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St Francis R.C.

Primary School

Together with Jesus we love and learnGyda lesu rydym yn caru ac yn dysgu

  • Grateful & Generous Our pupils are growing to be grateful for their own gifts, for the gift of other people, and for the blessings of each day; and generous with their gifts, becoming men and women for others.
  • Attentive & Discerning Our pupils are growing to be attentive to their experience and to their vocation; and discerning about the choices they make and the effects of those choices.
  • Compassionate & Loving Our pupils are growing to be compassionate towards others, near and far, especially the less fortunate; and loving by their just actions and forgiving words.
  • Faith-filled & Hopeful Our pupils are growing to be faith-filled in their beliefs and hopeful for the future.
  • Eloquent & Truthful Our pupils are growing to be eloquent and truthful in what they say of themselves, the relations between people, and the world.
  • Learned & Wise Our pupils are growing to be learned, finding God in all things; and wise in the ways they use their learning for the common good.
  • Curious & Active Our pupils are growing to be curious about everything; and active in their engagement with the world, changing what they can for the better
  • Intentional & Prophetic Our pupils are growing to be intentional in the way they live and use the resources of the earth, guided by conscience; and prophetic in the example they set to others.

Reading

  • Oxford Owl A selection of free e-books available to help your child learn to read. There is also a number of videos from their storytellers for your child to watch.

Phonics

Phonics is a method of teaching children to read. Phonics works by breaking words down into it's individual sounds. There are 44 different sounds in the English language. We have recapped phase 2 phonics sounds and now we are beginning to recap phase 3 phonics sounds. 

Tricky Words

Not all words are phonetically decode-able however, a select few words you need to learn through the 'sight words' method of learning to read. In school we call these tricky words and are currently learning our 'phase 2' tricky words. 

Tricky Words and Sight Words Song

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5 Top Tips to help your child love reading.
  1. Choose books that your child is genuinely interested in.

    This may sound obvious, but asking a child to read about robots if they love trains isn't going to have the same impact!

  2. Pick a quiet and appropriate time to read

    Creating a relaxed environment can really help to ease the pressure some children face when asked to practice their reading.

  3. Talk about the story

    It is important to make reading more than just about 'practicing reading'. Remember that books are stories! Talk about what is happening in the story 'what do you think this book is going to be about?' 'What do you think will happen next?' are great questions to engage your child in the storybook.

  4. Identify tricky words first before you start reading

    Once you start to read regularly you will learn the words that they will find tricky depending on their level. Reading the trickier words together before you start reading will give your child confidence when they see that word during the story.

  5. Give them time to decipher the words

    Giving your child time to decipher the words and not rushing them will increase their confidence. It is important for children to learn the process of how to read words. That is how phonics works. Ask them to take their time, sound it out and blend it back together

    *Be patient here! It is not uncommon for children to correctly read a word and then 30 seconds later be unable to read it. Go through the process from the beginning, sound it out, blend it together. In time they will recognise high frequency words and will not need to go through that process any more.

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