--- title: "Blog by Tag: English" url: "https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/tag/english" school: "Mary Howard CE Primary School" --- # Blog by Tag: English [![Image of Shakespeare Poetry](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/74199ABD-A107-458D-B29A-889D9A49B878.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-22-15-43-shakespeare-poetry) 22 October 2026 #### [Shakespeare Poetry](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-22-15-43-shakespeare-poetry) Oak Class studied Shakespeare poetry in English this week. The children planned, wrote, published and performed their own witches’ brew poems in the style of Shakespeare! [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-22-15-43-shakespeare-poetry) [![Image of Year 2 Letters to Mr. Willy Wonka!](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0272.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-15-16-08-year-2-letters-to-mr-willy-wonka) 15 October 2026 #### [Year 2 Letters to Mr. Willy Wonka!](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-15-16-08-year-2-letters-to-mr-willy-wonka) Well done to our Year 2 pupils who have written a formal persuasive letter to Mr. Willy Wonka this week. Their letters included four types of sentences: statement, command, question and exclamation. [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-15-16-08-year-2-letters-to-mr-willy-wonka) [![Image of Lady Macbeth letters](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/8BD056E4-E727-475A-A86D-6ECEF66EB277.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-15-16-02-lady-macbeth-letters) 15 October 2026 #### [Lady Macbeth letters](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-15-16-02-lady-macbeth-letters) In English, Oak Class proudly published their finished letters. They captured the voice of Lady Macbeth excellently and wrote with the purpose of persuading Macbeth to fulfil the prophecy. The children used modal verbs, rhetorical questions, imperative verbs and even, archaic language! An… [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-15-16-02-lady-macbeth-letters) [![Image of The Toy Museum](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/F5640753-FFE8-493D-9FCD-FE3A834303D5.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-13-16-39-the-toy-museum) 13 October 2026 #### [The Toy Museum](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-13-16-39-the-toy-museum) We have been finding out about toys from the past. This week Year 1 wrote descriptions of some of the toys for our class museum! [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-13-16-39-the-toy-museum) [![Image of Publishing and sharing our writing!](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/6B0F6DD4-A537-4C2C-BE20-EE34B4095160.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-08-11-48-publishing-and-sharing-our-writing) 8 October 2026 #### [Publishing and sharing our writing!](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-08-11-48-publishing-and-sharing-our-writing) Oak Class proudly published their narrative openings for Macbeth! The children assessed their writing against our toolkits and gave feedback to their peers. To celebrate our finished pieces, the children read their work to the Year 4 children in Willow Class! [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-08-11-48-publishing-and-sharing-our-writing) [![Image of Inference in Macbeth](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/F25C2DF1-2D9D-42BB-A46E-43E457C3EA85.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-09-49-inference-in-macbeth) 2 October 2026 #### [Inference in Macbeth](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-09-49-inference-in-macbeth) Today, Oak Class developed their inference skills. The children became detectives and used details within the text to explore and uncover more about the characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-09-49-inference-in-macbeth) [![Image of Retrieval in reading!](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/69CEC3C9-5861-4CAA-BB66-BF17F940BF78.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-23-14-30-retrieval-in-reading) 23 September 2026 #### [Retrieval in reading!](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-23-14-30-retrieval-in-reading) In whole-class reading, Oak continued to read the story, Macbeth. After developing our retrieval skills when answering questions, the children were given a challenge: to write two of their own retrieval questions for a peer to answer using this lesson’s pages. This really showed a secure… [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-23-14-30-retrieval-in-reading) [![Image of Punctuating direct speech](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/56D4B8DD-62D6-4205-8C8E-A4F8CBE9943A.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-14-00-punctuating-direct-speech) 21 September 2026 #### [Punctuating direct speech](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-14-00-punctuating-direct-speech) After revisiting the rules of punctuating direct speech with accuracy, the children in Oak Class considered what Macbeth, Banquo and The Witches might say to each other in the opening scene of the play, based on what we have read. We orally composed sentences and carefully considered how to convey… [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-14-00-punctuating-direct-speech) [![Image of Those Who Don't Believe in Magic Will Never Find It ](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/2.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-10-14-36-those-who-don-t-believe-in-magic-will-never-find-it) 10 September 2026 #### [Those Who Don't Believe in Magic Will Never Find It ](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-10-14-36-those-who-don-t-believe-in-magic-will-never-find-it) Well done to Willow who have been learning all about Roald Dahl's life - proudcing a double page spread! They have made great predictions about the front cover and the contents page of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and have begun to explore adjectives and expanded noun phrases based on… [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-10-14-36-those-who-don-t-believe-in-magic-will-never-find-it) [![Image of Home by Jeannie Baker](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0152.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-10-13-17-home-by-jeannie-baker) 10 September 2026 #### [Home by Jeannie Baker](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-10-13-17-home-by-jeannie-baker) Willow were great detectives whilst working out the order of the picture book ‘Home’ by Jeannie Baker. They showed great oracy and teamwork skills before working hard on designing a new landscape for a local run down area. [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-10-13-17-home-by-jeannie-baker) 7 September 2026 #### [Making predictions](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-07-13-43-making-predictions) In Oak Class, we began our new unit of learning in English by making predictions about the text. The children used clues from the front cover along with details in the blurb to predict and write any questions that they have about the story. We then unpicked and explored new vocabulary to enhance… [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-07-13-43-making-predictions) [![Image of Informal letters](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/2774BD2A-F313-48F5-8DC2-6BB3492AAA10.jpeg)](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-09-13-57-informal-letters) 9 July 2026 #### [Informal letters](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-09-13-57-informal-letters) In English this week, Oak Class got into the role of Stanley from our class text, Holes. After reading the letter that Stanley sends home to his mom, we planned and wrote informal letters for the same purpose: to reassure home that Stanley is well and enjoying camp! We developed our inference… [Continue reading](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-09-13-57-informal-letters) ![Mary Howard CE Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/images/logo/Mary-Howard-Footer-logo.png) ### Mary Howard CE Primary School School Lane Edingale Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9JJ 01827383245 © Copyright 2024–2026 Mary Howard CE Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/images/splash/Gemini_Generated_Image_ap1lecap1lecap1l.jpeg)