‘There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on treasure island.’ – Walt Disney
We love reading and become confident readers by building on the skills we learn in each year group. We have access to a broad and varied curriculum and develop a love of reading by having ‘story-time’ in Key Stage 1, a wide choice of daily reading books and key-stage libraries where we can choose a book for enjoyment. We also read books linked to other areas of the curriculum which brings our learning alive.
We learn reading skills daily throughout the school. In Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, we learn to read through the Read, Write Inc programme. This helps us to segment and blend words and develops our decoding skills as well as helping us become fluent readers. Beginning in Year 2 and throughout Key Stage 2 we develop our skills through VIPERS.
Year 1
Class One looked fabulous today and loved designing a book token for #worldbookday2026 #y1reading
We can re-tell the story of the Three Little Pigs #y1reading #y1writing
We can tell the story of the Three Little Pigs in the right order , using pictures #y1reading
Class 3 and class 1 love buddy read time #y3reading #y1reading
Class 1 had a lovely afternoon reading with year 3 #ourschool #y1reading
Year 2
Class 2 have been performing shape poems with expression this morning. #y2reading #y2writing
Class 2 have been performing their rhyming couplet poems to their class mates this morning. #y2writing #y2reading
Class 2 have been performing rhyming couplet poems using expression and actions. #y2reading #y2writing
Class 2 have been exploring Sunny’s suitcase to try and predict where he is going next on his journey. #y2reading #y2writing
Class 2 have been freeze framing different parts of the ‘Meerkat Mail’ story. #y2reading #y2writing
Year 3
#y3english #y3reading #VIPERS 🦦 What a lovely new book we have! 😀
Class 3 have enjoyed making predictions about their new guided reading book. They used the cover, blurb and first page to help them. We are looking forward to seeing what is going to happen #y3reading
Class 3 have finished their guided reading book ‘the ancient Egypt sleepover’. We have enjoyed reading this book alongside or history topic! Today we discussed what we enjoyed about the book and if we would read it again. #y3reading
We are so excited to have our new guided reading books!! 🛕 We have been busy making predictions about what might happen, I wonder if any of us get it right?! #y3reading #y3english
Year 4
We ❤️ reading. It can be very relaxing 😌 #y4reading
It’s an exciting day in Class 4. We’re about to start our final guided reading book of the year and we’re busy making predictions about what could happen 🚎 🦸📚 #y4reading
Free reading’s always fun in Class 4 but this week we enjoyed books written backwards and acting out playscripts #y4reading
Class 4 are getting much more independent at answering VIPERS questions #y4reading
Year 5
Reading with our buddies in the sun 📚☀️#eyfs #y5reading
Class R and Class 5 enjoying reading with their buddy for the first time 📚👩🏼🤝👩🏻 #ourschool #y5reading
Class 5 have enjoyed debating the question ‘should you climb Mount Everest?’ #y5reading
We have enjoyed our first free reading Friday #y5reading
Year 6
Class 6 have spent today looking at Victorian Workhouses and finished the day with a debate - where they’d rather live #y6history #y6reading ✏️📝
We’re using evidence from the text well to support our answers….and thoroughly enjoying our new guided reading book #y6reading
Class 6 had a book-tastic World Book Day. The spoons were brilliant, Class 6 went back to reception and there was lots of fun and reading. Well done Class 6. #ourschool #y6reading
Class 6 leading a fantastic and moving Remembrance Service at St Paul’s Church. #y6reading
#y3reading #y4reading #y5reading #y6reading The book swap was very successful today! Thank you to all that came, we hope you enjoy! Same again next Friday 📚🫶🏽
