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Our very first one is due to land in inboxes this week and the theme is looking at the writing tasks within Pathways to Write and the purpose and audience of these.
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🎄 Christmas giveaway alert! 🎄
To give back to schools this Christmas, we are giving away some wintery books and goodies to get you into the festive mood. For the chance to win, follow us at
@TheLCUK
and retweet this tweet.
Our winner will be drawn on 7/12/23.
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📢 Attention teachers! 📢 To kick off the new term, we are giving away our recently reviewed books and some LitCo goodies. Read our reviews here:
To enter, like and retweet this post and follow us
@TheLCUK
. Must be in education to win. Ends 19/01/24 🌟
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We won!
@besatweet
We can't begin to describe how honoured we are by this recognition. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us. We're so proud of Pathways to Write and our team. Well done to all other winners. Time for celebratory drinks in the sunshine.
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We'd also like to wish a very big Happy Birthday from us to
@MichaelRosenYes
! Legendary poet, author, speaker, children's laureate and education campaigner. A favourite of ours is Mr. Rosen's 'A Great Big Cuddle', which we love to use in our Pathways to Write. Happy 75th! 🎂🎈🥳
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Hey
#edutwitter
! It's giveaway time 🎁
Would you like to be in with a chance to win all these goodies plus a unit of work based around The Barnabus Project?
Like and RT to enter
1 winner will be chosen on the 14th of September.
#teachersoftwitter
#edchatuk
#ect
@BloomsburyBooks
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Linda & Cath are all ready for the
#bettawards2022
@BettAwards
@besatweet
Win or lose, we have so much to celebrate and are incredibly proud of all we’ve achieved. Good luck to all other finalists and have a great night
@theBreweryVenue
🤞
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Our latest poetry based resources (EYFS-Y6) are now available for FREE to support parents and teachers while schools are closed. Download from our website or TES shop … We can’t wait to see what you produce.
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Today we visited the
#NoOutsiders
@KelsallSchool
collection
@StoryhouseLive
. The writing was just stunning and so thoughtfully presented. Well worth a visit...make sure you open all the doors!!!
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Just found the most amazing library in the fabulous
@Dessdubai
in Dubai: tree house, book nooks, moveable furniture and an outstanding range of texts 📚
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So many choices for our favourite illustrations. We’ve been enjoying sharing this beautiful book by
@sandradieckmann
though as part of our SMSC/British Values course
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay
#BookIllustrationOfTheDayBirthday
#NoOutsiders
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Just proof-reading next year's Literacy Company brochure. Feeling excited about the year ahead
#pathwaystowrite
#Britishvalues
#refugees
#qualitytextstoinspirewriting
Look out for the brochure on our website this week
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All year groups of our home learning resources are now complete, including for Y7 and Y8, and available for FREE on our website and on the TES. We are overwhelmed by the support for this resource and want to thank everyone who has downloaded it already.
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It’s been an amazing year and we wanted to say thank you to all who have supported us. Merry Christmas and we will see you in 2020!
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We've had a busy week creating PowerPoints to support with home learning for years 1 -6 for all of our Pathways to Write schools. These resources will be sent to all Pathways to Write schools tomorrow. We hope you find them useful.
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We are so proud and excited to announce that Pathways Literacy has been shortlisted for 2 awards at the
#bettawards2021
in the categories of Early Years Content and Education Show Award for School Resources. Thank you all so much for your support this past year.
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As all schools have now broken up, we wanted to wish everyone a fantastic and well deserved summer break. 2018-2019 has been such an exciting and rewarding year for us and we couldn’t have done it without all your support. So from all of us at the Literacy Company, thank you.😎
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Would highly recommend
@TheKiteRunnerUK
Just fabulous storytelling by the whole cast especially
@davidahmed77
as Amir
#touringtheuksoon
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Wow! Stunning work and displays
@WillastonCE
linked to the fabulous book The Lost Words
@JackieMorrisArt
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We are absolutely delighted to announce that Pathways Literacy has been awarded four stars in the English category of the
#TeachPrimaryAwards2021
@TeachPrimary
#pathwaysliteracy
#primaryresources
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As we reach the end of a fortnight of this new way of life, we wanted to share with you 2 things. 1. You are all doing an amazing job under the current circumstances 👏 2. We have put together a further set of resources to support you. Available on our website soon.
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We did it! Thank you so much to the 100s of people who logged in to watch us launch Pathways to Read. We have already had such positive feedback. We are aware that some people still have questions so will be making sure we answer them all in our information packs.
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Are you looking for text ideas to support with different topic areas? Here is the first of our lists to support with this. Topics A to C: All about me to Classics
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A powerful and thoughtful installation by pupils
@UptonHeathCE
The theme of refugees has inspired pupils to be empathetic and consider the needs of all children. This was created as part of the
@IgniteTSA
Adrift project.
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Celebrating!! Huge thank you to our schools
The Education Resources Award for Primary Resource or Equipment Non-ICT goes to The Literacy Company - Pathways to Write! Well done!
#ERA2020
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What a great way to end the day with
@RogerBlack400
We have met so many new people. Thank you to everyone who came and spoke to us. We will be in touch to answer all your enquiries
#NorthernEdShow
#pathwaystowrite
#networking
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It was great to meet
@LauraHAllain
at Bestival last weekend, the inspiration behind JoJo and Gran Gran, Daddio & Co and author of the fantastic book My Skin, Your Skin.
Laura kindly shared a link to some free resources for My Skin, Your Skin. Have a look
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It's time to celebrate the end of the strangest return to school. Well done to everyone for getting this far and welcoming your pupils back to school with such passion and enthusiasm. Whichever 'tier' you find yourselves in, make sure you find time for some rest and relaxation.
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We'll keep you updated when these materials are available.
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🎉 We did it! We made it to 100 Pathways to Write subscribers before the summer holidays. Congratulations to Newton Primary School for being our 100th school. We will be in touch with your FREE SMSC units. Thank you to all schools who have supported us this year 🎉
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We are busy putting together our first newsletter of the year. Look out for the blog from our newest members of staff Sue and Jo who will be sharing their 'first day' experiences and what they are looking forward to most in their new roles. Welcome to the team ladies!
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After a busy week of webinars, we welcome all our new followers. We are thrilled to have now hit 3000! 🎉
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It is finally the end of a long and challenging term. Well done - you did it! We wanted to take the time to thank you all for your continued support and dedication and to wish you a safe and happy Christmas break. We look forward to seeing you all in 2021! 🥂
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Amazing exhibition at Helsby Hillside inspired by the Wonder
@fayehanson
. On until Friday 6pm and well worth a visit!
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A little act of kindness can go a long way...get writing your letters of love.
@Refugees
Letters of Love 💌 delivered 13,000 letters to refugee children last year.
This year they want to bring smiles to 18,000 refugee children.
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We are finalists!
We are VERY excited to announce that The Literacy Company has been shortlisted for Teach Primary Awards 2021, for our Pathways Literacy resources in the English category. Congratulations and best of luck to all our fellow shortlisters!
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To all the parents, teachers and pupils out there who have faced days of uncertainty and now the news of school closures, we stand with you and offer our support. We are meeting as a team this morning to plan how we can be there for you all. Stay strong and stay safe.
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The first of our free resources are now available on our website. Spelling activities for Y3/4 and Y5/6 are available now along with a writing resource for Y3. Please check back tomorrow for more resources:
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⭐BRAND NEW GIVE-AWAY!⭐
We are celebrating the release of our brand-new Q&A by giving away
#RainBeforeRainbows
by
@SmritiPH
and
@dc_litchfield
.
⭐📖To win, share this tweet, and we will announce winners on the 21st of April.
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We are delighted to announce that we are finalists for the Education Resource Awards. Thank you all so much for your support in making Pathways to Write such a success.
#pathwaystowrite
#educationresourceaward
#finalists
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This poignant and beautifully illustrated book by
@Bridgeanne
and
@dc_litchfield
was inspired by the words of Holocaust victim Esther ‘Etty’ Hillesum. Something to think about on
#HolocaustMemorialDay
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We’ve loved our first
@_Reading_Rocks_
experience. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello. Hope our prize winner enjoys their goody bag. Look forward to seeing you all again
#RRGoestoUni
#ImAReadingRocker
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Such an inspirational day - children from all over Cheshire writing such powerful messages! Such wise words used in poems as part of the
@amasingcic
fusion project. Thanks to
@StBernardsep
for hosting! ‘We are a box of crayons each one of us is unique!’ 🖍
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Exciting job opportunity at The Literacy Company with a September 2018 start date. If you would like to join our team, please consider the attached advert and apply by 14th May.
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It is always lovely to see how a school is using Pathways to Write. Thanks to St Catherine’s Manchester for hosting tonight’s twilight. Find out our next twilight dates on our website or email admin
@theliteracycompany
.co.uk
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Prize includes:
- A Christmasaurus Carol by
@TomFletcher
🦖
- The Gingerbread Man by
@alperinm
🍪
- Winter's Child by Angela McAllister ❄️
- The Woodcutter and the Snow Prince by
@MrEagletonIan
👑
- Kid Christmas of The Claus Brothers Toy Shop by
@dc_litchfield
🎅
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@DickKingSmith
@AllisonRiley77
Dick King-Smith's super text The Water Horse is inspiring Y4 at Woodlands Primary
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We are so delighted to announce that we are finalists in this year's Bett Awards!
#bettawards2023
@Bett_show
We would like to thank you all for all of your continued support. 🥳
The winners will be announced on the 29th of March, so keep your fingers crossed for us... 🤞
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The
@CheshireELS
have put together a list of resources to support parents and children while schools and libraries are shut. Check out their website and latest newsletter for suggestions.
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Jamie and Izzy are ready to greet all of our
#PoetryProject2023
schools at
@StoryhouseLive
this morning!
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@ChilderThornton
@IgniteTSA
@LearnatCZ
@EdsentialUK
What an amazing writing exhibition centred around Bridges of Hope! The children have clearly been so inspired by this topic
#sustainablepalmoil
#orangutans
#loveofwriting
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Our thoughts will be with you all today as you prepare your children for the weeks ahead. If there is anything we can do to help, please do ask.
#virtualhug
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It's been over 24 hrs since we launched live into your homes. We thought you might appreciate some behind the scenes shots! You should all receive your information pack by the end of the day. Don't forget our special sign up offer for attendees admin
@theliteracycompany
.co.uk
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Guess who has been shortlisted for not one, but TWO
#ERAawards
this year?
#PathwaystoSpell
is up for an award and we are also in the running for Supplier of the Year! Thank you for all your support.
Winners announced 6th of May...🤞
@besatweet
#eraawards2022
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@DWearing1972
@AnneQuinton
@artmember209
@simonkidwell
Few options this morning but let’s have The Charlatans
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What a fantastic morning we have had
@StoryhouseLive
with
@Go_CheshireWest
schools
@CAcademiesTrust
for the
#PoetryProject2022
. We are in awe of these amazing young people and their powerful words. Thank you all so much. More photos to follow next week…
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Merry Christmas from
#TeamLitCo
! The team will be taking their Christmas break from the 23rd of December to the 3rd of January.
We want to thank everyone for all your support over the last year and hope you all have a lovely Christmas break. Happy Holidays! 🎄😊
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Well tomorrow should be 'back to school'. We appreciate how hard everyone is working within education and as a parent. Our poetry at home units have been released to provide support during this time. Download FREE from our website or TES shop.
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Our brand new set of 'Environment' writing units will be available from mid-February. There are seven units to use with pupils from Reception to Year 6: £250 or £150 for Pathways to Write schools. Contact admin
@theliteracycompany
.co.uk to pre-order your units.
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We are holding a giveaway to celebrate St David's Day on 1st March!🏴
Retweet this post and follow
@TheLCUK
for the chance to win everything in this picture, including the beautiful Wondrous Women of Wales by Medi Jones-Jackson.✨ Close date, 3/3/23; winner announced 6/3/23.
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It is nearly time for the winners to be announced for this year's
#EducationResourcesAwards
. We are so excited to find out if we have another win this year!
We have all of our fingers and toes crossed and wish everyone who has been
#shortlisted
good luck!
@besatweet
🥂🏆
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Well done for making it through a half term of remote delivery! Comment below how you plan to spend your week, make sure you take time to rest. We will be back to support you on the return, in preparation for school re-openings.
#halfterm
#schoolsout
#selfcare
#ukteachers
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We’re ready. Come and see us
@_Reading_Rocks_
next to the workshop sign up sheets to find out how we support reading and writing. You could also win copies of our Y2&6 reading revision units 📖
#RRGoestoUni
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Join us to celebrate 'National Non-Fiction November'. Everyday this month we will be sharing a non-fiction book we love on our Instagram page.
Now we just have to decide which ones to pick... 🤔
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On
#childrenday
it’s time to celebrate all the wonderful things you do for your pupils. This beautifully illustrated book by Emily Hughes
@FlyingEyeBooks
highlights the day’s focus on the ‘rights and freedoms’ of children.
#morethanapicturebook
#pathwaystowrite
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Beautiful work and creative ideas based on Seal Surfer text by Michael Foreman
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@DWearing1972
@slotter08
@DaveWallace01
@simonkidwell
@darynsimon
@MrEFinch
@chrisdysonHT
@RaeSnape
@AnneQuinton
@amasingcic
@andymellor64
@ShonetteBason
Have a wonderful half term break everyone
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Such an inviting area now! Thank you for having us
@TEAM_woodlands
@woodlandsfoxes
@woodlandsowls
@woodlandsbadger
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@DWearing1972
@danriley1976
@AnneQuinton
@artmember209
@simonkidwell
@MrEFinch
Had this one lined up waiting for this theme!
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@DWearing1972
Peter Hook was also a member of New Order. He was previously married to Caroline Aherne. As well as being Mrs Merton, Aherne wrote and starred in The Royle Family. The theme tune to that show was this track from another Manchester group
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@amasingcic
@DWearing1972
@TriciaPower1
@TJGriffiths
@greeborunner
@ZoeParamour
@Alienwife99
@Mr_B_W
@MrETeacher92
@brightwayscoach
@_MissieBee
@HYWEL_ROBERTS
@Teacherglitter
@darynsimon
@MrEFinch
@gazneedle
@DaveWallace01
@slotter08
@gavinoattes
@chrisdysonHT
@simonkidwell
@smithsmm
@PaulCarneyArts
@artcstanley
@GomersalArt
@theartcriminal
@danriley1976
@mattbakerMD
@HODChester
@AAnt26
@Una_Meehan
@AJS_music
@amoor4ed
@MissReid07
@headofwoodlands
@MusicforLifeSCH
@LiamFunkyDrums
@Ljawatt
@pdLouiseP
Thanks for our
#FFed
mention. Here are ours
@slotter08
@TeachActive
@riverbankpsych
@dc_litchfield
@InspireEd_UK
@ChilderHub
@balance_edu
@qphschester
@CheshireELS
@ChrisTrevorGeog
Happy weekend everyone 🥂
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@DWearing1972
Another Starship song is Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now from the film Mannequin. In this film the mannequin comes to live. She might be referred to as a ‘living doll’. That’s the name of a song by Cliff Richard and so here is the Comic Relief version
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@DWearing1972
From Babylon we have Babylon Zoo who hit the charts with Spaceman in 1996. A spaceman would see lots of things on his travels and may visit some planets. If he went to Mars, he may event meet some of the locals like Ash did in 1995
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From dinosaurs to Tudors
#meadowmuseum
@MeadowPriSch
Fabulous exhibition and well worth a visit!
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Our Pathways to Write catch-up programme is here. This set of units celebrate the achievements of inspirational black people while addressing pupils' gaps in learning in response to disruption to learning from the Coronavirus pandemic.
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It has been lovely to receive feedback this week on how our latest units have been supporting schools and pupils. Thank you
@KelsallSchool
#catchup
#ks1
#ks2
#recoverycurriculum
#covidresponse
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@DWearing1972
@slotter08
@DaveWallace01
Ok here goes. Prefab is a type of home. Another word for home is house. At the moment we are all stuck in ‘our houses’ so this song from Madness is quite fitting
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The beautiful Rain Before Rainbows by
@SmritiPH
and
@dc_litchfield
is available as a free download. Lovely to share with children at this time. Donations can also be made to
@savechildrenuk
as part of
#SaveWithStories
. Thank you
@WalkerBooksUK
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This time tomorrow, we will be settling down in front of our screens to watch the ERA ceremony with
@besatweet
We will be celebrating all we have achieved with Pathways to Write over the last year and are so honoured to be recognised in this way. Good luck to all finalists. 🥂
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We are so excited about this project! We'll keep you posted.
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Recently Cath visited Wolverham Primary and Nursery School to see their beautiful displays incorporating Pathways into their school themes. Check them out! 😍 Thank you
@wolverhamhead
for having us!
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A great event that we’re excited to be involved with.
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@DWearing1972
Thelma & Louise were best friends. That was the film that launched the career of Brad Pitt. His first wife was Jennifer Aniston currently starring in The Morning Show on Apple TV. She has to get up at 3:30am so this song might be helpful
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Wow! Cheshire has so many talented pupils! Loved experiencing the
@amasingcic
Amasing Fusion writing workshops
@uochester
We are so excited for the poetry workshops!
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What an amazing team effort by all at Guilden Sutton Primary School! Their animal project was just stunning. The children’s enthusiasm for writing and the outcomes of their hard work were a delight to see! Very well done to all involved.
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@DWearing1972
Monday is one of the days of the week. There are 7 days in a week except for during 2020/2021 when it feels like there are more.
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We are so excited to share our newest reading unit with Y2 teachers next week. It’s been a joy to work with this text from
@dc_litchfield
#pathwaystoread
#pathwaystowrite
#y2
#reading
#inference
#prediction
#vocabulary
#morethanapicturebook
#theresnoplacelikehome
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@DWearing1972
The song is from the film Three Men & a Little Lady. The Commodores sang about being 3 Times a Lady. Lionel Richie was the lead singer then. He went on to sing Hello. The opposite of hello is goodbye which many have found hard to say
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Thank you
#CWAPH18
for engaging with this fabulous text this morning. We loved working with you
#mastery
#overcomeyourfears
#aspiration
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Have you heard?!
@BZephaniah
will be the newest Artist in Residence at
@StoryhouseLive
in our hometown of Chester! What a great way to celebrate
#WorldPoetryDay
. Congratulations Professor!
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Lovely performance of the
@PoetryZone
poem. The wi-fi monster was being naughty and we couldn’t watch it earlier!
#pathwaystowritepoetry
#offbyheart
#poemstoperform
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