English
Through the study of English, St Aidan’s pupils will develop a joy of reading. They will learn to express themselves clearly and with confidence – both orally and in writing – using standard English. They will develop the skill to listen to others and reflect upon their own ideas to become effective communicators.
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For more information about our phonics scheme, the teaching of reading and a list of common exception words for each year group, click on this link: https://staidanscofe.org/teaching-of-reading/
Year 2 – The Tunnel
In English, we have read ‘The Tunnel’ by Anthony Browne. We read and responded to the text by making predictions on what could be in the tunnel. We also worked in pairs and looked at a model text to highlight some of the adventurous vocabulary we could find. Finally,...
RSHE – Houses
Today in our RSHE lesson, we spoke about the types of houses we live in and what our house looks like compared to our friends. We learnt that some of us live in a flat and others live in a 2 storey house. We found out that some houses can even be a caravan! In the Art...
Diwali
This week in Nursery we have celebrated Diwali, ‘The Festival of Light’, which we found out lasts for 5 days. At the beginning of the week, we watched a story that revolves around Hindu deities, Rama and Sita, and their triumph over evil in the form of demon king,...
Children In Need Day In Nursery
WOW! What a very fun and busy day we have had in Nursery celebrating Children In Need! This morning, we coloured in pictures of Pudsey Bear with felt tip pens, used pencils to dot to dot Pudsey’s face and practised our fine motor skills by using tweezers to pick up...
Year 4: Viking Myths and Legends
This morning, we were introduced to our new English topic. We started off by having a look at a range of artefacts to see if we could work out what it might be all about. We discussed what we thought each of the artefacts might be, what they might be made from and who...
Poems using rhyme
In English, we have been learning about poems. As a class, we have practised some poems, including ‘Little Boy Blue’ and ‘The Rhythm of Life’. We then decided as a class to perform Michael Rosen’s poem ‘The Rhythm of Life’. We worked in groups and practised the words...
Library
Every week we enjoy visiting our school library where we are able to look at a range of different books both fiction and non fiction. The library is a peaceful place to relax with a book and to share it with friends. Once we have chosen our book to take home, we enjoy...
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Children became detectives, finding clues that would lead them to our English text. Children found three bowls of different sizes. Next they found three chairs. Then year one found three beds. Year One soon figured out that their key text in English would be...
Squiggle
This week in Nursery we have took part in 'Squiggle while you wiggle'. Our movement this week is 'Up and Down'. We stood on our coloured spot and used colourful ribbons to dance and wiggle to the song 'ABC' by The Jackson 5. We moved our ribbons up and down, high and...
Forest School Friday
We were very excited to visit Forest School again this morning! First, we enjoyed sitting on the benches having our milk and snack. We then created 'colour monster' pictures using twigs, leaves, grass, berries and sticks after reading 'The Colour Monster' story in...