At Hollin Primary School we believe that English skills are vital to the development of our pupils, so that they are well prepared for their future life. Our aim is to deliver a rich and inspiring English curriculum, in order for our pupils to develop the knowledge and skills that they need in order to become confident and effective communicators in the outside world. 

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Each term, we set our pupils a writing challenge. The theme for the challenge differs each time and there is a constraint of using no more than 100, in which to complete the challenge. Many of our pupils engage well with this challenge. Winners of the challenge are celebrated and shared in an assembly, and on our school website and X.  Please see below for more about our challenges, over the last twelve months.  

Writing challenge - Autumn 1 2024

If you had a super power, what would it be, and why?

Pupils in Year 1 -Year 6 were invited to take part in the writing challenge. Winners were announced in assembly on Friday 11th October. We received 87 entries. 

At Hollin, we proudly showcase a range of writing from across year groups from Nursery to Year 6. Our display is in a prominent area of school and is updated each term.  

• Autumn term 2022 - Click here to see pictures of our wonderful writing display on Twitter. 

• Spring term 2023 - Click here to see pictures of our wonderful writing display on Twitter.

At Hollin, pupils in Year 1-6 take part in a weekly spelling challenge. Spellings are shared with pupils and sent home with them to learn, ready for the following week. 

From Spring 2023, we are going to introduce a 'Spelling Superstar award' across year groups 1-6. Class teams will choose two pupils from their class, to receive the award each half term. They will be presented with our special certificate and their names added to our new display. There are many reasons that pupils could receive this award. Pupils may receive this award for consistently learning their spellings, or for improving their spelling scores week on week.