Phonics:
Phonics is a way of teaching children how to read and write. It helps children hear, identify and use different sounds that distinguish one word from another in the English language.
Written language can be compared to a code, so knowing the sounds of individual letters and how those letters sound when they’re combined will help children decode words as they read.
Understanding phonics will also help children know which letters to use when they are writing words.
Phonics involves matching the sounds of spoken English with individual letters or groups of letters. For example, the sound k can be spelled as c, k, ck or ch.
Teaching children to blend the sounds of letters together helps them decode unfamiliar or unknown words by sounding them out. For example, when a child is taught the sounds for the letters t, p, a and s, they can start to build up the words: “tap”, “taps”, “pat”, “pats” and “sat”.
At Coopers Edge School, we use the Bug Club to support and enhance our teaching of Phonics.

Long Term Planning
Reception:
Year 1:
Year 2:
Year 3:
Year 4:
Year 5:
Year 6:
Social, Moral,
Autumn
Literature Festival
European Day of Languages
Gloucester History Festival
Harvest Festival
Remembrance Day
Diwali
Hanukah
Black History Month
Yom Kippur
National Poetry Day
Sukkot
Guy Fawkes Night
Armistice Day
Anti-Bullying Week
Children in Need
Diwali
Christingle
Hanukkah
Christmas
Spiritual and Cultural
Spring
St Valentine’s Day
Shove Tuesday & Lent
Chinese New Year
Holi
Commonwealth Day
St David’s Day
World Book Day
St Patrick’s Day
Mothering Sunday
Events Calender
Summer
Ramadam
Good Friday & Easter
Passover
Eid ul Fitr
St George’s Day
Cheese Rolling Festival
Pride Month
World Environment Day
World Ocean Day
Eid al-Adha
Above is a list of some of the Social, Emotional, Spiritual and Cultural festivals and celebrations that have been highlighted in our school as festivals to share. This is not an extensive list and is ever changing as we move forward.
If you have any festivals or celebrations you feel we could add, please contact Mrs Pearce, our Social, Emotional, Spiritual and Cultural lead at kpearce@coopersedge.gloucs.sch.uk