Year 5 have been writing -ing and -ed clauses at the beginning of their sentences using 'Rainbow Grammar'. We wrote the -ing or -ed clause on a yellow post-it note and the main clause on a green post-it note. We used the pink post-it notes...
For Literacy this week in Nursery, we have been creating our own ‘Story Map’ of our focus text ‘Anna Hibiscus Song’ by Atinuke & Lauren Tobia. We are using our mark making skills to write and draw what happens ‘First’, ‘Next’ and ‘Then’ in the...
This week, Year 6 began their writing for this half term by analysing persuasive devices used by authors. They are going to be writing letters to a member of paliament about The Mangrove 9, which they learnt about in their Diverse Britain lessons. Therefore, the...
For Literacy we are making ‘Happy Hands’. We are writing up to ‘5’ reasons we are happy - one for each finger! This is a link to our focus text ‘Anna Hibiscus Song’ by Atinuke & Lauren Tobia. 'When grandfather opens his hand wide and says'...
In writing this week, Year 6 discussed the power of proofreading your work to ensure that your reader can fully understand the creativity and ideas behind a piece of writing. They discussed that we might proof read work for accurate punctuation, to check if it makes...
Learning and using new vocabulary is an important part of Reception's learning. This week we enjoyed remembering all the words we've learned this year and choosing our favourites! ...
We have been looking at all things 'Spiders'! Our focus text is called 'Aaaarrgghh Spider!' by Lydia Monks. We used our knowledge of spiders and what they look like and the special things they do. We drew a spider and talked about what we have...
In writing this week, Year 6 have been creating their own polar kingdoms and working on conjuring up contrasting moods in their writing, through their language choices. Through analysing the writing of Abi Elphinstone, the author of our key text "Sky Song," they have seen the...
Year 2 have been using their historian detective skills to analyse sources about Queen Elizabeth I. They used their skills to find out about the life of Queen Elizabeth I, how Britain looked during her reign and her family history. They used their roach skills...
Year 6 have started their new writing cycle based on the wonderful text, Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone. This text links to our new geography topic which is centered around the polar regions. The children are creating their own polar kingdom and describing it using...