Curriculum Overview

Whole School Curriculum Outline

Cycle A – Terms 1 & 2

Peacocks Class Kingfishers class Pufins Class Eagles Class
Topic Title Good to be me and Our wonderful world Great Fire of London Stone Age Invaders
Key Primary  ext Owl Babies Greek Myths The Iron Man, Midsomer Nights Dream How to train your dragon The Infinite Patience Agbabi
Secondary Text Handa’s surprise House Held up by Trees, The Something Stig of The Dump Viking Boy Beowulf
History Family Tree, Toys from the past / Who is the queen? Remembrance Great Fire of London Neolithic Hunter Gatherers Anglo Saxon and Viking Invaders and Settlers
Geography Where is my school? Where is my home? Our Village, Countries and Capital Cities Location of the Orkneys-Key geography skills Location of Anglo-Saxon settlement geography skills
Science Similarities and differences Sc1/3.1 Everyday materials Sc4/4.1 Sound Sc4/4.2 Electricity Sc6/4.2 Electricity Sc6/4.1 Light
Art Mark making/ collage with natural materials, primary colours Painting and collage Clay vessels Clay, glazed celtic brooches
DT Free exploration of materials Free Standing Structures- House Simple Circuits including switch design Circuits and more complex switches – (including programming)
RE Creation 1 / Incarnation 1 Harvest / God 1.1 Creation 2a/ Christmas in art. God 2b.1 and Incarnation 2b.4
PSHE Being me I the world F2 Celebrating Difference F2 Being me I the world Y2 Celebrating DifferenceY2 Being me I the world Y4 Celebrating Difference FY4 Being me I the world Y6 Celebrating Difference Y6
PE Games – manipulative skills Games A +D Games – manipulative skills Games A +D Invasion games Net and wall Invasion games Net and wall

Cycle A – Terms 3 & 4

Peacocks Class Kingfishers class Pufins Class Eagles Class
Topic Title Let it snow, let it grow Chocolate Ancient Egypt Rivers and Forces
Key Primary Text Lost and Found The Chocolate Monster, Just So Stories Varjak Paw The Explorer
Secondary Text Jack and the beanstalk Charlie& Chocolate Factory Grendel– A cautionary Tale The Scarab’s Secret The time travelling Cat Journey to the River Sea
History Making a time line Achievements of the Ancient Egyptians
Geography The North and South Poles Locating the world continents and com-parison with Kisii, Kenya Location of continents and countries in the continent of Africa River formation and features
Science Growth, decay and changes over time Life cycles Sc1/2.2 Animals Including Humans Sc1/4.1 Seasonal Changes Sc4/2.1 Living Things and their habitats Sc5/2.1

Sc6/2.1 Living Things and Their Habitats Sc5/4.2 Forces
Art Printing with natural materials and mixed media Fruit collage Drawing– shape & pattern Mixed media
DT Designing Easter gardens Preparing Fruit- Where does it come from? Textiles, 2d Shape to 3D product (bendy bags) Frame Structures (Bird Hides)
RE Salvation 2/ Salvation 1 Festivals , Shabbat, Easter Pilgrimage / Kingdom of God 2a.6 What does it mean to be a Hindu? And Salvation 2b.6
PSHE Dreams and Goals F2 Healthy Me F2 Dreams and Goals Y2 Healthy Me Y2 Relationships Y3 Changing Me Y3 Dreams and Goals Y6 Healthy Me Y6
PE Gym and Dance Gym and Dance Gym/Dance/Swimming Gym/ ORA

Cycle A – Terms 5 & 6

Peacocks Class Kingfishers class Pufins Class Eagles Class
Topic Title Once upon a time and Ocean Explorers Predators and Prey The South East through the wars Earth Moon and Stars
Key Primary Text Zog The BFG Matilda Chronicles of Narnia Anne Frank
Secondary Text Rainbow Fish There’s a Lion in my cornflakes, Zoo Poppy Field, War Game Jamie Drake Equation Wonder
History Where do the old stories come from? How have they changed? Historical figures- scientists and inventors-George Kames Symons WW1 and WW2- battle of Britain The history of astronomy
Geography Where are the lands and the oceans? Micro habitats- location and mapping in the school Location of Martello Towers and geogra-phy key skills Hemispheres, time zones, lataitude, longitude
Science Living creatures you find in our Oceans Sc1/2.1 Plants

Sc2/2.1 Living things and their habitats

 Sc3/4.1 Light

Sc3/4.2 Forces and Magnets

 Sc5/4.1 Earth and Space
Art Exploring Clay Relief prints– making blocks Mixed media Painting-tones, tints & shades
DT Aquariums Mechanisms- Sliders and levers Shell Structures- Sweetie box Textiles– combining different fabrics
RE Incarnation 2/ creation 2 ‘Lost parables’ and Our Church Gospel 2a.4, prayer and the role of the vicar How do Hindus worship? Mosques– Islam
PSHE Relationships F2 Changing Me F2 Relationships Y2 Changing Me Y2 Relationships Y4 Changing Me Y4 Relationships Y6 Changing Me Y6
PE Athletics

Strike and field

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Strike and field

Cycle B – Terms 1 & 2

Peacocks Class Kingfishers class Pufins Class Eagles Class
Topic Title Good to be me and Our won-derful world Victorian Women Romans The Mayans
Key Primary Text Owl Babies I am Rosa Parks Coming Home Charlottes Web Holes, Girl of Ink and Stars
Secondary Text Handa’s surprise You wouldn’t want to be a Victoria, Lighthouse Keepers Lunch The Roman’s Quest Empires End The Chocolate Tree
History Family Tree, Toys from the past, Who is the queen? Rmembrance Significant people and events in living memory The Roman Empire AD42 and the power of its army Mayan Civilisation
Geography Where is my school? Where is my home? Countries and capitals in the UK, mapping skills Location of Roma Empire and key geography skills Location of Mayan Civilisation and geography key skills
Science Similarities and differences Sc2/2.3 Animals including humans Sc3/2.1 Plants Sc5/3.1 Properties and Changes of Materials
Art Mark making/ collage with natural materials, primary colours Painting– secondary colours Mosaic Lino printing
DT Masks Preparing Vegetables- Where do they come from? Pneumatics Pulleys and Gears
RE Creation 1 / Incarnation 1 Creation 1.2 and Gospel 1.4 Jewish new year, Jesus thought on Christmas Gospel 2b.5/ people of God 2b.3
PSHE Being me I the world F2 Celebrating Difference F2 Being me I the world Y1 Celebrating DifferenceY1 Being me I the world Y3 Celebrating Difference FY3 Being me I the world Y5 Celebrating Difference Y5
PE Games – manipulative skills Games A +D Games – manipulative skills Games A +D Invasion games Net and wall Invasion games Net and wall

Cycle B – Terms 3 & 4

Peacocks Class Kingfishers class Pufins Class Eagles Class
Topic Title Let it snow, let it grow Rainforests Farm to Fork Ancient Greece
Key Primary Text Lost and Found Jack and the beanstalk Tale of Peter Rabbit Magicians Nephew Ice Palace Boy At the Back of the Class, Storm Breaker
Secondary Text Jack and the beanstalk The Great Kaypok Tree

Slowly, slowly, slowly, said the sloth

 The Sheep Pig Who Let The Gods Out?
History Making a time line Ypres tower- change over time Ancient Greek life and achieve-ments and impact
Geography The North and South Poles Location of Continents and oceans and key skills Study of the SE region including fieldwork Greek location, continents, countries and capitals
Science Growth, decay and changes over time- Life cycles Sc2/2.2 Plants

Sc2/2.1 Living things and their habitats

 Sc3/2.2

Sc4/2.2 Animals including humans

 Sc6/2.2 & Sc5/2.2 Animals including humans
Art Printing with natural materials and mixed media Clay animals Clay– green man tiles Mixed Media
DT Designing Easter gardens Textiles- Templates and joining Heathy and Varied Diet Food– celebrating culture and seasonality
RE Salvation 2/ Salvation 1 Torah / Easter- Happy or sad? Incarnation 2a.3 ? Salvaion2A5- Good Friday A good life? Creation 2b.2 and Salvation 2b.7
PSHE Dreams and Goals F2 Healthy Me F2 Dreams and Goals Y1 Healthy Me Y1 Dreams and Goals Y3 Healthy Me Y3 Dreams and Goals Y5 Healthy Me Y5
PE Gym and Dance Gym and Dance Gym and Dance / Swimming Gym and Dance

Cycle B – Terms 5 & 6

Peacocks Class Kingfishers class Pufins Class Eagles Class
Topic Title Once upon a time and Ocean Explorers Space Plate Tectonics Russia
Key Primary Text Zog The Day the Crayons Quit Georges Marvellous Medicine The Abominable Hamlet, Skelig, The Highwayman
Secondary Text Rainbow Fish Man on the moon Sea of Tranquility Escape from Pompeii Spies in St Petersburg, The house with chicken legs, Windrush Child
History Where do the old stories come from? How have they changed? Significant person- Neil Armstrong and changes within living memory Vesuvius and Pompeii TBC
Geography Where are the lands and the oceans? Location of Continents and oceans and key skills Plate tectonics and associated physi-cal features and study of Southern Italy Regional Comparison- Biomes
Science Living creatures you find in our Oceans Sc2/3.1 Uses of everyday materials Sc3/3.1 Rocks

 

Sc4/3.1 Sates of matter

 Sc6/2.3 Evolution
Art Exploring Clay Oil pastels Relief printing– polystyrene Drawing
DT Aquariums Wheels and Axles Levers and Linkages (pop up book) Working with Axles
RE Incarnation 2/ creation 2 Kosher / welcoming babies Passover, people of God 2a.2 Kingdom of God 2b.8 / Moham-med
PSHE Relationships F2 Changing Me F2 Relationships Y1 Changing Me Y1 Dreams and Goals Y4 / Healthy Me Y4 Relationships Y5 Changing Me Y5
PE Athletics

Strike and field

 Athletics

Strike and field

 Athletics

Strike and field

 Athletics

Strike and field

 

Homework Expectations