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• Writing

  At the Gem Federation, we are inclusive and believe that our writing curriculum should prepare all children for the next stage of learning, whether this be to a new year group, a new key stage or when they transition into secondary school.

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• Speaking and Listening

  IntentSpeaking and listening is vital within the Gem Federation curriculum and is developed from EYFS.

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• Spelling

  In Early Years and KS1, spelling is embedded within phonics lessons, as well as taught discretely in three Spelling & Handwriting lessons per week.

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• Handwriting

  Handwriting is taught three times each week, alongside the weekly spellings, for a period of 10 to 15 minutes.

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• Reception

  NewslettersReception - Newsletter - Summer 1 Reception - Newsletter - Spring 2 Reception - Newsletter - Spring 1 Reception - Newsletter - Autumn 1 Autumn 1welcome to Reception We have had an exciting start to the new school year in Reception.

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• Year 1

  Newsletters & Knowledge OrganisersNewslettersYear 1 - Newsletter - Summer 1 Year 1 - Newsletter - Spring 2 Year 1 - Newsletter - Spring 1 Year 1 - Newsletter - Autumn 1 Year 1 - Newsletter - Autumn 2 Knowledge Organiser and HomeworkYear 1 - The Amazon - Summer 1 Year 1 - London Now and Past - Spring 2 Year 1 - Our Grandparents - Autumn 1 Year 1 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 2 Autumn One EnglishEnglish In English Year One have been focusing on using finger spaces and full stops when writing a sentence.

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• Year 2

  NewslettersYear 2 - Newsletter - Summer 1 Year 2 - Newsletter - Spring 2 Year 2 - Newsletter - Spring 1 Year 2 - Newsletter - Autumn 2 Year 2 - Newsletter - Autumn 1 Knowledge Organisers and HomeworkYear 2 - Knowledge Organiser - Summer 1 Year 2 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 2 Year 2 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 1 Year 2 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 2 Year 2 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 1 Summer TermSummer term English Summer 1English At the start of the term, the children focused their learning on the books, Ada Twist: Scientist, and Rosie Revere: Engineer, where they sequenced events of the stories and went on to write a newspaper report about the chaos Ada had created in her classroom!

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• Year 3

  NewslettersYear 3 - Newsletter - Summer 1 Year 3 - Newsletter - Spring 2 Year 3 - Newsletter - Spring 1 Year 3 - Newsletter - Autumn 1 Year 3 - Newsletter - Autumn 2 Knowledge Organisers and HomeworkYear 3 - Knowledge Organiser - Summer 1 Year 3 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 1 Year 3 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 1 Summer TermSUMMER TERM English - SummerENGLISH This term, we will be reading a new text called ‘Our Tower’ by Joseph Coelho.

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• Year 4

  Knowledge Organisers and HomeworkYear 4 - Knowledge Organiser - Summer 1 Year 4 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 2 Year 4 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 1 Year 4 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 1 NewslettersYear 4 - Newsletter - Summer 1 Year 4 - Newsletter - Spring 2 Year 4 - Newsletter - Spring 1 Year 4 - Newsletter - Autumn 1 English - springReading and Writing This term in English, we will be developing our writing skills through looking at a variety of different texts, including a range of fiction and non-fiction.

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• Year 5

  NewslettersYear 5 - Newsletter - Summer 1 Year 5 - Newsletter Spring 1 Year 5 - Newsletter - Autumn 1 Year 5 - Newsletter - Autumn 2 Knowledge Organisers and HomeworkYear 5 - Knowledge Organiser - Summer 1 Year 5 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 1 Year 5 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 1 Year 5 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 2 Spring TitleSpring Term EnglishEnglishIn English, we have looked at Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders, which we began by exploring the symbolism and the history of the Rainbow/Pride Flag, before discovering the story and significance of Harvey Milk as well as other figures central to the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement of San Francisco in the late 1970s and beyond.

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