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Autumn 2

Nibbles: The Book Monster by Emma Yarlett

This half term, Year 1 are enjoying the wonderful story Nibbles: The Book Monster by Emma Yarlett. The children have loved discovering what happens when a mischievous little creature escapes into different stories—and even changes them!

Our Writing Outcome: to write a recount based on a Diary entry from Nibbles. 

Mastery Keys are the key skills and learning objectives children work towards in our Pathways to Write scheme. They outline the specific writing skills—such as grammar, vocabulary, structure and creativity—that pupils need to master in each unit. The Mastery Keys listed below show the exact skills your child will be developing and help you understand what they are working towards in their writing.

Mastery Keys

Join words using ‘and’  

Punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop.  

Use capital letters for names of people. 

Sequence sentences to form short narratives.  

Use plural noun suffixes ‘s’ and ‘es’  

 Our Class Read: Mr Gum Series by Andy Stanton

This half term, our class novels are the wonderfully funny Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton. The children are thoroughly enjoying listening to these stories, especially the silly characters, surprising twists, and lively language that make the books so much fun to share. Story time has quickly become a favourite part of our day, and the children look forward to finding out what Mr Gum and his friends will get up to next! If you would like to continue the excitement at home, these books are great to read aloud together.