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Our English curriculum is carefully planned to ensure progression of skills, as well as coverage of genres, so that the children grow up as fluent readers and writers. These skills are then applied in other subjects.

Please be aware that these are working documents and, as such, will be updated regularly.  

 

Design a Dino Competition

 

Lots of our KS2 pupils entered the Design a Dino competition.  They were tasked with designing a new species of dinosaur which could be used in the next book in the Microraptor series written by Philip Kavvadias.  There were so many creative and wonderful entries so well done to all those who entered. 

Excitingly, one of our pupil's designs was chosen as a second place winner! Well done and congratulations to Beatrice in Year 5 for her winning entry.  We shared a video message, from the author, in our whole school assembly congratulating Beatrice on her win.  She has won a 30 minute virtual author visit and 30 copies of the Microraptor book for the school library.   

 

 

 

Year 6 English Challenge

Four of our Year 6 students attended the local Year 6 English Challenge heat held at a nearby school.  They worked brilliantly together showcasing super teamwork and great knowledge.  We are very excited to announce that they came first in this heat.  This means that they will be heading off to the final in a few weeks time where we are sure they will continue to showcase their fabulous team spirit!

Congratulations!

 

 

Glebelands Picture Book Awards 2024-2025

Again, the great team at Norfolk Children's Book Centre chose for us a wonderful selection of the newest picture books for this year's picture awards.  Over two weeks, each class read the books and passed them on to the next class.  There was lots of great excitement across the school and chatter about which books had been read, which ones were eagerly being waited for and also which ones were the favourites.  Each child voted for their favourite book and the winner was announced in a whole school assembly. 

 

  

 

Chatteris Literacy Festival

Year 1 met author and illustrator, Ellie Sandall, as part of the Chatteris Literacy Festival.  She told them all about her book and showed them how to draw Bertie.  On their way to the Literacy Festival the children also walked to the library where Louise showed them lots of books and she gave them some ideas about how to choose books and showed them how to use the computer to borrow books.

Author Visit: Hannah Gold

Hannah visited Glebelands and delivered an assembly sharing information about the books she has recent and what inspired her to write the stories.  She also hinted at the new book she was busy working on.  Her visit was thoroughly enjoyed by all!

Author Visit: Jack Meggitt-Phillips

We were very lucky to be visited by Jack Meggitt-Phillips author of The Beast and the Bethany series who provided an insight into how he writes his stories.  He also held a Q&A session and signed books. 

 

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