Writing at River View

Here at River View in Writing, we aim for each child to have a positive attitude towards writing and to see themselves as a confident and successful writers. To do this we help them to apply their knowledge of phonics and spelling, be exposed to and have the opportunity to write in a range of genres and to write clearly, accurately and effectively for a range of audiences and purposes. Every child's writing should be grammatically correct, using appropriate age related punctuation. Y2-Y6 start the academic year with half a term focussing on punctuation and grammar using the 'Place Value of Punctuation and Grammar'  (PVPG)' Scheme from Grammarsaurus, which we will continue to embed and apply during writing units for the reimander of each academic year. The children are encouraged to apply their Grammarsaurus knowledge when drafting and editing their  writing.  Y1 start their PVPG units in Spring 2. As a school, we are always trying to promote handwriting and in September 2024, this became a school priority, which continued into September 2025 with a focus on handwriting development, whole-school.

Children are awarded star writer certificates and pen licences to celebrate their handwriting.

Writing Days - Shakespeare - June 2024

On Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th June, a company called 'West End in Schools' came to work with the children from Years 1 to 6 in order to help us put on a performance of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. It was such a wonderful experience for all the children and there are defintely some budding actors and actresses here at River View!

Alongside performing, children also procuded poetry using the play as a stimulus and these can be seen on individual class webpages. 

In Summer 2025, West End in Schools will be returning to complete  another 'play in a day'.

Themed Week, September 2024 - The Midnight Fair

At the start of every academic year, we like to welcome the children back with a bang and this year as no exception! Using the picture book 'Midnight Fair' by Gideon Sterer as a stimulus, the children in Years 1 -6  all wrote narratives. 

All other subjects taught during that week were related to the book. To end the week, we had our own funfair, which was INCREDIBLE! 

Pupil Voice

The children's opinions on their writing really matter to us here at River View so we speak to them regularly about it. 

These videos were taken in March 2025 and it's clear to see that the children spoken to enjoy writing! 

Celebrating Success

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Star Writer

At River View, we continue to develop our love for writing and now are proud to celebrate our 'Star Writers' from each year group. To be given the accolade of 'Star Writer', the child's work must be seen by either Mrs Whitehouse or Mrs Buckingham so it can be entered into the 'Golden Book'. Children are able to achieve this award for a numnber of reasons: academic achievement, resilience within the subject, enthusiasm, etc. Our Star Writers can be seen on each class page. 

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