New School Times from 4thJanuary 2023 - 8.50am to 3.30pm
What we teach and when
Maths
The International Primary Curriculum
English
The national curriculum for mathematics aims to ensure that all pupils:
- become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately
- reason ma
The national curriculum for mathematics aims to ensure that all pupils:
- become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately
- reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
- can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions
Mathematics is an interconnected subject in which pupils need to be able to move fluently between representations of mathematical ideas. The programmes of study are, by necessity, organised into apparently distinct domains, but pupils should make rich connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency.
English
The International Primary Curriculum
English
The overarching aim for English in the national curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written language, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment. The national curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils
The overarching aim for English in the national curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written language, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment. The national curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils:
- read easily, fluently and with good understanding
- develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information
- acquire a wide vocabulary, an understanding of grammar and knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language
- appreciate our rich and varied literary heritage
- write clearly, accurately and coherently, adapting their language and style in and for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences
- use discussion in order to learn; they should be able to elaborate and explain clearly their understanding and ideas
- are competent in the arts of speaking and listening, making formal presentations, demonstrating to others and participating in debate
The International Primary Curriculum
The International Primary Curriculum
The International Primary Curriculum
Subjects; Arts, Science, ICT & Computing, Technology, History, Geography & Art and Society
The IPC is our International Primary Curriculum for children aged 5 - 11 years old. It is used by over 730 schools in 92 countries worldwide.
It is a comprehensive, thematic, creative curriculum, with a clear process of learning and specific learning
Subjects; Arts, Science, ICT & Computing, Technology, History, Geography & Art and Society
The IPC is our International Primary Curriculum for children aged 5 - 11 years old. It is used by over 730 schools in 92 countries worldwide.
It is a comprehensive, thematic, creative curriculum, with a clear process of learning and specific learning goals for every subject. It also develops international mindedness and encourages personal learning.
Music, RE & MFL are covered by our own bespoke schemes of work.
How we teach Calculation
Class Learning
Here is an overview of some of the things classes will be exploring this term.
Pufflings (Nursery)
Kingfishers (Year 1)
Pufflings (Nursery)
Early Years Centre
Teacher:
Mrs Purslow
Nursery
Pufflings and Sunshines
This term we will be exploring the theme of ‘Water’. We will be covering all the Areas of Learning through activities and themes in the following books;
Commotion in the Ocean
Barry the Fish with Fingers
Shark in the Park
The Night Pirates
The Little Mermaid.
During the first half term we will be learning all about sea creatures and the sea. We will be reading the text, counting the creatures and their features, learn their characteristics and their habitats. We will be creating an exciting learning environment where the children will have opportunities to be creative, imaginative and explorative. This will be done through adult lead activities alongside child -initiated play.
After half term we will be becoming pirates and mermaids. We will continue with text based stimulated activities that will be fun and informative for the children. Many of our learning activities will be led by the children’s interests and will be planned according to needs and abilities, covering all the areas of learning. Many of these will be recorded using ‘Evidence Me’, our assessment tool, which we love sharing with our parents!
Puffins (Reception)
Kingfishers (Year 1)
Pufflings (Nursery)
Planning Overview Topic – Water
Term:
Spring 2023
Class:
Puffins
Year Group:
Reception
Teacher: Mrs Faulkner
English:
Let's all creep through crocodile creep To create a story map of the journey and write labels/captions/sentences describing the crocodile. Snail and the whale To compose a sentence to write a postcard. The pirates are coming To write a letter from the point of view of Tom to his mother, describing what he has learned about pirate ships The night pirates To write speech/thought bubbles for the characters and illustrations
Maths: Alive in 5! Introducing zero, Comparing numbers to 5, Composition of 4 & 5, Compare mass and capacity Growing 6, 7, 8 6, 7 & 8, Combining two amounts, Making pairs, Length & height, Time Building 9 & 10 Counting to 9 & 10, Comparing numbers to 10, Bonds to 10, 3-D shapes, Spatial awareness, Patterns
Science: Floating and sinking What materials are best to make a boat? Freeze sea creatures – how can we save them?
Geography:
Find out about oceans of the world, what they are called and which oceans surround the United Kingdom. Look at a map and globe. Exploring different places around the world with oceans/rivers/lakes. Where are different water creatures from? Learning about rock pools, fossils, sand and beaches.
History: Water transport – how are they different from the past? History of the seaside – then and now
Music:
Ongoing songs and rhymes Exploring musical instruments Create sea noises using instruments
Art:
Painting water creatures – mixing colours Finger painting and underwater scene
PE:
Gymnastics Ball skills and games Dance
D & T:
Making boats Split pin sea creatures
Schemes Used
Phonics:
Pearson Bug Club
Reading:
Pearson Bug Club
Kingfishers (Year 1)
Kingfishers (Year 1)
Kingfishers (Year 1)
Planning Overview
Term:
Spring
Class:
Kingfishers
Year Group:
one
Teacher:
Mrs Parry
English:
Pathways topics: The Lion Inside – a fictional journey; and The Curious Case of the Missing Mammoth – an adventure
Maths:
Place value, measures and measurement, calculation and fractions
Science:
Seasonal changes : winter and All Dressed Up – everyday materials; Seasonal changes: spring
Geography:
The United Kingdom
History:
Time Detectives – how to understand the past
MFL:
N/A
ICT:
Digital Writing and Grouping Data
Music:
Charanga spring 1
Art:
Based on science topic of materials and observational drawing
PE:
Games with Ms Hagans and Cricket with a coach
D & T:
Not this term
RE:
Judaism, objects and traditions
Schemes Used
Phonics:
Bug Club
Reading:
Linked to phonics scheme
Macaws (Year 2)
Hummingbirds (Year 3)
Kingfishers (Year 1)
Planning Overview
Term:
Spring
Class:
Macaws
Year Group:
2
Teacher:
Mrs Purcell
English:
Before half term, the children will explore a fiction text, with an adventure focus: The Dragon Machine. During this unit, the children will write sentences in different forms: statement; question; exclamation; command. They will continue use the conjunctions ‘and’ and ‘because’ and begin to use ‘when’ to join ideas in a sentence. They will identify and use present and past tenses correctly and consistently. They will focus on use of correct punctuation, including capital letters, full-stops, exclamation marks and question marks. The children will create and describe characters and settings and sequence events with a beginning, middle and end.
After half term, we will use the text Major Glad, Major Dizzy to focus on recount skills in the form of a diary. The children will focus on correct use of the past tense, use the conjunctions ‘because’, ‘when’ and ‘that’ to link ideas in sentences. They will focus on accurate punctuation and begin to use an apostrophe for possession. The children will use detail and description to inform the reader and include personal comments using their own viewpoint. They will work on use of a clear opening and closing statement in writing diary entries.
Maths:
They will tell the time to the nearest five minutes, including quarter past/ to the hour. The children will recap the place value of 2-digit numbers (tens, ones) and extend to use of 3-digit numbers if appropriate. They will compare and order numbers from 0 to 100 and use greater than, less than and equal to signs. In calculating, the children will check their answers, using the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction. They will also solve missing number problems. They will add and subtract one and two-digit numbers using recorded and mental methods. They will multiply and divide within the multiplication tables learnt: 2s, 5s, 10s, 3s and 4s, including use of the relevant signs for multiplication and division.
After half term, the children will estimate and measure length/ height using metres and centimetres, mass using grams and kilograms, temperature in degrees Celsius and capacity in litres and millilitres, using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels. They make comparisons, using greater than/ less than and equal to signs. The children will recognise and write fractions of lengths, shapes and sets of objects, including one half, one quarter, two quarters, three quarters and one third. They will name, explore, sort and describe the properties of 2D and 3D shapes, making links between them. The children will interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables. They will use these to ask and answer simple questions relating to data.
Science:
The children will learn about the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival. This will include the importance of eating a balance of food types, drinking water, the importance of exercise and good hygiene. The children will also revisit microhabitats, observed earlier in the year, in order to identify seasonal changes. They will observe plant growth as in the local environment, and how this changes with the seasons.
After half term, the children will recap everyday materials and find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. They will also find out about how animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults.
Geography:
After half term, the children will study the basic human and physical features of our local area in the United Kingdom, and compare to a contrasting small area in Jamaica.
History:
In History this term, the children will study the lives of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, as significant individuals from the past, who have contributed to national and international achievements.
ICT:
In ICT, the children will use technology to explore and make music. They will explore how music makes us feel, rhythm and tempo, how music can be used, create digital music and review and edit their music.
After half term, they will explore data and pictograms. They will compare pictograms, enter data, create their own digital pictograms and present their information to others.
Music:
This term, the children will learn about Rock Music, using the song – I Wanna Play in a Band. As well as listening and appraising the song, the children will explore moving to the beat. They will discuss and listen to other known rock songs. The children will learn the song. They will then use instruments to learn parts to the song and perform to their peers, helping each other to appraise and improve their performances.
Art:
This term, the children will explore texture and collage, looking at and appraising the work of other artists. They will explore using a variety of materials and textures to create their own collages, expressing their own ideas through their work.
PE:
Striking and Fielding Games: We have a Chance to Shine Cricket coach coming into school. The children will learn new skills in batting and fielding. They will apply their skills in playing small-team games.
Dance: Within their dance lessons, the children will explore music and use this to create their own simple movements. They will work together in pairs and small groups to share ideas and put together simple routines. They will perform to their peers and give and receive feedback to support improvement of skills.
The children will develop their problem-solving and team-working skills within outdoor physical challenges and activities. This will include team problem-solving tasks, reading simple maps and orienteering activities.
D & T:
Food and nutrition – This term, the children will taste and evaluate a range of fruit and vegetables. They will design an appealing salad, based on simple criteria. They will use utensils and equipment to cut, slice, peel and grate. They will evaluate their final product and suggest future improvements.
RE:
The children will learn about religion of Islam and the lives of Muslims. They will explore the questions: What do people think about God? What do Muslims think about God? Who was the Prophet Muhammad and why is he important to Muslims? What can people learn from Muslim holy words? What difference does worshipping God make to Muslims?
After half term, the children will explore why Easter matters to Christians. They will be introduced to the story of Holy Week. They will use role-play, freeze-framing and storyboards to explore the story. They will think about the emotions experienced by Jesus’ followers during this week. The children will explore the connection between the idea of eggs, new life and the belief in Jesus’ resurrection. They will look at decorated eggs and create some of their own. The children will find out how churches celebrate different parts of Holy Week, e.g. palm Sunday crosses, church services, hot cross buns, decorating crosses in church, joyful songs and giving and eating of eggs.
Schemes Used
Bug Club Phonics
Pathways to Read.
Phonics/Spelling:
The children will explore spelling patterns, using the suffix endings: ing; ed; est; er; y. They will revisit spelling patterns including: tion; cial; tch; dge. They will learn homophones, including: there and their; bare and bear; blew and blue; pear and pair; night and knight; one and won. They will recap singular and plural spellings, using s and es. They will recap and learn a variety of common exception or sight words.
Reading: Before half term, the children will explore the text Dragonsitter to read, ask and answer questions and make inferences. They will explore a range of non-fiction texts alongside this.
After half term, the children will use the text Owen and the Soldier to read, make predictions, make inferences and choose and discuss their favourite words and phrases.
Hummingbirds (Year 3)
Hummingbirds (Year 3)
Hummingbirds (Year 3)
Planning Overview
Term:
Spring
Class:
Hummingbirds
Year Group:
Yr3
Teacher:
Miss Wilson
English:
Unit 1- Stone Age Boy- Fiction- Historical Narrative
Master Keys-
- Form nouns with a range of prefixes
- Use present and past tenses correctly and consistently including progressive and present perfect forms
- Use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech (using dialogue to show relationship between characters)
- Build a varied and rich vocabulary
Unit 2- Big Blue Whale- Non-Fiction- Information Text
Master Keys-
- Use adverbs to express time, place and cause
- Build an increasing range of sentence structures
- Use headings and subheadings to aid presentation
- Assess the effectiveness of own and others’ writing
Maths:
Place Value
- Revisit and apply to problem solve
Calculation
- Revise written and mental methods
- Estimate and use inverse operations to check
- Apply calculation methods to solve problems
Geometry
- Recognise angles as a degree of turn
- Identify right angles and quarterly turns
- Identify angles that are larger (obtuse) and smaller (acute) than a right angle.
Fractions
- Compare and order unit fractions and fractions with the same denominator
- Recognise and show equivalent fractions with small denominators
- Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within a whole
- Apply knowledge to solve problems
Measures
- Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks.
- Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o’clock, am/pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight
- Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year;
- Compare durations of events eg, to calculate the time taken by particular events/tasks.
Science:
Feel the Force- Magnets
- Notice that some magnetic forces can act at a distance
- Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others
- Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials
- Describe magnets as having 2 pole
- Predict whether 2 magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing.
Plants
- Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination and seed formation. We will plant our own bulbs and observe how they grow.
Rocks
- Compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties
Geography:
Geography- Train Travel- Where am I in the world?
- We will explore our connections within the UK and other countries
- We will visit our local train station and explore fieldwork skills to gather
data about train travel and explore how to navigate a train station.
- We will research local information to consider why tourists might choose to visit Shrewsbury.
- We will create a sketch map of the train station and consider the 8 point compass and consider what UK destination and other countries in the world we would visit if we followed a line of direction.
- Identify key lines of latitude and longitude and explore time zones.
History:
IPC- Inventions that changed the World
- How has written communication developed over time?
- Why is the Islamic Age known as the ‘Golden Age’ of invention?
- How did early inventions inspire later inventions and life today? Specifically
how did flight evolve up to first successful piloted plane in 1902?
MFL:
Je Me Presente (Presenting myself)
ICT:
Publishing
Music:
Reggae- Three Little Birds
Art:
Link to History- Inventions- Printing techniques
PE:
Cricket
Invasion Games
D & T:
Mechanisms-We will create moving pictures using levers and pivots.
RE:
How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim?
How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people?
Schemes Used:
Maths- Resources used from Whiterose and NCETM Mastery
Maths intervention group- Shine
Writing and Reading- Pathways
Reading- Jelly and Bean
ICT- Raspberry Pi
French- Language Angels
Music- Charanga
Grammar and Spellings- No Nonsense
Phonics: NA- Small group intervention.
Reading: Pathways to Read-
Unit 1- Iron Giant – Ted Hughes
Unit 2- This Morning I Met A Whale- Michael Morpurgo
Hawks (Year 4)
Hummingbirds (Year 3)
Hummingbirds (Year 3)
Planning Overview
Term:
Spring
Class:
Hawks
Year Group:
four
Teacher:
Mrs Thorne
English:
Literacy Pathway
Escape from Pompeii- Historical Narrative
When the Giant stirred – Fiction adventure
Vocabulary - to improve consistency, including the accurate use of pronouns in sentences
Maths:
Number, Place Value/Fractions,
Geometry and units of measure, including time.
Science:
States of matter “Shake it!”
Living things and their habitats “The nature of life”
Sound “Turn it Up!”
Geography:
Climate zones and vegetation belts.
History:
Temples, Tombs and Treasures
MFL:
Language Angels
ICT:
Photo editing and Data Logging
Music:
Charanga - Lean on me gospel
Art:
Temples, Tombs and Treasures
PE:
Team Games and Swimming.
D & T:
Shell structures- treasure box
RE:
What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?
Why do Christians call the day Jesus died “Good Friday?”
Schemes Used
Music –Charanga
Literacy Pathways
IPC- international Primary Curriculum
Teach Computing
Kestrels (Year 5)
Golden Eagles (Year 6)
Golden Eagles (Year 6)
Kestrels Spring Term Planning Overview
Term: Spring
Class: Kestrels
Year Group: 5
Teacher: Miss Newman
English: Pathways to Write :
In spring 1, Kestrel class will look at fiction texts and what it takes to write a myth including expanded noun phrases and use of relative clauses.
In spring 2, Kestrel class are looking at the non-fiction text type of biographies. This will include exploring language features such as developing use of sentence formation and linking ideas across paragraphs.
Maths: Place Value
We are starting the term with revisiting our autumn term pace value objectives including numbers to 1,000,000, determining the value of each digit. We are going to explore how to read, write, order and compare numbers up to three decimal places and round these numbers to the nearest whole number and one decimal place. We will explore number and practical problems that involve place value and rounding to solidify our reasoning.
Calculation
We will then continue with calculation by solidifying our understanding of the formal written methods for addition and subtraction. We will then be exploring multi-step word problems, deciding which operations to use and why we need to use them. In our calculation unit, we will also explore multiplication and division with formal written methods. We will use the knowledge of these four operations to solve questions involving measure.
Geometry
Kestrel class will be identifying 3-D shapes from 2-D representations. The children will learn how to draw and measure the angles of 2-D shapes in degrees.
Calculation
The class will be exploring prime numbers, prime and composite factors and will be able to establish whether a number up to 100 is a prime number. Kestrels will also be able to recognise square and cube numbers.
Fractions
Continuing on from autumn term, Kestrel class will learn how to multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers supported by pictures or diagrams. The students will then learn to write decimal numbers as fractions.
Measure
The class will be learning how to calculate and compare the perimeter and area of rectangles and squares. This will enable the children to estimate the area of irregular shapes. We will finish the spring term with estimating volume and capacity.
Science: Materials – Making New Materials
In Kestrel Class, we will be learning how to group everyday materials dependent on their properties including transparency, conductivity and response to a magnet.
Space Scientists
Kestrels will be exploring the movement of earth within space and its relation to other planets. We will further explore the earth’s moon and the sun as spherical bodies. We will complete the unit by learning how the relationship between the planets and earth’s rotation explains day and night.
Geography: South America
In spring term, Kestrels will be exploring South American our location study. We will be learning how to use maps atlases and globes to locate and describe the countries locations and features. We will begin to understand the geographical similarities South America has with other countries in the world. We will finish the unit by exploring climate zones, biomes, vegetation belts as well as types of settlements and land use.
History: The Great, the Bold and the Brave (Part 2)
In autumn term the Kestrels loved learning all about Ancient Greece. Towards the end of the unit the children were incredibly eager to find out more about the Roman Empire. In spring term, Kestrel class will be learning of the Roman Empire’s impact on Britain. This will then develop into learning about all things Vikings, the raids and invasions.
MFL: In French, Kestrels will be exploring the weather with the hopes of finishing the unit with a French weather forecast!
ICT: In spring 1, we will be looking into creating media and how to edit the videos we create. In spring 2, Kestrels will be looking at flat file databases as a way of storing and sorting data.
Music: In spring 1, Kestrels are looking at ‘Make You Feel My Love’ for our vocal unit in music. We are going to look at how to warm our voices up and how we can incorporate musical instruments into pop music.
In spring 2, we are looking at old-school hip-hop and exploring the similarities and differences this genre has with current music. We are going to have the change to compose our own song of this genre!
Golden Eagles (Year 6)
Golden Eagles (Year 6)
Golden Eagles (Year 6)
Planning Overview
Term: Spring
Class: Golden Eagles
Year Group: 6
Teacher: Kate JInks
English: Writing
1. A classic narrative and explanation linked to the text The Selfish Giant.
2. Journalistic writing and discussion texts linked to the texts The Island and Jemmy Button
Maths: 1.Calculation – Using knowledge of four operations to carry out a range of calculations and solve problems
2.Fractions (Including decimals, and percentages) – Using all four operations with fractions of different denominators and mixed numbers; calculate decimal fractions for equivalent simple fraction; solve problems involving the calculation of percentages
3. Measures – finding areas, perimeters and volume of shapes including using formulae; calculate estimate and compare volumes of cubes and cuboids using a range of units
4. Ratio and proportion - Solve problems involving the relative sizes of two quantities; solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found
5. Algebra – use simple formulae; express number sequences algebraically: Find pairs of numbers that satisfy number sentences
6. Geometry – Compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes; recognise and find angles in a range of contexts; Recognise describe, draw, and build 2D and 3D shapes including making nets
Science: 1. Being Human –
*Identifying main parts and their functions of the circulatory system
* Impact of diet, exercise, drugs & lifestyle on the way the body functions
2. Light
Geography: IPC Earth as an Island
1.Locate world’s countries using maps
2. Identify position – using and understanding significance of latitude and longitude and grid references
3. Describe & understand key aspects of physical & human geography
History: Story of English part 2
Development of English beyond 1066 (including Chaucer and Shakespeare
MFL: French – Le Weekend
*Telling the time in detail
*Learning complex phrases describing weekend activities
*Introducing connectives
ICT: 1.Creating Media – web page creation
2.Data and information – An introduction to spreadsheets
Music: Classroom Jazz 2 -Bacharach and Blues
You’ve got a friend - 70’s Ballad
Art: Exploring different media (Paints, oil pastels, chalk pastels and inks)
PE: Swimming and Invasion games
D & T: Food – celebrating culture and seasonality (food from other cultures) linked to Earth as an Island (Geography)
RE: Exploring the questions;
Why do Hindus want to be good?
What do Christians believe Jesus did to ‘save ‘people?
Schemes Used Whiterose Maths, Pathways to Reading, Pathways to Write, Language Angels (French), Charanga (Music)
Reading: Whole class and guided reading
1.The Happy Prince and Other Tales
2. Into the Jungle and The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
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