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Summer Transition Project Y6-Y7 2023

This Summer all of our new Y7 students were given a transition project. As part of the ‘Every Child a Reader’ initiative students were invited into our ‘reading corner’ on the STM website where students listened to several of our English Teachers deliver an extract Continue reading …

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Every Child a Reader

Year 11 Literature Tutorials during Wednesday form times Year 11 students will receive a fifteen minute tutorial each week during Wednesdays form time. This is bespoke to our school, created by myself and in keeping with the immediate needs for the current Y11 cohort. Last Continue reading …

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Speaking and Listening Activity Day

The term ‘oracy’ was coined in the 1960s by Andrew Wilkinson. His notion was that oracy – the ability to express oneself fluently in speech – should be given equal status to numeracy and literacy in school curriculums, yet over 50 years later that does Continue reading …

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Praise Postcards – Every Child A Reader

Students across school engage in one collective reading morning per week. This is just part of our whole school strategy to ensure that every child leaves STM a reader. Staff in school have nominated one student per tutor group who has demonstrated: Will you receive Continue reading …

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Reading Corner

Transition Mr A Taylor Mr A Taylor reading from The Speckled Band Mr D Smith Mr D Smith reading from Around the World in 80 Days Mrs E Taylor-Hamblett Mrs E Taylor-Hamblett reading from Little Women Mr F Basketfield Mr F Basktefield reading from Animal Continue reading …

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STM Gets Reading

The Second-Hand Book Stall across the last two days raised just over 217.00 which has been donated to The Good Shepherd in Wolverhampton. Thank you to everyone who donated books and those who purchased books alike! Don’t forget to ‘get caught reading’ with your new Continue reading …

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The Bookish Tradition of Christmas Eve

As yuletide approaches, the thoughts of Icelanders turn to books. And we’re talking real books here; the ones made from paper. The ones with actual pages that, when fresh and new, waft the promise of discovery as you turn them. Icelanders give books to their Continue reading …

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The Reading Show

Barrie McDermid, Teacher, Examiner, Consultant and most significantly ‘The Punctuation man’ himself visited St Thomas More Catholic School today to deliver his Reading Show to Y7 and Y8 students. This interactive show full of song, dance and laughter was met with rapturous applause from our Continue reading …