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 One: What The Ladybird Heard
Year One have enjoyed exploring What the Ladybird Heard this half term in English. Through shared reading, drama, and discussion, children built vocabulary and confidence. They planned and wrote their own narratives, imagining new adventures for the clever ladybird....
Planning a formal letter
On Friday morning in English, Year 5 began planning the writing of a formal letter. Our piece of writing this half term is based on ‘Shackleton’s Journey’. The children are writing a letter, pretending to apply for a job on board Shackleton’s ship, ‘The Endurance’, to...
Able Writer’s Day
Today, two children from Year 5 and two children from Year 6 were selected to take part in an Able Writer's Day at Kelvin Grove Primary School. Once we arrived, we were greeted by the author Thomas Rodgers. The children were set away with a task to demonstrate their...
The Tunnel by Anthony Browne
This half term in literacy, we are reading The Tunnel by Anthony Browne. This week, we have been taking part in a range of listening and speaking activities to help us become familiar with the text. We made predictions about what might be in the tunnel and...
Welcome back, Year 5!
Happy New Year! Year 5 have had a wonderful start to the new year. The children have been incredibly busy the last two days. In English, they re-capped what they learnt in the previous half term. The children also worked in small groups with an adult to complete a...
A visit from the author Nishani Reed
This week, as part of the Northern Children’s Book Festival, our Year 1 and Year 2 pupils had the wonderful opportunity to meet a real author! Nishani Reed, writer of the delightful children’s book No Cheese Please!, joined us to share her story and inspire our young...
Year One: Making Gingerbread People
In Year 1, we have been learning about verbs and using them to write instructions for baking gingerbread cookies, inspired by our story The Gingerbread Man.. The children enjoyed mixing the ingredients together, cutting the different shapes with the cutter and of...
Little Wandle Champion School
We are delighted to share that we have become a Little Wandle Champion School! This means our school has met the Little Wandle Standards of Excellence in the teaching of early reading and phonics. We will now be working closely with Little Wandle to share the...
Diwali
In Drawing Club this week we listened to the story of Rama and Sita, as this week it is the Hindu festival of light - Diwali. We drew our own demons in drawing club, made our own Diva lights from salt dough and decorated them with sequins and listened to some...
National Poetry Day 2025
On Thursday 2nd October, the children at St Aidan's celebrated National Poetry Day by welcoming poet Michael de Souza, the creator of Rastamouse, into our school. We began the day with an interactive, whole-school assembly where we listened to, recited and performed...