Writing Update
It has been a pleasure reading the
children's writing from across the school. They are rising to the
challenges of the new curriculum and producing writing which is thoughtful and
creates emotion in the reader. For example Year 3 were inspired by
Michael Rosen's poem 'Chocolate Cake' to write about their favourite food; Year
4 wrote letters of complaint and diaries in response to the book, 'The Day the
Crayons Quit' and Year 6 created Character Profiles and Play Scripts in
response to 'Goodnight Mr Tom' and 'Friend or Foe'.
The impact that reading has on writing is
tremendous! To support your child's development in writing, read every
day with them and discuss the language the author has used. Remember - variety is the spice of life - the more
varied your child's reading, the more you will equip them to become
writers. Encourage your child to write as much as possible - can your
child write a menu for their pretend cafe? Perhaps they could write a
fact file about their favourite animal or maybe start writing their own
diary? Whatever writing your children do, support them as much as
possible - in particular with the basics of punctuation (full stops, capital
letters, commas, question marks and exclamation marks). The better their
understanding of the basics, the more confident they will feel as writers.
We look forward to sharing some of our
fantastic writing with you at Parents Evening.
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