Examples of reading
Big Book Bonanza!
Thank you to all those who took part in our Big Book Bonanza on Friday - it was a great success. The children loved swapping their books and there were some winners in our book and chocolate raffle too! It was good to see so many children enjoying reading for...
Daily Storytime for all Sandylands children
Each class has a daily story time slot as part of their timetable each day where they get to read a class novel. We believe it is really important for children to be read to daily and for our staff to model and share a story with a real focus on children being...
Our Sandylands Reading model
Our Sandylands reading model ensures children are taught the decoding, fluency and comprehension skills to read for knowledge and pleasure during guided reading sessions.
Phonics at Sandylands
We use the Read Write inc scheme to give our children an excellent reading foundation which runs from Nursery (in the summer term) through to Year 2. Once children move from the more structured elements of Read Write inc they move through the book banding of...
Our Sandylands Reading Spine
Our reading spine is a collection of books selected in each year group which reflects the diversity of our past and present world. The Reading spine is accessible in each class and children can select a book to take home. The books are also used as part of the...
World Book day 2022
What an amazing day it has been today! Thank you so much for getting involved and making World Book day 2022 such a great success. The children must be exhausted tonight.. book hunts, author lucky dips, footy and booky quizzes, drop everything and read, assemblies...
Fantastic Book Awards
We love reading! The Fantastic book awards club took part in their launch party recently. They are really excited to get reading and holding their very own book sharing sessions. They will hopefully be able to start making recommendations for children taking part in...
Reading Challenge – Reading passport launch
We all love reading! Our Reading passports are up and running in Key stage One - these are just a few of the children getting involved so far. It's not too late to take part, get involved today and gain your Sandylands Reading degree. Key stage Two's passports are...
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Last Updated on May 3, 2022
