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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 - 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 - Spring 2 Year 1 - Newsletter - Spring 1 Year 1 - Newsletter - Autumn 1 Year 1 - Newsletter - Autumn 2 Knowledge Organiser and HomeworkYear 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 - Spring 2 Year 2 - Newsletter - Spring 1 Year 2 - Newsletter - Autumn 2 Year 2 - Newsletter - Autumn 1 Knowledge Organisers and HomeworkYear 2 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 2 Year 2 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 1 Year 2 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 2 Year 2 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 1 Spring TermSpring term English Spring 1EnglishIn Spring 1, we read the story of The Bear and the Piano. The children have made predictions about what they thought might happen next in the story, described the main character's feelings at different parts of story, and ordered the events in preparation for retelling the story.

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• Year 3

  NewslettersYear 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 - Spring 1 Year 3 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 1 Spring TermSPRING TERM English Spring 1ENGLISH This term, we will explore the wonderful non-fiction text, The Story of Tutankhamun.

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• Year 4

  Knowledge Organisers and HomeworkYear 4 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 2 Year 4 - Knowledge Organiser - Spring 1 Year 4 - Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 1 NewslettersYear 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 Spring 1 Year 5 - Newsletter - Autumn 1 Year 5 - Newsletter - Autumn 2 Knowledge Organisers and HomeworkYear 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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