We have introduced our new Talk for Writing text this week, which is ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen. To start with, our entry point, was going on a bear hunt around the school. We used magnifying glasses to help us search...
This term we are writing a Tale of Fear. We began by exploring our new text ‘The Owl Who’s Afraid of the Dark’ and experienced a sensory challenge. Through drama we retold the story focusing on the character’s emotions. We will be using time conjunctions...
In English this week, Year 3 began their new topic on persuasive writing. The children learned how writers use words to influence the reader and explored positive, neutral and negative language. They enjoyed spotting persuasive words and sharing their ideas as a strong start to...
This week in the ARP, we have been thinking about our story, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. As we listened to the story, we had to think about what happened when. At the beginning of the week, we used props to order the story and as...
This week, in TalkforWriting, we used our imagination and became creative! We took time to create our own character and learning how to describe them using a noun phrase and verb. We then used a range of art resources to create our very own setting....
This term, Year 6 will revisit all of the skills they have learnt in Year 5 – revealing a character through their actions, appearance and setting. They will focus especially on revealing a character through the use of dialogue. This week, the children began their...
This week in English, we have immersed ourselves in the world of narrative writing with a quest. We started the week with a fun and engaging creative hook - using our detective skills to find out who King Arthur actually was. We also used drama...
Thank you to all the parents and carers who supported our school Book Fair this week. It was truly wonderful to see the Main Hall buzzing with excitement and packed with children eager to choose their next reading adventure. All funds raised will go directly towards...
Year 2 love to read! In our reading lesson we continue to practice our fluency and understanding of a text. Through books we learn interesting facts and explore new vocabulary and genres in curriculum. Each day we get the opportunity to read different books of...
This week year 3 created poems based on our class text ‘The Magic Box.’ Children shared their items from their boxes and explained how each item could be unique or magical. They then created their own poems describing their box and items using descriptive language. [gallery...