Curriculum Planning

This term Reception will be finding out about their bodies, how we grow and change and about keeping healthy. We will be cooking healthy pizza, soup and bread! We are also going to visit local woods for an Autumn walk.

In Year 1 the children are learning about the following

English - Traditional Tales

Maths - Numbers and the Number System, Calculations, Solving Problems, Shape, Space and Measures and Handling Data
Science - Sorting and Using Materials and Forces

PE - Games, Gymnastics and Apparatus Work

ICT - Using a Painting Package and Video Toolkit
RE - Seasons and Change - Harvest

History - Homes now and in the past

Music - Changing Sounds

Geography - Our Local Area
PSHE - New Beginnings, classroom rules, sharing and caring.
French - Je parle Francais

DT - Design and make homes from around the world

In Year 2 the children are learning about

English - Stories with familiar settings and poetry
Maths - Sequences, number facts, recording data and estimating measures
Science - Exploring the life of dinosaurs and their extinction
ICT - Writing and pictures (dinosaurs, monsters and giants)
Geography - Barnaby Bear in Dublin

Art - Making dinosaurs and painting giants

Music - Singing with expression and creating dramatic effect
PE - Games skills and dance
French - songs, J'aime/ je deteste, alphabet
RE - The Creation and Harvest
PSHE - New beginnings, caring and sharing

Year 3 have the following topics

English - stories with familiar settings, dialogue and plays
Maths - Place value, addition and subtraction, measures, shape and space and handling data
Science - Teeth and healthy eating / Magnets and springs
ICT - Combining text and graphics
History - Investigating our local area
PE - Gymnastics, dance / Net and wall games
Art - Changing places - portrait work

DT - Healthy Sanwich Snacks
Music - Animal magic
French - En famille
RE - Christian signs and symbols
PSHE - New beginnings and how and why rules are enforced

Year 4 topics include

English - Persuasive texts and stories which raise dilemma
Maths - Number facts, understanding sahpe and handling data
Science - Solids, liquids and gases
ICT - Using repeated patterns
History - The Romans and village settlers
DT - Light it up
PE - Rugby / Gymnastics
Music -  Dragon Scales
French - Les animaux
RE - Prayers
PSHE - New beginnings

Year 5 are studying

English - Instructions, poetry and Goodnight Mr Tom novel
Maths - Numbers and the Number System, Calculations, Solving Problems, Shape, Space and Measures and Handling Data
Science - the Solar System
ICT - Spreadsheets and Formulae
History - World War II
Art - Posters from WWII

PE - Swimming and dance

Music - Journey into Space 

French - Moi et Mon ecole
RE - Judaism
PSHE - New beginnings and children's rights and responsibilities

Year 6's areas of study are

English - Charles Dickens novels and other Victorian literature
Maths - Calculations, fractions, decimals and percentages, ratio and proportion, shape and measures
Science - Moving and growing, solids and liquids, life cycles and forces
ICT - Powerpoint presentations
DT - Photo-frames
PE - Invasion games and gymnastics
Music - Victorian music and ongoing skills
RE - Creation stories
PSHE - New beginnings and empathy and respecting others