Maths
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At Horndon on the Hill Church of England Primary School, we follow the White Rose Mathematics (WRM) scheme of learning, which is linked to the National Curriculum Programmes of Study.
We use the WRM schemes of learning as they encourage the use of concrete, practical equipment for all year groups before moving on to pictorial and then abstract learning. Different areas of learning in mathematics follow a two- to five-week block of learning, allowing children to consolidate and deepen their knowledge, skills and understanding. |
Maths Shed and Times Tables Rockstars are two of the ways we use online resources to engage, encourage and support children’s fluency with maths.
Each child in school has a free log in to enable them to play these games at home. Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any problems.
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Reading
The Teaching of Reading
Phonics
Phonics
The scheme of work used to support the teaching of phonics is Collins, "Big Cat Song of Sounds". This is a hands-on, systematic, synthetic phonics programme that meets the children's learning needs.
Song of Sounds has a song at its heart that teaches children all of the phonemes necessary to read and write English successfully.
There are daily sessions and longer consolidation sessions to put phonic skills into practice.
Song of Sounds has a song at its heart that teaches children all of the phonemes necessary to read and write English successfully.
There are daily sessions and longer consolidation sessions to put phonic skills into practice.
Reading
A combination of reading schemes are used. Children are also encouraged to transfer their skills to a range of texts.
Some of the schemes used are: Oxford Reading Tree, BBC Active- Letters and Sounds and Rigby Star.
We promote a love of reading through the use of our school library system and our Reading Cloud.
We have a great new app for the children to access a wide range of e-books. The app is called Sora and can be used on tablets, phones and computers.
Some of the schemes used are: Oxford Reading Tree, BBC Active- Letters and Sounds and Rigby Star.
We promote a love of reading through the use of our school library system and our Reading Cloud.
We have a great new app for the children to access a wide range of e-books. The app is called Sora and can be used on tablets, phones and computers.
Click here for: How to use Sora e-books
Spelling |
Click on the year group for the relevant spellings.
Year 6- revise spellings from all year groups.
