Phonics
Intent:
At Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School we believe that reading is an essential life skill and we are committed to enabling our children to become lifelong readers.
At the heart of our strategy is our drive to foster a love of reading, enriching children’s learning through carefully chosen texts that spark imagination, provoke thought, celebrate culture and diversity and are language rich.
Reading is a skill that enables children to develop their learning across the wider curriculum and lays the foundations for future success. We use a balanced mix of approaches to reading so that all pupils are able to succeed, which include: Read Write Inc. phonics, Fresh Start Phonics, Guided Reading, teaching of reading comprehension, reading for pleasure, individual reading and sharing high quality texts within the classroom.
We believe that Read, Write, Inc (RWI) phonics provides the foundations of learning to make the development into fluent reading and writing easier. Children learn to read fluently and at speed so they can focus on developing their skills in comprehension, vocabulary and spelling. Through RWI phonics children learn a simple alphabetic code followed by a more complex code.
All reading books progress cumulatively, matched to the sound’s children are learning and already know. The teaching of phonics is of high priority.
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Year 2 have been on a walk of the local area as part of their geography unit of work. #primarygeography #geographyfieldtrip #burnhamoncrouch
Year 2 have been on a walk of the local area as part of their geography unit of work. #primarygeography #geographyfieldtrip #burnhamoncrouch
“Trainer of the week” whilst training @burnhamoncrouchrufc 🏉 and demonstrating excellent #teamwork at #Rugby 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😃
#GoBurnham
#proudofourstudents
“Trainer of the week” whilst training @burnhamoncrouchrufc 🏉 and demonstrating excellent #teamwork at #Rugby 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😃
#GoBurnham
#proudofourstudents
Celebrating success in #karate representing @ekamartialartsacademy and competing in Belgium 🥈🥉🥉🥋👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😃
#GoBurnham
#proudofourstudents
Celebrating success in #karate representing @ekamartialartsacademy and competing in Belgium 🥈🥉🥉🥋👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😃
#GoBurnham
#proudofourstudents
Year 2 are exploring the text Oliver’s Vegetables - they have been busy making observations about different vegetables and looking at the vegetables growing in our school garden. #schoolgardening #reading #psqm
Year 2 are exploring the text Oliver’s Vegetables - they have been busy making observations about different vegetables and looking at the vegetables growing in our school garden. #schoolgardening #reading #psqm
Year 3 have recently studied rivers in their geography lessons. To finish their unit of work, the children went for a walk along the River Crouch. #geography #geographyfieldwork
Year 3 have recently studied rivers in their geography lessons. To finish their unit of work, the children went for a walk along the River Crouch. #geography #geographyfieldwork
Bikeability Course 3! Well done to our Year 6 children! #bikeability
STEM part 2: Year 5 took part in our first STEM Enrichment session on 13th September. The theme of the day was: Witches and Wizards. The children attended Potions class during the morning where they carried out a range of experiments and then made ice cream and lemonade. Care of Magical Creatures was next , where the children designed, using a CAD programme, and made bird perches for Hedwig using woodwork skills.
Here are some comments from the children:
“I enjoyed it so much.” Mia
“It was so fun” Jack
“I loved it!” Ava
“It was really exciting.” Sienna
“I had a truly wonderful time.” Daisy
“ I want to be an engineer.” Rosa
“I love STEM!” #stemeducation #psqm
STEM part 2: Year 5 took part in our first STEM Enrichment session on 13th September. The theme of the day was: Witches and Wizards. The children attended Potions class during the morning where they carried out a range of experiments and then made ice cream and lemonade. Care of Magical Creatures was next , where the children designed, using a CAD programme, and made bird perches for Hedwig using woodwork skills.
Here are some comments from the children:
“I enjoyed it so much.” Mia
“It was so fun” Jack
“I loved it!” Ava
“It was really exciting.” Sienna
“I had a truly wonderful time.” Daisy
“ I want to be an engineer.” Rosa
“I love STEM!” #stemeducation #psqm
Year 6 have taken part in #bikeability since returning to school.
Here are some of the photos from our professional photoshoot with the RHS in July! What a great opportunity for the children to demonstrate the skills they have learned during their time at Gardening Club! #rhsschoolsgardeningcampaign #psqm #primaryscience
Here are some of the photos from our professional photoshoot with the RHS in July! What a great opportunity for the children to demonstrate the skills they have learned during their time at Gardening Club! #rhsschoolsgardeningcampaign #psqm #primaryscience
Congratulations to our Gardening Club members for achieving the highest RHS schools gardening award! 🥳👩🌾🧑🌾🪴#rhsschoolsgardeningcampaign
Congratulations to our Gardening Club members for achieving the highest RHS schools gardening award! 🥳👩🌾🧑🌾🪴#rhsschoolsgardeningcampaign
STEM day part 1: Hippo Class were the first class to take part in our STEM Enrichment Day today and they have had a fantastic day! Look at the fantastic bird perches they have made after following a design brief designing their product using a CAD programme. #stemeducation #primaryscience #psqm
STEM day part 1: Hippo Class were the first class to take part in our STEM Enrichment Day today and they have had a fantastic day! Look at the fantastic bird perches they have made after following a design brief designing their product using a CAD programme. #stemeducation #primaryscience #psqm
It’s time to cheer our mighty @lionesses on this morning as we dream of witnessing a historic win!!
#itscominghome
#lionesses🦁
#womensworldcup2023
@wwcfifa2023
It’s time to cheer our mighty @lionesses on this morning as we dream of witnessing a historic win!!
#itscominghome
#lionesses🦁
#womensworldcup2023
@wwcfifa2023
Our gardening club have taken part in a photoshoot for the RHS this afternoon! #rhs #schoolsgardening #rhsschoolsgardeningcampaign
Our gardening club have taken part in a photoshoot for the RHS this afternoon! #rhs #schoolsgardening #rhsschoolsgardeningcampaign
We have had a fantastic day @wimbledon 🎾🤩🎾
Tremendous #tennis at this amazing venue, bright sunshine and our children have been a credit to our school.
Certainly a memorable day in SW19!!
🎾😎🎾👌🏻
#GoBurnham
#proudofourstudents
@lta
@findyouractive
@afpe_pe
We have had a fantastic day @wimbledon 🎾🤩🎾
Tremendous #tennis at this amazing venue, bright sunshine and our children have been a credit to our school.
Certainly a memorable day in SW19!!
🎾😎🎾👌🏻
#GoBurnham
#proudofourstudents
@lta
@findyouractive
@afpe_pe
Our Year 6 children are on their way home! They have had the BEST week! #residential #year6 #osmingtonbaypgl
Our Year 6 children are on their way home! They have had the BEST week! #residential #year6 #osmingtonbaypgl
Year 6 are having a blast! #residential #year6