--- title: "Class Novel Gets 5 Star Rating!" url: "https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/blog/2017-05-10-15-41-10-class-novel-gets-5-star-rating" school: "Gillibrand Primary School" --- # Class Novel Gets 5 Star Rating! ![Image of Class Novel Gets 5 Star Rating!](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/blog/holes_cover_pic.jpg) 10 May 2017 [Rachel Baker](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/blog/author/rbaker) After finishing this class novel, we have awarded Holes by Louis Sachar, 5 stars! We all LOVED it! As a treat for working so hard this week in their SATs, the children will be able to watch Disney's version of Holes to compare the book with the film. Here are some of the comments from Year 6 pupils: I like the book Holes because none of the characters ever give up - Lemoni I really enjoyed the book because it was funny and was about two friends who never gave up even though they faced difficult times - William My favourite part was when Stanley and Zero climbed up the mountain and ate only onions for a week - Eddie My favourite part was when Kate Barlow was trying to save Sam from being killed. This was a really intense moment - Henry Discussing the story as a class, we decided the theme is: **Perseverance** [ Time](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/blog/2017-05-09-17-25-28-time) [Reading Challenge ](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/blog/2017-05-10-16-16-34-reading-challenge) ### Our School - [Headteacher's Welcome](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/headteacher-s-welcome) - [School Vision ](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/school-vision) - [Mission Statement](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/school-vision/mission-statement) - [Academy Trust Details](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/academy-trust-details) - [Financial Information](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/financial-information) - [History](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/history) - [Our School Day](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/our-school-day) - [Staff list](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/meet-the-staff) - [Job Vacancies](https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/aspirationalfutures/00002) - Governors - [Local Governing Board](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/governors) - [Special Educational Needs](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/sen) - [Ofsted](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/performance-reports) - [Performance](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/performance-reports/performance) - [Policies](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/policies) - [British Values Statement](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/british-values-statement) - [General data Protection Regulation (GDPR)](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/data-protection-notice) - [Mental Health & Wellbeing](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/mental-health-wellbeing) - [Equalities](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/equalities) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Gillibrand-Primary-School/61564646614865/?locale=en_GB) - [Staff Email](https://mail.google.com/) - [Staff Use Only](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/staff-use-only) - [OPAL Lunchtimes](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/opal-lunchtimes) - [Sustainability](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/sustainability) ![Gillibrand Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/logo/gillibrand_logo_2.png) #### Gillibrand Primary School Grosvenor Road Chorley PR7 2PJ 01257 274983 #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Gillibrand-Primary-School/61564646614865/?locale=en_GB) © Copyright 2015–2026 Gillibrand Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)