1. Think of an idea 2. Put your hand up 3. Wait quietly for your turn
1. Look forwards 2. Walk carefully 3. Leave space
1. Walk to the line 2. Leave space 3. Hands and feet still
3 Steps to "ready" sitting: 1. Legs crossed 2. Hands in 3. Eyes looking
A full guide to getting the most from Reading with your child.
Here, Reading Specialist Tony Watmuff, models listening to a child read and discussing a text with them.
We assess children's reading in a variety of ways, including by discussing their reading with them and asking them to evaluate their own abilities (Y3-6). In this video, a Y5 child talks about their view of reading.
A video showing parents how to use the phonics flashcards to help your child take their first steps in reading.
‘The Lion inside’ - a story about bravery
A story, read by Mrs A, about a koala who didn’t like change. With some children returning to school, whilst others have to stay at home, Mrs A helps us understand why we sometimes find change difficult.
Mrs A reads a story about mindfulness.
Mrs A explains what mindfulness is and how it can help us to feel happy.
Respect the Wonder Dog makes some unsafe choices when a friend encourages him to download an App for older children.
E-safety Assembly T2 2020
Mr Botten's Monday assembly on staying safe when using technology at home.
A beautiful story about the magic of Christmas and the origin of Santa Claus. David Litchfield has written and illustrated this beautiful book.
Ms Bruten talks about choosing to read Malamander a Red level Mystery story by Thomas Taylor. She definitely recommends this book to those who love mystery, the sea and a bit of fantastical storytelling…
Flavia Z Drago has written and illustrated this beautiful story. When she was at school in Mexico City, she would sit on her own and wonder how other children were able to play and talk to each other easily. It was a mystery to her.
First published in 1980, this picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg is a spooky classic.
A poem by Amy Van Derwater describing how some of our lovely year 6 leavers may be feeling this week.
Part 2 of The Snow Dragon by Abi Elphinstone, illustrated by Fiona Woodcock read by Ms Bruten.
This is an activity that helps children to practise their oral blending skills. In this video, we selected an animal book but you can use anything that has lots of pictures. Children need to master oral blending before they can be successful blending (reading) words with written sounds.
This is a game you could play that supports children to use their oral blending skills, using pictures. Children need to master oral blending before they can be successful blending (reading) words with written sounds.
Learn how to pronounce the Phase 2 sounds and see the actions to match.
See and hear the Phase 2 Common Exception Words (CEW). A CEW is a word that cannot be sounded out using the sounds the children know and must be learnt by sight.
This video shows you how the children learn to blend (read) words at school. In this video, the children are focusing on reading words with the "f" sound.
This activity will help your child blend sounds to read words. Practise this at home to improve your child's blending (reading) skills. It is important that your child is secure with Oral Blending before they move onto this skill.
At Blackhorse we celebrate neurodiversity everyday. As part of 'AUTISM ACCEPTANCE WEEK' 2023, children have been showing 'Bravery' and 'Respect' and have shared their questions and experiences around autism, asking how different situations might make autistic children think and feel. Perhaps you might think and feel similar thoughts and feelings at different points throughout your day? But always remember... "when you've met 'one' person with autism, you've met 'one' person with autism"
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Resource Base children and staff.
Cherry and Sycamore Class join together to present 'The Gingerbread Man's Christmas' through narration and song.
Sycamore perform Charlie and The Chocolate Factory as part of their Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing learning
Cherry and Sycamore Class join together to present 'The Story of Christmas' through songs and narration.
Little Bear and the Butterflies by Susan Quinn
Miss Wood shows you around Beech Base.
Mrs O'Connor shows you around Ash Base.
Miss Wood and Mrs O'Connor show you around the garden outside the Reception classrooms.
Take a tour of Blackhorse Primary and find out all about the school.
Listen to the story 'First Day at Big School' read by Mrs O'Connor.
Listen to the story 'Starting School' by Janet and Alan Ahlberg, read by Mrs O'Connor.
A recording of the Meet the Teacher session held online on Thursday 30th September 2021. Miss Vigor, Mrs Wilson and Miss Phillips give a short presentation to introduce the Year 1 routines, timetable and curriculum, followed by a question and answer session.
Redrafting our writing to include co-ordinating conjunctions and a new & improved sentence opener. Can't wait to see you on Monday, Year 3!
Writing the description of the character you have chosen to focus on using the skills shown in the video. You can draw the pictures on your writing when you've finished to show us your FANTASTIC skills!
Writing the digital display using an analogue clock, including seconds.
Learning about healthy food choices and how calories give us energy.
Vocabulary building for tomorrow's writing.
In today's lesson we will be writing a character description of Liam using precise ENP and embedded clauses
Today we are going to build vocabulary webs for Liam
Ms Bruten wishes Year 6 the very best for their futures
Listen to the text we are focusing on next week when being a reader.
Termly Enquiry Theme assembly, introducing 'Creativity'.
As part of their ‘how do you save the world?’ Enquiry, Y5 interviewed local MP, Chris Skidmore, about what he and the government are doing to save the planet.
Mr Botten asked random children from each year group to answer their last term's enquiry question to see what they'd learnt and could remember.
How we’ll manage Covid this term
This very short video is supposed to help you to understand one of the different word class terms and they will give some examples of them being used in sentences too. Children in Year 2+ are taught how to recognise and use adjectives in their sentences.
This very short video is supposed to help you to understand one of the different word class terms and they will give some examples of them being used in sentences too. Children in Year 2+ are taught about nouns but don't need to call them common or proper nouns.
This very short video is supposed to help you to understand one of the different word class terms and they will give some examples of them being used in sentences too. Children in Year 2+ are taught about nouns but they don't need to know the difference between abstract and concrete nouns.
This very short video is supposed to help you to understand one of the different word class terms and they will give some examples of them being used in sentences too. Children in Year 2+ are taught about verbs.
Children in Year 5/6 are taught about colons and semi-colons as punctuation marks to enhance their writing.
A brilliant new picture book by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen. How does Santa do it? I don't know, let's read this book and find out!
Kipper asks the question, "Which is best, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?"
A festive rhyming story by Julia Donaldson, beautifully illustrated by Victoria Sandoy.
Are you counting too? A rhyming story by Joff Brown and Gabriele Tafuni.
A heartwarming story by Giles Andrea and Nikki Dyson
Final installment of this snowy story
Blackhorse has talent!
KS1 presents 'Christmas Around the World'.
A few short clips of our musicians showing what they've learnt this term.
Anna Sayce
by Rebecca Wise- Professional Growth Project
Sarah O'Connor shares her research project on the value of co-play and play-based learning in Maths.
by Julia Grant
Beth Vigor's Professional Development Project Video