Blog by Tag: English

Year 2 had lots of fun creating a conscience alley to decide whether or not the main character Little Red from the story of the Last Wolf should stay in the cottage with the Last Wolf, Bear and Lynx.

Knowledge:  to explore the characters' feelings, motives and emotions at a significant…

Year 2 have been learning all about apostrophes for contraction.  They played a fun game matching up the root phrase with the contraction.

Knowledge: to use apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling

Skills: to understand the apostrophe is used to replace missing letters…

"My favourite non-fiction books are all about Space but I also like Diary of a Wimpy Kid because they're so funny!" says Krystian

Year 3 have been writing about our new Monarch and making castles fit for a Monarch in DT.

The year 5 class has been reading "The Paperbag Prince" by Colin Thompson, which has inspired them to learn about the impact of human actions on the environment. They will showcase their understanding by writing a piece on the changing environment using modal verbs to express their opinions and…

The children in Year 4 have been using their Computing skills this morning (using an Internet search safely) to help create a Rainforest Glossary of new and familiar vocabulary. 

Year 3 use how they feel outside to add realism to their writing. 

Year 2 have been investigating endangered animals from discussion about their new Pathways to Write book, "The Last Wolf".  They have researched their favourite animal and created a Top Trump card to share with their friends.

Knowledge: I know about endangered animals from around the…

The children have been using illustrations with hidden clues from our new Pathways to Write book, 'Where the Forest Meets the Sea', to make predictions about what the key messages and themes may be about.  Great teamwork, everyone!

Year 2 have been writing their own instructions of how to make a peg doll, following their study of Major Glad and Major Dizzy which discusses the theme of old toys.

Knowledge: Develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by: writing for different purposes.

Skills: to be able…