Primary Strategy

At Quarry View our aim is to promote enjoyment and success when we are Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing and doing Maths.

LITERACY at QUARRY VIEW

At Quarry View we like to think that Literacy is at the heart of our curriculum. We use the literacy framework as a basis for developing a high quality and relevant curriculum based upon knowledge and skill acquisition.We aim for ALL children to be successful and achieve their potential.

Children have the opportunity to practise their literacy skills in different subjects. To find out more about what the children learn to see below

SPEAKING & LISTENING

Children must learn to speak and listen for a wide range of purposes in different contexts.

Speaking

Speak competently and creatively for different purposes and audiences, reflecting on impact and response
Explore, develop and sustain ideas through talk

Listening and responding

Understand, recall and respond to speakers’ implicit and explicit meanings
Explain and comment on speakers’ use of language, including vocabulary, grammar and nonverbal features

Group discussion and interaction

Take different roles in groups to develop thinking and complete tasks
Participate in conversations, making appropriate contributions building on others’ suggestions and responses

Drama

Use dramatic techniques, including work in role to explore ideas and texts
Create, share and evaluate ideas and understanding through drama

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READING

Word recognition: decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling)

Read fluently and automatically by using phonic knowledge of grapheme−phoneme correspondences and the skills of blending as their prime approach for decoding unfamiliarwords, and thereby:

build up a store of words that are instantly recognised and understood on sight
segment words into their constituent phonemes and understand that spelling is the reverse of blending phonemes into words for reading

Word structure and spelling

Learn that segmenting words into their constituent phonemes for spelling is the reverse of blending phonemes into words for reading.
Spell words accurately by combining the use of grapheme–phoneme correspondence knowledge as the prime approach, and also morphological knowledge and etymological information
Use a range of approaches to learn and spell irregular words

Understanding and interpreting texts

Retrieve, select and describe information, events or ideas
Deduce, infer and interpret information, events or ideas
Use syntax, context, word structures and origins to develop their understanding of word meanings.
Identify and comment on the structure and organisation of texts
Explain and comment on writers’ use of language, including vocabulary, grammatical and literary features

Engaging with and responding to texts

Read independently for purpose, pleasure and learning. Respond imaginatively, using different strategies to engage with texts Evaluate writers’ purposes and viewpoints, and the overall effect of the text on the reader

WRITING

Creating and shaping texts
Write independently and creatively for purpose, pleasure and learning
Use and adapt a range of forms, suited to different purposes and readers
Make stylistic choices, including vocabulary, literary features and viewpoints or voice
Use structural and presentational features for meaning and impact

Text structure and organisation

Organise ideas into a coherent structure including layout, sections and paragraphs
Write cohesive paragraphs linking sentences within and between them

Sentence structure and punctuation

Vary and adapt sentence structure for meaning and effect
Use a range of punctuation correctly to support meaning and emphasis
Convey meaning through grammatically accurate and correctly punctuated sentences

Presentation

Develop a clear and fluent joined handwriting style
Use keyboard skills and ICT tools confidently to compose and present work.

LITERACY PLANNING

Here at Quarry View the staff plan detailed and carefully differentiated lessons for the children. The lesson groups are planned over a fortnight to give ample opportunity for children to develop and practise new skills and knowledge. Staff aim to provide a balance of skills from the following groups:

TEXT LEVEL: children study and learn how a variety texts work.
SENTENCE LEVEL: children learn how to use sentences in reading and writing to convey accurate and interesting information
WORD LEVEL: children learn how words can be read and written down. They learn how to spell these words. They learn about choosing appropriate words for different tasks

When planning, staff actively promote speaking and listening activities and incorporate ICT in all their lessons.

Currently, the staff are working towards changing their planning in accordance with the new Primary Strategy Framework.

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TRY SOME LITERACY FUN & GAMES!

English Alphabet

Key Stage 2 Grammar, spelling, reading, writing

The Gingerbread Man

Revise your skills

Lots of games to try

Key Stage 1 Games

TARGET SETTING FOR LITERACY

Autumn Literacy Targets for writing

Quarry View is part of the Intensifying Support Programme.

Foundation Stage: To dictate a simple sentence
Year 1: Begin to write simple sentences independently using capital letters and full stops (developing the concept of a sentence)
Year 2: To write sentences using connectives that signal time e.g. after, meanwhile, during, then, next
Year 3: Vary openings of sentences and demarcate nearly all sentences with capital letters and full stops and question marks
Year 4: use commas to separate phrases and clauses in sentences
Year 5: suggest insights into character development through action, description and dialogue with correct speech punctuation
Year 6: to use a range of connecting words and phrases appropriately in different text types.

Autumn Literacy Targets for reading

Foundation Stage: Understand the structure of a simple story and use when re-enacting and retelling

Year 1: Relate story settings and incidents to own experience
Year 2: Identify key themes and discuss reasons for events in stories
Year 3: Explore underlying themes and ideas, making clear reference to the texts
Year 4: Interpret the effect the choice of language has to create moods, build tensions, etc…
Year 5:To recognise how a character is represented in different ways and respond with reference to the text
Year 6: Comment on the success of texts and writers in evoking particular responses in the reader

MATHS at QUARRY VIEW

At Quarry View we seek to provide a mathematics rich curriculum.

We use the mathematics framework as a basis for developing a high quality and relevant curriculum based upon knowledge and skill acquisition.

We try to promote and practise mathematics skills throughout our curriculum. We aim for ALL children to be successful and achieve their potential.

Maths Strands

Children learn about 7 aspects of Maths
These are called ‘strands’
Each of the strands is given a ‘weighting’
Not all strands have the same weighting
Some of the strands contain more content to learn and therefore need more teaching time
The emphasis must be upon using the skills we learn and applying them in different situations
Therefore the children will spend a lot of time using what they have learned so that they can use it to solve problems and apply it to real life situations.

The 7 Maths Strands are:

Using and applying mathematics
Counting and understanding number
Knowing and using number facts
Calculating
Understanding shape
Measuring
Handling data

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Foundation Stage

Using and applying mathematics
Counting and understanding number
Knowing and using number facts
Calculating
Understanding shape
Measuring
Handling data

MATHS PLANNING

Here at Quarry View staff plan detailed and carefully differentiated weekly activities for maths. The planning covers all aspects of Maths but with an emphasis upon using and applying the skills and knowledge learned.

The staff also look for links with speaking and listening skills to promote improved oracy skills.

ICT is used effectively to support learning and teaching in all aspects of maths.

Children access separate lessons to consolidate their understanding and recall of basic skills. As part of the Intensifying Support Programme, school links their targets to this and they make good progress.

TRY SOME MATHS FUN & GAMES!

Numbertime for KS1

Revise your KS2 skills

Get set for adventure

Have fun with maths

Lots of games to try

TARGET SETTING FOR MATHS

Autumn 1 Targets for Maths

Quarry View is part of the Intensifying Support Programme.

I can count reliably to 10
I can find one more or one less than a number from 1 to 10

I know addition facts for all pairs of numbers up to a total of 5
I know addition doubles of all numbers to 5
I know by heart all pairs of numbers with a total of 10
I can use knowledge of pairs to 10 to subtract e.g.10-3=7*

I know by heart all addition and subtraction facts for each number up to 10
I know all pairs of numbers with a total of 20
I can use knowledge of pairs to 20 to subtract e.g.20-3=17*
I know all pairs of multiples of 10 with a total of 100 (70 + 30)
know by heart all addition and subtraction facts for each number up to 20
I know all pairs of multiples of 100 with a total of 1000 (300 + 700)
I know all pairs of multiples of 5 with a total of 100 (65 + 35)

I know by heart all addition and subtraction facts for each number up to 20
I know all pairs of multiples of 100 with a total of 1000 (300 + 700)
I know all pairs of multiples of 5 with a total of 100 (65 + 35)
I can derive quickly all number pairs that total 100 ( 62 + 38)
I can derive quickly all pairs of multiples of 50 with a total of 1000

I can derive quickly decimals that total 1 (0.2 + 0.8)
I can derive decimals with 2d.p. totalling 1 ( 0.45 + 0.55)
I can answer any questions about the above targets

Autumn 2 Targets for Maths

I can count in 10s to 100 forwards I can count in 10s from 100 backwards
I can count in 2s to 20 forwards
I can count in 2s from 20 backwards

I know by heart multiplication facts for 10 up to 10x10
I know by heart multiplication facts for 2 up to 10x2
I know division facts for 10 times table
I know division facts for 2 times table
I can count in 5s to 50 forwards
I can count in 5s from 50 backwards
I can work out quickly doubles of all numbers to 15 and halves of even numbers to 20
I can work out quickly doubles of multiples of 5 to 50 (eg 35 x 2)I can work out quickly halves of multiples of 10

I know by heart multiplication facts for 5 up to 10x5I know division facts for 5 times table
I can count in 3s to 30 forwards
I can count in 4s forwards to 40I know doubles and halves for all numbers to 20
I can work out quickly doubles of multiples of 5 to 100 (75 x 2) and corresponding halves
I can work out quickly doubles of multiples of 50 to 500 (450 x 2) and corresponding halves
I know by heart multiplication facts for 4 up to 10x4
I know division facts for 4 times table
I know by heart multiplication facts for 3 up to 10x3I know division facts for 3 times table
I can count in 6s to 60 forwards
I can count in 8s to 80 forwards
I can work out quickly doubles of all numbers to 50 and the corresponding halves
I can work out quickly doubles of multiples of 10 to 500 (460 x 2) and the corresponding halves
I can work out quickly doubles of multiples of 100 to 5000 (3400 x 2) and the corresponding halves

I know by heart multiplication facts for 6 up to 10x6
I know division facts for 6 times table
I know by heart multiplication facts for 8 up to 10x8
I know division facts for 8 times table
I can count in 9s to 90 forwards
I know by heart multiplication facts for 9 up to 10x9
I know division facts for 9 times table
I can count in 7s to 70 forwards
I know by heart multiplication facts for 7 up to 10x7
I know division facts for 7 times table
I can work out quickly doubles of all numbers to 100 and the corresponding halves
I can work out quickly doubles of multiples of 10 to 1000 ( 670 x 2) and the corresponding halves

I know by heart squares of all numbers to 12
I know by heart squares of multiples of 10 to 100 ( 60 x 60)
I can work out quickly doubles of all 2 digit numbers including decimals ( 3.8 x 2, 0.76 x 2) and the corresponding halves
I can work out quickly doubles of multiples of 100 to 10000 (6500 x2) and the corresponding halves