Kinder

Kinder are learning to use adjectives in their writing. Adjectives are words that describe nouns. They can be colour words (easiest to use), shape or size words like' round' and 'big', 

number words like 'ten' and 'many', feeling words like 'soft' and 'furry' and taste words like 'sweet' and 'sour'. Can you spot the adjectives in our work samples?

Year 1

In Writing lessons both in lockdown and since we've been back at school, Year 1 have been learning how to write 'stretchy sentences'. 'Stretchy sentences' are sentences that give lots of detail - using similes and descriptive language - to help the reader conjure up an image in their head. Stretchy sentences cover details such as who, where, why, how, and what. Stretchy sentences feature in good examples of narrative writing and they are much more interesting to read than simple sentences. Here are some examples of our independent writing in class. 

Year 2 read the book How to sneak a Monster to school by Christopher Francis.  Then they worked in pairs to write their own procedures. We hope you enjoy reading them.

Year 3 has been working on writing 'procedures'. A procedure consists of three main parts: 1. Title    2. Things Needed    3. Method. Sometimes, a 'tip' or 'warning' may be added to the procedure, at the end. Three examples of a procedure are: recipes, scientific experiments and how to do something. When writing a procedure, the 'things needed' are always listed in the order they are needed. 

Here are three samples of a procedure written by students in Year 3. Their task was to write a procedure about 'Getting Ready for School'. The fourth sample of writing is a narrative written by one of the students about a race between an elephant and a guinea pig. Happy reading, everyone!

Year 4 has been working on writing a Recount of a picture book we have been studying over the last couple of weeks. The story is called, “Where the Forest Meets the Sea” by Jeannie Baker. It is a wonderful story with very few words, but we found it really interesting! We found it related very much to our unit in Geography on Sustainability.

Here are some of our attempts to recount the story in our own words.

Year 5 and 6 have really worked hard all year on their writing by carefully choosing words, experimenting with word order, and adding a range of literary devices to their work. Recently they worked on improving their writing by including complex sentences. Given a variety of images, they created amazing sentences. Enjoy the wonderful word choices of these fabulous young authors!

Like a feather on an eagle, the two boys soared through the sky, dodging clouds left and right. Julian

The children shrieked with pleasure because they were having the time of their lives, viewing the world underneath. Ruby

Wind whistled loudly in their ears, until the passengers on the aircraft noticed them. El

The mischievous ant held onto the leaf because one wrong step and it could lead to his sudden death. Marley

As the ant looked out of his leaf spaceship, all he could see was planets, other spaceships and aliens having parties. Tahlia

The ant floated slowly until he fell off the waterfall. Fin

The tiny ant was as still as a statue as any wrong move could lead to serious consequences. Sonia

The ant that was floating on the leaf was scared of drowning in the dangerous flood waters, until the ant firefighter came and saved him. Harry

A range of emotions filled James' mind whilst the bright white sand flicked upon him. Annalise

As his heart pumped faster than ever before, he flipped really high. Georgina

He did all kinds of tricks, until disaster struck. Elsie

The man flipped on his board while he watched the impending doom down below. Archie

The snowboarder’s adrenaline rose as he flipped over the snow covered mountain, realizing he could see the whole world. Isla