09
Jul
Suspenseful Writing in Year 4
In Year 4 this week, we finished our suspense writing. Our work is full of suspense features, so we practised reading it aloud to our partners, with exciting intonation....
English – Writing
19
Jun
Generating Ambitious Descriptive Vocabulary in Year 4
In Writing this week, Year 4 explored different images relating to the setting that we are going to describe. We wrote ambitious vocabulary with our groups and then created word banks that we used in our writing later in the week...
13
Jun
Year 5 Create Biography Posters to Celebrate Katherine Johnson’s Achieve
Over the last two weeks, we have been learning about Katherine Johnson, a phenomenal woman who achieved many remarkable accomplishments during her career at NASA. As part of our learning, we researched her life and achievements and created a biography poster to celebrate her contributions...
07
Jun
Year 6 Publish Beautiful Floodland Setting Descriptions
This week, Year 6 published their setting descriptions. These were inspired by the story ‘Floodland’ by Marcus Sedgwick. Children then used watercolour paints to bring their setting to life....
17
May
Exploring ‘Oscar’s Lion’ in Year 3
We have been reading the book Oscar’s Lion by Adam Baron. This week, we took turns role playing as Oscar and the lion. We made a list of key events in the story so far and used inference to ask and answer questions in character....
10
May
Perfect Positions for Handwriting
Did you know that the best position for handwriting involves holding your book or paper with your non-writing hand...
10
May
Recording Direct Speech in Year 2 Writing
The children used direct speech following a Literacy Shed video, to compose dialogue between meerkat characters. They used speech bubbles to organise their ideas and develop conversations, focusing on how characters speak and interact....
10
May
Year 6 Use Sensory Detail to Create Atmosphere and Mood in their Writing
This week, Year 6 have been reading FloodLand by Marcus Sedgwick and planning their setting description inspired by Zoe’s journey to Eel Island. The children have been working on using sensory detail to create atmosphere and mood....
19
Apr
Year 6 Use Organisational Devices to Plan Emotive Diary Entries
In Writing this week, we explored the horrifying conditions at Auschwitz Birkenau in order to understand some of the difficulties that Anne Frank and her sister Margot had to face before being moved to Bergen Belsen. This allowed us to empathise with Anne and truly...
19
Apr
Role Playing ‘One Ted Falls Out of Bed’ in Year 2
This week, the children brought storytelling to life through drama as they explored One Ted Falls Out of Bed. Working in small groups, they acted out different parts of the story using movement and expression to deepen their understanding. This hands-on approach helped them to...