English

... English writing through ‘The Power of Reading’ which focuses on a range of high-quality texts to allow teachers to plan creative cycles of English with a focus upon a range of outcomes. Through the English curriculum, we help pupils develop the skills and knowledge that will enable them to comm...

Library and Reading for Pleasure

...mary School and linked with our Power of Reading Project we like to make sure that every classroom from Nursery to Year 6 has a well stocked and inviting Book Corner. In our Book Corners you can find everything from newspapers to poetry, non-fiction to fairy tales and picture books to classic popula...

Read Write Inc

...ough comprehension activities linked to the stories the children come to read with Read Write Inc, a......rder to understand what they have read. Again, this is a core purpose behind the books we read to th...

Year 5 Descriptive Work

Year 5 have been studying the book Clockwork by Philip Pullman. The wrote descriptive paragraphs from the character Fritz's perspective as he arrived in the town of Glockenheim. We focused upon figurative language to describe the town as well as the characters sensory reactions

Year 3 - Refugees

...nd write a diary entry during Power of Reading. As part of the 20 simple acts we learnt songs, and more specifically activism. As part of the act of activism we created banners as a class and posters, which we look to use in the future! Finally, we wrote some messages that we would say if we ever we...

Year 3 Go Into the Forest

...t speech later in the week....

Year 3's Assembly Rocks

...k The Pebble in My Pocket, in Power of Reading. Achieving Aisha made a special guest appearance and we sang some of our favourite songs too - take a look!...

Year 3's Marvelous Medicine

For Roald Dahl Day, Year 3 read part of George's Marvelous Medicine and wrote a recipe so that George can make a very yucky medicine to make granny explode!

Year 4 - Exploring Watercolour Painting

...ate their re-writing of their Power of Reading text, Storm. Keep an eye on this page for completed short stories and accompanying illustrations soon!...

Year 4 - Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

In PoR, Year 4 have been reading the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. The children collected words to describe Edward Tulane, a selfish toy rabbit who goes on a fantastic journey. This led to the children writing a narrative based on the fictional story. Have a look at some of their hard work

Year 5 - Power of Reading News Reports

...o news reporters during their Power of Reading lesson. Play Play Play Play Play Play...

Year 5 - Power of Reading: Spy Gadgets

In Year 5 we have been writing instructions on how to use spy gadgets

Year 5 - The London Eye Mystery

...h they are studying using the Power of Reading Sequence. Salim has just gone missing... here is some role play in character as Salim's two cousins Kat and Ted just after his strange disappearance....

Year 5 Become News Reporters

... writing newspaper reports in Power of Reading. We have be focusing on a book called 'The London Eye Mystery'. The book is all about solving the mystery of a boy called Salim disappearing from the London Eye. In this lesson we reported live at the scene of the London Eye....

Year 6 - Rose Blanche Storyboards

...e events....

Year 6 - Antartic Scene Settings

Year 6 have begun their new Topic and immersed themselves within the depths of Antarctica through the eyes of intrepid explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. The wrote descriptive scene settings about the character first arriving in the Antarctic!

Year 3 - Power of Reading: Jemmy Button Oracy Discussion

Year 3 were having a class debate whether or not Jemmy should go to the visitors' civilised world to experience their culture and learn their language. Each child either 'built on' the previous child's point or 'challenged' their idea with a counterargument. This discussion...

Year 3 - Power of Reading: Narratives

Year 3 have been using the story of Jemmy Button to re tell and write their own narratives. This week they have been looking at using speech marks for direct speech. As part of this, they role played a conversation between Jemmy and his parents about going away with some visitors to the Island to...

Year 2 - The Great Fire of London

...sentences more interesting....

Power of Reading - Biscuit Bear

We have been looking at poetry from the Here’s a Little Poem book. One of the poem’s we learnt was a Circle of Sun. We used it as inspiration to write our own poem about the sun

Power of Reading - Cruel Crime

Power of Reading - Leon and The Place Between

We were focusing on the book Leon and the place between by Graham Baker-Smith in which Leon takes his siblings, who are sceptical about magic, to the circus. Whilst at the circus he gets chosen by the enigmatic Abdul-Kazam to participate in a magic trick and suddenly finds himself in the place...

Power of Reading - Wolves

We were focusing on the book wolves by Emily Gravett in which a rabbit checks out a book at their local library all about their old adversary…Wolves. The book unveils facts about wolves, including information on some of the animals they like to eat, including…Rabbits!

Year 3 - Henry VIII Role Play

...nd had lots of fun!...

Year 2 - Power of Reading

Over the last few weeks we have done a number of practical lessons to inspire our writing. Here are some photos from the lesson when we planted a bean seed to support out Jack and the Beanstalk writing, and from the lesson when we made ball gowns to inspire our Cinderella writing

Year 2 - Power of Reading

This half term we have been reading Grace and Family by Mary Hoffman. We learned about The Gambia, the country in Africa that Grace goes to visit, and wrote a diary entry in role as Grace. We wrote a letter to wish Grace good luck on her trip and posted it in our classroom postbox!

Year 5 - Poetry Artwork

...been looking at poetry in our Power of Reading lesson. This began with us looking at some poems and their features, and has culminated in us creating our own poems, as well as our own expressive artwork based on what we have sounds we could hear. It has been fantastic to see so much engagement and c...

Year 3 - Power of Reading: Synonyms

...scanning by Year 3!...

Year 2 - 'The Rhythm of Life' by Michael Rosen

This half term Year 2 are studying a book called 'Poems to Perform' by Julia Donaldson. We read a poem called 'The Rhythm of Life' by Michael Rosen. We really enjoyed this poem and managed to identify repetition, rhythm and rhyme in it. We recited this poem and added actions. Next...

Year 2 - The Rhythm of Life

Year 2 performed a Michael Rosen poem called 'The Rhythm of Life' and used instruments to hear and feel the rhythm!

The Snail and the Whale

Recount writing By Adam F, Grey Class At the harbour I saw a ginger cat. At the harbour I smelt fishy smells. I could smell stinky seaweed. In the Antarctic there were penguins splashing. The penguins were playing with ice. I went to the Tropics and I saw a volcano popping. I could smell stinky...

Power of Reading: Beegu

Power of Reading: Iron Man

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Power of Reading: Jemmy Button

...es of work carried out in our Power of Reading literacy lessons. The children have enjoyed writing for a variety of genres and purposes this year. We have enjoyed creating poems, newspaper articles, diary entries, character descriptions, stories and reports. Have a look at a few examples of our work...

Power of Reading: Leon and the Place Between

Power of Reading: Mouse, Bird, Snake and Wolf

Power of Reading: Traction Man

Power of Reading: Varjak Paw

...es of work carried out in our Power of Reading literacy lessons. The children have enjoyed writing for a variety of genres and purposes this year. We have enjoyed creating poems, newspaper articles, diary entries, character descriptions, stories and reports. Have a look at a few examples of our work...

Power of Reading: Varmints

The Hodgeheg

Book Review By Nicole, Jeffers Class What is the book about? The book is about a hedgehog who wants to cross the busy road but he doesn’t get to the park! So he thinks how he can cross the road safely. Who are the main characters? The main characters are Peony, Pansy, Petunia, Max, Ma, Pa and...

The Power of Reading - Roald Dahl Day

For Roald Dahl Day this year we focused on the 'Dirty Beasts' poems and used the structure and rhyme to create our own. Here are some of the examples from across the school

The Princess and the White Bear King

Persuasive Writing By Preciosa, Jeffers Class Choose me to be the Grand Princess! To begin, I am writing because I am going to be a fantastic princess. My name is Preciosa and I am going to be a good princess because I am respectful, helpful and funny. You should choose me because I would share,...

Traction Man

Script Writing By Adam F, Grey Class Traction Man and Scrubbing Brush are lying on the deep blue see. The Evil Scissor Shark is trying to attack them into little pieces. TM: What a lovely day! I’m so proud of my good job. (Lying on the beach). SB: Look out Scissor Shark is coming closer and...

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Letter Writing By Hannah, Grey Class The Little Cottage Goldilocks Gardens in the Forest Dear Goldilocks, Thank you for your letter. I really wanted to eat your yummy porridge. It made me sad. Secondly thank you for telling your Dad to fix my chair. I love that chair. Finally I would love to come...

Year 1 - 'Here's a Little Poem'

Year 1 are currently reading 'Here's a Little Poem'. This week we have been learning to recite and perform poetry using our voices and actions. In this clip Deacon Class are performing 'A Circle of Sun' by Rebecca Kai Dotlich.​

Year 1 - 'The Man on the Moon' by Simon Bartram

Year 1 have been studying 'The Man on the Moon' by Simon Bartram. After observing the illustrations in detail the children created a story box with their partner. They added details of the setting and the characters. The story boxes create many opportunities for purposeful talk about the...

Year 1 - Grey Class Poetry Performance

In POR this week Grey class practiced reading poetry for performance. We used actions and changed our voices to make it exciting and engaging. Have a look!

Year 1 - Power of Reading: Beegu

...ted reading the book Beegu in Power of Reading Lessons. The children discovered some unusual things in the playground just before we started reading the book! It was almost as if Beegu had landed on our school roof! By using our findings and looking at the front cover of the book we made some predic...

Year 1 - Power of Reading: Story Maps

Today Year 1 practised our self aware communication during our PoR lesson. We are planning for our long write tomorrow, which is a narrative we created from the characters when author Jessica Spanyol was in. Today we focused on oral retelling and used our story maps to help retell our stories from...

Year 1 - Story Of The Week

...ing 'Traction Man' in Power of Reading. Today we made story boxes and worked in groups of 3 to choose one key part of the story to model. We have had a lot of fun making our story boxes and showed good team work. Tomorrow we are going to focus on using description to describe the story boxes...

Year 1 - World Book Day

...ila and the Secret of Rain in Power of Reading and decided to create a story box of Lila’s village in Kenya as a special World Book Day treat. We tried to include all of the features from the story like huts, mountains and trees!...

Year 1 - Writing Poems

Year 1 have been exploring poetry and we wrote our own poems in response to ones we read. Here are some examples from Grey class. Poems about a spider web and the calm or stormy sea

Year 1 Poetry Performance

Year 1 Power of Reading - Story Boxes

...en making story boxes for our Power of Reading book 'Man on the Moon'. The children were really creative and came up with fantastic ways to display craters, shooting stars and so much more. Here are some photos of some of their fabulous boxes....

Year 1 Power of Reading - The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems

...Fantastic First Poems' in Power of Reading. They have been learning to recite and perform poetry from the book as well as their own poems. In this clip the class are reciting parts of 'Until I saw the sea' by Lilian Moore. They​​ have made actions ...

Year 4 - Tetractys Poems

...husiasm in their learning. In Power of Reading, we are continuing with poems but this week the focus was Tetractys poems. Here are some excellent examples:...