The governors, staff and pupils recognise that the school is at the centre of our community. In the pursuit of excellence we aim to encourage our children to develop as individuals and to strive, with confidence, towards their goals through a broad and well balanced education. We believe that diversity is a strength which should be respected and celebrated by all those who learn, teach and visit here.
At Pewithall School we believe that all people in our community have the right to teach and learn in a safe environment without fear of being bullied. We would like to hear your views on our school. Did you know that all schools receive extra funding for pupils who are entitled to Free School Meals?
At Pewithall School we believe that all people in our community have the right to teach and learn in a safe environment without fear of being bullied. We would like to hear your views on our school. Did you know that all schools receive extra funding for pupils who are entitled to Free School Meals?
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She advises us about how particularly welcoming, helpful and supportive you have been and comments that you take a great interest in all pupils greeting each child each day. I have included a quote from the letter " Pewithall is a wonderful school, which focuses 100% on the best education for each pupil and does it in a friendly and safe environment".
Firstly, a sincere welcome from the whole team at Pewithall School! All staff, teachers and governors are dedicated to making the primary years of your children's lives the very best they can be. We believe that school and home should be a strong partnership beyond this; we believe that parents of pupils at our school should work in partnership with each other.
We at Pewithall are extremely proud of the relationships we have between our pupils, adults, staff teachers and parents. This extends to our governing body, who voluntarily offer guidance support and challenge for our school. We are extremely proud of our sporting achievements, we have several teams including; Netball (picture on left), football, swimming, speedskating and the curling team.
Reception class has the youngest of our pupils in it, with children aged 4 and 5. The children are taught a different curriculum focusing on 17 areas known as the Early Learning Goals. We are very proud of the progress our pupils make. Please scroll down to download useful documents. We send home a paper pack of resources/activities every 2 weeks.
During Year 1 your child will be using fiction, non-fiction texts and poetry to promote their learning and develop their reading and writing skills. We will be building on knowledge already gained in Reception Year. Your child will cover a range of work:.
Your child will be encouraged to apply their phonic knowledge to decode words and to respond speedily with the correct sound to graphemes (letters or groups of letters) for all 40+ phonemes including where applicable, alternative sounds for graphemes.Your child will be encouraged to hold their pencil comfortably and correctly and to form the lower-case and capital letters properly starting and finishing in the right place.
Your child will be encouraged to apply their phonic knowledge to decode words and to respond speedily with the correct sound to graphemes (letters or groups of letters) for all 40+ phonemes including where applicable, alternative sounds for graphemes.Your child will be encouraged to hold their pencil comfortably and correctly and to form the lower-case and capital letters properly starting and finishing in the right place.
