14
Jun
Year 4’s Brilliant Diary Entries
In writing this week, Year 4 have finished their diary entries. They’ve made sure to use all the features of a diary that we have learned this year....
English – Writing
07
Jun
Year 4 Diary Writing
In writing this week, Year 4 have been learning about features of a diary entry. We learned about how to write rhetorical questions and how they might be impactful in a diary entry to show the thoughts and feelings of the writer....
04
Apr
Year 6: Preparing a Balanced Argument
This week, we have been working on preparing a balanced argument on whether we feel Tenzing Norgay deserved to be given knighthood and equal recognition as Edmund Hillary for summiting Mount Everest. We began by collecting information to support our arguments, carefully selecting evidence and...
31
Mar
Year 5: Hidden Figures Writing
Over the last two weeks, Year 5 have been exploring the text ‘Hidden Figures’ which is about remarkable women who broke gender and racial barriers whilst working as mathematicians at NASA. We then composed biographies about these incredible women and created posters. ...
25
Mar
Year 5 Writing Competition Entrants
Our fantastic writing entrants (from year 5) were hard at work during play time today, in preparation for the competition deadline. We cannot wait to read their creative masterpiece!...
23
Mar
Identifying Evocative Vocabulary Choices in Year 6 Writing Lessons
This week, we have been exploring the remarkable story of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in out writing lesson. The story documents the treacherous journey encountered by both men as they strived to achieve their goal to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In...
09
Mar
Read Write Inc Phonics at Holy Trinity
We use Read Write Inc Phonics at Holy Trinity Primary School. Find out more about Read Write Inc Phonics - and how you can support your child with phonics - here: ...
08
Mar
Year 6’s Brilliant Wild Boy Writing
This week in Year 6, we have been busy editing and publishing our final piece of writing, inspired by the text ‘The Savage Spectacle of Wild Boy’. We have enjoyed the book so much that it even inspired our World Book Day costumes!...
28
Feb
Reception’s Mark Making
This week in Reception there’s been lots of mark making - practising both numbers and sounds. Children have been showing a great, can do attitude, and tried hard to achieve their goals!...
28
Feb
Fantastic Writing from Year 6
This week, Year 6 have been learning to use the ‘show, don’t tell’ technique to build tension and suspense in their writing. We concluded the lesson by drafting a series of three suspenseful examples where we included, personified abstract nouns and pathetic fallacy for effect....