Please find instructions for how to take part in the Winter Mini Reading Challenge 2020. It is completely free and all you have to do is read at least three books between Tuesday 1st December 2020 and Friday 15th January … Continued
Click on this link for some good ideas for questions to promote comprehension skills whilst your child is reading at home. Reading Comprehension Question Ideas
If you’re looking for some new ideas for books to read these lists have some great suggestions: Year 1 Recommended Reads Year 2 Recommended Reads Year 3 Recommended Reads Year 4 Recommended Reads Year 5 Recommended Reads Year 6 Recommended … Continued
All Souls Day is celebrated on 2nd November and during the month of November we take time to focus on remembrance. We think about those we have lost and offer our prayers for friends and family members who have died. … Continued
parents evening letter
Year 4 have been working incredibly hard on the current topic theme of The Great Outdoors. In Literacy, the children have written poetry in the style of “The Lost Words”, written by Robert McFarlane and illustrated beautifully by Jackie Morris. … Continued
Dear Children, Parents and Carers, As part of St Thomas More’s ongoing Reading for Pleasure campaign, we would like to invite you all to the Summer Reading Challenge 2020. This popular initiative is presented by The Reading Agency and … Continued
If you are looking for ideas for books, take a look at LoveReading 4 Kids Books of the Month for the latest releases. This is a fantastic website to help you find books. You can read the synopsis and there … Continued
Dear Parents and Carers, click HERE for some top tips for fostering reading motivation. Read with TRUST has some good strategies to support reading with your child at home also.
This year we celebrated World Book day with a variety of activities involving Reading for Pleasure. Year 5 led a special whole school assembly, ‘The Day the Books Quit,’ which they wrote themselves. Afterwards, parents joined us in the classroom … Continued
Presentation of the Lord
Ash Wednesday Mass Report
Year 4 visited the Ashmolean Museum on Monday 20th January as part of their topic Stone Age to Iron Age. The children participated in a fun learning and activity session led by a member of the museum’s education staff. They looked … Continued
Year 4 Prayer Service report On Wednesday 15th January Year 4 held their class prayer service for parents. The theme was “The Baptism of the Lord.” The Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the 14th January and our new … Continued
As part of our ongoing venture to promote Reading for Pleasure, we have invested in more exciting brand new titles. This has been made possible by the generous donations from the Friends who have worked hard to raise money for … Continued