Writing
Writing at Holy Trinity
It is our intent at Cookridge Holy Trinity to ensure that all our pupils become effective and imaginative communicators who can confidently share their knowledge, ideas and emotions with others; we see writing as a crucial aspect of this.
At Holy Trinity we aim to ensure our children develop a genuine love of language and the written word through a text-based approach, linking closely to the teaching of reading, by using the same text as the basis for writing and guided reading where possible. Through careful planning, links are made across the curriculum to ensure children’s writing is both relevant and meaningful, bringing together learning in History, Geography and RE. It is our intent that children see writing as an important and enjoyable process which incorporates being able to plan, organise and revise their work with increasing independence. We want pupils to develop an awareness of audience, purpose and context, and an increasingly wide knowledge of vocabulary, punctuation and grammar. With regards to spelling, teachers will show pupils how to understand the relationships between words, how to understand nuances in meaning, and how to develop their understanding of, and ability to use, figurative language. At Holy Trinity, we set high expectations for all our children to take pride in their work and develop fluent, cursive handwriting and ensure they leave us understanding the importance of writing as a skill for life-long learning.
- Writing intent, implementation and impact
- English long term plan
- English in EYFS
- Writing skills progression Years 1-6
- Progression in Alan Peat sentence types
- English policy
- Presentation policy
Handwriting
- Handwriting information
- Letter formation cards
- Handwriting booklet 1
- Handwriting booklet 2
A useful guide to language structure progression from EYFS to Y6.
When having conversations with your children at home, try to encourage them to use some of this language and terminology.
YR EYFS Flashcards Language Structures
Y1 Flashcards Language Structures
Y2 Flashcards Language Structures
Y3 Flashcards Language Structures
Y4 Flashcards Language Structures
Y5 Flashcards Language Structures
Y6 Flashcards Language Structures
Editing in Action Video
Useful English websites
- http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/literacy/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/
- Key Stage 1 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/words-and-spelling
- Key Stage 2 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
- http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Photos
- May 2022 – 3R reading a Greek myth aloud
- May 2022 – 5H Beowulf News Report
- May 2022 – 5H identifying features of an information text.
- May 2022 – 3P reading Greek myths
- May 2022 – 5E English – Beowulf Live Reporting
- April 2022 – 6M Quest Stories and Display
- April 2022 – 4L Romans writing
- March 2022 – 2J Final draft of Lake District non-chronological reports
- March 2022 – 3P Rainforest Poetry performance
- March 2022 – 2J reading the poem Daffodils
- March 2022 – 5H World Book Day
- March 2022 – 2S World Book Day
- March 2022 – 5E World Book Day
- February 2022 – 2J books written in the style of Beatrix Potter
- January 2022 – 2S Story mountains
- December 2021 – 3P Reading Christmas poetry
- November 2021 – 1A write about animals
- November 2021 – 2S Freeze frames of the ‘A Christmas Carol’ story.
- November 2021 – 4W Titanic word classes hunt
- November 2021 – 4L Titanic word classes hunt
- October 2021 – 3R looking at the features of a newspaper
- October 2021 – 4W looking at The Iron Man illustrations
- October 2021 – 4L looking at The Iron Man illustrations
- September 2021 – 4L using QR codes for Thomas Edison biographies
Click here to see photos from 2020 – 2021
Click here to see photos from 2019 – 2020
Click here to see photos from 2017 – 2018
Documents
EBooks
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