Green Reading

Our Green Reading scheme is introduced in Reception Class and continues throughout school, to encourage further reading practise and reading for pleasure at home. Our aim is for children to read and talk about their books and read independently every day.  We understand the importance of parents and carers in supporting their children to develop both word reading and comprehension skills. 

We ask that each day a child reads, their parent/carer signs in the comment box.

Each Monday, we will see if each child is a green reader (by having read on at least four days in the previous week.)  At the end of each half term, there will be a reward for children who have managed to be a green reader every week.

Our Library

We are lucky to have an extensive library in school, including a story sack library for our younger children.  The children are encouraged to regularly visit and borrow books from our library. We have librarians in Year Five and Six who are on hand to provide recommendations and also organise our ever-growing shelves! 

Writing

Please click on the links to  view our  'Writing on a page' document and also our current writing long term plans.

• St John the Evangelist Writing Curriculum on a Page download_for_offline
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• Writing in EYFS download_for_offline
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• Y2 Writing Long Term Plan download_for_offline
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• Y3 Writing Long Term Plan download_for_offline
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• Y4 Writing Long Term Plan download_for_offline
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• Y5 Writing Long Term Plan download_for_offline
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• Y6 Writing Long Term Plan download_for_offline
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Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

We follow the English National Curriculum 'Programmes of Study' and have produced a document which outlines the progression of skills in each year group. Children are then able to apply these skills into their writing in English and other areas of the curriculum. 

St John the Evangelist Knowledge and Skills Progression Grammar, Punctuation and SpellingSpelling Shed is also used to enhance our teaching and learning. All children have their own login details which they can access at home and in school. 

Letter-join

From Reception and throughout Key Stage 1, we teach children to form their letters during daily phonics and also throughout their writing journey. When children are developmentally ready, we introduce entry and exit flicks to prepare them for writing using a cursive script. 

From Key Stage 2, joined handwriting should be the norm; pupils should be able to use it fast enough to keep pace with what they want to say. Where necessary, swift handwriting interventions are put in place to ensure that children feel confident and do not see handwriting as a barrier to their writing. 

The Letter-join cursive Handwriting Scheme is used both in school and at home. Please click on the logo below to go to the Letter-join website