Felsted Prep Learning Pathways - Autumn 2022

Learning pathways for Reception - Year 8

Autumn Term 2022

Introduction We welcome you back at the start of this new year, full of optimism, enthusiasm and positivity about the academic year ahead.

Our academic priorities this year focus on developing our innovative and creative curriculum to support excellent teaching and learning. An outline of the Autumn 2022 curriculum topic areas for each Phase can be found in this document.

All departments will be working together to ensure that the curriculum provides for the individual needs of our pupils, reflects the diversity of our community and allows pupils to develop in preparation for the next step in their education. Departments across each Phase of the school have reflected on ways to deliver lessons to ensure maximum opportunities for pupils to make connections in their learning, working with other subject areas to ensure pupils are fully engaged in a practical and coordinated curriculum.

We will also be reflecting on the developments brought about by online learning in order to promote excellent pupil progress. We are developing the use of ICT throughout the school as well as the use of AI. These advances in technology help teachers to gain a deeply analytical picture of pupil understanding which supports effective and targeted interventions.

Throughout this term there will be ongoing assessment points to ensure we understand exactly how to support your child further. Parent meetings and reports will take place in the second half of this term. Further details about these meetings will be sent to you through the Heads of Phase later in the term. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.

While it is important and necessary to check individual progress, our priority is on securing the wellbeing of every child and looking after their personal development. We will, of course, be doing everything we can to ensure that the children are happy and confident returning to school and we look forward to seeing all they achieve in the Autumn term.

Christina Bury Director of Learning

Stewart House _________________________________________________________________________________

As we start the Autumn Term, our focus will be to welcome our new Reception pupils to school, and to welcome our Year 1s and Year 2s back to school. Time is taken to help support the children to become familiar with the routines of Stewart House. Pupils will spend time with their class teachers for their core lessons but will be taught by Prep teachers for PE, Music, Spanish and Swimming.

Pupils will be taught Maths, English, Science, Humanities, RS, Spanish, ART, DT, Computing, Music and Games/PE with lessons supported by Learning Assistants every morning.

Individual music lessons will be available to Year 1 and 2 pupils who wish to be involved in extra enrichment activities.

The pupils are assessed both formally (through end of term assessments) and informally (in daily lessons) and regular discussions take place to ensure pupils are at the right level and making the expected progress for them. Regular Departmental and Phase meetings also ensure individuals' needs are discussed in core subjects of English and Maths.

As well as supporting pupils in their academic lessons, the Teachers and Learning support staff will ensure the pupils are cared for pastorally. Their wellbeing, both physical and mental, is very important to us. There is a close relationship with parents to ensure we are caring for the pupils holistically.

This term we will be sending a letter from class teachers in week 3 and hold Parent/Teacher meetings after half term. Parents will also be invited to spend time with their children to look through books and celebrate the Autumn term achievements.

RECEPTION

Curriculum content Autumn term:

Personal, Social and Emotional Developme nt

Children are confident to try new activities, and say why they like some activities more than others. They are confident to speak in a familiar group, will talk about their ideas, and will choose the resources they need for their chosen activities.

They say when they do or don’t need help.

Children talk about how they and others show feelings, talk about their own and others’ behaviour, and its consequences, and know that some behaviour is unacceptable. They work as part of a group or class, and understand and follow the rules. They adjust their behaviour to different situations, and take changes of

routine in their stride.

Children play cooperatively, taking turns with others. They take account of one another’s ideas about how to organise their activity. They show sensitivity to others' needs and feelings, and form positive relationships with adults and other children.

English

Children listen attentively in a range of situations. They listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions or actions. They give their attention to what others say and respond appropriately, while engaged in another activity.

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.

Children read and understand CVC words before moving on to simple sentences.

They begin to use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also begin to read some common irregular words. They demonstrate 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.

Maths

Children count reliably with numbers from 1 to 10, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. They may begin to add small groups of objects together.

Children use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They recognise, create and describe patterns. They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.

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 another. They make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.

Children recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. They select and use technology for particular purposes.

Expressive Arts

Children sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with ways of changing them. They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

Children sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with ways of changing them. They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

Music

Music is a fundamental part of the Early Years Curriculum. The children will be encouraged to sing, dance, play percussion instruments and listen to music from different periods in history and different cultures. The focus this term is on Nursery Rhymes, finding our voices and body percussion. The children will take part in a

Harvest Festival and Christmas production.

MFL: Spanish

The focus will be on developing basic oral language, asking and answering questions. The vocabulary covered will include greetings, saying how you feel, giving your name, colours, lower numbers and classroom instructions, taught through songs and using puppets. Children will also learn about Spanish Christmas traditions.

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. By the end of the Autumn term the children will begin to learn how to log into the chrome books.

PE

Children show good control and co‑ordination in large and small movements.

They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space. They handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing.

Children know the importance for good health of physical exercise, and a healthy diet, and talk about ways to keep healthy and safe. They manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs successfully, including dressing and going to the toilet independently.

YEAR 1

Curriculum content Autumn term:

English

This term our topic is ‘Superheroes’. The main focus of the English lessons this term will be on sentence structure and joining clauses using ‘and’ and other connectives. The children will be developing their writing by sequencing sentences to form short narratives.

Punctuation and Grammar Once a week, the children's English lesson will focus on grammar and punctuation. Aspects covered include: Separation of words in a sentence with spaces; Using capital letters and full stops accurately; introducing question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences.

Phonics and Spelling This term we will be focussing on words with the 40+ phonemes already taught.

Continuing with common exception words (tricky words), Days of the week, Months of the year and Numbers. We will be concentrating on learning letter names and using these to help distinguish between alternative spellings of the same sound.

Reading Children will have opportunities for reading throughout the school day. This may be reading to an adult on a 1:1 basis; reading in a group; reading comprehensions; reading from the interactive whiteboard; independent reading and library sessions.

Handwriting is a crucial element of the work in Year 1. We have daily practice with a focus this term on correct posture, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly

and understanding how to form letters in an anticlockwise direction with ‘flicks’ in preparation for joined up writing when ready.

Maths

Every day we will spend 10 minutes with the children practising key instant recall facts (maths facts that children are expected to recall instantly). Such as: number bonds to 10, 1 more and 1 less of a given number to 10, add 2 single digit numbers together, counting in 2s and 10s, ordering the days of the week and months of the year.

Maths This term, we will be focussing on place value for the first part of the term and will be reading, writing, comparing, ordering and partitioning numbers to 20. We will also be exploring number bonds using part-whole diagrams. The children will be learning positional language such as ordinal numbers, left and right. After this, we will be exploring addition and subtraction in greater depth and the children will discuss and explore different methods to solve problems. Finally, we will be exploring 2D and 3D shapes. The children will be recognising, naming, sorting and looking for patterns with 2D and 3D shapes.

Science

Our first science topic is Animals including Humans. We will be focussing on the parts of our body and senses. We will be working scientifically to perform simple tests in the context of investigating each of the five senses, for example investigating how our senses rely upon each other and creating simple tests to investigate who in our class has superhero skills (who is super stretchy? Who has super hearing?).

History

Historical people - Learn about significant people in history and their importance.

The children will ‘meet’ Florence Nightingale and learn about her role in the Crimean war. Link her role to the qualities of superheroes today - nurses/doctors

Geography

Looking at Maps and local landmarks - follow a map to find Superheroes around the school

Art/DT

We are focussing our art work around superheroes. The children will be studying Lichtenstein Pop art to create onomatopoeia artwork, whilst learning about Primary colours. We will be developing our fine motor skills, painting and printing to create superhero pictures.

Music

Year 1 children will enjoy making music with instruments and their voices, whilst following a 'Superhero' topic. They begin to explore the 'musical elements' (dynamics, tempo, pitch, duration, timbre) through singing, movement, playing instruments and listening to music. All children will be involved in the Harvest Festival and Christmas Production. All children will learn to play the Ocarina during class lessons.

MFL: Spanish

This term they will be studying greetings, feelings, colours and numbers through games.

Computing

Logging on and off independently - the children will learn the basic skills of using a Chromebook and develop mouse control.

PSHE

The children will create Golden Rules for Stewart House, as well as individual class agreements and rules. They will also explore feelings and emotions and learn about healthy lifestyles.

RE

In RE, we will be exploring special festivals and events in different religions. This links with the moral and social debates surrounding SMSC (Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural) and British Values linked to mutual respect.

PE

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.

Participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending.

YEAR 2

Curriculum content Autumn term:

English

We will start this term by focusing on the continent of Africa. The children will use Google Earth to navigate to a range of different African countries and learn about their ways of life through stories and activities. For example, we will begin by reading ‘The Ugly Five’ and our work will focus on learning about African animals.

The children will use a range of word classes (nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs) to describe them. The children will be using ‘The Papaya That Spoke’ as a text for Talk for Writing, innovating the original story to create their own. The children will then learn about Nelson Mandela’s inspirational life and the important legacy he left. The children will have the opportunity to discuss what they believe is important to make the world a better place and explain why they think this.

Following Harvest we will be sharing the seasonal story of Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. We will be holding a Pumpkin Soup Cafe Enterprise afternoon on Wednesday 19th October where the children will be selling a range of items (including their delicious pumpkin soup) in aid of our chosen charity Sparkle Malawi which relates to our Africa topic.

Reading Children will have opportunities for reading throughout the school day. This may be reading to an adult on a 1:1 basis, reading in a group, reading from the interactive whiteboard, independent reading and library sessions. In our reading comprehension sessions, we are focussing on high-quality retrieval skills, applied through a range of question styles and texts related to our topics. Later in the year we will move onto the more challenging elements of comprehension inference and explanation-type questions.

Punctuation and Grammar Wherever possible, punctuation and grammar lessons will be taught within the context of our topic work. For example, the children will learn to identify when to use capital letters for proper nouns and titles (but not for common nouns) in our reading comprehension unit called ‘The United Kingdom’.

Phonics and Spelling The children will be taught phonics daily. They will practise blending (for reading)

and segmenting (for spelling). Children will complete a range of activities to reinforce the phonic sounds being taught. Children will practise writing sentences that have been dictated to them. These will include words containing the specific phoneme taught, along with tricky words from Phases 2 to 5, as applicable.

Every week, the children will have a new set of spellings, either based on the phonics we are working on or a new spelling rule that we are focusing on. For example, -le as in ‘table’.

Handwriting Children are given opportunities to practise their handwriting, using that week’s spelling words. Throughout the term, we will be ensuring children are forming their letters and numbers correctly. We will also teach how to join letters correctly.

Maths

This term, we will focus on place value for the first part of the term and will be reading, writing, comparing, ordering and partitioning numbers up to 100. After this, we will be learning about addition and subtraction and will introduce the column method.

Additionally, we will learn about multiplication and division (2, 5 and 10 times tables and related division facts). Finally, we will learn about 2D and 3D shape.

Science

Our first science topic is Living Things and their Habitats. The children will focus on different animals and the environments they live in. We will be using our classification skills to determine whether an item is ‘living, dead or never alive’.

The children will then focus on world habitats, local habitats, microhabitats, working together to stay alive and finishing the topic on food chains.

Geography

We will practise using atlases and globes to find and locate Africa and different continents and oceans around the world.

The children will then learn all about the British Isles. They will label the different countries, draw their flags and learn about their emblems.

Art/DT

Art this term will be influenced by our Year 2 topic on Africa. The children will be creating and designing their own African jewellery and works of art.

Music

This term, the Year 2 children will all learn to play the recorder in their weekly Music lessons. The children will learn to create their own ways of recording Music on paper, creating sounds and reading musical patterns. They will begin to read standard musical notation and play percussion instruments. All children will be involved in the Harvest Festival and Christmas production.

MFL: Spanish

Every Thursday morning the children will be taught Spanish with Miss Cabrera where they will work on basic conversational and vocabulary skills.

Computing

The children begin by revisiting how to log on to a Chromebook, access Google Classrooms and Purple Mash. We will also be focusing on online safety, then moving on to coding.

PSHE

The children will begin by creating a Class Charter which includes the rules that they believe are important in making Stewart House a happy and safe learning environment.

They will also learn about healthy lifestyles, which will include mental health and wellbeing alongside mindfulness.

RE

Special places - thinking about personal experiences and special places linked to world faiths - Christinaity, Judaism and Islam Cultural celebrations for the Autumn season - Harvest, Diwali, Christmas

PE

The children will have swimming every Monday afternoon and PE every Thursday afternoon. In PE children will develop their 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 and team games whilst developing simple tactics.

Ffrome Court _________________________________________________________________________________

As we start the new academic year, our focus will be to welcome pupils back to school and help them settle into the routines of Ffrome Court. Pupils will spend the majority of their time with their tutors for their core lessons but will encounter a wider range of teachers for some of their subject teaching.

Pupils will be taught Maths, English, Science, Humanities, RS, Spanish, Art, DT, Computing, Music, PSHE and Games/PE as well as taking part in our wider activity programme after school every afternoon.

Lessons will be supported by Learning Assistants where necessary and children are also able to access 1 to 1 support where we consider it necessary.

Individual music lessons and LAMDA lessons will be available to those pupils who wish to be involved in these extra activities.

The pupils are constantly assessed both formally (through end of term assessments) and informally (in daily lessons) and regular discussions take place to ensure pupils are at the right level and making the expected progress for them. Regular Departmental and Phase Meetings also ensure individuals are discussed in each subject.

As well as supporting pupils in their academic lessons, the Teachers and Learning support staff will ensure the pupils are cared for pastorally. Their wellbeing, both physical and mental, is very important to us. We will also ensure a close relationship with parents to ensure we are caring for the pupils holistically.

This term your child will receive a progress report at the end of Term and you are invited to look at your child’s books in Week 6 & 7.

Please see below for curriculum coverage this term.

YEAR 3 English

Use the story of Hansel and Gretel as a text to; Letter Writing Plan, write and edit a formal and informal letter.

Poetry Retell the story through narrative poetry. Use conjunctions, informal language and rhymes.

Recounts Plan and write a newspaper report based on the story.

Persuasive Writing Use persuasive writing to compose an advert.

Use the story of The Firework Maker's Daughter as a text to; Instructions Follow, order and write instructions, identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning.

Play Scripts Compare the differences between written dialogue in a text and in a play.

Create a playscript using all key features. Perform a play.

Personal Writing Explore the personal thoughts and feelings of main characters in diary extracts.

To plan, write and edit a diary entry.

Maths

Number; place value, addition & subtraction, multiplication and division (formal and mental methods) Geometry; properties of shape.

Word Problems Regular times table and division tests.

Science

Animals including Humans The importance of good nutrition for animals including humans. Understanding the different food groups in our diet. The structure and function of the skeleton and muscle groups.

Spanish

All about me: Greetings, classroom instructions, pencil case items, posing and answering questions, giving information about oneself, numbers and months. Mealtimes; food and drink.

Topic

Riotous Royals: History Focus A chronological study of the British Monarchy from William the Conqueror’s reign from 1066 onwards, how King John made himself very unpopular as monarch and why King Henry VIII married so many times, who Queen Anne was, what Queen Victoria achieved during her reign and the role of the British monarchy today.

Music

Whole Class String Tuition.

All children in Year 3 begin to play a violin, viola or ‘cello this term. They learn the basics of string technique, playing as an ensemble and learning about the String family of instruments. This is also supported by reading rhythmic notation and playing on percussion instruments. All children take part in the Ffrome Court Choir and sing in every weekly music lesson. The children take part in the Autumn Term production.

Computing

E-safety.

Touch Typing - using freetypinggames.net Computer artwork including GoogleSlides and paint.net.

Use Purple Mash to create a poster about Tudor Food and Tudor Punishment.

PE

The children will have a swimming lesson during PE this term.

Wednesday -3M, Thursday 3D, Friday 3E. Please use the school's burgundy school bag for swimming.

Art

Create a Norman figure inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry. Create a crown that is symmetrical in design and decorate it.

DT

Moving Monsters Using split pins to create monsters that can move.

RS

Hindu Beliefs & Diwali Finding out about Hindu beliefs, places of worship, festivals and their Holy Book. A closer look at the meaning of Diwali and how it is celebrated.

PSHE

Health & Wellbeing, Relationships, Living in the Wider World Topics covered will include: Rules, Responsibility & Safety; Beginning & Belonging; Change; Managing Feelings & Emotions; Showing Consideration to others; Working together - Teamwork and Disputes & Differences.

An E-Safety Assembly on Digital Kindness will also take place.

YEAR 4 English

Use the story of Gregory Cool to complete the following writing outcomes: Writing poetry Story mapping Write fact files Writing instructions Writing a character description Writing a diary entry Write a biography Use the story of One Plastic Bag to complete the following writing outcomes: Take notes Write a leaflet, booklet and poster.

Write a poem Create an advertising campaign (tweets, radio jingle, tv script) Reading: Discussing book themes Making comparisons within and across books.

Read poems, perform and use intonation when reading aloud.

Draw inferences of character feelings, thoughts and motives in fiction.

Asking questions to improve understanding Summarising the main ideas in a book and predicting what may happen.

Weekly comprehension, Grammar, spellings, guided reading

Maths

Place Value including: Rounding Partitioning Negative numbers Counting on and back Sequencing Greater than less than Roman Numerals 4 operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division all formal methods incl word problems Weekly Preps, Mental maths and times and division facts recall tests

Science

Living Things and their Habitats The Environment Around Us This topic gives our pupils the opportunity to value those organisms around them. We are reflecting on the care that we should show to the environment and the need to look after the resources that it gives us.

Pupils provided with the opportunity to engage in wider-world issues Eg environmental changes. Pupils to explore diversity of viewpoints.

Spanish

Nuestro mundo: Consolidation from Year 3, Spanish speaking countries, seasons, weather, dates, countries, points of a compass. Wild animals, plural nouns and higher numbers.

Humanities

Geography: The World Around Us This unit primarily introduces pupils to the Human and Physical Geography of our World. We begin by exploring how our Planet is divided by continents and oceans before giving the pupils the chance to explore the weather and climate of our changing world. Pupils will also be able to identify the countries, cities and other important geographical features of The United Kingdom.

Music

This term, the children will focus on reading, creating and performing rhythmic patterns. They will learn different musical terms, related to the musical elements (eg, Ostinato, Canon, Rondo form, dynamic and tempo terms). The children will be part of the Ffrome Court choir and will work towards the Christmas production.

Computing

Vector Drawing In this unit, learners start to create vector drawings. They learn how to use different drawing tools to help them create images. Learners recognise that images in vector drawings are created using shapes and lines, and each individual element in the drawing is called an object. Learners layer their objects and begin grouping and duplicating them to support the creation of more complex pieces of work.

PE

The children will have a swimming lesson this term on a rotational basis during their Wednesday morning PE lesson. Please use the school's burgundy school bag for swimming.

When not swimming children will participate in gymnastics in the Sports Hall and focus on basic floor movements including rolls and balances both individually, in pairs and as a group.

Art

Pop Art Poster inspired by Roy Lichtenstein.

DT

3D Design Design and make a castle.

RS

Judaism: The Special Jewish relationship with God Promises including: Moses and the 10 commandments; the covenant story of Abraham.

Christianity: The significance of the Nativity story for Christians Symbols in the Nativity story.

Christingles and their meaning.

PSHE

Living in the Wider World Within the wider topic of ‘Compassion & Tolerance in Our World’ the following areas will be covered: - Exploring a public role model who has demonstrated attitudes of compassion and tolerance for others (Marcus Rashford and his work for Fareshare).

- Exploring compassionate attitudes to animals (using the RSPCA as a starting point).

- Exploring Diverse Family Set-ups in society.

An E-Safety Assembly on Digital Kindness will also take place.

Cloisters _________________________________________________________________________________

As we welcome the children to Cloisters, our focus is on how best to effectively equip them for the next phase of their academic journey. The children study a broad and balanced curriculum which is delivered in individual subjects by specialist teachers, very similar to that studied in the secondary system; this is designed so that lessons can be delivered to the highest possible standard and provide the most effective levels of challenge.This also means that children will move around the school and experience learning in different classrooms and environments. All lessons promote good learning behaviours and reinforce positive in-class habits alongside consolidation of their knowledge and understanding. Independent learning is very much promoted with the introduction of Chromebooks in Year 5.

It is our main aim to ensure that all children settle well into their routines and that they thrive in lessons and co-curricular activities.The academic subjects of Maths, English and Science continue to form a strong foundation in this phase; the children will receive daily Maths and English lessons and Science lessons twice each week and Prep will be set for all three subjects.

Lessons will be supported by Learning Assistants where necessary and children are also able to access SPM groups and 1 to 1 support where we consider it necessary. Academic Studies takes place in the afternoons on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and these will consist of an extra 30 minutes for Maths, English and one Prep session. The children will be challenged throughout the curriculum and dedicated lessons in Spanish, Art, D.T.E., Music, Drama, Computing, R.S., Geography, History and P.E ensure a broad coverage.

The pupils are constantly assessed both formally (through end of term assessments) and informally (in daily lessons) and regular discussions take place to ensure pupils are at the right level and making the appropriate progress. The children in Year 6 also sit an Entry Assessment for the Senior School in the second half of the Autumn term. Regular Departmental and Phase meetings ensure individuals are discussed in each subject.

As well as supporting pupils in their academic lessons, the Teachers and Learning Support staff will ensure the pupils are cared for pastorally. Their wellbeing, both physical and mental, is of the utmost importance to us and we will ensure a close relationship with parents so that we are all working together for the best possible outcomes for your child.

This term we will give you feedback through a Parent/Teacher Meeting if your child is in Year 5 and a written report if they are in Year 6. We are of course available throughout the year to discuss any issues that may arise.

YEAR 5 English

Treason by Berlie Doherty Macbeth by William Shakespeare Following the CLPE, Power of Reading Approaches, children should enjoy the writing process and engage in challenging texts therefore encouraging a strong desire to learn.

Weekly spellings and grammar using Spelling Shed which will involve interactive learning differentiated accordingly.

Comprehension skills: skimming and scanning, retrieval, prediction, deduction, inference and authorial technique.

Accelerated Reader reading range assessment x 2.

Maths

Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover but not be limited to: decimal notation and calculations involving decimals; recognition of number properties; use of fractional notation and simplifying a given fraction; addition and subtraction of fractions with common denominators; recognition of equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages; calculating fractions and percentages of quantities; collection and presentation of a set of data; use of coordinates to identify a position or construct a shape within a single quadrant and calculating the perimeter of regular polygons.

Science

Keeping Healthy Diet and nutrition Exercise and effects on heart rate.

Drugs and health.

Changing State Solids, liquids and gases and particle model Changes in state related to water cycle

Modern Foreign Languages: Spanish

Pupils will learn higher numbers and how to tell the time. To describe sports and planets using regular and irregular verbs. To know musical instruments as well as to be able to give opinions about genres of music.

To research Christmas traditions and discuss cultural differences, with a focus on Spanish speaking countries.

History

The Tudors: with a particular focus on Henry the VIII Pupils will develop a deeper understanding of who the Tudors were and know how many times Henry VIII married, why he married so often and what the breakdown of his marriages meant for the people of England.

They will also understand the changes in religion and how that affected the average person at that time. They will also develop a reasoned argument outlining whether Henry VIII was a good or bad king.

Geography

OS Maps and Skills Pupils will develop basic map skills of OS maps including: 4 fig. grid references, direction & distance; Relief of the land, including contour lines & recognising the shape of the landscape.

Volcanoes Pupils will study the structure of volcanoes and the location of volcanic activity. They will use a variety of case studies to understand why people might live near volcanoes.

RS

How Christians show commitment to God A study of the different ways Christians choose to show commitment to God. To reflect on the meaning of commitment and the different degrees of which religious believers show this. This will also include looking at the fundamental teachings and events of Christianity and applying them to modern life and the lives of the pupils.

Art

Tonal Drawing From observation, create an animal portrait, using a grid system and investigating tone.

DTE

Structural Engineering Pupils will develop their understanding of different examples of structures. They will have the opportunity to create their own structures including towers and bridges and will test their work for stability and strength.

Pupils then move into an introduction to the DTE workshop, focusing on health and safety and the tools / equipment / machinery. They will have the opportunity to design and make a ‘tubby tub’ - a funky desktop container.

Computing

Introduction to Blockly Programming Students will begin to develop their programming skills by being able to create shapes, images and get objects to move using a block-based programming environment.

Basic Spreadsheets Students examine how spreadsheets can be used to calculate mathematical functions, using cell references and basic formulae.

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

In PE we will be taking part in a team sports module this term. This will begin with Volleyball.

Other PE modules this year will include Swimming, Gymnastics and Health Related Exercise

PSHE

Health & Wellbeing Topics covered include: Emotional & Mental Health.

Living in the Wider World Topics covered include: Identities, Diversity & Communities; Stereotyping, making judgments & tolerance; Respecting the Law; National Government & Democracy.

YEAR 6 English

The Nowhere Emporium by Ross Mackenzie War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

Following the CLPE, Power of Reading Approaches, children should enjoy the writing process and engage in challenging texts therefore encouraging a strong desire to learn.

Weekly spellings and grammar using Spelling Shed which will involve interactive learning differentiated accordingly.

Creative writing: focus on descriptive and sensory writing for our Transfer Examination.

Exam techniques and practice.

Comprehension skills: skimming and scanning, retrieval, prediction, deduction, inference and authorial technique. .

Accelerated Reader reading range assessment x 2 Maths

Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover but not be limited to: the further development of decimal notation and place value up to 7 digits; compare, order and sequence number in different contexts; problem solving involving the four operations; multiplication and division involving integers and decimals; the order of operations (BIDMAS); rounding to a given decimal digit; using knowledge of place value to give approximate answers; converting fractions to decimals and vice versa; simplifying a given fraction; calculations involving fractions and the four operations; solving problems involving the properties of number; expressing a quantity as a percentage of another; performing substitutions into simple linear expressions; knowledge and use of the formulae for the area of rectangles and triangles; consolidating knowledge of angle and the properties of shape; performing translations, rotations and transformations; converting one metric measure to another and solving problems through the selection, analysis and presentation of data.

Science

More About Dissolving This will include the states of matter and the principles involved in making solutions and the factors that affect solubility.

Microbes What microbes are, how they are affected by environmental conditions and how this relates to food storage and food wastage.

Pupils will gain an understanding of bacteria, viruses and fungi. They will also study the history of vaccinations.

Modern Foreign Languages: Spanish

En el pueblo To know places in the town, how to describe a town and to say what you can do there. To use the irregular verb ‘ir’ to say where you and others are going. To understand nationalities and countries.

To research Christmas traditions and discuss cultural differences, with a focus on Spanish speaking countries.

History

World War I and World War II Pupils will think about how Hitler was able to become the most powerful person in Germany, and why the population did not necessarily consider him a tyrant. They will look at the Treaty of Versailles and understand what the long term causes of Hiler’s rise to power were and why many people in Britain - particularly in

positions of power - were open to the idea of appeasement. They will also decide on what they think was the biggest ‘turning point’ of the war. Students will study Dunkirk, The Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, and D-Day. Geography

OS maps and skills Pupil will develop their skills of OS maps, 4 and 6 fig. grid references, OS map symbols, using scale when measuring distance, follow routes and use compass directions.

Where do we live? Pupils develop their understanding of Felsted and its environment. They will show knowledge of location of Essex, UK and Europe.

Biomes; hot and cold deserts Pupils will look at major Biomes around the world, with a particular focus on hot and cold deserts. Using Svalbard and Namibia as case studies. They will discover the adaptations of Flora and Fauna in the environments

RS

How Muslims show commitment to God A study of the different ways Muslims choose to show commitment to God. To reflect on the meaning of commitment and the different degrees of which religious believers show this. Pupils will also start to draw comparisons between Christianity and Islam to celebrate differences and most importantly to recognise similarities that reflect he diversity of modern Britain.

DTE

Communication Skills Pupils will learn and develop drawing techniques used when communicating their design solutions. They will learn how to free hand sketch, draw in isometric and 2 point perspective. They will also learn how to add tone through rendering techniques to enhance their work further.

Following this, pupils will gain extended experiences of how computers are used within the world of DTE through Computer Aided Design software.

Art

Investigating Pattern Using trees as inspiration create your own artwork investigating patterns and using Impressionist and Fauvist colour pallets.

Computing

Repetition in Shapes Students will create programs by planning, modifying, and testing commands to create shapes and patterns. They will use Logo, a text-based programming language in preparation for the UK BEBRAS Competition.

Basic Webpage Creation This unit introduces learners to the creation of websites for a chosen purpose.

Learners identify what makes a good web page and use this information to design and evaluate their own website using Google Sites. Throughout the process learners pay specific attention to copyright and fair use of media, the aesthetics of the site, and navigation paths.

Drama

Highlight elements of Victorians Connecting history through drama to show an understanding of Victorian behaviours and use of language in Drama.

Music

Junior Brass Year 6 will learn to play brass instruments in our whole class Junior Brass Band.

Pupils will learn the basics on either trumpet, trombone or tenor horn. This topic will also engage the pupils in the history of brass music from Tudor times, the music of Handel, Copeland’s ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ and the film music of

John Williams.

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

In PE we will be taking part in a team sports module this term. This will begin with Volleyball.

Other PE modules this year will include Swimming, Gymnastics and Health Related Exercise

PSHE

Relationships & Living in the Wider World Topics covered include: E-Safety: Sharing photos online; Reporting Online Bullying; Mis-Information & Fake News; Discrimination & Racism

Courtauld House _________________________________________________________________________________

As we begin another exciting academic year our first priority is ensuring the pupils settle quickly into their new Year Group. Once they are settled and confident then we can begin to assess how they learn and revise and make good progress. Our broad syllabus will hopefully challenge and inspire them and there are plenty of opportunities for everyone to be excited about what they are studying. All subjects are taught by subject specialist teachers and the pace of the lessons are based on individual needs.

All lessons promote good learning behaviours and reinforce positive in-class habits alongside consolidation of their knowledge and understanding. Independent learning is very much promoted with the introduction of chromebooks in Year 7 for all pupils. All subjects will also focus on the basic reading, writing and numeracy skills that are so vital at this age. Year 7 is the beginning of a 5 year journey towards GCSE and the skills the pupils learn in Courtauld House will lay the foundation for the step up into Year 9.

The pupils are constantly assessed both formally (through end of topic assessments) and informally (in daily lessons) and regular discussions take place to ensure pupils are at the right level and making the expected progress for them. An online markbook also allows individual teachers, Heads of Departments, Tutors and the Head of Phase alongside the Director of Learning to keep track of each individual's level of attainment and progress. Regular Departmental meetings also ensure individuals are discussed in each subject.

Alongside the academic progress of each child we also monitor the wellbeing of each individual.

The pastoral system and regular Phase meetings ensure all the pupils are discussed and any concerns are quickly raised. Additional support and catch up opportunities are also available through the normal channels (SPM groups and 1 to 1 support alongside TA’s in the classroom) and where we consider it necessary. There are also plenty of opportunities for academic enrichment and extension.

YEAR 7

What will they cover next term?

English

Wonder by RJ Palacio Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo Following the CLPE, Power of Reading Approaches, children should enjoy the writing process and engage in challenging texts therefore encouraging a strong desire to learn.

To write creatively. Write accurately, fluently, effectively and at length for pleasure and information through writing for a wide range of audiences, including well structured formal expository and narrative essays and stories.

Weekly spellings and grammar using Tier 3 vocabulary differentiated accordingly.

Accelerated Reader reading range assessments x 2 Maths

Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover but not be limited to: consolidation of calculations involving the four operations and BIDMAS; multiplying and dividing decimals; perform calculations involving negative number; rounding to a given decimal digit; rounding to a given significant figure; revise equivalency and calculation of fractions, decimal and percentages, compare proportions; find a given percentage increase or decrease; apply the properties of number to solve problems; perform reflections, translations, rotations and enlargements across four quadrants; use letters and symbols to represent unknown variables and further consolidate knowledge of equations and expressions.

Science

Year 7 will be following the Kerboodle Scheme of work that links in with the equivalent scheme studied in Year 9 and beyond at the Senior School. Within this programme of study, pupils will improve experimental design, data handling and conclusion making. In addition, they will be expected to make progress in the understanding and accurate use of scientific vocabulary. Your child will have login details given to them at the start of Year 7.

Matter 1 The particle model, states of matter, changes of state, diffusion, gas pressure and inside particles.

They will also learn about pure substances, mixtures and solutions, solubility, filtration, evaporation, distillation and chromatography.

Organisms 1 (Mainly done on Chromebook) The cellular nature of life, how complex organisms are built up from single cells compared to single celled organisms, the hierarchy of how a multicellular organism is composed (cell, tissue, organ, system, multiple systems), skeletal system in more detail along with muscles. Structure of plant and animal cells, movement of substances into / out of cells, microscope skills as well as slide preparation.

MFL: French

Pupils will be following the Dynamo 1 online textbook.

Topics include:

Greetings, numbers, age, family, birthdays, pets, sports, weather and free-time activities.

Grammar includes: Avoir / être verbs, forming questions / role-plays, near future tense.

MFL: Spanish

Pupils will be following the Viva 1 online textbook.

Grammar includes: Consolidation of regular and irregular present tense. Asking and answering questions.

Topics include: Greetings, age, numbers, character traits, family members, birthdays, pets, sports, weather and free-time activities.

MFL: German

Pupils will be following the Stimmt 1 online textbook.

Topics include: greetings, numbers, age, birthdays, home location, pets, St Martin's Day, Christmas traditions Grammar includes: phonetics, pronouns, formula for regular verbs in the present tense, haben/sein, adjectives, connectives, intensifiers Spelling Bee Stage 1

Latin

An introduction to Latin and Life in Pompeii The nominative and accusative cases; the present, perfect and imperfect tenses; daily life in Pompeii including houses, family, the theatre, slavery.

History

Overview of the Medieval Period To look at the chronology of the Medieval period and the way it influenced the formation of modern society.

Who had the strongest claim to the throne of England?

Invasion in the North Who will win: Anglo Saxon or Normans?

Why did Harold lose at Hastings?

Why are there different interpretations of the Battle of Hastings?

Was the harrying of the North necessary to keep control of England?

Why was the feudal system introduced?

What does the Domesday Book tell us about life after the Conquest?

Journey to the afterlife How to get to the afterlife Religion and ideas (19) Religion and the Medieval world Henry and Thomas argue Church vs State Murder of Thomas Becket Why was Thomas murdered?

Limits to Church power

Geography

Geomorphological processes Looking at the erosional processes responsible for the development of river landforms. Geology and how rock type and weathering assist river formation.

Understand why flooding occurs. Case study: The River Severn.

Environmental issues: The Rainforest Pupils will look at factors affecting the rainforest biome, including sustainability of the rainforest and deforestation. Case study: Amazon Rainforest RS

Who was Jesus Christ and how did his life have such an impact on the world?

Pupils will explore the key events of the life of Jesus Christ. They will be required to reflect and enquire as to why the life of one person has had such an enormous effect on not only our society and culture but the world as a whole. In this part of the topic they will consider general facts of Jesus, the chronology of his life with extra focus on events such as ‘The Baptism’ and ‘The Temptations’ and relate these messages and teachings to contemporary life.

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.

DTE

Focused Practical Task - Modern Lighting Pupils will develop their understanding of contemporary product design and use this to support them designing and manufacturing their own desktop LED light.

They will acquire a variety of skills to complete this task including - design sketching, Computer Aided Design (CAD), electronics / soldering, intermediate workshop skills, finishing techniques, creating a brand and packaging design.

Art

Portraiture Using Renaissance drawing techniques create a portrait investigating chiaroscuro.

Computing

Modelling data - spreadsheets Pupils will learn how to manipulate data in a spreadsheet, moving from basic formulae into more complex functions as well as formatting techniques and graph creation.

Cryptography Pupils will discover the history of cyphers and code breaking, as well as how challenging it is to create their own secret code.

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

Film Music A study and composition unit exploring the use of Music in feature films. Pupils will analyse film music from a range of genres, exploring how the music is used to enhance the viewing experience. Pupils will work in groups to compose their own action film soundtrack.

Keyboard Skills.

Pupils will be set their own targets to improve their piano and keyboard skills, depending on their own ability. As well as melodies and accompaniments pupils will learn riffs and chords used in contemporary music.

The Musical elements

Throughout the term knowledge and terminology of the musical elements will be reinforced. New elements are introduced including articulation and orchestration.

PE

In PE we will be taking part in both Swimming and Volleyball this term. This will commence with Swimming for girls until half term whilst the boys play Volleyball and then switch following Half Term. Please use the school's burgundy school bag for swimming.

PSHE

Health & Wellbeing, Relationships Topics covered include: What is Emotional Health? Coping with change; Forming Positive Relationships.

Relationships & Sex-Education Sessions are offered (inc. Puberty, Consent, Relationship Values, Signposting for further support).

Living in the Wider World, Relationships Topics covered include: E-Safety, sharing digital information; regulating technology use and Online (Mis)Information with Social Media.

YEAR 8

What will they cover next term?

English

The Outlaws Scarlett and Brown by Jonathan Stroud Hamlet by William Shakespeare Following the CLPE, Power of Reading Approaches, children should enjoy the writing process and engage in challenging texts therefore encouraging a strong desire to learn.

To write creatively. To draw on knowledge of literary rhetorical devices from their reading and listening to enhance the impact of their writing.

Weekly spellings and grammar using Tier 3 vocabulary differentiated accordingly.

Accelerated Reader reading range assessments x2

Maths

Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover but not be limited to: revision of simplification, solving linear equations, grouping of like terms and substitution; solving simultaneous equations; describing a given sequence; finding the nth term of a sequence; use of mathematical equipment to construct polygons; solving problems involving interior and exterior angles; interpreting and plotting bearings from a given point and applying the correct formulae for the area and circumference of a circle.

Science: Biology

Year 8 will be following the Kerboodle Scheme of work that links in with the equivalent scheme studied in Year 9 and beyond at the Senior School. Within this programme of study, pupils will improve experimental design, data handling and conclusion making. In addition, they will be expected to make progress in the understanding and accurate use of scientific vocabulary. Your child will have login details given to them at the start of Year 8.

Ecosystems 2 ( Photosynthesis) Structure, function and adaptation of plant for photosynthesis Water and nutrient uptake

Organisms 2 ( Organ systems and the effects of substances on the body) Nutrients in food, the digestive system, enzymes, the heart, respiration, the effects of exercise, alcohol, drugs and tobacco on organs in the body.

Science: Chemistry

Matter 2 / Reactions Elements,Atoms and compounds Periodic Table Reaction formulae / equations both word and symbol.

Reactions involving Group 1 and 7 of the Periodic Table.

In the latter part of the first half term they will move on to Reactions where they will study various reactions involving acids and metals. This topic will be completed by around Christmas.

MFL: French

Pupils will be following the Dynamo 2 (tiered green and red) online textbook.

Grammar includes: Past tense, irregular verbs, forming the negative Topics include: Holiday activities, transport, time phrases

MFL: Spanish

Pupils will be following the Viva 2 online textbook.

Grammar includes: Present and near future tenses as well as the introduction of the preterite.

Topics include: Holidays, transport, free-time activities and food.

MFL: German

Pupils will be following the Stimmt 2 online textbook.

Grammar includes: phonetics, revision of present tense, perfect tense with haben/sein, imperfect tense using war, hatte, es gab Topics include: weather, comparing places ‘then’ and ‘now’, holidays and travelling Translation Bee Stage 1 in present tense

Latin

The Trojan War Revision of noun cases and verb tenses; the verb to be.

Key events in the Trojan War Comprehensions and translations based on events in the Trojan War

History

Agricultural and Industrial Revolution Why and how did agriculture change?

How did farming methods change?

Canals and the growth of towns Mining and machinery Dirt and disease in industrial towns Cholera’s coming Why was there so much crime in the cities?

Fact, fiction and forensic science Britain – the workshop of the world Project based on family links to history

Geography

Tectonic Processes Pupils will discover the structure of the Earth. They will explore why earthquakes and tsunami’s occur in particular locations, and how they affect the people who live there. Case studies: Haiti and Sumatra.

Settlement in HIC’s

Pupils will learn about pattern and function of settlements, and gain an understanding about how settlements have developed, and how this affects the people who live there. Pupils will investigate the issues occuring in urban areas, and how these might be solved. Case study: Ely. RS

What is the significance of Christmas for Christians?

Pupils will explore the vast tapestry of symbols and traditions that are used and celebrated over Christmas. Most significantly we will look at the gospels, paying careful attention to the meanings and beliefs that are derived from these stories/scriptures. They will also differentiate between the secular and religious traditions/symbols whilst recognising the value they hold for members of our society regardless of belief.

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.

DTE

Designing for a client Pupils will be set the brief to design and manufacture a contemporary birdhouse for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to be sold within their gift shops and their online platform.

This will require students to use modern architecture as their design inspiration for their designs and will complete a detailed product analysis on similar existing products. From this point, they will create a series of design solutions, which will lead into creating a scale card prototype model of their chosen idea. Finally they will manufacture a full size working outcome which they will add an appropriate finish to.

They will also look to create the branding for their new product and generate the launch advertising.

Art

Michael Craig-Martin Still Life study inspired by the work of Michael Craig-Martin.

Computing

Communication and Networks Pupils will learn about the importance of computer networks in today’s digital world. They will find out about the hardware needed to create a network and the different types of technology used to connect networks. They will understand the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web.

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 for Dance A study of dance music from prehistory to contemporary dance. Focused practical work using West African percussion will allow pupils to compose and perform together.

Music Technology Using iPads develop skills in composing, music theory, teaching their own lessons, researching and listening.

The Blues and Rock n Roll History and cultural context. Pupils learn to perform in their own bands and study the cultural and political importance of Blues and Rock and Roll Music.

PE

In PE we will be taking part in both Swimming and Volleyball this term. This will commence with Swimming for girls until half term whilst the boys play Volleyball and then switch following Half Term. Please use the school's burgundy school bag for swimming.

PSHE

Health & Wellbeing, Relationships Topics covered include: Committing to a Healthy Lifestyle; Drug & Alcohol education; Sleep quality; Diet & Exercise.

Living in the Wider World Money Matters - Exploring Credit & Debt.