--- title: "News: Writing" url: "https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/tag/writing" school: "St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy" --- # News: Writing ![Image of Fantastic letter formations in Pen Party! Making sure we are using our tripod grip ✍🏼🤩](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/61589.jpg) 9 Nov [2026-11-09-fantastic-letter-formations-in-pen-party-making-sure-we-are-using-our-tripod-grip](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-09-fantastic-letter-formations-in-pen-party-making-sure-we-are-using-our-tripod-grip) #### [Fantastic letter formations in Pen Party! Making sure we are using our tripod grip ✍🏼🤩](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-09-fantastic-letter-formations-in-pen-party-making-sure-we-are-using-our-tripod-grip) ![Image of We’ve started our second handwriting book to help perfect letter formation for writing! ​We use special phrases to form each letter correctly—this week we’ve been practising ‘c’: "curl around the cat". ​Have a look at our photos and practise at home! 🐈](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/61115.jpg) 6 Nov [2026-11-06-we-ve-started-our-second-handwriting-book-to-help-perfect-letter-formation-for-writing-we](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-06-we-ve-started-our-second-handwriting-book-to-help-perfect-letter-formation-for-writing-we) #### [We’ve started our second handwriting book to help perfect letter formation for writing! ​We use special phrases to form each letter correctly—this week we’ve been practising ‘c’: "curl around the cat". ​Have a look at our photos and practise at home! 🐈](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-06-we-ve-started-our-second-handwriting-book-to-help-perfect-letter-formation-for-writing-we) ![Image of Speller and Reader of the week👩‍🏫 Well done to Dominic and Abdul. Abdul is our speller of the week. 🖊️ Dominic is our reader of the week. 📚](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/61123.jpg) 6 Nov [2026-11-06-speller-and-reader-of-the-week-well-done-to-dominic-and-abdul-abdul-is-our-speller-of-the](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-06-speller-and-reader-of-the-week-well-done-to-dominic-and-abdul-abdul-is-our-speller-of-the) #### [Speller and Reader of the week👩‍🏫 Well done to Dominic and Abdul. Abdul is our speller of the week. 🖊️ Dominic is our reader of the week. 📚](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-06-speller-and-reader-of-the-week-well-done-to-dominic-and-abdul-abdul-is-our-speller-of-the) ![Image of This week's speller of the week is Annabel, whose score has significantly improved. 💯](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/61127.jpg) 6 Nov [2026-11-06-this-week-s-speller-of-the-week-is-annabel-whose-score-has-significantly-improved](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-06-this-week-s-speller-of-the-week-is-annabel-whose-score-has-significantly-improved) #### [This week's speller of the week is Annabel, whose score has significantly improved. 💯](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-06-this-week-s-speller-of-the-week-is-annabel-whose-score-has-significantly-improved) ![Image of Fantastic patterns in pen party this week✍🏼🤩](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1792425000963.jpg) 19 Oct [2026-10-19-fantastic-patterns-in-pen-party-this-week](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-10-19-fantastic-patterns-in-pen-party-this-week) #### [Fantastic patterns in pen party this week✍🏼🤩](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-10-19-fantastic-patterns-in-pen-party-this-week) ![Image of Our speller of the week in year 3 is Perez🌈](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1792425799781.jpg) 19 Oct [2026-10-19-our-speller-of-the-week-in-year-3-is-perez](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-10-19-our-speller-of-the-week-in-year-3-is-perez) #### [Our speller of the week in year 3 is Perez🌈](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-10-19-our-speller-of-the-week-in-year-3-is-perez) ![Image of Scarf dancing has arrived! 🧣 Our pupils used colourful scarves to move to the rhythm, building the key motor skills, coordination, and wrist strength needed for writing. They loved swirling to the music and did a fantastic job!](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1790798786002.jpg) 30 Sep [2026-09-30-scarf-dancing-has-arrived-our-pupils-used-colourful-scarves-to-move-to-the-rhythm-buildin](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-30-scarf-dancing-has-arrived-our-pupils-used-colourful-scarves-to-move-to-the-rhythm-buildin) #### [Scarf dancing has arrived! 🧣 Our pupils used colourful scarves to move to the rhythm, building the key motor skills, coordination, and wrist strength needed for writing. They loved swirling to the music and did a fantastic job!](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-30-scarf-dancing-has-arrived-our-pupils-used-colourful-scarves-to-move-to-the-rhythm-buildin) ![Image of Super patterns in pen party today! ✍🏼😊](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/super-patterns-in-pen-party-today/1790607473466.jpg) 28 Sep [2026-09-28-super-patterns-in-pen-party-today](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-28-super-patterns-in-pen-party-today) #### [Super patterns in pen party today! ✍🏼😊](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-28-super-patterns-in-pen-party-today) ![Image of Our speller of the week in Year 3 is Laiyla, she has worked hard not only at school, but at home to aim high and reach her targets 📚](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1790094574255.jpg) 22 Sep [2026-09-22-our-speller-of-the-week-in-year-3-is-laiyla-she-has-worked-hard-not-only-at-school-but-at](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-22-our-speller-of-the-week-in-year-3-is-laiyla-she-has-worked-hard-not-only-at-school-but-at) #### [Our speller of the week in Year 3 is Laiyla, she has worked hard not only at school, but at home to aim high and reach her targets 📚](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-22-our-speller-of-the-week-in-year-3-is-laiyla-she-has-worked-hard-not-only-at-school-but-at) ![Image of Fantastic writing in pen party ✍🏼🤩 working on our patterns](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1789745503186.jpg) 18 Sep [2026-09-18-fantastic-writing-in-pen-party-working-on-our-patterns](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-18-fantastic-writing-in-pen-party-working-on-our-patterns) #### [Fantastic writing in pen party ✍🏼🤩 working on our patterns](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-18-fantastic-writing-in-pen-party-working-on-our-patterns) ![Image of Super writing in Reception, thinking about what they would like at the top of the beanstalk! ✍🏼🤩](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1783701011996.jpg) 10 Jul [2026-07-10-super-writing-in-reception-thinking-about-what-they-would-like-at-the-top-of-the-beanstal](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-07-10-super-writing-in-reception-thinking-about-what-they-would-like-at-the-top-of-the-beanstal) #### [Super writing in Reception, thinking about what they would like at the top of the beanstalk! ✍🏼🤩](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-07-10-super-writing-in-reception-thinking-about-what-they-would-like-at-the-top-of-the-beanstal) ![Image of What a lovely transition day! ✍️ This afternoon, Year 1 wrote stunning letters for Mrs Hargreaves to read this evening.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/19623b2fe74a.jpg) 3 Jul [2026-07-03-what-a-lovely-transition-day-this-afternoon-year-1-wrote-stunning-letters-for-mrs-hargrea](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-07-03-what-a-lovely-transition-day-this-afternoon-year-1-wrote-stunning-letters-for-mrs-hargrea) #### [What a lovely transition day! 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