Literacy

Daily Read Write Inc phonics lessons

KS1/2 Phonics - You can practise the sounds at home using these daily lessons.

All films are available from 9.30am

Storytime for younger readers

Some lovely classic storybooks are presented here

Talk for Writing

During the period of school closures, Pie Corbett and team at Talk for Writing have some lively and interesting activities for children here, with a daily radio show.

Trainer Jamie Thomas has a daily blog with lots of ideas to inspire activities and writing here.

The CHES Reading reward scheme

Dr Seuss said: “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” The CHES Reading Reward Scheme celebrates the success of our pupils encouraging them to enjoy the magic of reading.

Touch typing

Ever thought of learning to touch type? This skill, once mastered, is one for life and can really help improve typing speed and accuracy in order to give you more time to think and create, letting your inner voice flow...You can follow these free online courses here:

For Primary

For Secondary

Subject Key Words

Subject Key Words (academic subject specific) vocabularyThere are so many words! The more you know, the more you'll go on to know- as your word power increases exponentially the more we read and learn together. Here are a selection of some subject specific (academics call this 'tier 3') vocabulary that you may not come across in everyday life, but are an important part of knowing and understanding different curriculum subjects. WARNING-these are not intended as dry 'lists' for you to learn. They are just a reminder of some words that you will explore with your teachers at CHES and Torlands in the course of the curriculum. We have put these here on the website as a support resource only. You might want to use them independently as a self-checking tool and to 'get ahead' prior to lessons, or for a quick bit of revision. Equally, your teacher may refer you to these at the end of a topic to consolidate learning, or one of our Family Support Workers or your parent/carer may look at these with you to reinforce and support your learning from time to time if that is something you opt to do with them. Click on the different subject specific vocabulary documents. We will update these as this resource builds.

English words

Maths words

Science subject words

Science command words

PHSE words

Art words