Growing In Faith and Learning
Welcome to St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Welcome to St. Leonard’s Church of England Primary School. We hope our website gives you a flavour of our vibrant, happy school and the achievements of our delightful children. We are a thriving church school in the picturesque village of Wigginton with a strong Christian ethos, growing in faith and learning. We passionately believe in developing the ‘whole child’ and ensure all children have the opportunity to reach their goals and shine in their own unique and wonderful way. Our kind, caring and dedicated team nurture, motivate and encourage our children to be confident and well-rounded members of their community. I am incredibly proud to be the Headteacher of St. Leonard’s, a place where children develop a passion for learning, feel good about themselves, are proud of their achievements and create lasting memories of friendship and connection in our school family. I warmly invite you to come and visit us at St. Leonard’s Mrs Kirsty Cullen, Headteacher.Handwriting
Handwriting
The handwriting journey at St. Leonard's begins with the children learning the printed letters, as below. They do this by learning to trace, copy and form letters in lots of different ways, often using a starting point at which to begin each letter.
Once they are confident in printed letter formation, they begin to learn the formation of pre-cursive letters to prepare them for when they begin joining. In our school, we begin teaching pre-cursive letters during Year 2. You can see an example of these below. The capital letters remain the same, but now the children learn that the lower case letters start from the line and have a lead-in stroke and a lead-out stroke.
The teaching of joined handwriting will begin once the children have mastered the pre-cursive letter formation. This can happen towards the end of Year 2 for some children, and most certainly throughout their time in KS2. Below is an example of the joined cursive style of writing that we teach the children.
Handwriting Policy
Examples of handwriting from the children in our school
