Year Group | School Term | Book Band |
F2 Reception 4-5 years | Autumn | Pink (Rocket Phonics) |
Spring | Red (Rocket Phonics) | |
Summer | Yellow (Rocket Phonics) | |
Year 1 | Autumn | Blue (Rocket phonics) |
Spring | Green (Rocket Phonics) | |
Summer | Orange (Rocket Phonics) | |
Year 2 | Autumn | Turquoise (Rocket Phonics) |
Spring | Purple (Rocket Phonics) | |
Summer | Gold (Rocket Phonics) | |
Year 3 |
| White and lime books |
Year 4 |
| Lime and brown books |
Year 5 |
| Grey and dark blue books |
Year 6 |
| Dark blue and burgundy |
Up until the end of Year 2, children will be following the Rocket Phonics programme, which includes reading books to consolidate phonics learning. From Year 3 onwards, children will be reading age appropriate books within the book bands mentioned above. Teacher assessments will be made to decide which book band is appropriate at which stage for each year group.