Mokee Joe is coming… a very exciting author visit ✍️
Today, we had the great pleasure of spending the morning with the amazing Peter J. Murray. Keeping us gripping onto the edge of our seats with his nail biting tales […]
Category Archives: Reading
Our work linked to reading within the academy
Hilary Ford Award
Well done to all of our Hilary Ford Award winners for the hard work and dedication they have shown towards their reading this term!
Writing workshops with Matt Beighton
Throughout the day, pupils across school have taken part in writing workshops with the children’s author, Matt Beighton. The workshops focused on generating ideas for story writing and pupils created […]
Author Visit – Matt Beighton 📚
Today we were privileged to have Matt Beighton, a children’s author, come to visit school to share his knowledge, enthusiasm and expertise on reading and writing. It was amazing to […]
Y6 Poetry in Black History Month
During our Guided Reading this week, we have enjoyed learning about Benjamin Zephaniah and listen to him recite his poetry. We created our own fact files about him, based on […]
Tom Percival – Author/ illustrator assembly
Today HJS tuned in to a LIVE reading assembly today with the one and only , Tom Percival. We listened to an extract from his new book and then did […]
Lunchtime Library 📚
Lunchtime library has resumed and it has been wonderful to have so many children attend. During the club, children have the opportunity to share books with a friend, recommend books […]
Y6 in the Library
We spent part of the afternoon enjoying the books in the library. Some of us chose to read independently whereas others of us chose to share a book with a […]
Excited readers
On Friday, our year 3 and 4 children were very excited to receive their brand new book bags. The children have taken a book to read at home and enjoy. […]
Y6 Discussion Rules & Debate
Today we held a class debate linked to our immersive reading text, Wonder. ‘Should Auggie go to school or should he be continue to be homeschooled?’ We discussed our class […]
Y6 Get Caught Reading!
To celebrate World Book Day, year 6 have been spending time reading some of their favourite books. Look at some of the unusual places they’ve been caught reading! Happy reading, […]
Y3 World Book Day
Y3 have been extremely busy making their favourite books in boxes out of a variety of materials. They look fantastic, well done Y3!
Y6 Reading Fluency Videos
Year 6 have been working really hard on improving their fluency in reading. They have been recording their reading regularly and reflecting on their improvements and ways forward for the […]
Coming soon…The Masked Reader!
On Thursday 4th March, we will be celebrating World Book Day 2021 with ‘The Masked Reader’! We will share the ‘The Masked Reader’ videos with you on World Book Day […]
Y6M Virtual Teaching in the Classroom
Despite being at home, it has been lovely for me to be able to continue teaching my class who are in school. They have engaged really well with virtual Guided […]
Y6 P4C – The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse
Today in Y6, we read ‘The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse’ and discussed the P4C question, ‘Why is kindness important?’ We used talk partners well to share […]
Y5 – Back with a bang! 💥 Immersive Reading Art 🎨 📚
Today, Y5 returned from their Remote Learning and threw themselves into their Immersive Reading Text, The Jamie Drake Equation. In a part of the story, Jamie’s teacher, Mrs Solomon, asks […]
Y6Sn-WW2 Evacuation Broadcast
As part of our literacy learning, we have developed our oracy skills by creating a formal evacuation broadcast in the style of WW2. We have explored how to use formal […]
Y5 Live Guided Reading 📚
Today, Y5 started their live guided reading sessions. It was great to see so many smiling faces!