Welcome to Julia Donaldson class, my name is Mrs Batten.
The famous author Julia Donaldson has created beautiful, imaginative stories loved by both children and adults. Julia Donaldson’s passion for creativity and imagination is something that we in Julia Donaldson class are inspired by every day, across the curriculum! We are motivated by passion, imagination and creativity, not only in our work and discussions, but in our play and social interactions too.
Welcome to Irwin Class! My name is Miss Cannell.
Steve Irwin was a kind, caring and brave man who cared for not only animals but our planet. As a member of Steve Irwin class, we will also follow these values both in class and out on the playground. In Steve Irwin class, we have fun and make memories but as Steve said “Crickey, education is the most important thing”.
Times Tables Rockstars
Handwriting Lessons
Every child, who attends one of our Vine schools, will receive a Vine Passport. This Vine Passport will
give every child the opportunity to challenge themselves, to broaden their horizons and to increase
their life experiences. There is a total of 40 challenges as you travel around your Vine Schools
Passport. There is no rush to complete it all at once; indulge yourself in the challenges and enjoy!
In the Vine Trust, we want to promote a love of reading in all of our pupils no matter what their age, gender or reading ability. Exposing children to a wide variety of good quality stories and texts helps to improve their vocabulary and comprehension skills whilst also introducing them to a whole host of experiences, both imaginary and real, that they might otherwise never experience.
At the Vine, we feel that parents and carers play a vital role in supporting pupils with their reading. Research into reading supports this belief and one finding in 2006 states that:
Parents and the home environment are essential to the early teaching of reading and fostering a love of reading; children are more likely to continue to be readers in homes where books and reading are valued (Clark and Rumbold, 2006).
We understand that it can be difficult to motivate children to read, especially now that technology is so appealing and accessible. It can also be challenging to get children to read different types of books. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, Harry Potter and books written by David Walliams are extremely popular and are great pieces of literature. However, it is important that children read a range of stories and books to support them in developing their own imagination and writing skills.
In light of this, we have produced a selection of lists to aid you at home in guiding and encouraging children to read a range of books. Each list contains good-quality, age relevant books that have stood the test of time and proven to be very popular with pupils that staff have taught over the years.
How to use the lists:
These lists are extensive but not exhaustive. There are so many wonderful options and choices for children to read today; we just need to make sure that we are encouraging them to do so.
