Learning pathways for Reception - Year 8
Introduction We have been overwhelmed by the positivity, resilience and determination of our young Felstedians throughout the last year. Their levels of commitment and perseverance have been simply outstanding and we have been so impressed with their willingness to fully engage in online learning. They deserve to be incredibly proud of themselves, as we are of them. Although the media has been keen to use negative phrases to highlight the impact on our young people, it is important to celebrate all that they have achieved (and possibly overcome) during this time. Our priorities when pupils return to school are: - To build confidence in what the children have achieved during the period of remote learning - To consolidate their knowledge and understanding of the material covered - To identify where pupils have made less progress and put in place plans to address this A promising picture. When pupils returned to school in the Autumn Term 2020 after the Summer Term lockdown, we were keen to assess pupil progress in literacy and numeracy in order to identify gaps in learning. By December 2020, assessments indicated that 91% of pupils were meeting or exceeding National expected levels in literacy and numeracy. This data was inline with the average pupils’ performance from the previous year, indicating any drop off in learning was addressed through the Autumn Term lessons. We are delighted to report that in all areas of Mathematics, Reading, Comprehension and SPAG the average pupil score is significantly above the average of other schools using our external assessment programme. With this in mind we can be optimistic about the learning and progress of our pupils over the Spring Term lockdown. Attendance during these lockdown lessons has been excellent. In comparison to Summer Term 2020, there has been an increase in ‘live’ teaching, ensuring that teachers can respond to individual needs and deliver engaging lessons. Pupils’ literacy and numeracy will be assessed again in the Summer Term and further details about assessments will be outlined by each phase area. While it is important and necessary to check individual progress, our priority is on securing the wellbeing of every child. We will be doing everything we can to ensure that the children are happy and confident returning to school. We are removing formal End of Year Examinations for all year groups to prioritise teaching time and consolidation of learning. Certainly, the focus will be on practical work and building skills of collaboration, communication and creativity. Without a doubt, both academically and socially, the right place for the children is back in school and we look forward to welcoming them next week, with a return to our full timetable.
Stewart House _________________________________________________________________________________
Focus for the rest of the Spring Term The priority over the Spring Term is to work with the children and boost their confidence as they return to school. There has been an excellent response to our Felsted at Home learning experience and live teaching has been a key factor in this. Focus for the Summer Term The teachers will plan lessons which will consolidate the children’s knowledge and understanding whilst using opportunities that being ‘on site’ provides by focusing on creative and/or collaborative tasks. Ongoing low stakes in-class assessments will continue and reading comprehensions, spellings and number work will be an ongoing part of the pupils measure of attainment. Literacy and numeracy will continue to be a priority. Additional support/ catch up will be provided through: Phonics Daily reading Handwriting groups In addition to the above, time will be given to preparing the children for the transition to the next year group at the end of this academic year. Assessment and reporting There will not be any formal assessments on our return to school, however children will be assessed using summative and formative assessment in literacy and numeracy at the beginning of the summer term, to enable them to plan effectively to support progress for each child. A Google Meet will be offered to all families to talk to the teachers at the end of the Spring. Cornerstone assessments in English and Maths will take place at the end of the Summer term which will indicate whether the children are working towards, are at or above the expected attainment level for their year group. A written report will be completed at the end of the Summer term.
RECEPTION
Curriculum content Summer term:
English
Children read and understand simple sentences. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also read some common irregular words. They demonstrate an understanding when talking with others about what they have read. Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They also write some irregular common words. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible. Children follow instructions involving several ideas or actions. They answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions about their experiences and in response to stories or events. Children express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. They use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. They develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.
Maths
Children count reliably with numbers from 1 to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing. Children count reliably with numbers from 1 to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.
Understanding the World
Children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. They know that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this. They know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions. Children know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. They talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one to another. They make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.
Expressive Arts
Children sing songs,make music and dance and experiment ways of changing them . They safely use avarity of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design form and function. Children use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes. They represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role play and stories.
Music
The topic this term is ‘Minibeasts’. The children will be warming up their bodies and voices each week with a vocal warm up. They will be singing a variety of themed songs and action rhymes, with some full body movement. We will look at the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Minibeast madness, Grasshoppers, Frogs and Bug Parade and use our voices, bodies and instruments to illustrate these stories.
MFL: Spanish
The focus will be on Greetings, Colours, Numbers, Animals,and different parts of the body, taught through songs.
Computing
Children recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes
and schools. They select and use technology for particular purposes. Reading - Literacy Planet/Oxford Reading Buddy Spellings - Purple Mash Maths - Purple Mash PE
Children show good control and coordination in large and small movements. They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space.
YEAR 1
Curriculum content Summer term:
English
Phonics: Alternative spellings and sound families (digraphs and trigraphs that are spelt differently but make the same sound). Common exception words: they, here, there, where, some, love, house, friend, school, ask, house, push, pull, put, our. SPaG: Using the spelling rule for adding –s or –es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs. Contractions - I’m, I’ll, we’ll, she’ll, you’ll, they’ll, we’re, you’re, he’s, they’re. Using the prefix un-. Joining words and joining clauses using ‘and’. Planning writing using frames and encouraging pupils to speak sentences before writing. Newspaper article - Based on stimulus from the Spaceship landing. Descriptive writing using adjectives about aliens and imaginary planets. Information fact files about planets and Astronauts. Comprehension activities -retrieval, inference, prediction, sequencing and creation of own comprehension questions.
Maths
Length - comparing height and length, measuring length using things and using a ruler Multiplication - making equal groups, adding equal groups, making equal rows, making doubles Division - grouping equally, sharing equally Fractions - making halves, making quarters, sharing and grouping Numbers to 100 - counting to 100, finding tens and ones, comparing numbers, making number patterns
Science
Space. Identifying the planets that make up the solar system. Investigating the features of the Moon and other planets. Observing seasonal changes and how day length varies. Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons.
History
Historical events: Exploring the time of the first moon landings. Investigating the lives of famous astronauts e.g. Neil Armstrong.
Geography
Looking at the world from Space. Identifying different countries and their distinctive geographical features e.g. desert, hills and mountains etc.
Art/DT
To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products - links with Space topic. To explore art and design techniques using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space. To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.
To find out about the work of different artists, looking at the differences and similarities between different practices and making links to their own work and Space topic. Music
The children will use the theme of ‘space’ to enjoy their music making, through singing, dancing and moving to themed songs and rhymes, incorporating the different musical ‘elements’. The children will listen to live and recorded music to bring the topic alive.
MFL: Spanish
The focus will be on Greetings, Colours, Numbers, Animals,and different parts of the body, taught through songs.
Computing
To understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions. Create and debug simple programs use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs - coding via Purple Mash. To use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content - activities via Google Classroom and Purple Mash. To use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.
PSHE
Healthy lifestyles - feelings and emotions Growing and Changing - young to old, independence Taking Care of the Environment - respect, recycling
RE
Places of Worship - To be able to talk about a place special to them - To understand what worship is - To name some places of worship and important parts within them
PE
Master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities. Participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending.
YEAR 2
Curriculum content Spring term:
English
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar: - Suffixes: -ness, -ful, -less and -ly - Words ending in -tion - Contracted forms of words (for example: didn’t, hasn’t, shouldn’t) - The use of the possessive apostrophe - Expanded noun phrases - Embedded clauses - Using a thesaurus to find ambitious alternative word choices English (Linked to our topic of ‘Land Ahoy!’) - Reading comprehensions (retrieval, inference, prediction, sequencing and creation of own comprehension questions). - Creative writing based upon an image or short film (target writes) - Speaking and listening (speak like a pirate) - Play scripts (based around ‘Grace Darling’s Dangerous Rescue’) - Drama (based on ‘Grace Darling’s Dangerous Rescue’) - Instruction writing (How to Build a Lighthouse)
Maths
Time - Tell and write the time to o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. Draw the hands on a clock face to show these times. Know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day. 2-D shapes - identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and the line of symmetry. 3-D shapes - identify and describe the properties of 3D shapes, including the number of edges, vertices and faces. Identify 2-D shapes on the surface of 3 -D shapes. Compare and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes and everyday objects. Order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences. Use mathematical vocabulary to describe the position, direction and movement including movement in a straight line and distinguishing between rotation as a turn and in terms of right angles for quarter, half and three quarter turns (clockwise and anti-clockwise) Volume - comparing, measuring in litres, millilitres & solving word problems.
Science
Materials and their properties: identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.
History
People of historical importance: Learning about the life of Grace Darling The history of lighthouses
Geography
Maps (Linked to Land Ahoy Topic on pirates) Human Geography - features of lighthouses Physical Geography - features of islands
Art/DT
Drawing skills : To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space To learn about the work of artists - Picasso’s portraits, Andy Warhol portraits , describing the differences and similarities and making links to their own work.
Music
The children in Y2 have been asked to purchase a descant recorder. A recorder lesson will be given each week, a simple warm up and demonstration of creating the correct note and tone given. The children will also continue with their learning of standard musical notation (the musical code!), and will use body percussion, and instruments to perform rhythms. The children will have a wealth of opportunities to sing and enjoy music making. The theme will be ‘Pirates’ and the children will enjoy singing and accompanying sea shanties.
MFL: Spanish
The focus will be on Greetings, Colours, Numbers, Animals,and different parts of the body, taught through songs.
Computing
Coding/Programming - Purple mash Understand what algorithms are, how they are implemented as programs on digital devices and that programs execute by following precise and ambiguous instructions. Create and debug simple programs Use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs using Coding in Purple Mash. Touch Typing skills - BBC Dance Mats
PSHE
PSHE Assembly: Week 1 -- Core theme 1 - Health and Wellbeing –Keeping Safe – H13/ H14/H15 Staying Safe - Creating handwashing poster or video Wellbeing - Being thankful - Children to create a ‘Gratitude Jar’ or journal
Week 2 -- Core theme 1 - Health and Wellbeing – Keeping Safe – (Privacy, respecting others) - History of the NHS - Children to create a ‘Thank You’ card or ‘Motivation Card’ for Doctors and Nurses at local hospitals Week 3 – Relationships – Feelings & Emotions (R1) – communication, feelings & empathy Managing feelings - Children to create a ‘Thinking of you’ card for someone in isolation Week 4 – Relationships – Feelings & Emotions (R2, R4, R12) – (behaviour, fair/unfair, right/wrong) - To learn about different types of behaviour and how this can make others feel. Resilience - bouncing back - Children to paint a stone (e.g. a rainbow, NHS etc) and leave it on a pathway for someone to see/find - spreading joy. Week 5 – Relationships – Feelings & Emotions (R3) – Healthy relationships – (secrets, surprises, safety) Do a random act of kindness for someone in your home. RE
Islam - Belonging The children are learning to understand why Muslims visit the mosque and to explore whether this gives them a sense of belonging. The children can understand how meeting in a certain place could make them feel like they belong. The children can explain what happens when Muslims pray alone or at the mosque. The children can talk about how Muslims feel a sense of belonging when they are with other Muslims or when they pray on their own and say why this might be. Skills: Empathy, Application, Evaluation, Investigation, Discernement, Reflection Attitudes: Curiosity, open-mindedness, Critical Awareness and Self Awareness
PE
Maintaining a Healthy and Active lifestyle: To have a continued involvement in physical activity. Master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and coordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities.
Ffrome Court _________________________________________________________________________________
Focus for the rest of the Spring Term As we draw to the end of our Felsted at Home 21 learning, we are certainly looking forward to getting back to a normal routine in school next week. We have been so proud of all the children completing their lessons diligently every day to keep their learning going during this time. Our priority as we return to school is to boost pupil confidence and to consolidate their knowledge and understanding. Focus will also be on the wellbeing of the children and tutors will be paramount in the pastoral support of the pupils. Learning will be enjoyable. Informal assessments will take place to inform future planning - including The Accelerated Reader system which will inform us of the children’s reading ages and ZPD levels. If needed, additional support will be provided through the following: SPM groups will take place Daily reading Handwriting clubs Focus for the Summer Term When we return in the Summer Term, teachers will use the opportunities that being ‘on site’ provides by focusing on creative and/or collaborative tasks. In the last week of the Summer Term, we will have a ‘project week’ where children can learn through topic based activities. Please see the summary of our curriculum coverage for the Summer Term. In addition to the above, time will be given to preparing the children for the transition to the next year group at the end of this academic year. Assessment and Reporting On the return to school teachers will informally assess the children using summative and formative assessment in literacy and numeracy to enable them to plan effectively to support progress for each child. (Cornerstones SPAG and Maths & Accelerated Reader system to be used) Ongoing low stakes in-class assessments will continue and reading comprehensions, spellings and times tables will be an ongoing part of the pupils measure of attainment. Literacy and numeracy will continue to be a priority. The formal Cornerstone Assessments in English and Maths will take place towards the end of the Summer Term Subject reports for all subjects will be completed as follows: Year 3 - Half Term Report Year 4 - End of Term Report
YEAR 3
What will they cover next term?
English
Instructions Identify the differences between instructions and explanations. Add information about time, place and cause to write clear instructions.
Performance Poetry Listen to performance poems and explore their features. Use conjunctions indicating time and cause. Investigate negative prefixes, informal language and rhymes. Write a poem to perform.
Imaginative Recounts Through Michael Morpurgo’s Dolphin Boy and The Sandman and the Turtles, children will learn to recount a series of events, use imaginative vocabulary and create alternative endings. They will continue to learn about how to write direct speech accurately.
Maths
Place Value consolidation Multiplication & Division Properties of 2D shape - Perimeter & Angles Telling the Time Fractions Weekly Preps, Mental maths and times and division facts recall tests
Science
Plants Plant structure and growth. Measuring plant growth and investigating the importance of roots and leaves. Set up investigations into the transportation of water within plants.
Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Physical Descriptions, Countries, Spanish Geography and Culture
Topic
Extreme Earth: Geography Focus A study of the destructive powers of nature, from volcanoes and earthquakes to tsunamis and tornadoes.Through discussion and practical tasks, children will learn about how and why these natural phenomena occur, and the ways in which they affect people and the environment.
Music
Introduction to Woodwind instruments To be able to play simple tunes and begin to read standard treble notation. Creating accompaniments to well known songs using tuned and untuned percussion instruments. Recap of the instruments of the Orchestra - Studying ‘Peter and the Wolf’
Computing
Touch Typing - using freetypinggames.net Coding/Programming - Purple mash Understand what algorithms are, how they are implemented as programs on digital devices and that programs execute by following precise and ambiguous instructions. Create and debug simple programs Use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs using Coding in Purple Mash.
PE
Re-introduction to Team Sport. To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
Art
Tropical RainForest and Egyptian Art
DT
Fish Mosaic
RS
Pilgrimages Find out what a pilgrimage is and look at the meaning of the River Ganges to Hindus. Understand why non Hindus might find it a special place to visit.
PSHE
Health & Wellbeing This topic will focus on learning about the different types of ‘risk’ and knowing how to respond to an emergency. Elements of First Aid and personal hygiene will also be covered within this. The NSPCC (Pantosaurus) rule on personal privacy and safety will be re-taught, so that pupils are able to know how to respond to any concerns about their safety. Relationships Pupils will also be looking at what the words ‘under pressure’ mean - learning more about decision-making in day-to-day scenarios.
YEAR 4
What will they cover next term?
English
Traditional Tales Rewriting a fairytale from a different perspective. The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Princess & the Pea. Imaginary Worlds Poetry - Exploring ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright. Pupils will explore the grammar techniques used within the poem and then create their own example of this. Weekly comprehension, Grammar workbook, spellings, guided reading.
Maths
Place Value consolidation Factors and Multiples Area and Perimeter Telling the Time Properties of 2D/ 3D shape Fractions and Decimals Weekly Preps, Mental maths and times and division facts recall tests
Science
Living Things & their Habitats Classifying Living Things, Vertebrate & Invertebrate groups, Life Processes, Animal Habitats, The Environment around us Endangered Species and the Environment, Zoo/Wild Animals. Understanding Environmental Issues.
Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Physical Description / Character Description Spanish Geography and Culture
Humanities
Water The water cycle, evaporation and condensation. Water conservation and environmental issues. Crime and Punishment The legacy of the Roman justice system and crime and punishment through the Anglo-Saxon, Tudor and Victorian periods. Comparing modern day crime prevention and detection methods with those from the past.
Music
Ensemble Performance: To use their existing knowledge and skills of a musical instrument to perform in a class ensemble. Glockenspiels, Ukulele, Recorders, Percussion instruments, singing - working together, learning to read music and enjoying practical music making. Recap of Spring Term ‘Programme Music’ Topic.
Computing
Coding/Programming - Purple mash Understand what algorithms are, how they are implemented as programs on digital devices and that programs execute by following precise and ambiguous instructions. Create and debug simple programs Use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs using Coding in Purple Mash.
PE
Re-introduction to Team Sport. To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
Art
Grayson Perry inspired ‘journey of my life’ map
DT
Sea Creatures
RS
Jewish and Christian commitments to God
Bar Mitzvahs. Mitzvah Day. Why Christians go to church. PSHE
Health & Wellbeing, Relationships Relationships & Health Education sessions will introduce what ‘growing up’ entails - pupils will be introduced to the words ‘puberty, hormones, menstruation.’ Building on this theme, pupils will be able to investigate how important families are for children growing up and what the characteristics of a healthy family life might look like. They will also see how diverse family set-ups can look - but appreciate that whatever the set-up, themes of tolerance and respect remain paramount.
Cloisters _________________________________________________________________________________
Focus for rest of Spring Term The children have worked incredibly well on their remote learning and shown real resilience and independence. As we return to school for the final three weeks of the Spring term, the priority is to boost the children’s confidence and to consolidate their knowledge and understanding. Along with this, there will be a focus in lessons on developing practical skills, handwriting and collaborative tasks to build skills that may not have been used as much over lockdown. Additional support and catch up opportunities for English and Maths will occur during the children’s academic study sessions on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. For those children identified as needing further support SPM sessions for reading and spelling will resume, as well as Learning Support lessons. The children’s well being is of utmost importance and in Cloisters we will also have a real focus on kindness and respect, as we re-establish friendships and the amount of social time the children have is increased. All the staff and children will be working together to achieve a happy and nurturing environment to allow a smooth transition back to school. Focus for Summer Term The Summer term will be a continuation of the final three weeks of the Spring term and teachers will be providing creative and collaborative tasks to develop those skills that have been underused during remote learning. There is more detail for each subject in the summary of curriculum information. There will be leadership opportunities available in the Summer term with tasks to complete inside and outside of school. More information regarding this will be provided in the Summer term. The children’s well being will again be of the utmost importance and the focus of kindness and respect will continue. We will also be ensuring the children are well equipped socially and emotionally for their transition into Year 6 and Year 7 at the end of the year. Assessments and Reporting The formal internal exams, originally planned for the Summer Term, will not take place. This will give more time back in school to focus on curriculum coverage and teaching. It will also allow time to consolidate, and build pupils confidence about, the knowledge and understanding of the work covered during this lockdown period. Formal examinations will be replaced with end of unit assessments throughout the Spring and Summer Term. This information will add to the overall picture of pupils attainment collated over the year. Formal Cornerstones assessments will take place in Literacy and Numeracy which will give a clear indication of progress and performance in relation to National age related expectations. These assessments will be used to inform teaching and support pupil progress. End of year reports will be provided for Years 5 and 6.
YEAR 5
What will they cover next term?
English
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Shakespeare Weekly spellings and grammar differentiated accordingly. Comprehension skills: skimming and scanning, retrieval, prediction, deduction, inference and authorial technique Class reader differentiated accordingly. Cornerstones Assessment comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar Accelerated Reader reading range assessment
Maths
Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover describing and interpreting data; averages and the language of chance; fractions, decimals and percentages of amounts; properties of polygons and translations.
Science
Sound Changing sound, how sounds are made and transmitted, musical instruments make and change sounds and sound insulation. Life cycles Plant reproduction, flower structure, seed germination, seed dispersal, life cycle of plants, life cycle of humans.
Modern Foreign Languages: Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Sports / Hobbies / Free-time activities Spanish Geography and Culture
History
Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots To know about Elizabeth’s early life and the problems she faced being a female monarch. Understand the pressures on Elizabeth and Mary and their need to be successful in their roles. Spanish Armada Understand the causes of the Spanish Armada, the key tactics employed and why the victory was so important to Britain and it’s fortunes in the years to follow. The early Stuarts To learn about the Gunpowder Plot, The Great Plague and the Great Fire of London as major events and understand the consequences of them.
Geography
OS Maps and Skills Development of basic map skills on OS maps including: 4 fig. grid references, direction & distance; contour lines & recognising the shape of the landscape.
RS
Did God intend for Jesus to die? Pupils will explore the events that lead up to Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. They will consider the importance that these events hold to Christians. They will also be invited to question and discuss whether Jesus’ execution was part of God’s plan or a series of uncontrolled events.
Art
Heraldry Design a coat of arms based on your family name and personal interests.
DT
Dragster Challenge; Assemble a series of parts to make a small battery powered drag car. Learn about pulley drive systems and how these can be modified to give different results. Race, evaluate & change their vehicle to improve its performance.
Computing
Vector Drawing Pupils will find out that vector images are made up of shapes. They will learn how to use different drawing tools and how images are created in layers. They will explore the ways in which images can be grouped and duplicated to support them in creating more complex images.
Drama
Shakespeare The pupils will look at the world of Shakespeare. This will include a basic look at his life and the world he inhabited. The Drama will consist of approaching basic text work and looking at how the stories have continued to excite. We will look at Insults, Romeo & Juliet, MacBeth and other texts that offer a way to demonstrate how relevant Shakespeare still is. A look at the nature of Soap Opera, the formulas and the history of the genre.
Music
Musical elements and musical theory To develop and demonstrate their musical skills, knowledge and understanding of musical elements including pitch, tempo, dynamics, duration, timbre, texture and structure. To develop their understanding of music theory and notation and be able to use this on a practical level with musical instruments in the classroom. The Origin of Song To explore the roots and different forms of song from blues and spirituals through to opera.
PE
Re-introduction to Team Sport. To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
PSHE
Health & Wellbeing, Relationships Relationships & Health Education sessions will follow-on from the Year 4 content - pupils will be able to look at the physical and emotional changes in puberty more closely. Messages of personal hygiene, privacy & safety and knowing how to ask for advice for themselves or others will also be reiterated. PSHE will also allow pupils to focus on themes including ‘First Aid’.
YEAR 6
What will they cover next term?
English
All the World’s a Stage Continuation of Shakespeare work for Passport Presentation skills and transactional writing Comprehension skills: skimming and scanning, retrieval, prediction, deduction, inference and authorial technique Class reader differentiated accordingly Cornerstones Assessment comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar Accelerated Reader reading range assessment
Maths
Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover calculation involving integers and decimals; accurate use of a calculator and selecting appropriate strategies to solve real world problems. Children will also convert between standard units of measure and further revise the relationship between fractions decimals and percentages.
Science
Light and How we see Things (finishing from Spring term) Shadow and reflection practical work Forces Pulling and friction, gravity and weight, Elastic materials and springs, buoyancy, air resistance. Changing circuits Constructing, drawing and using simple electrical circuits. Conduction and insulation.
Modern Foreign Languages: Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Parts of the Body / Visiting the Doctors Spanish Culture and Traditions
History
The Blitz To know what the Blitz was and how it affected the towns and cities across the UK and to empathise with the conditions of the air raids and the incredible strain it placed on the country. Rationing To understand the necessity for rationing food, clothes and other items and the consequent increase in the black market. The Normandy Landings and Victory in Europe To know about the D-Day landings on Normandy beaches. The challenges, tactics and importance of the campaign.
Geography
Japan Discovering all about Japanese cultures. Pupils will learn about the key human and physical Geographical characteristics of Japan Climate change Understand what global warming is and then the possible causes, effects and solutions.
RS
Cloisters Diploma work: Why are Holy Books important to religious people? Pupils will do a collection of lessons and activities that explore the importance of
holy books and scripture for religious belief. As a ‘step-up’ from what they have done in Year 6 and as a prelude to Year 7 these will be conducted in a differing format where pupils have a much larger amount of freedom and choice in what activities they complete at what time and when. As the title above suggests above they will be able to get these stamped/ticked off in their diploma booklet (passport). DT
Working with Acrylic; Develop knowledge of cutting and shaping sheet materials Develop knowledge of assemblies (assembling a clock) Learn about ThermoPlastics and their properties compared to Thermosetting plastics Develop knowledge of safe working practices in a practical environment.
Art
Birds: using a variety of drawing techniques to create artwork based on the theme of birds.
Computing
Web page creation Pupils will identify what makes a good web page and use this information to design and evaluate their own website using Google sites.
Drama
Highlight elements of Victorians Connecting history through drama to show an understanding of Victorian behaviours and use of language in Drama.
Music
The class orchestra Learning a variety of different instruments including percussion, recorders, ukuleles and keyboards. Music theory To develop and demonstrate their musical skills, knowledge and understanding of musical elements including pitch, tempo, dynamics, duration, timbre, texture and structure. To develop their understanding of music theory and notation
PE
Re-introduction to Team Sport. To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
PSHE
Health & Wellbeing, Relationships Relationships & Health Education sessions will follow-on from the Year 5 content - pupils will be able to recap the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty and have time for a Q/A session. Pupils will also explore what the value of a stable and caring family relationship may look like (which may be of different types), as well as look at what the value of marriage may entail. Living in the Wider World An opportunity will also be given for pupils to think about the values of different Human Rights, considering how we can be rights-respecting citizens.
Courtauld _________________________________________________________________________________
As we end our, hopefully, final week of lockdown I hope you and your children feel a real sense of pride over what has been achieved this term. The levels of independence and commitment shown by your children has been way beyond expectation and their experience will be of huge benefit to them in the future. Many of the learning challenges they have faced would not normally be presented to them until University at the earliest and the fact they have successfully navigated their way through another 7 weeks of home schooling shows a massive potential for future success as they move towards Senior School and the demands of public exams. Focus for rest of Spring Term The priority is to re-establish good learning behaviours and reinforce positive in-class habits alongside consolidating their knowledge and understanding. Focus should be on supporting pupils’ well being and building confidence on their return to school. Additional support and catch up opportunities will be available through the normal support channels ( SPM groups and 1 to 1 support ) and where we consider it necessary. Focus for Summer Term See summary of curriculum coverage Focus should be on developing practical skills, handwriting and collaborative tasks to build skills that may not have been used over lockdown. Collaborative and group work projects will be key features of the term. Assessment and reporting The formal internal exams, originally planned for the Summer Term, will not take place. This will give more time back in school to focus on curriculum coverage and teaching. It will also allow time to consolidate, and build pupils confidence about their knowledge and understanding of the work covered during this lockdown period. In class assessments will continue to take place in academic subject areas throughout the Spring and Summer Term to measure progress as would normally occur. These assessments will focus on recent work completed rather than assessing the topics covered throughout the whole year. Results from these assessments will be combined with ongoing teacher assessments. There will be summary reports written for all subjects during the Summer Term and Year 8 will also receive their end of year levels in the form of a certificate. Transition meetings will also be taking place with the Senior School for Year 8 pupils and Heads of Departments.
YEAR 7
What will they cover next term?
English
Transactional writing - persuasive techniques Poetry analysis: various themes including: Childhood, Nature Class reader Accelerated Reader reading range assessments
Maths
Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover algebraic operations; equivalents of imperial and metric measurements; properties of geometric shapes and using formulae to solve problems involving polygons and circles.
Science
Electromagnets 1 and 2 Conduction and resistance, potential difference and current, series and parallel circuits and static electrical charge. Electromagnets and fixed magnets, magnetic fields and uses. Reactions Acids and Alkalis, the pH scale, making salts and neutralisation, Reactions of metals in water, oxygen and acids and displacement reactions. Opportunity to undertake BA CREST bronze award - Incredible Inoculations
MFL: French
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics School subjects, opinions, a school day, clothes, forming and answering questions, higher numbers.
MFL: Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Describing where you live, points of the compass, places in the town, using the near future tense to say what you are going to do, time expressions. Spanish Geography, Culture and Traditions
MFL: German
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics Talking about a town and what it does and doesn’t have, numbers, food and drink, holiday plans.
Latin
Consolidation of verb tenses (present, imperfect and perfect) and noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative and ablative). The destruction and excavation of Pompeii.
History
The Third Crusade and Richard the Lionheart To know what a crusade is. To understand the part played by Richard I and the impact it had for Christians in the Medieval period.
Geography
Map Skills & Knowledge of Place Development of skills learned in Yr5&6, building on key map skills. Including learning about contours and cross-sections; latitude & longitude and how to
locate places with this; development of OS map skills and learning about other types of map;Physical, Political Locational Knowledge. Developing knowledge of places around the world; English Counties and use of Digimaps RS
Why are Jesus’ parables and miracles important to Christians? After forming a basis of knowledge of the story of Jesus earlier on in the year pupils will finish the year looking at the stories that Jesus told and their Importance to the followers he had there and then and their significance to living in the modern day. They will also explore the miracles and assess why they too hold particular value in both why they were performed and what they mean to Christians. Philosophy Curriculum Using the P4C format pupils will engage in lessons that allow them to develop thinking and debating skills surrounding contemporary issues in society.
DT
Focus on Making; Learn how to cut & polish the pewter jewellery project. Develop prototyping skills; using cardboard to model & test ideas Learn how to cut and shape plywood by making an ergonomic stand for a chromebook.
Art
Landscape, drawing and painting Create a landscape watercolour painting using the work of Julia Emily Gordon as inspiration.
Computing
Modelling data - spreadsheets Pupils will collect, analyse and manipulate data, before turning it into graphs and charts.
Drama
Murder Mystery Build on the work done in earlier years and construct a more sophisticated murder mystery. This will include suggestions for films/television as well as looking at the way these are constructed. This will all be before the pupils make and present their own.
Music
Programme Music (including graphic notation) Studying a range of orchestral programme music. Focus on ‘The Water Goblin’. Use own graphic notation to create a piece entitled ‘Haunted House’. Electronic Composition and Presentation Use iPads to develop skills in music sequencing and composing
PE
Re-introduction to Team Sport. To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
PSHE
Living in the Wider World An opportunity for pupils to explore the themes of Democracy, Diversity, immigration and identity and what this means living in a British society. Pupils will explore the theme of ‘Religion & Respect’ with the expectation that in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including people in positions of authority and due tolerance of other people’s beliefs.
YEAR 8
What will they cover next term?
English
Poetry analysis Transactional writing - persuasive techniques Class reader Accelerated Reader reading range assessments
Maths
Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. Revision will cover, but not be limited to, algebraic operations; using formulae for the area and volume of polygons, circles and 3d objects; rounding whole numbers and decimals; interpreting and describing data and solving problems involving a calculator.
Science: Biology
Genes 1 Variation and adaptation, adolescence, reproductive systems, fertilisation, embryo growth, menstrual cycle.
Science: Physics
Energy 1 & 2 (finishing from Spring term) Waves 1 & 2 Sound, pitch and frequency, loudness and amplitudes, Light, reflection, refraction, colour, the eye. Wave effects and radiation of energy, models of waves Reactions 2 Atoms in reactions, thermal decomposition, combustion, exothermic and endothermic reactions, conservation of mass and bond energies.
MFL: French
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Sports, Faire / Jouer, Comparative, Giving and asking for directions and the Imperative
MFL: Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Describing a holiday home and holiday activities Asking for directions using three tenses together. Parts of the body and visiting the Doctor (Time permitting) Spanish traditions, culture and geography
MFL: German
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Discussing plans to go out, describing clothes and styles, adjective endings after a/an
Latin
Consolidation of all grammar covered so far - verb tenses, noun cases and adjectives. Translating from English into Latin. Further practice of CE Level 2 translations, comprehensions and grammar papers.
History
The Peasants Revolt Exploring the causes, events and short and long term consequences of this momentous event. The battle of Agincourt We will explore Henry V’s campaign in France and why he ended up having to fight at Agincourt and what happened on that historic day and the consequences
that followed. Geography
Economy Project A project based around saving the UK economy after the Coronavirus Pandemic.
RS
Inspirational people In their last topic in the prep school pupils will independently prepare a presentation on an inspirational person of faith which they will take turns to present to their class. After that they will do a project on Nelson Mandela culminating in an essay competition to develop their further writing skills in preparation for Year 9. Philosophy Curriculum Using the P4C format pupils will engage in lessons that allow them to develop thinking and debating skills surrounding contemporary issues in society.
DT
Focus on Practical Skills; Learn how to solder electronic components to printed circuit boards to make a usb powered lamp. Develop practical skills by working with hand tools & machinery whilst making their lamp design. Develop knowledge of construction techniques using both adhesives & mechanical fixings.
Art
Pop Art Portrait Create a pop art collage using themselves as a starting point. Looking at the work of Richard Hamilton and Peter Blake as inspiration.
Computing
Developing for the web Pupils will explore the technologies that make up the internet and World Wide Web. Starting with an exploration of the building blocks of the World Wide Web, HTML and CSS, pupils will investigate how websites are catalogued and organised for effective retrieval using search engines.
Drama
History of Drama & a Final Assessment A look at how the nature of performance has changed and evolved since the early Greeks. Pupils will also prepare (in groups) a final piece of work that utilises a lot of the skills they have learned over the course.
Music
Music Technology Using iPads develop skills in composing, music theory, teaching their own lessons, researching and listening. Leavers’ Show Year 8 work together to put on a show, including group songs and bands.
PE
Re-introduction to Team Sport. To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
PSHE
Health & Wellbeing, Relationships Relationships & Sex Education sessions will help pupils to explore the values of a healthy, stable relationship. A refresher session on menstruation will be provided as well as strategies for managing sexual and peer pressure. Pupils will be provided with guidance on where to access sexual and reproductive health advice.
Pupils will also look at different types of family set-ups and identify how roles within families might change. There will also be an opportunity to explore the themes of ‘body confidence’ and elements of First Aid (if time permits).