Writing in Y5 AD
This morning in Y5AD we used a range of adverbials to write our non-chronological reports about the Tudors.
Category Archives: Literacy
Y4S Literacy
Today in literacy, we have been looking at accurately adding inverted commas to direct speech. We had a practical lesson using punctuation hats to fix the errors Miss Scott made […]
The Question Matrix
This morning in Y3J during guided reading, we looked at how we could deepen our understanding and thinking of the text by using the Question Matrix. The lower down the […]
Library Hunt
Y6M spent some time exploring the library. We used our team work skills to find information on a variety of subjects, including some to support our topic learning.
Drama in Y5AD
In Y5AD this morning we rehearsed Act 1 Scene 1 of Macbeth to get into character as the witches.
Descriptive sea settings Y6
Mrs Evan’s literacy group have been thinking creatively this week by writing a descriptive sea setting. The pupils explored descriptive language, wrote, then edited and improved their writing. Finally, they […]
Y3S edit and improve
This morning our new Y3 Children have been redrafting and improving their setting descriptions. We are going to publish them this morning and can’t wait to display them in our […]
Reading in the Quiet Area.
This afternoon Y5G were very sad once they got to the library and found it was taken! That didn’t stop these determined readers though, some quick thinking from the children […]
Y3S published their diaries
This morning in Y3S we have been working incredibly hard to publish our Victorian diaries based on the novel street child. We have followed our rubric to then carefully publish […]
Reading Champions celebration
We had a wonderful Willow Tree Academy gathering celebrating the wonderful work of our reading champions. All staff have gone out of their way to ensure the best for their […]
Y3S Performance Poetry
This morning in Y3S we have been considering our tone of voice to perform poetry. We considered different sounds. The children did an excellent job of performing to the rest […]
Year 5 Discussion in Guided Reading.
We have been practising taking turns and all contributing to the discussion. All the group said they found it easier to contribute by adding to the Lego tower when they […]
Reading in Year 3
