Writing Milestones
2020-21
The Bishop Martin Curriculum School Aims The Bishop Martin Curriculum is guided by our 3 core aims, linked to our values:
To understand the awe and wonder of God’s love and aspiration for them to succeed in life To instil in every child a lifelong love of learning that will equip them to succeed in an ever-changing modern world. To encourage them to fully engage in the learning process so that they ‘take ownership’ of their learning.
Our Writing Promise Learning to write is one of the most important things that a child at primary school will learn. Children use their writing in almost all other subjects of the curriculum. Good writing also gives children a voice to share their ideas with the world. Martin Luther King wrote, “If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.” For a child, learning to write can be a tricky business, not least because good writing involves handwriting, spelling, grammar and punctuation not to mention what we want to write and who we are writing for. At Bishop Martin we teach these skills discretely when appropriate and then provide opportunities to develop and refine these skills through purposeful writing opportunities linked to our thematic learning units, in different contexts and subjects. We believe grammar is most effective when taught in the context of reading and writing and strive to teach grammar in meaningful contexts. Playing with words, investigations, jokes and rhymes can all enrich and inform grammatical knowledge and understanding whilst developing a genuine interest in how language works.