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See below for all of the ways we have been growing and giving this year.

• Read Write Inc Phonics - 25 September 2014

  Thu 25 Sep 2014

  Read Write Inc Phonics - Thu 25 Sep 2014

  At Wimborne St Giles CE VA First School we are determined that every child will be able to read, spell and write well. We will now be teaching Read Write Inc through Phonics and Literacy lessons. It is a very lively and vigorous programme of teaching reading. We are very serious and passionate about getting every child to read. It is our aim that every child can read confidently using taught strategies for reading (decoding) and at the same time develop handwriting skills and spelling (encoding). We have a new set of exciting Storybooks and Non-fiction with words that children can decode based on their learning. The more sounds the children know, the greater the range of texts they can read. Since we have started this term I have worked alongside every child in the whole school to assess their knowledge and application of sounds. This is to ensure that the trained adults in school can pitch their teaching at the correct level to small groups of similar ability children.
  
  Using Read Write Inc, the children learn to read effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into comprehending what they read. It also allows them to spell effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into composing what they write.
  
  We teach English through the following Read Write Inc principles:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  1. PACE – no time is wasted during teaching sessions! Children are active and involved in a fun and creative way. The aim is for the children to complete the programme as quickly as possible.
  2. PRAISE – teachers praise the children constantly throughout the teaching sessions. Children learn more quickly when they are praised for what they do well, rather than nagged for what they do wrong. The children are encouraged to praise each other and as a school we have developed several ‘Praise Phrases’ and ‘Praise actions’! Ask your child to demonstrate!
  3. PURPOSE – each activity has a very clear purpose. The teacher will set this purpose at the beginning of the lesson so that the children know exactly what they will be learning.
  4. PARTICIPATION – all children take part in all parts of the lesson. Full participation is gained through partner work and choral response.
  5. PASSION – as a staff we are passionate about our teaching and the benefits of the Read, Write Inc. programme! We love teaching the sessions and this enthusiasm rubs off onto the children
  6.  PERSEVERANCE – we do not give up until every child can read!

  
   
  
  
  
  

   

  

• Applications welcome for September 2015 from all areas - 17 September 2014

  Wed 17 Sep 2014

  Applications welcome for September 2015 from all areas - Wed 17 Sep 2014

  Is your child starting school in September 2015?
  Do you want high quality education for your child and small class sizes?
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  

  
  Wimborne St Giles CE VA is a small rural church school with pupils from 4 - 9 years old set in a village which has a strong sense of community and history. We also have an on site Pre-School.
  
  Please consider that Wimborne St Giles has school places available and welcomes children from other Dorset towns and villages (2 miles from Cranborne, 3.2 miles from Woodlands, 5 miles from Sixpenny Handley and 5.1 miles from Verwood). We also have an on site Pre-School. There is no requirement to live in the catchment area to attend the school. (This applies to all school catchments). However should the school be over-subscribed in any one year, then the criteria within the admissions policy will apply.
  
  Telephone 01725 517347 or email
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  office@wimbornestgiles.dorset.sch.uk to arrange a tour with the Headteacher, Mr D Baxter. We very much look forward to seeing you.
  
  
  
  

   

  
   
  
  
  
  

• Year 3 / 4 visit to Bovington Tank Museum - 12 September 2014

  Fri 12 Sep 2014

  Year 3 / 4 visit to Bovington Tank Museum - Fri 12 Sep 2014

  Year 3 and 4 enjoyed an excellent trip to Bovington Tank Museum as part of their World War 1 topic. The children were given a thorough tour of the trench area and even tried on various items of clothing from the War. We got close up to a Mark I tank and even stepped inside a Mark IV tank! The 'War Horse' exhibition showed how horses were used to support the soldiers as well as the working families back home. After lunch we looked at tanks from across time and how they have been adapted for different environments. The children were exceptionally well-behaved and had a fun fact-filled day.

   

   

  

• First Day of the New School Year - 03 September 2014

  Wed 03 Sep 2014

  First Day of the New School Year - Wed 03 Sep 2014

  Today we welcomed back the children for the start of the new school year. A special welcome to all the new children in Foundation Stage who started today, they all looked very smart and happy coming into their new classroom. The children have enjoyed a good start and have taken part in lots of interactive learning and 'settling in' activities.