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English

English at Wootton Lower School

At Wootton Lower School, we aim to offer our pupils a rich and exciting English curriculum that will help them to become confident communicators and prepare them for the world outside of the classroom. 

Handwriting

Cursive handwriting is taught to all pupils from EYFS through to Year 4. All pupils are taught to join letters using. Our approach is inspired by challenges children face when learning to write and is breaks down the skill of handwriting into simple, bite-sized chinks. We model how to make correct joins and encourage children to join their letters whilst teachers provide 1:1 support for students who require additional help. 

Spellings

RWInc Spelling is an interactive programme which teaches spellings in a fun and engaging way. Each unit is introduced with a short video. It helps children to learn spellings with common patterns and uses rules in order to help them recall spellings as well as teaching exceptions to these rules.
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Individual workbooks allow children to practise their spellings and the teaching naturally follows on from the Spell Review part of the RWInc phonics programme taught as soon as the children enter Wootton Lower School.  As a result, the children are already proficient at using dots (for individual sounds) and dashes (for digraphs) and prefixes and suffixes can be added to root words to help them to spell with greater accuracy, understanding and confidence. 

Giving children weekly spellings to be tested (even when they do score 10/10!) does not mean that they will apply these in their own written work. With our approach to the teaching of spellings, we hope to support and encourage your child to become both more confident and independent spellers which will help them become better writers.  Revisiting spelling patterns and rules regularly is key to them becoming successful spellers..

Our Presentation Poem

I am neat...

Sitting tall, back is straight,
Brain is switched on, concentrate.
Pencils sharp, like a pin,
Are you ready? Let’s begin.
 
Every word has its place,
Between each word belongs a space.
Tall letters touch the line at the top,
Half way up, short letters stop.
 
Letters with tails drop below,
They loop and join to add some flow.
So that is that, you’re ready to go
For that is how neat writing must go.
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The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
Dr Seuss (Author)

The Book Wizard

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The Book Wizard pays a visit to the children and talks about their favourite books. 

To find out about our phonics programme, click here

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​Our school newsletter is emailed out each Friday and is also available on the school website. 

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Paper copies will still be available from the school office on request.
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  • Our School
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    • Our Curriculum
    • Statutory Requirements
    • Breakfast and Afterschool Clubs
    • Contact Us
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  • Pupil Zone
    • Our Classes
    • Clubs and Activities
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      • Phonics
      • Maths
      • English
      • Humanities
      • Science
    • Year 4 Volunteers
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    • Isolation Area
    • Class Closure
    • Learning at Home
    • Starting School September 2021
    • SEN Parent Advice
    • Absence and Illness
    • Class News >
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