Year 1

Welcome to the Year 1 page! You can look at the learning and activities we are doing each half term and get any curriculum letters and information you need. You will also find our class timetable. The Year 1 team Year Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 1 HLTA: Ms McGregor Grey Class: Ms Hannaford...

Destination Reader

...tination Reader early. SPPS Reading Policy 2023/2024 Curriculum Handbook 2025-26 Reading with......Curriculum Handbook 2025-26 Reading with your child at home (Years 3-6) Destination Reader Learn...

Autism Resource Provision

Welcome to Shoreditch Park School's Autism Resource Provision (ARP). This page provides information about the curriculum and the procedures in place for the ARP. Pictures and information for parents of current pupils can be found by visiting the Seuss or Sharratt class pages. Meet the Team Rochelle...

Seuss Class (ARP)

...me to support their learning. Reading homework will be assigned every Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Thursday . In addition, an Enquiring Ebony homework project will be sent home half-termly , linked to the upcoming topic of learning. These projects should be completed ...

Spanish

At Shoreditch Park Primary School we believe that learning a Modern Foreign Language contributes to children’s learning and development by increasing critical thinking skills, creativity and flexibility of mind in young children. Pupils at Shoreditch Park start learning Spanish in EYFS and continue...

Read Write Inc

...earn to read. More About Read Write Inc Reception Home Reading Children in Reception begin their r......re each week from the class book corner. Year 1 and 2 Home Reading Children in years 1 and 2 who a......es Read Write Inc. Letter Formation Handwriting Phrases Reading for Pleasure The Importanc...

Year 3

Year 3 Team Year group lead: Ms Byrne King-Smith class Ms Silver Briggs class Mr Kwong Parent Curriculum Meeting Timetables Homework in Year 3 Children are given math (IXL programme) and reading homework assigned each Friday through Google Classroom. Math and reading homework is due each Thursday....

Library and Reading for Pleasure

... future life chances. Parental Reading Support Please do come and have a read of our new Reading Su......come and have a read of our new Reading Support document. It is packed full of resources to further ......ol and linked with our Power of Reading Project we like to make sure that every classroom from Nurse...

Year 2

Welcome to the Year 2 page! You can look at the learning and activities we are doing each half term and get any curriculum letters and information you need. You will also find our class timetable. The Year 2 Team Year Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 2 HLTA: Ms Twiner Hoffman Class: Ms Carpenter...

English

...writing through ‘The Power of Reading’ which focuses on a range of high-quality texts to allow t......both spoken and written literacy. Reading also enables pupils both to acquire knowledge and to build...... Curriculum Map Oracy Policy Reading Policy Some of our older work... See our Work ...

Performance Tables

... 59 children in total Reading Writing Maths Combined Whole cohort ......Year 6 47 pupils Reading SPAG Maths Combined Whole Cohort ...... 72% Reading EXS 71% 77% 69% ...

Breakfast and After School Clubs

Breakfast Club Our breakfast club operates from 7:45-8:30am, Monday to Friday. Breakfast includes several options such as a wholemeal bagel, wholemeal cereal or fruit. All options are in line with our Healthy Schools award. Children are given several activities to choose from including: arts and...

Computing

...line. They have used our digital blogging tool on the Reading Cloud to write about their experiences and enjoyment of Reading. Encouraging Safe Internet Use...

Year 4

Year 4 Team Year group lead: Ms Byrne Almond class Mr Millar Morpurgo class Ms Has Parent Curriculum Meeting Timetables Homework in Year 4 Children are given math (IXL programme and Times Tables Rockstars) and reading homework assigned each Friday through Google Classroom. Math and reading homework...

Year 6 - Partner Reading

In Destination Reader lesson children are encouraged to discuss ideas with their partner respectfully whilst applying one of the key skills; predicting, summarising, clarifying, making connections, evaluating, asking questions and inferring. Here are some examples of year 6 children doing this in...

Year 5 - Power of Reading News Reports

...porters during their Power of Reading lesson. Play Play Play Play Play Play...

Year 2 - Poems About the Dark

Children in Year 2 have been reading The Dark by Lemony Snickett. To explore this learning further, we read poems about the dark and created a performance poetry piece for our families

Year 1 - Deacon Class Enjoy Their Reading Morning in the New Library

Deacon class had a blast showing their parents and carers around our new library this morning! They explored the different genres available on the shelves and read books from some of their favourite authors. Have a look at how they got on

Year 5 - Power of Reading: Spy Gadgets

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

Hackney Citizen Article - Plastic Pollution

Hackney pupils take on plastic pollution after learning about climate crisis Pupils at a Hackney primary school have been working on ways to tackle plastic pollution after learning about it through geography lessons and by reading the news. After hearing more and more questions from pupils about...

Year 3 - National Story Week

This week we have been reading a story called "A Planet full of Plastic". We completed a range of activities linking to the story and learnt so much about how we can help our planet by reducing the amount of plastic we use. We made our own plastic pen pots by upcycling our old plastic...

Turning Single-Use Plastic Bottles in into a Vibrant Pencil Pot

Do you know how much plastic ends up in our oceans every year? Do you know what happens to animals when they eat plastic? Do you know ways in which you can reuse single use plastic in order to help protect our environment? Shoreditch Park Primary School children do! This week we have been reading A...

Year 3 - Henry VIII Role Play

...ts of fun!...

Year 5 - The London Eye Mystery

...e 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....

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!

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 - 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

Year 2 - The Great Fire of London

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Year 2 - Reading Morning

...s 1, 2 and 3 every Friday for Reading Morning. We love having as many parents as possible in our classrooms to promote a love of Reading....

Year 5 Become News Reporters

...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....

ASPIRE in Autumn 2 2018

Autumn 2 Focus - Self Aware Samuel This half term we are thinking about self awareness. Specifically, we will be developing self awareness in our learning dispositions. In class we are reading books such as My Fantastic Elastic Brain, The Dot and Beautiful Oops. These books explore the concept...

Year 6 - Reading for Pleasure in the Library

Year 6s reading for pleasure in the Library

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 - 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 6 Midsummer Nights Dream Performance

Year 6 continued rehearsing their Midsummer Nights Dream performance today with actor Tom Davey. In today's session, children looked at the lines of the fairies within the play and explored different emotions when reading lines. Not long until the performance and the children are doing...

Year 6 - Rose Blanche Storyboards

...Year 6, linked their Power of Reading focus book Rose Blanche to many elements of their Topic, this week they were beginning to wrap it all by learning about VE Day. They made some exceptional story boards to summarise the 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 6 - Paired Reading in Destination Reader

Here are some excellent examples of paired reading in Destination Reader

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

KS1 Reading Morning - May 2022

...r understanding of the world. Reading every day opens up new worlds for children allowing them to use their imagination to explore new ideas, visit new places and meet new characters! Keep Reading!...

Reception trip to the Farm - Spring 1

Reception enjoyed an exciting visit to Spitalfields City Farm this half term. Despite the rainy weather, the children arrived full of enthusiasm and ready for adventure! This term in Reception, we have been learning all about animals and their habitats as part of our topic work, alongside exploring...

Reception - Curriculum

Welcome to our Reception Navigate the page using the buttons below. Meet the Team Timetable Curriculum Highlights ​​​​​​​ Teaching and Learning in Reception Starting Reception Starting Reception is a big step for children and their families, from those first days of settling in, making new friends...

Reading Morning - 2024

...Reading morning this morning. Reading remains a priority at Shoreditch Park, as we know the positive impact Reading has on the children. Not only does Reading support academic success, but it also enhances children's social and emotional wellbeing. We hope you noticed that we have a new range of...

Year 1 - Reading the Mini Grey text Biscuit Bear

Year One has enjoyed reading the Mini Grey text "Biscuit Bear" over the past few weeks. We had a great time making our very own Biscuit Bear cookies and decorating them with icing sugar and delicious sprinkles. Additionally, we wrote a retell of the story using some of the key parts. One...

Hackney Reading Champions

...nesday 21st June, our Hackney Reading Champions attended an end of year celebration at Hackney Town Hall, where they received certificates from Cllr Anntoinette Bramble for achieving the Gold Award....

The Necklace of Raindrops

Year 2 have enjoyed reading our recent focus text 'The Necklace of Raindrops' by Joan Aiken. During this unit of learning, we discussed the story's introduction and how it is written to hook the reader. We began by thinking about the mood of the story's introduction, and the characters in it, then...

World Book Day 2023

Shoreditch Park celebrated World Book Day in style! It was wonderful to see the children dressed up in their favourite book character costumes, and the love of reading was evident throughout the day. As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we have collected money to donate to Book Aid...

School Council Update - Spring 1 2023

Hello we are the school council and in this update we will be talking about pupil voice groups and what they have done this half term. Hello! I'm here to talk about the Rights Respecting Steering Group. This half term, they have led an assembly on different things to do with your mental health. Our...

Year 1 - Story Time Session at Shoreditch Library

...borrow books to read at home. Reading is such an important aspect of a child's development and trips like this help to instill a love of books and Reading!...

Visit from Banji Alexander

Thank you to Banji Alexander , who visited Shoreditch Park Primary to inspire our budding authors. We value reading for pleasure, and meeting an author in person is a truly remarkable experience. What will you be reading next, Shoreditch Park?

Year 1 Visit the Library

Year 1 had a fantastic time this week visiting Shoreditch library. They explored its wonderful children's section, listened to a story and chose books to read themselves. It was lovely to see the children's engagement and love of reading shine through!

Year 2 Library Visit

We love reading in Year 2 and have recently enjoyed a fantastic visit to Hoxton Library. After an exciting storytime with the librarian, we browsed the shelves to find a book to read with a friend or grown up. Before we went back to school, we were allowed to choose a world book day book to take...

Year 5 - The Boy In The Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar

This week in Year 5, we have been learning about embedding relative clauses into our sentences whilst reading our new book, The Boy In The Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar. We have been putting our grammar skills to good use by writing diary entries from the point of view of the main character

World Book Day 2022

...rld Book Day, and all-year round! Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success - more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income. We want to see all children with a life-long habit of Reading for pleasure and the imp...

ARP Trip to the Library - World Book Day

The ARP pupils had a blast at Shoreditch library today! We gathered around the library book corner to enjoy a reading of the text 'Quick Quack Quentin' by Kes Gray. We then became book illustrators and illustrated our own books. To end our library session we explored the texts available in the...

Year 1 - Reading Morning

Year 2 - Read and Tell

Each Friday in Year 2 we have the opportunity to do Read and Tell, where we can bring in a book that we love, to show and describe to our friends! Here we are, reading some of our favourite pages and showing off beautiful illustrations

Reception - Donaldson Outdoor Story Morning

We were so excited to welcome our parents and carers into school for our first Parent Story Morning! We had a great turn out and the children were able to share their favourite stories, authors and their passion for reading! We look forward to many more in the future

Reception - Browne Class Outdoor Story Morning

We were so excited to welcome our parents and carers into school for our first Parent Story Morning in quite a while! We had a great turn out and the children were able to share their favourite stories, authors and their passion for reading! We look forward to many more in the future

Year 4 - Tetractys Poems

Year 4 have had an extremely busy and exciting first week back. One of our superstars Naima was chosen to appear on television show 'Good Morning Britain' to give her opinion on the prospect of summer schools taking place. She was able to showcase her superior oracy skills to a national audience...

Year 4 - Free Verse Poems

We finished our poetry module in Year 4 this week by creating our very own free verse poems. We spent the week securing our knowledge on poetic devices and reading poems from Michael Rosen, Valerie Bloom, Karl Nova and even our own class teacher, among many others! We then channelled all of this...

Year 4 - Tetractys Poems

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

Year 5 - Poetry Artwork

...ing 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 creativity...

Year 5 - Making A Reading Room

Year 5 have been working hard to design and make a reading room for their book corner. This week we made small models of the rooms we would like to make life size

Year 5 - Design and Technology Week 2020

This week in Year 5, we have been working really hard on our assessments in writing, reading and maths and Dahl class have worked especially hard when creating, rehearsing and performing their class assembly that incorporated our topic work and performance poetry. This week has also been our design...

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 - Partner Reading

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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 4/5 - Bow Arts Reading Sheds

...s who helped install new 'Reading Sheds' with class author themes. They have really brought the classrooms to life and children are enjoying Reading books in them....

Power of Reading: Iron Man

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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...

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...

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,...

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 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...

Summer Reading Challenge 2017

...mmer at your local library......ld to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge 2017. Animal Agents, illustrated by Tony Ross, will ......ocal library or on the Summer Reading Challenge website. Summer Reading Challenge FREE activit...

Power of Reading: Varmints

Power of Reading: Varjak Paw

...k 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: Traction Man

Power of Reading: Mouse, Bird, Snake and Wolf

Power of Reading: Leon and the Place Between

Power of Reading: Jemmy Button

...k 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: Beegu

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...

KS1 National Storytelling Week

...y night and signing your Home Reading record so that next assembly you could win a Reading prize! Well done to all of KS1....

KS1 Book Corners Project

Artist Sandy Goddard has today begun work with Years 1 and 2 to transform their reading corners. This week it's the turn of Hoffman Class in Year 2 who started work in earnest creating giant trees using cardboard and paper mache to sculpt. Watch this space for regular updates on their progress...

Gruffalo Crumble

Ms Cleverton's English group have finished reading the Gruffalo but not before following an instructional text to make Gruffalo Crumble. It was delicious!

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...

Culture Day

Pupils are asked to bring 50p donation, that will go towards turning the blue hut in the playground into a reading area

Choir at Christmas

This week the KS2 choir were very busy! First they sang Christmas carols at Old Street tube station to help raise money for the charity Health Poverty Action . A whopping £616.76 was raised by Shoreditch Park Choir and the other choirs that sang at Old Street tube station. On Tuesday the...

ASPIRE Celebration Assembly - Spring 1 2018

In Spring 1 we were learning all about Self Awareness. We were particularly focusing on Self Aware Communication. We were thinking about the words we use, the way we communicate through body language and the impact that we have on others when we communicate. We read the story' Have you filled a...

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 - Breakfast With A Book

Year 1 have been enjoying Breakfast with a book this half term! It is a great opportunity for the children to enjoy a selection of books from the book corner and start their day with a story. They have been reading with adults as well as reading stories to each other! Thank you to the parents and...

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 2 Breakfast Reading Cafe

... been so lucky to start their Reading Breakfast Cafe! Lots of parents came along to read with their children and everyone really appreciated it! Please come along next week to read with your child, it is lovely to have you in class with us!...

Year 4 - Exploring Watercolour Painting

... 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 - Destination Reader Program

At Shoreditch Park Primary School we follow the Destination Reader Program. This supports children who are at a similar reading ability to focus on reading skills in order to develop proficient comprehension. Children also develop their social learning skills as it emphasises the importance of...

Year 3's Assembly Rocks

...ble 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 'Now I'm Older' Poems

This half-term, year 3 have been reading poems from Please Mrs Butler by Alan Ahlberg. We liked one poem called 'When I was Young' so much that we decided to write our own versions based on the idea of getting older and all the things we can do now. In this video, each child is reading one...

Year 3 Go Into the Forest

...later in the week....

Year 3 - Roman Numerals up to 50

Children have been learning to read and interpret different number systems used in history. This week they learnt how to read, interpret and write Roman Numerals up to 50. As part of their final lesson they applied their learning to a real life context; they were reading Roman Numerals on buildings...

Year 3 - Refugees

...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 were to gre...

Year 3 - Power of Reading: Synonyms

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Year 3 - Make Bread for a Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon

Briggs class took advantage of the kitchen in the roof classroom this week to bake some bread. We are reading Iron Man by Ted Hughes at the moment and on Friday we'll be writing recipes for the very hungry Space-bat-angel-dragon. Hopefully eating our dishes will stop him slurping up the whole...

Year 3 - Geography: Compass Points and Grid References

Children were learning about compass point and four figure grid references. They learnt to identify cities, landscapes and points of interest on a map by reading the eastings and northings. They progressed to drawing their very own map of Egypt with points of interest! Excellent map reading skills!

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 2 - World Book Day 2018

Year 2 have a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. The children dressed up as characters from their favourite books and we spent time celebrating our love of reading! We also had a World Book Day assembly with Ms Smiles. Well done to all the effort that was made with costumes!

Year 1 - Breakfast With A Book

Year 1 enjoyed Breakfast With A Book this week. It is an invaluable time for children to enjoy reading with friends or an adult. The children discuss what they have read and recommend books to each other. Please join us on Wednesday mornings this half term from 8.45am

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!

Year 2 - Breakfast With A Book

Year 2 are having 'Breakfast With A Book' every Wednesday of this half term at 8.45am until 9am. Parents and carers are welcome to join us and share our love of reading!

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

... 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 to mirror...

Year 1 Power of Reading - Story Boxes

... 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 Poetry Performance

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 - World Book Day 2017

Year 1 had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. We dressed up as characters from our favourite books and discussed why we loved those books! We love reading in Year 1! Remember to recommend your favourite book to a friend!

Year 1 - World Book Day

...he 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 - Story Of The Week

...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 we creat...

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 - Power of Reading: Beegu

...ng 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 predictions abo...

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!

Reception - Exploring and Learning: Around the World

This half term, the children have enjoyed exploring different countries and landscapes through our Around the World topic. Using a range of core texts and engaging activities, they have learned about a variety of religious and cultural celebrations, including Easter, Eid and Passover. The children...