Author: Evelyn BooklessThe author Evelyn Bookless came to visit the children in Reception.The children were really excited to meeta real author and to learn about her books and the adventures of Captain Green. In an assembly Evelyn explained why she had written books about caring for our world. She worked with the children in theirclassrooms to make special watches just likethe one that Captain Green uses in the storyto see where he can help with plastic pollution. In teams the children reused plastic waste to create pictures of animals from the story 'Captain Green and the Plastic Scene.'Extreme ReadingThis year, for the first time, the children in the Early Years were set an extreme reading challenge.They were dared to find the most extreme places they could read. The childrens ideas and the photographs they sent in to prove they completed the challenge were amazing. Whilst we were unable to welcome parents into school, parents and other family members recorded stories or read virtual stories to their children.6 7"