We’re super thrilled to share an email we have just received! All our classes rose to ‘The Reading Tree Challenge’ set by the National Literacy Trust to cover the bare branches of a Reading Tree with leaves showcasing all the books we have been busy reading. The good news is….[…]
There was not a sound to be heard! We have asked our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils to trial a new online reading program called Reading Plus. We look forward to hearing their views and opinions.
At St. Joseph’s we LOVE reading so when the National Literacy Trust launched “The Reading Tree Challenge” we accepted! Our challenge was to cover the bare branches of the Reading Tree with lots of leaves showcasing all the books we have been busy reading. As you can see, we have[…]
Year 2 read ‘Topsy and Tim Help a Friend’. They know what to do if anyone is being bullied and made super wristbands to show they’re united against bullying.
Year 5 have written their own anti-bullying stories for younger children, with a clear message that we are all unique and will not tolerate bullying. Super work Year 5!
Year 6 were inspired by the books they read yesterday so today they wrote their own anti-bullying stories. They used rhyme, alliteration and a moral to deliver their message effectively.
In Year 2, we’ve listened to the story of Mr Big, by Ed Vere. The children understand that you should never ignore someone because of how they look. They’ve been hard at work designing posters and “How to be a good friend” bunting.
Today Year 3 worked very hard to write a persuasive letter to the Jellyfish to stop them bullying Monty. Mrs Hampson knows that Year 3 know how to help someone if they are being bullied.
In English today, Year 6 read two children’s stories about anti-bullying: Monty the Manatee and Willy the Wimp. They looked at the similarities and differences of the stories and discussed how effective they were at helping to stop bullying.
Reception listened very carefully to the story ‘The Smartest Giant In Town’We came up with lots of adjectives to describe the giant and we discussed how the giant helps lots of different animals throughout the story. We also thought of a range of ways we could help others at home[…]
