Our class curriculums can be downloaded below or use the tables to see our current teaching program.
KEY STAGE EYFS/KS1 CLASS 1 YEAR GROUPS Reception/Year 1
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term | ||||
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Topic | Julia Donaldson | Space | The Lego Movie | Farming | Pirates | Fairytales and revolting rhymes! |
| Literacy | Stories by Julia Donaldson: including the Gruffalo, Tiddler, and The Smartest Giant in Town | Oliver Jeffers: The way back home
Jill Murphy: Whatever next Visual literacy: La Lunar |
Visual literacy:
The Lego Movie Instruction writing |
Information texts
Farmer Duck Pig in the Pond |
Poems and sea shanties
Pirate stories Descriptive writing |
Traditional tales |
| Numeracy | Place Value
Addition and Subtraction |
Shape
Place Value Addition and Subtraction |
Time
Place value Addition/Subtraction Measures: length/height |
Multiplication and Division
Number: Fractions |
Place Value
Four operations |
Measures: money
Measures: weight and volume |
| Science | Animals and their habitats (woodlands and the ocean) | Seasonal changes
Night and day |
Everyday materials | Animals and their habitats (farms and the local environment) | Seasonal changes | Plants |
| Art and Design | Intergalactic galaxies –
Exploring paint and colour |
The work of LS Lowry | The work of Gordon Bruce | |||
| Design and Technology | Cooking Gruffalo crumble, Roasted fox and
Scrambled snake! |
We have lift off….
Making things fly! Rockets and pulleys |
Lego constructions | Bobbing along…
Simple cam mechanisms |
Making puppets for a puppet show | |
| Computing | Learning to log on | Using simple programmes | Movie Maker | Coding | Coding | Storing and retrieving work – simple powerpoints |
| Geography | Geographical fieldwork:
Creating maps with symbols Use simple compass directions |
Human and Physical geography:
Building Lego cities |
Geographical fieldwork:
Around our school and the surrounding environment |
Locational knowledge:
The continents and oceans of the world |
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| History | Famous people: Neil Armstrong and other astronauts | Famous people: LS Lowry | Discoverers: Christopher Columbus | Queen Elizabeth I | ||
| Music | Music and movement
Exploring sounds |
Nativity songs
Charanga: Space |
Charanga: Glockenspiel stage 1 | Charanga: Zoo time | Sea shanties
Charanga: Ship on the Ocean |
Charanga: your imagination |
| Physical Education | Multi-skills | Multi-skills | Gymnastics | Gymnastics | Athletics | Dance |
| Religious Education | Special people
Harvest Festival |
Story of Jesus birth.
Special People to Hindus and Sheki’s. Guru Nanak Rama and Sita |
Bible Stories (New Testament)
Special symbols and objects: To me, To Christians- bible, cross Special symbols to Buddhists – images, festival of vesak
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Our Church School:
Assembly time Bible Stories (Old Testament) Special things in nature Special things to me, you, Jesus St Francis of Assisi |
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| PSHE&C | SEAL: Good to be me | SEAL: Getting on and falling out | SEAL: Going for goals | Responsible citizens:
Looking after our environment |
Staying safe: Road safety | Healthy eating
SEAL: Changes |
CLASS 2 YEAR GROUPS Year 2/3
| Autumn 1st Half Term
(7 weeks) |
Autumn 2nd Half Term
(7 weeks) |
Spring 1st Half Term
(6 weeks) |
Spring 2nd Half Term
(6 weeks) |
Summer 1st Half Term
(6 weeks) |
Summer 2nd Half Term
(7 weeks) |
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| THEME: | Where the Wild Things Are | Night time
(OAOD / Wolves in walls / The Dark) |
Outer Space | Out of this World | Tolleshunt through Time | |
| Literacy | Narrative (1st or 3rd person)
Recount |
Narrative (animal story)
Fact File Poetry |
Fact File
Explanation Text Recount (science) |
Poetry
Narrative Persuasive |
Persuasive
Recount |
Fact file
Brochure Narrative |
| Numeracy | Number
Calculating Measurement Using and applying – problem solving |
Number
Calculating Measurement Geometry – shape, space, position and direction Using and applying – problem solving |
Number
Calculating Measurement Geometry – shape, space, position and direction Using and applying – problem solving |
Number
Calculating Measurement Geometry – shape, space, position and direction Using and applying – problem solving |
Number
Calculating Measurement Statistics/ Data handling Geometry – shape, space, position and direction Using and applying – problem solving |
Number
Calculating Measurement Statistics/ Data handling Geometry – shape, space, position and direction Using and applying – problem solving |
| Science | Living Things | Animals
Habitats Light |
The human body (living things)
Materials – Rocks Forces / Magnets |
Plants | ||
| ICT | Create Media | Research | Programming | |||
| E-safety, Word processing, using ICT devices | ||||||
| History | Personal timeline | Iron Age / Stone Age
(live as IA / SA) |
Local History
Significant Events |
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| Geography | Maps
Finding UK places |
Climate / Continents
Armstrong-Tim Peake / Scott / Female explorer tbc |
Comparison between another country (Egypt / pyramids) | |||
| Art | Craft Makers | Sculpture | Printing | Ancient Art | European Art | |
| DT | Cooking | Eco Product | Sewing | Pneumatics | ||
| PE | Invasion games | Gym / Dance | Ball games / Gym | Athletics / Tennis | ||
| Music | Voice / beat | Animal sounds
Prokofiev |
Timpani
The Planet suite |
World music | Tuned instruments | |
| Composing, evaluate and perform | ||||||
| MFL | French
Greetings / Colours / Directions Body parts / Sentences / Places Conversation |
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| RE | Special Places
Special words (Om – Buddhism / Yahweh / Call to prayer) |
What I believe
Faith stories (Jesus teaching / Mohammed) |
Easter | Worship (Puja / Church – visit / Festival) | Other gods and goddesses | |
| PSHE and
CIRCLE TIME |
Core skills-independent learners
Getting on and falling out |
Staying Safe
Say no to bullying |
Good to be me relationships
Healthy Living |
Solving Problems | New beginnings | |
| YEAR TEAM EVENTS:
Residential visits Induction/transition Productions |
Twilight | Castle Trip | ||||
CLASS 3 YEAR GROUPS Year 4/5/6
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term | ||||
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Topic | Vikings | The Hero’s Journey | Walk Like and Egyptian | Magic and Mystery | Tropical Living | Famous Brits |
| Literacy | Narrative – Viking Sagas
Descriptive Poems Information Texts |
Newspaper Recounts
Building character and atmosphere Narrative Poetry |
Information leaflets
Calligram Performance Poems |
Play-scripts
Instructions |
Descriptive writing
Persuasive texts Imagery |
Biography |
| Numeracy | * Place value
* Written Methods for Four Rules * Decimals and fractions * Mental multiplication * 2D and 3D shape. |
* Place value
* Written Methods for Four Rules * Decimals and fractions * Mental multiplication * 2D and 3D shape. * Statistics |
* Place value
* Written Methods for Four Rules * Decimals and fractions * Mental multiplication * 2D and 3D shape. * Statistics * Area & Measures. * Geometry. |
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| Science | Animals, Including Humans (Food chains and digestion) | Properties of and changes in materials. | Earth and Space | Living things and their Habitats | Forces | Light |
| Art and Design | Collage of a Viking Battle | Proportion and Perspective in drawing | Sculpture & Clay Work – Rosetta Stone | Dungeons and Dragons – Painting a Fantasy World – Watercolours | Bali Batik | Landscapes – JMW Turner |
| Design and Technology | Development of Practical Skills | Cooking During War Time – Rationing. | Understanding Mechanical Systems | |||
| Computing | Algorithms | Digital literacy – Creating a Newspaper | E-Safety – Acceptable behaviour online | Game Design | Collecting, Analysing and Presenting Data | Finding and Correcting mistakes in programs |
| Geography | Locational and World Knowledge | Rivers – Fieldwork | Tropical Climates and Rainforests | Crime and Punishment throughout History – A Chronological Study | ||
| History | Viking Invasion – Battle of Maldon | Egyptians – Pharaohs and Farming | ||||
| Languages | French – Revision of Basics | French – School and Classrooms | French –Shops and Shopping | |||
| Music | Recorders | Musical notation. | Improvisation and composition. | Playing Instruments with Increasing Accuracy. | Music from Different Cultures. | |
| Physical Education | Tag Rugby, Multi-Skills, Dance | Invasion Games, Gymnastics | Athletics, Cricket | Rounders, Tennis | ||
| Religious Education | Christianity | Judaism | Hinduism | Buddhism
Easter |
Islam | Parables |
| PSHE&C | Responsibility | Friendliness | Perseverance | Truthfulness | Courageousness | Creativity |