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Writing Chatter

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Y1 English

19-11-2023

We have been busy today planning our own twist on a traditional narrative after looking at Rapunzel by @bethanwoollvin

We used our planning circles and then spent a little time reading back the stories we have planned before we start writing them!

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Y5 English

19-11-2023

Who do these items belong to? How are they connected? What was being made? Are they from the past? What is he dreaming about? Why does the dream control him? Does he return? So many questions from Year 5

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YR English

20-11-2023

Reception have loved our @LiteracyCounts1 text Star in the Jar after having a surprise visitor. It inspired children to get creative! We have also enjoyed exploring the text using our story friends. #RPEnglish

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Y1 English

26-11-2023

We have been busy today planning our own twist on a traditional narrative after looking at Rapunzel by @bethanwoollvinWe used our planning circles and then spent a little time reading back the stories we have planned before we start writing them! @LiteracyCounts1 #RPEnglish

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Y1 English

29-01-2024

We stumbled across a suitcase this week, filled with clues to help us to make predictions about what our new English book may be about! Our ideas were fantastic and we used the clues to explain our predictions!

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Y4 English

25-02-2024

Today Year 4 took on a definition and synonyms challenge against the clock  using the vocabulary from the example text the children used an iPad to find their definitions and a range of synonyms #RPEnglish

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Y5 English

25-02-2024

This week, year 5 have examined these items to make predictions about our new book. We then used a single picture to create a class poem. #RPEnglish

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YR English

25-02-2024

Children have loved exploring our @LiteracyCounts1 book Little Red. They created Grandmas house in our construction area and retold the story collaboratively. #RPEnglish @OPAL_CIC

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Y1 English

25-02-2024

In English we have started our new book ‘Where The Wild Things Are’. Today, we worked collaboratively to recreate freeze frames of scenes from the story, thinking carefully about the characters feelings and actions 

#ReadySteadyWrite #RPEnglish

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Spelling & Reading Workshop

08-05-2024

Come and join us TODAY for our SEND Coffee Morning. Mrs Ryan, our Specialist Outreach Teacher, will share some tips and ideas on supporting your children with reading and spelling. Come and have a pastry and a chat, we look forward to seeing you then.

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Y1 English

19-05-2024

We have been focusing on the end of our story ‘The Secret of Black Rock’ and considering how Erin may have felt when none of the adults believed her that Black Rock was a sea creature! We created freeze frames showing the characters feelings 

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Million Steps Challenge Competition Winners

02-06-2024

As part of the Million Steps Challenge, @cashforkidsliv teamed up with publisher Simon & Schuster to offer all participating primary schools the chance to win a Library Pack of 20 books. Following the end of the challenge all schools that signed up were put into a draw, and…we’re thrilled to let you know that our school is a winner!  Books are on their way to us and will go into our reading shed for our children to enjoy 

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Year 4 English

02-06-2024

An important aspect of English is to edit and improve your writing. Today we worked collaboratively to up level our diary entries #RPEnglish

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Y1 English

02-06-2024

We did a some acting today and created a series of freeze frames to show a part of our vehicle text ‘The Secret of Black Rock’ by

 @Joetoddstanton. We considered what would be happening in the scene & also body language and facial expressions that we would see!
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Y1 English

16-09-2024

We have been discussing how we thought characters in our new text would be feeling when their efforts to rescue Old Bear from the attic were unsuccessful. We created freeze frames to show these feelings from worry, upset, anger and determination!

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Y2 English

16-09-2024

We immersed ourselves in our new vehicle text, A River by @marc_martin, by making predictions based on what we could hear, see & touch. One group said, “We think the story is set in a jungle because we can see large leaves, a tiger & a parrot.”

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YR English

22-09-2024

This week we found a hole in our sensory garden… we wondered what might be down there!  We have loved exploring ‘The Something’ and discussing all of our different ideas!

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YR English

03-10-2024

Reception have loved taking on the role of illustrators. They created fantastic illustrations to go alongside our example text in English!

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