In Year 3 this week, the children have continued to use the skill of 'Show not Tell'. Following on from their drama lesson last week, the...

In writing this week, Mrs Pinson has been working with Year 3 to develop their writing skills even further in preparation for Year 4....

Year 1 have continued to practice composing and writing sentences. The children have worked on joining two sentences together with 'and',...

Writing is important across the school; in the The Sanctuary we focus upon mark making and early writing every day.

Here are some examples of the Year 3 children's 'polished' writing from our journey of Stone Age Boy.

Y5 enjoyed writing their own narratives based on the opening of the fabulous book Clockwork by Phillip Pullman. Well done Y5 :)

We have been learning all about The Great Fire of London. Read one of our fabulous newspaper reports where we have included adjectives,...

Check out this incredible piece of writing inspired by the short film Alma ! A brilliant example of visual literacy in action!

Y5 are really enjoying our new book - Journey to Jo'burg. Today, they used their speaking , listening and drama skills to create a...

In Summer 1, Year 4 learned about volcanoes during their English lessons and produced non-chronological reports inspired by The...

Year 3 have been excited to begin their poetry week this week. The children started with a papering lesson where they can read and absorb...

In English this week, the children have been developing their speaking and listening skills further, by practising and using the drama...

Children in year 4 have kickstarted their English learning journey. Based on the book,  The Firework Maker's Daughter, they have...

In English this week, we have tried a new drama technique to support our knowledge and understanding of the characters in our text Stone...

Year 6 were in for a shock when they arrived to find all the chairs had quit! As chaos unfolded, the children wrote hilarious letters...

Y5 have really enjoyed our writing unit on The Day the Crayons Quit. They have produced some fabulous persuasive letters asking Duncan to...

Y5 had a great World Book Day! They enjoyed spending time to explore of range of new and different books with their friends. They also...

Another successful, engaging, and exciting World Book Day for Year 4! The children looked fantastic dressed as their favorite crayons...

Writing in Year 3 this week, has been developing persuasive arguments from the point of view of the crayons. The children worked in...

Year 3 have had a fantastic day dressed as their favourite coloured crayon from the book 'The day the crayons quit.' We were all really...