Autumn 1 Curriculum Maps
Literacy:
Mathematics:
High quality, purposeful texts have been
Children will begin to sing songs and chants that focus on
The Nursery children will be looking at their ‘All
deliberately chosen to inspire the learning in
counting forwards.
about me’ books alongside their teachers to develop
The Nursery will have lots of physical objects that can be lined
a better understanding of their family and
up and/or grouped and counted.
community.
Nursery. Children will listen to stories from our ‘Must Read’ list and join in repeated refrains and
Understanding the World:
Children will also look at different ways of grouping objects such
Children will create visual representations of
as by colour, shape or size.
more familiar.
themselves and look at what is the same and what
Children will look at amounts and talk about which group has
Children will begin to recognise their ‘special
might be different about themselves and their peers.
‘lots’ ‘more’ or ‘the same’.
letter’ around the nursery environment.
Nursery will celebrate festivals and celebrations
The nursery children will talk about and identify the patterns
Children will be given lots of opportunities to
from cultures around the world, including Diwali.
they can see around them in the Nursery and outdoors.
important parts of the story as they become
develop their mark making around the nursery and in the outdoors.
Communication and Language: This half term, Nursery will have a huge focus on children being able to express and/or articulate their needs. Children will be looking at books about ‘belonging’ and finding high quality vocabulary to help develop their language. Children will learn about what it means to be a
Nursery Curriculum Map Autumn One
Physical Development: Children will develop fundamental movement skills in PE sessions and outdoors. They will develop their movement skills including crawling, climbing and jumping. Children will develop their fine motor control by playing with tweezers, threading activities and mark making tools.
‘good listener’ during carpet time or when the
Children will try and put on their coat
teacher is giving instructions.
independently by using the ‘flip over’ method.
Expressive Arts & Design: Children will have lots of opportunity to express themselves creatively. They will learn how to combine materials using
Additional Information: Please can all parents ensure that children have their name on all their belongings (clothes, packed lunches, water bottles etc.)
PVA glue, tape and glue sticks to achieve a desired
Remember to send in a pair of named wellies for
effect. Children will begin to follow direction from an
your child if they do not already have a pair in
adult to create a piece of artwork or finished
Nursery. We will be outdoors in all weathers and don’t
product. Children will use paint to make marks on a variety of surfaces. They will model using clay and other malleable materials.
want the children to get wet feet! It would be great if you could support your child with putting coats and shoes on independently.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Children will be encouraged to play alongside other children in the Nursery provision. The children will learn about the rules and expectations in Nursery and help create their own ‘class code’ that they will refer to throughout the year. Children will learn how to seek adult support when dealing with conflict, rather than responding in a physical manner (pushing, snatching etc.)
Mathematics:
Literacy:
In Reception, it is essential that children have a solid
Children will take part in daily phonics sessions. During these
understanding of number. In order to achieve this concrete understanding, they must revisit learning multiple times. Children will count objects in different arrangements and will know that the final number they say is the total. They
sessions, they will begin to recognise and form individual letters, following the ‘Read, Write, Inc’ scheme. They will also learn how to identify the initial sound in words. Children will be given lots of opportunities to develop their
will also be taught how to match amounts and use their
mark making skills. We will be working hard to ensure
knowledge to decide if a group has more or less.
effective pencil grips are used. This will support children when writing their name and practising the formation of
Within this half term, children will begin to use ordering
taught letters.
language in their play, such as 1st, 2nd and 3rd. They will also be introduced to patterns and start to use ‘pattern rules’ in their creations.
Expressive Arts & Design: Children will be taught how to use different tools to make
All of our learning in Reception will be inspired by high quality texts, which the children will have ample time to listen to and revisit in their ‘Must Read’ library.
Reception Curriculum Map
creative area. They will also explore colour mixing and engage in discussion around the effects of this. Children will be taught about various body percussion to
Children will be taught about past and present through a number of stories which are set in the past, present and future. They will think back to their past in Nursery and be shown pictures and journals to enhance this. They will consider people, cultures and the community through learning about belonging and its importance. They will be exposed to a range of different world-wide festivals, including the European Day of Languages. The school grounds will be used for children to navigate around, developing their geographical skills. They will also look at various local landmarks. Children will be given lots of chances to work scientifically, through observations, experiments and enquiry.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development: We will continue to work on the daily routines in school which allow children to become regulated and settled; ready
changes to existing materials. They will be encouraged to use these taught skills when independently accessing the
Understanding the World:
Autumn 1
respond to music from around the world. They will also
to learn. Children will be encouraged to share resources and given guidance on how to manage conflict. The scheme ‘Zones of Regulation’ will be adhered to; allowing the children to identify feelings and behaviours. In Reception, the children will be taught about different
explore pitch and volume and begin to discuss their
food groups and the importance of healthy eating. They will
meaning. There will be lots of opportunity for singing and
also continue to learn about the importance of dental hygiene.
dancing throughout Reception!
They will continue to build relationships with peers and adults in the setting.
Communication and Language:
Physical Development:
Children will be introduced to ‘Talk Rules’; learning why
Forest School Friday!
Children will be taught a range of different jumps in their PE lessons, as well as
listening is so important. They will also begin to
Reception have been given a very exciting opportunity
practising throwing as a key skill of sending. They will also explore a variety of
understand the expectation of participation and discussion
this year. We are beginning to roll out a Forest School
body shapes, balances and rolls with increasing independence. They will develop
throughout the day. We will work on introducing narrative
curriculum and Reception will spend half a day a week
their strength, balance and coordination through self-regulation lessons which
through play – drawing from both fiction stories and real
taking part in this. This involves learning outdoors
will include stretching and breathing strategies as well as regulating techniques.
(whatever the weather!) where they will learn lots of
Children will be taught how to hold and use scissors to cut with control and
named pair of wellies that can be left in school and that
life examples. This will be encouraged to be used in the role play area. They will be given the opportunity to both agree
important life skills. Please ensure your child has a
and disagree with their peers and be encouraged to
demonstrate this independently in their creative work. They will be given lots
support their ideas with the word ‘because’. They will be
of opportunities to reinforce hand-eye coordination and foot-eye coordination
taught subject-specific vocabulary, which will be an
through games. They will also be supported to recognise personal space through
integral part of their learning.
daily activities, such as lining up.
they wear a sensible, waterproof coat. Your child can attend school each Friday wearing their school polo shirt, school jumper and a pair of dark coloured jogging bottoms,
Reception have been given a very exciting
Mrs. Sample Assistant Head Teacher & Reception Green Teacher
Meet the Team!
Hello! What a great start to Reception we are having and I look forward to sharing lots of experiences this year! In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my little boy, riding my horse, snowboarding and being outdoors! I also have 2 cats at home who I’m sure you will hear plenty about this year!
Miss Condliffe Reception Green Teacher
Mrs. Longstaff Reception Blue Teacher
Hello! I am very excited to be part of Reception this year and am very much looking forward to Forest School Fridays! In my spare time, I enjoy exploring the outdoors and getting my hands dirty in the garden. I also love to read books. I am looking forward to reading a range of exciting books with Reception this year.
Hello! I am really looking forward to our Autumn term and all the fun and exciting activities we have planned. When I’m not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family, running and reading. I also love to bake and hope I can share these skill in Reception.
Mrs. Hall Reception Teaching Assistant Hello. Welcome to Reception! I am excited to be with you all this year and looking forward to helping you. I love participating in Jump Start Jonny and reading story books to you. I enjoy spending time with my family and going on holiday.
Mrs. Cunningham Reception Teaching Assistant
Hello. I am looking forward to being part of the Reception team this year. I enjoying crafting and getting creative. I really enjoy crocheting. I also enjoy cooking for my family.
Mrs. Chipchase Reception Teaching Assistant
Miss. Williamson Early Years Teaching Assistant
Hello. I’m really excited to be with you all in Reception this year and I’m really looking forward to Forest school. I have 3 small boys who I love reading to and I’m looking forward to reading and spending time with you. I also love to be outdoors and spending time with my family.
Hello. I am really looking forward to working with you in Reception for group work and 1:1 support. My spare time is always busy having adventures with my son and looking after our new puppy, Rosie.
Welcome to Year 1 The Year 1 team…
Mrs Wright 1B
Miss McGregor 1G
Mrs Fletcher
Miss Barker
Important information PE – will take place on a Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure PE kits are in school and all earrings are removed beforehand. Forest School – will take place on a Friday. Please can children bring into school wellies or sturdy shoes/trainers (they will get muddy) and a waterproof coat/jacket. Reading books – please ensure reading books and reading records are brought to school each day. Water bottles – children will need a filled, named water bottle in school each day.
Year 1 Curriculum Map Mathematics: In Mathematics we will be begin by consolidating and recapping our knowledge of some of the concepts taught in reception: composition, shape, space and measure. We will then move on to learning to count to 100. We will be using lots of games and songs to support our learning in this area.
Autumn 1 Science – Seasonal Changes: In Science our first topic is Seasonal Changes.
English: we will begin the year by exploring the classic text ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. The children will enjoy listening to their teachers read excerpts from the book. They
The children will build on their learning in
will build on their writing skills,
Reception about weather charts by moving on to
learnt in reception, to write
look at the different seasons and comparing the
captions and short simple
weather, the length of the days and how our Geography – What is the weather like where we live?
clothes might even change. We even have a
We will be naming and locating the four countries and
brand new weather station to play with!
sentences for pictures relating to the book. They will then move on to explore the book ‘Froggy Day’. The children will use this text as a
capital cities of the United Kingdom and its
basis to explore vocabulary around
surrounding seas before discussing their seasonal and
the weather, which they will use
daily weather patterns. We will build on our knowledge of weather charts learned in reception.
Art
to write and deliver a simple
In Art we will explore materials and tools for
weather report.
mark making with paint using primary colours. This builds on the children mastering
* Link to science and geography
the way to hold drawing tools correctly, which History - How do we get around?
they learnt in Early Years.
In History we will be building on our knowledge of
DT- How can you stop a tower from toppling
transport learnt in Early Years. Our focus will be on
over?
trains, what transport was like before the invention of
The children will build structures that are
the train and why the train is important. The children will also learn who George Stephenson was and why he is significant. * Links to DT
freestanding using a range of different materials. * Links to history, computing and science
Phonics - Children will have a daily phonics lesson and will continue to be taught to read using the Read Write Inc phonics scheme. They will learn 3 new sounds each week and will practise reading words containing new and previously taught phonics through decodable books matched to their ability.
ICT/Computing: The children will be using Project Evolve to explore: self-image & identity, online relationships, online reputation, online bullying, managing online information, privacy and security and copyright & ownership. They will further
RE – How is belonging expressed and demonstrated? The children will relate their own understanding of belonging to what believers from different traditions understand about belonging. They will look at how Christians in particular express their sense of belonging, community and identity and at how the Church welcomes children into its family.
PE – Gymnastics: We will start the year with Gymnastics. To this end we will learn a range of movements, practise exercises and develop our agility,
develop their mouse and Keyboard Skills
balance and co-ordination.
using iLearn. Builds on EYFS computing
Builds on EYFS fundamental
skills.
skills. PSHE: Physical Health and
Music: Pulse, rhythm, performing and listening and Text and Images appraising In Autumn term, the children will play games, perform notation as body percussion; identify a variety of instruments by their sound and use them to play simple notations; listen to orchestral/folk/modern music; and identify and compare the moods, emotions and genres of two songs. Their learning will culminate in a performance of a folk song.
Mental Wellbeing The children will begin the year by focussing on their Mental Wellbeing. They will learn through the Zones of Regulation curriculum how to recognise their feelings and regulate their emotions.
Reading and Spellings at home: To reach their full potential, children must be reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills that are invaluable across the whole curriculum and this extra practice has a significant impact on the amount of progress made, and the speed in which it is made. When you are reading or practising spellings with your child, please remember to sign in their reading record.
Maths Basic Skills: Every Friday, we will be having a maths basic skills quiz alongside our spelling test. We will be improving our fluency with our addition and subtraction skills and working to thoroughly embed our number bonds.
Homework: In Year 1 in the autumn term, children will receive one piece of homework each week. This will focus on their phonics learning and will be a consolidation of what we have been learning in class that week. Homework
Knowledge organisers, which outline the key content covered in History, Geography, Science and R.E., will be uploaded onto Seesaw.
Please take a look and quiz your child on their newly acquired knowledge!
will be sent out on Friday afternoons and will be required back in school by the following Friday. Please encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure it is completed.
Year 2 Curriculum Map
English: Welcome back Year 2! In our English lessons this half term, we will venture
Autumn 1
into the forest to meet Little Red Riding Hood and discover how she saves her
Science:
Uses of Everyday Materials
Grandma from the wicked wolf!
Mathematics:
We will be working hard in Science to
In Mathematics, we will begin by consolidating
distinguish between objects, materials
sentence structure and letter formation)
our knowledge of numbers up to 100 and
and properties, and grouping them
to give a new twist to the famous tale!
recognising the place value of each digit in 2-
Our next adventure will also lead us into
digit numbers. We will revisit partitioning
the suitability of a variety of everyday
numbers into tens and ones so we are ready
materials for particular uses, such as
for the challenge of non-standard
building a house or making a raincoat.
partitioning. We will become confident
We will be discovering how the shapes of
using numbers within addition
solid objects, made from some materials,
and subtraction calculations, whilst mastering
can be changed by squashing, bending,
our fluency of number bonds to 10 and 20.
twisting and stretching.
We will develop and embed our writing skills from Year 1 (using correct
the forest, where we can enjoy one of Julia Donaldson’s most famous stories – Superworm! We will begin to explore the use of powerful adjectives and similes to create a detailed and descriptive fact file all about our wriggly friend!
accordingly. We will identify and compare
and History (heroes)
Geography What is special about our local coastline? This unit builds upon our Year 1 knowledge of local landmarks, human and physical geographical features of the local area, and the use of aerial maps. We will develop our prior knowledge of the UK
Design Technology How do you waterproof a hat? We will tap into our scientific knowledge to test and sort a range of everyday
countries, capitals and surrounding seas using a map, atlas or globe to locate them.
materials to determine which would be
We will use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional
most suitable for a waterproof hat.
language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the human and physical features of our local coastlines. *Link to English and History
*Link to Science
Computing: In Autumn, we will utilise the programmes iLearn2 and Project Evolve to discuss ways to stay safe online and be a responsible user of technology. We will build on our ability to use digital
PSHE: Zones of Regulation This half term we will be discussing mental wellbeing. We will explore our emotions and gather tools to help us manage and regulate them.
PE: Gymnastics This term, we are focusing on developing our gymnastics skills, performing basic actions with control and consistency at different speeds and on different levels. We will challenge ourselves to develop strength and flexibility.
art from Year 1 to create more complex designs and images.
Basic skills tests: Every week, we will be testing our maths basic skills on a Friday Phonics: We will start off the year by revisiting and
morning. We will send the focus out to you each week in reading records.
Reading at home: To reach their full potential, children must be reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills that are invaluable across the whole curriculum and this extra practice has a significant impact on the
embedding our knowledge of Set 2 and
amount of progress made, and the speed at
Set 3 sounds and continue to work on
which it is made. When you are reading with
segmenting and blending words. We will
Music:
then apply these skills within our reading
We will build upon our knowledge of pulse
to promote fluency and pace.
and rhythm through active listening,
your child, please remember to sign in their reading record for a chance to win books for the classroom library.
appraising and singing & performing.
A note from me:
RE: How do religious people express their sense of community?
Homework:
We will explain the symbolism within baptism and the reasons why
Hello! I am Mrs Driver and I will
In Year 2, children will have a basic skills
Christians have services of baptism. Children will explore the importance
focus each week and receive homework on
be your child’s teacher this year. I
of worship for Christians and make connections between their own
Seesaw every Friday that will be linked to
experience and Christian beliefs about belonging, community and identity.
the focus. This is required to be completed by the following Friday.
Knowledge organisers, which outline the key content covered in History, Geography, Science and R.E., will be uploaded onto Seesaw!
am really looking forward to getting to know you all. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Year 3 Curriculum Map English: The reading focus for this half term will be our whole school
Science – Light: This half term children
Autumn 1
will learn about the concept of light and
book ‘Hansel and Gretel followed by ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ by Lynne Cherry. This links to our learning in geography lessons as we explore the
how darkness occurs in the absence of Mathematics: In mathematics, children will begin looking at adding and subtracting 3 addends. They will use
Amazon Rainforest. Children will
appropriate vocabulary to write mathematical stories.
build towards a written outcome by
Children will use their knowledge of place value to add,
describing the rainforest setting.
subtract, order and compare numbers up to 1000.
Applying the VIPERS reading
They will use this to support their understanding of
disciplines, children will broaden and deepen their understanding of
summaries in our whole class reading sessions.
upon children’s learning of forests in Year 2 Spring term. They extend their
History – How did human civilisation change during the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age? This unit builds upon children’s learning of innovation from Year 1 and 2. Children will knowledge to order events. Using primary and secondary
signs and symbols in everyday
sources, they will compare everyday life in the Stone Age and explain the development of civilisations.
life? Children will revisit their prior knowledge of signs and symbols in Christianity and Sikhism to support their new learning about the use of symbols in everyday life.
eyes from sunlight.
Amazon Rainforest? This unit builds
conversion and estimation of length.
explore the changes Britain over time and use chronological RE – How and why do we use
shadows as well as how to protect their
Geography – How significant is the
vocabulary, inference, predictions, explanations, retrieval and
light. They will explore reflection and
knowledge of lines of latitude to include the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Children will also increase their understanding of climate by learning about the tropical climate zone and their understanding of climate change. New learning encompasses the layers of a rainforest, indigenous tribes and deforestation
Art – Drawing and Painting Children will use a range of materials including paint to create different marks. They will mix colours using a variety of both primary and secondary colours Using varying painting techniques, children will explore tonking and sgraffito.
DT - Textiles Children will enquire ‘How can you make a box out of cloth?’ They will select and apply solutions to stiffen fabric to ultimately make a box.
Computing: This half term, children will apply their prior learning to deepen their knowledge of online safety through the ProjectEVOLVE scheme. They will explore computer networks and systems to gain an understanding of how technology works.
PSHE – Zones of Regulation
PE – Invasion Games: Children will play
Children will develop their understanding of mental health and well-being through the ZOR scheme. Over the coming weeks, children will regulate their own emotions using a
basketball in which they will combine speed and direction with stopping under control. They will explore the fundamental skills of attack and defence while working as a team.
bank of strategies. French: Children will develop their greetings when meeting others, recognise four Paris landmarks and five
Music: Children will create 4 bar rhythms using crotchet, quavers,
classroom instructions. They will revisit French stories
minims and rests. They will perform rhythms at two different tempos
and songs from EYFS and KS1.
(andante and allegro) using a backing track. Children will listen to music in 4/4 and 3/4 and tap along, keeping a steady tempo. They will identify ostinato patterns and be introduced to semibreves.
Reading and Spellings at home: Times Tables and Basic Skills: Children should all be able to quickly recall addition and subtraction facts to 100 and the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. This year we will be catering our learning towards the 3, 4 and 8 times tables. It is essential for children to be accurate and quick with tables so that they can confidently access the full maths curriculum. Keep practising for your weekly Friday tests!
To reach their full potential, children must be reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills which are invaluable across the whole curriculum and this extra practise can have a significant impact on the amount of progress made, and the speed in which it is made. When you are reading or practising spellings with your child, please remember to sign in their reading record for a chance to win fantastic prizes. Homework: In Year 3, children will receive two pieces of homework each week. They will have one piece of English or maths homework and one piece
Welcome to Year 3:
focussed on times tables/basic skills practice. Homework will be sent out on
Hello! Welcome to Year 3- we are so excited to get the year going.
Monday and will be required back in school by the following Monday
Miss Dockey, who is a reading and iced-coffee enthusiast, will be
morning!
teaching Year 3 Green, Mr Godfrey, who loves sport and is currently learning Italian, will be teaching Year 3 Blue and Mrs Armstrong, who is creatively crafty, will be supporting across both classes. the learning this year.
Knowledge organisers, which outline the key content covered in History, Geography, Science and R.E. will be uploaded onto Seesaw. Please take a look and quiz your child on their newly acquired knowledge!
English: We will start the term by exploring the
Year 4 Curriculum Map
traditional tale, ‘The shoemaker and
Autumn 1
the Elves’ from Grimms’ Fairy tales. Alongside the whole school, the children will ‘twist’ the tale by changing key aspects to make it their own. Then, we will delve into ‘Charlie
classify groups and animals and explore human impact on the environment. They
Mathematics:
will recognise that living things can be
Children will begin this half term by recapping what
grouped in a variety of ways and explore
they already know about column addition and
Dahl. Year 4 will step into Charlie’s
subtraction. Children will consolidate their learning in
shoes to create scrumptious diary
this area with regrouping in the ones and tens
entry all about the marvellous factory,
columns and then apply these written methods to
see! In our reading sessions, we will use VIPERS (Vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval and summary) to understand a range of
solve real-life, contextualised problems. For the first
habitats Children will use classification keys to
and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald
filled with treats as far as the eye can
Science (Biology): Living things and their
environments to see how they can change, and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things. We will research and explore the work of Gerald Durrell.
time, children will look at 4-digit numbers and use these when identifying values, ordering, comparing and rounding. DT: Food and nutrition
text types.
Throughout this term, we will explore the History: How have the Ancient Greeks influenced our society? In history, children will understand how we know about the Greeks by linking to their knowledge of primary and secondary sources. Year 4 will look at the typical daily life of an Ancient Greek and decide whether they were treated equally in their society. This half term will end by looking at what the Ancient Greeks did for us in terms of inventions and how they have influenced events such as the Olympics.
Geography: Location, location, location – Where is your ideal home? This half term, children will use their prior knowledge of position and direction to describe land use in
difference between freshly made food and mass- produced food. We will look foods that are part of a healthy diet but often bought pre-made and can contribute to poor physical and mental health.
prehistoric times. We will explore hill forts, and other settlements using
Art: Drawing
grid references and maps. Our new
Year 4 will refine their drawing skills, focusing on
knowledge and understanding will
lines and detail. They will select drawing materials
help us to write an advert for a
based on their understanding of the possible marks
prehistoric cave dwelling!
that can be made and use a viewfinder to select a focal point.
Computing: Children will revisit their
PSHE – Mental health and
PE – Invasion Games:
disciplinary knowledge of the Seesaw app
wellbeing
throughout their computing lessons and
In Autumn 1 term, Year 4 will become increasingly
Year 4 will deepen their
continue to build on their knowledge of ‘Self-
confident in their selection of basic sport-specific skills.
understanding of the four zones
Image & Identity’ and ‘Online Relationships.’
During games, they will develop tactics and apply them in
this half term and identify what
Children explore the inside of a computer and
competitive situations. By building on what they already
methods they can use to help
use the Internet to research.
know from Year 3, they will look to increase speed and
self-regulate their emotions both
endurance during gameplay.
in and out of the classroom. RE – How do religious people express their sense of identity with their faith community?
Times Tables:
Reading at home:
Children should all be able to
To reach their full potential, children must be
through their faith community.
quickly recall all times tables up
reading aloud with an adult at home every night.
to 12 x 12 = 144 by spring. It
Children will consider how and why for religious people expressing their sense of identity is so French: important.
Reading develops skills which are invaluable across
is essential for children to be
the whole curriculum and this extra practise can
accurate and quick with tables
have a significant impact on the amount of
so that they can confidently
progress made, and the speed in which it is made.
access the full maths
When you are reading, please remember to sign in
curriculum. Keep practising!
their reading record for a chance to win fantastic
Children will build on their understanding of belonging to explore a sense of identity
In Year 4, children will continue to become more familiar with oral questions, answers and sentence building. In writing, they will use further adjectives such as colours. To describe masculine and feminine nouns. They will continue to recap classroom instructions as well as recall famous
prizes.
landmarks in the capital of France, Paris! Welcome to Year 4 Music: In Year 4, children will be exploring
Homework: In Year 4, children will receive two pieces of
making sounds with a range of
homework each week (one piece of English or maths
different instruments. They will
homework and one piece focussed on times tables/basic
create harmonies and compose their
skills) Homework will be sent out on Monday and will be
own musical outcomes to perform
required back in school by the following Monday! Please
in small groups and whole class.
encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure it is completed on time.
The year 4 team this year is Miss Richardson (4G class teacher), Mrs Maddison (4B class teacher) and Mrs McDonald (Teaching assistant)
Knowledge organisers outline the key content covered in History, Science and R.E. Please take a look and quiz your child!
English: In English, children will be reading ‘Grimms’ Fairy Tales’ retold by Elli Woollard. The children will be focusing on Hansel and Gretel and building on their descriptive skills
Year 5 Curriculum Map Autumn Term 1
from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Year 4. They will describe the gingerbread house in the tale and go on to twist the story to give it a new ending. The children will also read ‘Treason’ by Berlie Doherty. By the end of this unit children will have written the answer to an essay question: What caused The Battle of Newburn Ford? We will study the importance of religion during the 1500 and 1600s and how this may have caused
Science – Biology Living Things and their Habitats: Building on their knowledge of vertebrates, children will explore a range of life cycles for mammals, reptiles and amphibians. They explore the life cycles of plants and the difference between plants that reproduce sexually and asexually. The term will also include a plant dissection where children will be able to identify all of the parts of a flowering plant.
Mathematics: In mathematics, children will build on their year 4 learning about fractions and decimals exploring tenths and hundredths. They will be linking their knowledge to money to solve a range of problems that involve addition and subtraction such as calculating totals and finding change. They will also investigate the links between decimals and converting units such as g to kg, ml to L and cm to m.
tension leading into the battle. The ‘Treason’ unit will be linked to our History topic, The Battle of Newburn Ford.
Art. Children will be learning about the technique of subtractive drawing. They will combine this with
Geography – How important are lines of latitude and longitude? Children will be taken on an adventure around the world building upon their understanding of biomes and climate zones that they studied in previous years. They will be able to explain why climate and biome maps may differ and be introduced to time zones.
Design and Technology – Cooking and Nutrition: Why are our diets different today? Children will explore the diets of other countries and will make flatbread, Smørrebrød and a mezze bowl.
previous drawing techniques and look at the work of
History – How did our local area affect the Battle of Newburn Ford?
Hundertwasser. Using organic lines
Children will travel back to the 1600s to understand what caused
RE – Why is worship so important to
and spirals, along with bright
the battle and they will study key historical figures, such as Charles I,
believers? Children will study the key
colours and overlaying, pupils will
Oliver Cromwell and Henry VIII. Children will learn about the
features of worship and what worship
create abstract landscapes.
importance of religion during the 1600s and how it shaped society.
means to believers. They will explore the place and importance of prayer in worship for faith communities.
PSHE: Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing Children will consider how they can take care of their mental health. They will understand the importance of being active, eating well and making informed choices. Children will also explore
PE – Invasion Games (Basketball, Netball, Hockey, Tag
ICT/Computing:
Rugby)
Building on their learning about computing networks in Year 4, children will explore email, Bluetooth and online collaboration. This term, we will also cover online safety including understanding their online reputation and how to keep information secure and private.
Children will select and apply a range of tactics and techniques to play with consistency. Children will work on both attacking and defensive tactics, learning how to apply them effectively. Children will use strength, agility and coordination when defending but will also practise passing to help build impactful attacks.
online safety. Reading and Spellings at home:
Times Tables: Now children can quickly recall all times
French:
tables up to 12 x 12 = 144 it is essential
This half term, Year 5 will revise
for children to practise so they do not
greetings, classroom instructions and introductions. They will learn the numbers 13-21 and explore telling the time (seconds, minutes etc). This knowledge will allow them to construct evermore
forget and maintain their speed and accuracy. This will help them confidently access the full maths curriculum. We will have weekly times tables tests on Fridays to check children’s recall so keep
complex sentences in French.
practising regularly at home!
Key Dates:
Meet the Team
2nd October – PACT
Miss Thorpe Miss Bolton
reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills which are invaluable across the whole curriculum and this extra practise can have a significant impact on the amount of progress made, and the speed in which it is made. When you are reading or practising spellings with your child, please remember to sign in their reading record for a chance to win fantastic prizes!
Mrs Trail
6th October – Trip to Newburn 17th October – Photo day 9th – 20th October – Swimming 27th October – Thrive @ Throckley day (Our Cultures) Knowledge organisers which outline the key content covered in History,
Geography and Science will be uploaded onto Seesaw. Please take a look and quiz your child on their newly acquired knowledge!
To reach their full potential, children must be
Homework: In Year 5, children will receive one piece of homework each week relating to work we have done that week. Homework will be sent out on Friday afternoons on Seesaw and will be required back in school by the following Friday! Children can also take a paper copy if they would prefer. Please encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure it is completed as this supports their learning in school.
Year 6 Curriculum Map
English: For our reading focus this half term, we will be starting the year off
Autumn 1
studying the traditional tale, ‘Hansel and Gretel.’ The children are going to ‘twist’ this classic story using their own ideas. How exciting! To coincide with
Mathematics:
our history unit this term, children will
In Mathematics, we will be revising our
read the highly-emotive and gripping
understanding of place value with numbers up to ten
book, ‘Number the Stars’ by Lois Lowry.
million. Pupils will revisit writing and reading these
While developing key reading skills, children will begin to explore authorial choice and the impact this has on the reader. Revising key grammatical
numbers confidently as well as finding the value of individual digits. During this unit, children will practise rounding to a certain degree of accuracy.
devices will
Additionally, we will utilise the formal methods of
also be a priority this half
column addition and subtraction first in arithmetic-
term.
style formats before translating the skills to word problems. As always, we will be putting times tables at the forefront of our maths learning.
RE – Representations of Jesus This half term, we will explore how Jesus has been presented through history and a variety of different places through parables and pictures.
History – World War Two: Building on our understanding of the concept ‘empire’ and ‘civilisation’, children will use a range of disciplinary knowledge to answer the enquiry question, “How did conflict affect society?’ Through exploration of different sources, children will discover how evacuation impacted everyday life in Britain, especially for children. Geography- Economy: In geography, we will be exploring how a country’s land use impacts their economy. Through a case study of
Science – Living Things and Their Habitat: In this unit of study, we will be exploring the characteristics of living and nonliving things and how these characteristics help us classify the animals, plants and rocks around us. As part of this, children will be introduced to Carl Linnaeus (a famous botanist) who created the taxonomic ranks. Using this, children will enjoy hands-on, interactive experiments that enhance their learning. One stand-out investigation involves spooky pumpkins and microbes; you’ll need your goggles for this one!
DT – Does food affect the way you feel? Children will develop their cooking techniques by exploring the difference between pre-made and processed foods. Deepening their understanding of nutritional balance. Art Pupils will continue to master their
one of the poorest economies in the world (El Salvador), children will
drawing skills by creating a self-portrait
examine the challenges they face due to their geographical location.
inspired by Frida Kahlo.
Computing: This half term, children will
PSHE: Mental wellbeing
PE – Invasion Games: Building on disciplinary learning in
This term, children will
Year 5, where children began thinking tactically during
online and refreshing their knowledge and
consider how they can improve
invasion games, they will work as a team to plan their
understanding of digital relationships;
their mental health and
movements to be successful. During this unit, they will
online bullying; and self-image and identity.
happiness. They will consider
develop the key skills require to perform well within
where they can find support
invasion games such as, netball, rugby, basketball and
and how they can help others
hockey.
continue to build on their understanding of digital literacy, looking at how to be safe
*Links to PSHE
around them. French: In French, children will build on their knowledge of basic French greetings and continue to have conversations with partners. As well as this, children will be reciting their numbers of 0-30 and practising the 2 times tables.
Reading at home: Times Tables: Children should all be able to quickly recall all times tables up to 12 x 12 = 144 now. It is essential for children to be accurate and quick with tables so that they can confidently access the full maths
Music: Building on their knowledge of rhythm and tempo, children will continue
curriculum. Every week they will be tested on one. Keep practising!
To reach their full potential, children must be reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills which are invaluable across the whole curriculum and this extra practise can have a significant impact on the amount of progress made, and the speed in which it is made. When you are reading with your child, please remember to sign in their reading record for a chance to win fantastic prizes.
developing their drumming techniques. They will use call and response games, as well as steady beats to enhance their musical skills.
Knowledge organisers which outline the key content covered in History, Science and R.E. will be
Homework: In Year 6, children will receive two pieces of homework each week. They will have one piece of English homework and one piece of maths homework. Homework will be sent out on Monday afternoons and will be required back in school by the following Monday! Please encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure
uploaded onto Seesaw. Please take a look and quiz
it is completed as this will aid them with their transition to
your child on their newly acquired knowledge!
secondary school.
Welcome to Year 6 The Year 6 team is Miss Taylor and Mrs Bullerwell. We are both so excited for the year ahead! Also, a reminder that Hawkhirst takes place 2nd-4th October.