Letter to Parents:8th September 2022

Dear Parent/Carer, Back to School How lovely it is to be back at school, returning to the familiar routines and love of learning. Staff are delighted to welcome their new classes and pupils have returned with positive attitudes and big smiles. I hope that you have managed to have a safe and enjoyable summer. Over…

Read More

Curriculum Overview for Early Years Foundation Stage – Nursery

Autumn Term 1Autumn Term 2Spring Term 1Spring Term 2Summer Term 1Summer Term 2 Our Colourful WorldMy Healthy BodyHarry & his Bucketful of DinosaursJasper’s BeanstalkWhatever Next?Commotion in the Ocean Communication & LanguagePoetry Basket throughout yearAll about me bags Developing attention and listening skills. Developing understanding of simple sentences. Encouraging talk- Model the use of language in…

Read More

Curriculum Overview for Year 6

Autumn (Japan 8 weeks, Egypt 7 weeks)Spring WW2 in Europe & the Battle of Britain (12 weeks)Summer Victorians (12 weeks) EnglishText: Kensuke’s Kingdom Writing genres ● Balanced argument (3 weeks) ● Diary entries (2 weeks) ● Poetry (1 week) ● Informal letter (2 weeks) Text: Egypt Secrets of a Sun King Writing genres ● Newspaper…

Read More

Year 6 Long Term Planning

Autumn (Shang Dynasty) Spring (British History) Summer (Victorians) English Texts Kensuke’s Kingdom Writing genres Text Holes Writing genres Text The Hunger Games Writing genres   Diaries/Journals Letters Poetry Autobiographies Biographies Non-chronological reports Playscripts Journalistic Writing Formal Letters Persuasion Argument/bias Advertising Explanations Narrative Poetry Diary Letter (informal) Newspapers Poetry Historical fiction Significant author Flashbacks   Spelling,…

Read More

Curriculum Overview for Year 5

Autumn (It’s All Greek to Me)Spring (Hakuna Matata)Summer (Heads Down Lights Off) English (Poetry to feature throughout the year)Myths and Legends Theseus and the Minotaur/King Midas ● Narrative- Greek myth ● Non-chronological reports – Mythical beasts ● Playscript – King Midas Odysseus ● Newspaper report – The Adventures of Odysseus ● Persuasive text – The…

Read More

Year 5 Long Term Planning

  Autumn (It’s All Greek to Me) Spring (Hakuna Matata) Summer (Heads Down Lights Off) English Myths and Legends Arachne the Weaver Narrative – myth writing Theseus and the Minotaur Instructions Cartoon strip Non-chronological reports Daedalus and Icarus News recount     Greek tragedy playscript-Battle of Marathon Playscript Traditional Literature  Journey to Jo’burg Stories which raise issues…

Read More

Curriculum Overview for Year 4

Autumn Roman Invasions of BritainSpring South America & Inca civilisationsSummer The Vikings are Coming EnglishThe Thieves of Ostia ● Character and setting description ● Non-chronological report ● Newspaper reports ● Poetry Journey to Pompeii ● Diary entry ● Dilemma story ● Discussion text Links to Roald Dahl day Poet focus for the term: Michael RosenThe…

Read More

Year 4 Long Term Planning

  Autumn (Roman Invasions of Britain and Modern Day Italy) Spring South America Summer The Vikings are Coming English Non-Fiction Information Text about Italy Newspaper Reports Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl Characters/Instructions Science Link – Food Chains/Habitats PSHE link cruelty to animals Odin Creates the World BBC Playscripts & Myths History Link – Vikings RE…

Read More

Curriculum Overview for Year 3

Autumn (The Savage Stone Age)Spring (Edwardian Times)Summer (All The World’s a Stage) EnglishStone Age Explanation texts Instru Play Scripts Stories with historical settings Newspaper reports How to Wash a Wooly Mammoth Stone Age BoyTitanic ● Diaries ● Letters ● Instructional texts ● Quest Stories – Narrative ● Poetry Ice PalaceWilliam Shakespeare ● Recounts / Diaries…

Read More

Year 3 Long Term Planning

  Autumn (All The World’s a Stage) Spring (All at Sea) Summer (The Savage Stone Age) English William Shakespeare / Henry viii Recounts / Diaries Non chronological reports Instructions Persuasive writing Stowaway Narrative Stories with historical settings Titanic Recounts / Diaries Letters Non-Chronological reports Scripts Newspapers Play scripts Stone Age Brother Wolf Stoneage Boy Stig…

Read More