Lower House: for children aged 5 - 8.
We combine high academic standards with superb pastoral care to give our children the confidence and ability to succeed.
Our broad curriculum is designed to give all of our children a thorough grounding in the core subjects of Literacy and Numeracy as well as the Arts, Humanities and Sport.
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Literacy and communication
Cultivating a range of reading and writing skills.
As a school, we adopt a text-based approach to Literacy, thoroughly exploring topic-based books to enable children to immerse themselves in the text and write for a range of purposes.
Weekly oracy sessions also allow children to engage in discussions and debate, encouraging them to think philosophically and ask thought-provoking questions. Opportunities for individual presentations additionally enable children to hone their speaking and listening skills in front of their peers.
Literacy lessons are supplemented with phonics and spelling sessions plus daily reading with class teachers. Fine motor skills are developed through discrete weekly handwriting lessons and are reinforced through extended writing projects.
As the children move up the school, early grammatical concepts are taught with a continued focus on spelling rules. Children also begin to engage in whole class reading sessions with a focus on emerging comprehension skills.