WRITING
In Year 1
In Year 1 your child will learn to write simple stories on their own. They will learn to plan their writing by talking, or by drawing pictures. Their writing will be for different purposes that cover several areas of the curriculum. For example, they may write about caring for a pet (science) or a report on a visit to a factory (technology). They will be able to read and talk about what they have written.
After one year of learning writing at school most children will be able to:
In Year 2
In Year 2 your child will write simple stories and texts they can use at school and at home. This might include simple instructions, explanations of what happens and the way it happens, simple descriptions of people, or descriptions of things they have done and seen, know about or are have made up. They will learn about punctuation and how to use connecting words (eg “like”, “and”) to join sentences together.
After two years of learning writing at school they'll likely be able to:
In Year 3
In Year 3 your child will be learning to write for a range of different purposes across the curriculum. For example they might write a step by step guide to compost (science) or a report on a visit from a nurse (health). They will be learning about using punctuation in their writing and how to use things like titles, headings and captions.
After three years of learning writing at school they'll likely be able to:
In Year 4
In Year 4 your child will be writing a variety of material to support their learning in all areas of the curriculum. They’ll be writing in simple and compound sentences, and learning to write more complex sentences with more than one clause. They will be learning about nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives.
After four years of learning writing at school they'll likely be able to:
In Year 5
In Year 5 your child will continue to learn to think about, record, and communicate their experiences and ideas in their writing. Ideas for writing may come from talking, listening and reading about topics in all areas of the curriculum.
After five years of learning writing at school they'll likely be able to:
In Year 6
In Year 6 your child’s writing will continue to describe their own experiences and ideas and to show how they are thinking about these. Ideas for writing may come from talking, listening and reading about topics in all areas of the curriculum.
After six years of learning writing at school they'll likely be able to:
In Year 7
In Year 7 your child will continue to use their writing to think about, record, and communicate experiences, ideas, and information to meet specific learning purposes across the curriculum.
After seven years of learning writing at school they'll likely be able to:
In Year 8
In Year 8 your child will continue to use their writing to think about, record, and communicate experiences, ideas, and information to meet specific learning purposes across the curriculum.
After eight years of learning writing at school they'll likely be able to:
The Minister of Education has advised that schools may have 2 teacher-only days to address the new maths and literacy programmes. SPC staff are joining other Catholic schools on Monday, 19th May and Monday 14th July (not Friday,15th August) as previously advertised. The days will be facilitated by advisers from the Ministry of Education.
TEACHER ONLY DAY
MONDAY 14TH JULY
SCHOOL CLOSED
2025 SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION - NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
If you are interested in being on the School Board for the benefit of your child/ren and the school, nominations will open on Monday, 14th July.
On Wednesday, 9th July you will have received an email with an information cover letter (Notice 2) and a nomination form. You can also download copies from our school website under Our School / Board of Trustees.
Nominations close at noon on Wednesday, 6th August.
Election day is Wednesday, 10th September.