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01/12/23

There is currently 1 in 2 chance of winning one out of our amazing prizes. Please share with family and friends. Raffle is drawing at 5pm today!!!The PTAhttps://t.co/FmAzxMLipU— VIPS () December 1, 2023

30/11/23

pic.twitter.com/LULUE3XiOr— VIPS () November 30, 2023

30/11/23

Another creative Christmas workshop got underway this week: a group of year 5 and 6 students were learning to make eco Christmas decorations from dogwood and embroidery threads! pic.twitter.com/T8A10WrTwL— VIPS () November 30, 2023

28/11/23

Year 5 have been getting into the festive spirit by creating their own ‘mini-wreaths’ using pipe cleaners, glue and a lot of glitter! These will be sold at our Xmas fair on Friday! pic.twitter.com/5X4EUr4Mgd— VIPS () November 28, 2023

24/11/23

Year 3 had a fab time on our trip to Samphire Hoe yesterday. It felt like all of our science learning about rocks, soil and fossils this term came to life in front of our eyes! pic.twitter.com/xg6sk6M3MC— VIPS () November 24, 2023

22/11/23

Turtles have been focusing on character description in English, they have created some incredible writing about the character of Lila from this term’s book, The Firework Maker’s Daughter! We even had the chance to do some creative writing of our own! pic.twitter.com/ZEaAadQc6A— VIPS () November 22, 2023

21/11/23

We have raised a fantastic £243.30 so far for the children all took part in spotty themed art and we tried our best to create our own Pudsey! pic.twitter.com/PF3lPbfQjj— VIPS () November 21, 2023

17/11/23

As part of ‘Show your spots day’ Children in Need 2023, Year 6 have been creating WW2 Blitz pictures in the style of pointillism. pic.twitter.com/HKOwBxwYJX— VIPS () November 17, 2023

16/11/23

Year 5 had a special treat this week, with a visit to the British Museum, London. We had a brilliant time seeing a whole host of treasures including Ancient Greek sculptures, Ancient Egyptian mummies and solid gold Medieval coins worth millions! pic.twitter.com/UHzLSwA854— VIPS () November 16, 2023

15/11/23

The first of our art clubs started today, with some of our key stage 2 children learning how to create a Christmas wreath! We can’t wait to see how they develop over the next few weeks! pic.twitter.com/W3pSdNUd3g— VIPS () November 15, 2023

15/11/23

Year 3 have been creating some epic Stone Age moves in our dance class. Can you work out what activity they are recreating in these pictures? pic.twitter.com/shWjavgkys— VIPS () November 15, 2023

09/11/23

Year 3 have been using techniques of sequencing images and creating freeze frames to help them to remember the storylines of the book ‘Stone Age Boy’ pic.twitter.com/F4Wbkh2IRV— VIPS () November 9, 2023

09/11/23

pic.twitter.com/N2fd1M4YEz— VIPS () November 9, 2023

09/11/23

To kick start their new Dance topic in PE, Stingray class have been exploring different ‘swing dance’ movements. These movements will help them to eventually choreograph a short dance to ‘The White cliffs of Dover’ by Vera Lynn. pic.twitter.com/XRGliZlujz— VIPS () November 9, 2023

09/11/23

Would you like to join our team! We are currently hiring. https://t.co/HgmShgQxU9— VIPS () November 9, 2023

20/10/23

Year 6 have been busy recapping and consolidating all of their Science learning this week! Our Super Stingrays have been testing their sticky knowledge about Karl Linnaeus and microorganisms! pic.twitter.com/JJkqfBTucv— VIPS () October 20, 2023

20/10/23

Year 5 have been finishing their flooding topic by recreating their very own model village, complete with working dam! All made out of Lego, I might add! Will the dam hold the water back and save the village?! We’ll find out next lesson! pic.twitter.com/pxMX1FRGSf— VIPS () October 20, 2023

18/10/23

This week in PSHE, Turtles have had a fantastic discussion about recognising our own emotions and seeing them in others. We looked at how to live without harming others and how noticing our differences should be a positive learning experience. pic.twitter.com/sjkrjtjxCw— VIPS () October 18, 2023

17/10/23

In PSHE this week Seals class have been learning about their rights and ordering them into ones they think are most important to them. pic.twitter.com/kia9v5IbTX— VIPS () October 17, 2023

13/10/23

Year 3 have been thinking about deforestation and today we had some special visitors all the way from the Amazon Rainforest to talk about their work. We had Hosé the beef farmer, Mr Palmer the palm oil farmer and Steve the logger! pic.twitter.com/bBh9tb6EGu— VIPS () October 13, 2023

13/10/23

Check out the brilliant extended writing and Science work going on in Stingray class this week! For their writing focus this week, the children have been writing persuasive texts to advertise their class novel ‘The Girl of Ink and Stars’. pic.twitter.com/kdlAHGlqMA— VIPS () October 13, 2023

13/10/23

Turtles were lucky enough to take part in a flashmob workshop! They performed a spooky dance to a very surprised Years 5 and 6! pic.twitter.com/Xm0Du9Gzfj— VIPS () October 13, 2023

13/10/23

In English Sharks have been thinking about Autumn and Harvest, and have been writing about what we might see on an Autumn walk, ready for our own walk around the field! pic.twitter.com/D85xjNu6RR— VIPS () October 13, 2023

12/10/23

Thank you so much to the PTA for providing us the funds to buy these fantastic books for the Year 3 classroom! We are so excited about reading them! pic.twitter.com/RJgTcJ2DiH— VIPS () October 12, 2023

12/10/23

In our sketchbook lesson this week Seals have worked on developing their tracing skills, and also encouraged some left brain/right brain fluidity in our double handed drawings of leaves! pic.twitter.com/TBzsd6mjw5— VIPS () October 12, 2023

English

The Teaching of English at Kings Hill

We aim to teach the following lessons each week to ensure coverage of skills and progression in all areas of the English curriculum.

We follow the Talk for Writing approach to our writing.

  • Monday - Reading lesson
  • Tuesday - SPAG lesson
  • Wednesday - Friday - Writing skills lessons

We aim to enable our children to:

  • Enjoy quality experiences that will enhance their writing, knowledge, skills and understanding.
  • Be enthusiastic and critical readers of stories, poetry and drama as well as non-fiction texts.
  • Become lifelong learners as readers and writers through the Talk for Writing approach.
  • Explore global issues through writing (for example, persuasive writing and spoken language).  
  • Write with confidence, fluency and understanding, orchestrating a range of independent strategies to self monitor and correct.
  • Write a range of text types each seasonal term (fiction and non-fiction) and in a range of genres and be able to write in a variety of styles and form appropriate to the situation.
  • Increase their ability to use planning, editing and drafting to improve their work.
  • Use a variety of mediums to express their written ideas, e.g. ICT and Drama.

Talk for Writing

Talk for Writing starts with enjoying and sharing stories. Throughout the school, we place a strong emphasis on children reading stories and enjoying a range of high quality literature. Through regular reading, we want children to build up an extensive and rich vocabulary for use in their own writing.

During the initial 'imitation' stage of Talk for Writing, children learn to tell a story off by heart. They retell a text with expression and actions and make use of a story map to support their retelling. Once the story is learnt, children are encouraged to adapt it. We then work on skills and ideas to develop the child's own writing. Many writing opportunities (through Reading, Spag and Writing lessons ) will take place in a learning sequence and finally will result in the "invention" stage where children will be challenged to write their own version (or invention) of the story or text independently.

To find out more, please visit Talk4Writing  

Setting Ideas

Character Ideas

Grammar Organiser

Progression in SPAG Skills

Reading

Accelerated Reader

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a computer programme that helps teachers monitor and manage children’s independent reading practice. Children choose books from their own level, read them at their own pace and then, when finished, quiz on the book at school on our Ipads or Macs. Feedback and results provided from the quiz allows the child and the teacher to choose new books, discuss strategies for reading and plan the next steps for their child's comprehension skills.

To search and find a book from the Accelerated Reader scheme please click the link below:

AR Bookfinder

Parents' Guide to Accelerated Reading

Accelerated Reader Powerpoint

Spelling

Following the Government’s introduction of the new framework, spelling expectations for each year group have become more specific and detailed. Recognising the new higher expectations and specific emphasis on spellings, at our school we focus on daily teaching of spelling and phonics.   We use a range of fun, investigative and interactive methods to teach new spelling patterns and rules.

Spelling is a key part of becoming a successful writer.  It:

  • helps children to write more fluently, dedicating more of their energies towards creative writing (rather than the mechanical process of spelling);
  • helps children to attempt to spell unfamiliar words, enriching their vocabulary;
  • gives children opportunities to investigate and understand the true meaning of words;
  • develops confident writers and readers.

Key Stage 1 Read Write Inc and Phonics

Word List for Years 3 and 4

Word List for Years 5 and 6

Inexcusables

Homophones

Oracy

Oracy - the four strands are:

1. Physical

2. Linguistic

3. Cognitive

4.Social and Emotional

Please see the links below for useful Oracy information.

Giving Proof of Listening Means

What does good Oracy look and sound like?

Groupings

Choose your Protocol

Listening Ladder

Discussion Guidelines

The Oracy Framework

Parent Workshops and Information