CalowPrimaryENGLISH

Welcome to Calow Primary School English page. Book reviews, Reading for Pleasure, all things English news and more!

[CalowPrimaryENGLISH @CalowEnglish]

📚Our online book recommendation feed and all things English. Come and see what we are up to! 📚

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

We're thrilled to share that a brand-new course is coming to Sounds-Write! 

Sounds-Write in the Early Years: Get Ready for Reading is a fully online, flexible course designed to equip early years and nursery/Pre-K practitioners with everything they need to help children build crucial foundations for reading success—through phonological and phonemic awareness, language and physical development, and playful, multi-sensory learning.

Available in the UK from 1st September and everywhere else from 15th August.

Perfect for those working with children yet to start Reception (UK), Kindy (Australia), or Kindergarten (US), this course prepares children for formal phonics teaching in school. If you're working with children who haven’t yet started Reception/Kindy/Kindergarten, this is the ideal starting point.

It also gently introduces the beginning of the Initial Code, preparing children for formal phonics instruction in school.

Early Bird Offer: Book by 31st July to secure a special discounted rate!

To find out more and secure your spot and calculate the course cost, check out our new Sounds-Write in the Early Years: Ready for Reading landing page:

https://t.co/8Fz1lSV6Yx

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

In nursery settings, practitioners do much more than support play and social development—they lay vital foundations for future reading success. 📚

This blog introduces the speech-to-print phonics approach, explains why phonemic awareness matters, and shares practical ways to integrate sound-focused activities into your everyday nursery routine.

https://t.co/ocTWaTQjOA

[CalowPrimaryENGLISH @CalowEnglish]

Never ever is a question silly. this is really interesting and one to dip in and out of to find the answers to some ‘not so silly’ questions.

[CalowPrimaryENGLISH @CalowEnglish]

Mrs O’Neill has been reading lots of non fiction books: “This book is a beautifully thought provoking book for older readers about refugees and understanding the journey they take”.

[CalowPrimaryENGLISH @CalowEnglish]

Baumforth’s Book reviews number 2: wonderful characters who you’d want to be your friend, animals you’d want to visit and a lovely story. Mrs Baumforth didn’t want this book to end!

[CalowPrimaryENGLISH @CalowEnglish]

This week Mrs Baumforth has been reading some of the new books from the EnglishHub @StWEnglishHub. So, here is……Baumforth’s Book reviews: sad 😔 and moving book that makes the reader realise how hard the war truly was. A real page turner!

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

Well done to Calow CE Primary School who have achieved the Silver Accreditation Award. 🌟

We’re really proud to have Calow in our School Accreditation network. Welcome everyone and congratulations!

@CalowEnglish @CalowPrimary

[@CalowCofEReception @CalowReception]

Today the book bus travelled to see us. We enjoyed looking at the amazing books.📔

[CalowPrimaryENGLISH @CalowEnglish]

📢'The Reading Round-Up' 📢
Find our Autumn newsletter here: https://t.co/LSG2tdLwYe

[CalowCofEClass3 @CalowCofEClass3]

Drop Everything And Read time rules! We love reading lots of different types of books, magazines and comics. 📕 📚 Our latest copy of What on Earth arrived today and we couldn’t wait to read it! @whatonearthbook

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

Here are the rest of my #FavePicturebooks24 No 16-40 pt 2/2

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

Joint No. 1 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…

“The Iguanadon’s Horn” by @SeanCRubin. It is a truly brilliant exploration of changing understanding. It creates a picture of how in science, art and imagination are part of the process to finding answers. Exceptional #PicturebookPage

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

So my final Twitter bookpost is this…

Not sure how to describe it except as a work of mad genius. “Animal Albums, from A to Z” by #CeceBell. Collects 26 album covers for animal bands , presents song lyrics for songs and then you can listen to the songs. #PicturebookPage… 1/3

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

Just updated this post to include all my picturebook recommendation links.

It has 3 lists for Year 3-6.

A picturebook biography list and list of picturebooks bout loss.

Hope it’s useful.

https://t.co/hlAlJ7Nz1K

[CalowPrimaryENGLISH @CalowEnglish]

📢calling all budding authors! 📢
The Royal Mint Musem have launched their short story competition. Open to 8 - 11 year olds give it a go. Let school know if you choose to apply!

https://t.co/39eCa6RZaI

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

According to a National Literacy Trust survey, ‘more than a third of children rarely or never write by hand in their spare time’. Should we be surprised or worried by this?

In our latest blog, we dive into the key issues raised by this survey. Discover why handwriting remains an essential skill and explore the factors contributing to its decline.

Read more: https://t.co/NRSzN7PLuR

💬 #Handwriting #Education #NationalLiteracyTrust

[Tom Palmer @tompalmerauthor]

Looking forward very much to a week as a @WorldBookDayUK author. I’ll be out and about in Nottingham, North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Halifax.
https://t.co/L96SpjxGyO

[St Wilfrid's English Hub @StWEnglishHub]

Just an example of the amazing work our Literacy Specialist team do, building great relationships with our Partner Schools.
Great to see! @RachaelGoucher

[World Book Day UK 📚 @WorldBookDayUK]

'Twas the night before World Book Day, and all through the home,

The £1/€1.50 books were waiting, inviting minds to roam 🌙

A day filled with reading for fun across the UK! 📚

So grab your favourite book and get ready to #ReadYourWay.

For tomorrow, we celebrate reading and so much more! ✨

#ReadYourWay #WorldBookDay #WBD2025

[CalowPrimaryENGLISH @CalowEnglish]

📚HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY 📚 from Tabby McTat, The Cat in the Hat, The Colour Monster, Mr Men and many more at Calow Primary School

⭐️READ your way today, we will be Dropping Everything and Reading today in our DEAR time. What will you be reading today? ⭐️
@WorldBookDayUK