English
The subject lead for English is Mrs Karen Miller.
Please click on the files tab below to access information about how reading and writing is taught in our school.
Spelling: We follow the Twinkl spelling scheme which covers all statutory spellings and patterns for each year group.
2026 is the National Year of Reading and we are 'going all in' to provide lots of new and exciting reading events across the year.
News update:
Reading Buddy Club will be relaunched after October half term! This has proven to be a very popular club in the past and is a lovely, weekly session where the reading ambassadors read picture books with our youngest readers in school.
Our writing ambassadors have launched their Cartoon Club for KS2 and are doing a great job with encouraging their classmates to tell stories through images, captions and speech bubbles. They hope to display some of the finished pieces.
Ahead of this year's Michael Rosen Day, in November, the writing ambassadors are looking forward to judging the 'silly school poems' competition with the winners being read by the poet, himself, on the day.
Our reading ambassadors are launching a competition for children to win a £5 Scholastic book token to be used at our Book Fair in October. Children will be asked to create a poster that shows what books and reading means to them.
Our new library is open for business and has already become a much-loved and welcoming space within our school. All classes have at least one weekly slot to visit, and this is keeping our librarians busy!
Throughout September and October classes have booked on to some on-line author events, courtesy of Waterstones and Read for Good.
Our Writing Ambassadors are on the hunt for examples of brilliant writing from across the school. They plan to showcase these and share them with parents so keep an eye out!
Libraries for Primaries - Mrs McKay and Mrs Duffy are working hard behind the scenes to complete the training which will grant us new library furniture and 500 new books through this fantastic scheme. Watch this space....
March 5th is this year's World Book Day. Please see the information already sent regarding wooden spoons and dressing as genres.
Mrs McKay has met with other local English Leads to discuss a collaborative writing project overseen by the Corinium Education Trust. More details about this will be shared soon.
Blind Date with a Book (February 13th), organised by our reading Ambassadors, proved to be a big hit! You shouldn't judge a book by its cover :)
Our 3rd Literature Festival, which took place on January 27th, was another huge success! It was made even more exciting by the addition of Cathy from Radio Cotswolds joining us for the day. The 17 children who took part in making the radio show really enjoyed the experience.
The link below will take you to an article that lists age-related books for your children.
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/our-recommendations/100-best-books/
