Writing

Writing

At Lower Farm we see writing as a process. We plan opportunities to write a range of genres and the week/weeks leads up to a ‘final piece’. We aim to produce a piece of writing every week or two depending on the length of the piece. At the start of the year, scaffold and support is in place to help children write but as the year progresses, independence grows and children are able to write at length independently.

Handwriting

Children work hard on their presentation and all staff have a high expectation of handwriting. At Lower Farm, we teach handwriting using 'Letter Join', which is an online scheme that supports correct letter formation in EYFS and Key Stage 1and teaches correct joins in Key Stage 2. We teach and practise handwriting three times a week during our starter time in English. Children who need more support in handwriting also receive intervention.

Children from Year 3 work hard to achieve a handwriting pen. This is given to children who are joining letters and writing legibly even when writing with speed. It is a real achievement to be awarded your handwriting pen.

Dictation 

Dictation is a key part of the writing journey and we understand that children need the ability to hold and transcribe a sentence correctly and accurately Page | 6 before, they will do this accurately for their own sentences in longer pieces of writing. Every week, every class has a dictation lesson. Children listen to a sentence, passage, story or poem and work hard to correctly transcribe the dictated text using the correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. We also ensure children confidently use the handwriting joins/letter formation they have learnt.

Writer of the Week

Mrs Laugharne chooses a writer of the week from across the whole school, every week and presents them with a certificate in our celebration assembly. The children are nominated by their teachers if they have made a particular effort in their writing or they have produced something extraordinary. This work is also put on display for the week so all children can see it as they wall through the corridors.

Examples of Work 

Please click on the buttons below to read some of our writing. We hope you love it!