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/
Lost and Found
The new half term brings a new story in English. Lost and Found, a story of a boy who decides to take a penguin home in his rowing boat. Children were set the same task of creating a boat to transport an animal across the sea. Year One created their boats and raced...
Our Adventures before Half Term
We have had a very busy and fun week in Nursery before our half term holiday next week! On Monday, in preparation for Harvest, we made some artwork by using different vegetables and paint to print. On Wednesday we celebrated Valentine’s Day by creating ‘I love you to...
Goldilocks and The Three Bears
This week in Nursery we have read the story ‘Goldilocks and The Three Bears’. In and around the classroom we have took part in lots of activities based on the theme of the story. Instead of water in our water area, we played with porridge oats. We enjoyed filling and...
Valentine’s Day
For Valentine’s celebrations we enjoyed making cards for someone special, creating hearts and writing lots of kind words to our friends and family.
Shrove Tuesday
Today in the Christian calendar is Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake day. It is celebrated before Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent, so we thought that we’d really enjoy making our own pancakes in Nursery today! We used pre-made pancake mix and added in water....
The Magic Porridge Pot
This week we have been reading the tale of the Magic Porridge Pot. We enjoyed joining in the story by saying the magic words. We’ve been using these magic phrases in our role play. We used porridge phonics to read and build words, we looked closely at porridge oats...
The Three Little Pigs
This week in Nursery we have been reading the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. On the Art table, we created pig faces with paper plates, card and paints. We also practised our fine motor skills by cutting out clothes for the three little pigs to wear. In Maths, we...
A request from Mr Merritt
On Friday Mr Merritt, our chair of Governors, came to visit the Year 4 children with a very special request. Part of the school playground has been fenced off while some work has taken place on the neighbouring house. With the work now complete, Mr Merritt has asked...
Jack and the Beanstalk
This week in Literacy, we have been reading the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. In our classroom, we have took part in lots of activities based on the story. In the construction area and tuft tray, we built tall beanstalks out of Duplo and Stickle Bricks. One of...
Beegu
Year One were excited to discover their new book Beegu. A friendly, yellow alien that crashed onto Earth. Beegu looked high and low for her parents. She began to feel ever so lonely. Children decided to make Beegu a friend. They moulded clay to make an alien and...