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St Patrick's The Meadow Primary School, Newry
Return to school P7 pupils return to school on 26th August and are also in 27th, 28th, 29th August 9am-11am only. P1 pupils start school on 26th August and are following the timetable given out at P1 Induction Day. Nursery pupils start school on 27th August and are following the timetable given out at Nursery Induction Day. P2- P7 return to school on August 29th 9am-11am. P2- P7 are in full time hours from September 1st 2025.
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Language and Literacy

 
 
 
 

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY AT FOUNDATION STAGE

Literacy focuses on developing each child’s ability to understand and use language, both spoken and written, as an integral part of learning in all areas. The development of language and literacy is crucial to living and learning. Language is used to communicate with people, to share and express feelings, to give and obtain information and to understand ideas and develop thoughts.

Language and literacy are considered in a holistic way, taking account of the integral nature of the areas of Talking and Listening, Reading and Writing which extend across all areas of the curriculum.

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY AT KEY STAGE 1 & KEY STAGE 2

Literacy focuses on developing each child’s ability to understand and use language as an integral part of learning in all areas in order to interact effectively with the world around them, to express themselves creatively and to communicate confidently (through Talking and Listening, Reading and Writing) using a variety of skills and media.  Language and Literacy are fundamental prerequisites for thinking, learning and interacting in personal, social and work contexts throughout life. Literacy is therefore a key to learning as well as a key to enjoyment and personal growth.

For further information about Language and Literacy at Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2 from The Northern Ireland Curriculum click here.

 
6th Mar 2025
World Book Day was celebrated on Thursday 6th March.  The boys and girls...
 
 
 
 
6th Mar 2025
The theme this year for World Book Day was ' Helping children to read their way...