Curriculum Overview

Whole School Curriculum Outline

More information about the curriculum can be found on the class page for each class. If further information is required, please contact the school office.

Cycle A – Terms 1 & 2

	Peacocks Class	Kingfishers class	Puffins Class	Eagles Class
Topic Title	Good to be me and Our wonderful world	Homes Great Fire of London	Stone Age	Invaders
Key Primary Text	Owl Babies Cinderella	I am Rosa Parks, Coming Home Greek Myths, A Christmas Carol	The Iron Man, Midsomer Nights Dream	Odd and the Frost Giant How to train your dragon
Secondary Text	Zog	House Held up by Trees, The Something Vlad and the Great Fire of London	Stig of The Dump	Viking Boy Beowulf
History	Family Tree, Toys from the past / Who is the queen? Remembrance	How have houses and homes changed through history? Why was there a ‘Great’ Fire of London? Has London burned since?	What was life like in the Stone Age? Did life improve in the iron age?	What happened to Britain when the Romans left? Did the Vikings deserve their reputation?
Geography	Where is my school? Where is my home?	What types of houses can we see in Framfield? What is the United Kingdom?	What was traded in the bronze age and iron age?	Why would people want to come to the UK? Where and what do Vikings trade?
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	1.6 Who is Muslim and how do they live? Incarnation 1.3 Why does Christmas mater to Christians?	Creation 2a.1 What do Christians learn from the creation story? People of God 2a.2 What is it like to follow God?	God 2b.1 What does it mean if God is holy and loving? and Incarnation 2b.4 Was Jesus the Messiah?
PSHE	Being me I the world F2 Celebrating Difference F2	Being me in the world Y2 Celebrating DifferenceY2	Being me I the world Y4 Celebrating Difference FY4	Relationship Y4 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	Puffins Class	Eagles Class
Topic Title	Let it snow, let it grow	Our World Kisii, Kenya	Ancient Egypt	Rivers and Forces
Key Primary Text	Farmer Duck, The tiger who came to tea	Jack and the beanstalk, The tale of Peter Rabbit Sheep-pig, Just so stories	Varjak Paw	The Explorer, My Shadow
Secondary Text	Little Red and the very hungry lion	Here we are, Lila and the secret rain Handa’s surprise	The Scarab’s Secret, Flat Stanley in Egypt, The time travelling Cat	Journey to the River Sea, Rhythm of the rain, The Explorer
History	Making a time line		Why did the Egyptians civilisation last so long? What have archaeologists taught us?	What’s the link between ancient civilisations and rivers?
Geography	The North and South Poles	Where in the world are we? Framfield and Kisii: What is the same and what is different?	Location of continents and countries in the continent of Africa	What features make a river? Are all rivers the same?
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	F4: Being special: where do we belong? Salvation 1 Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden?	1.6 Who is Muslim and how do they live? Salvation 1.5 Why does Easter matter to Christians?	L2.10 How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people? L2.9 How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim?	Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people? And Salvation 2b.7 What did Jesus do to save human beings?
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	Puffins Class	Eagles Class
Topic Title	Once upon a time and Ocean Explorers	Predators and Prey and where to find them	South East Britain in World War 2	Earth Moon and Stars
Key Primary Text	The Very Hungry Caterpillar Snail and the whale	The Day the crayons quit, George’s Marvellous Medicine The BFG	Matilda	Chronicles of Narnia Anne Frank
Secondary Text	Tadpole’s promise	There’s a Lion in my cornflakes, Zoo	Poppy Field, War Game	Cosmic Jamie Drake Equation
History	Where do the old stories come from? How have they changed?	How did people travel in the past?	Did we win the Battle of Britain because of the few? What happened in Sussex during the Second World War?	What’s harder: climbing a mountain on earth or climbing a mountain in space?
Geography	Where are the lands and the oceans?	Where in the world are our favourite animals?	Is Sussex similar to Pas-de-Calais?	What makes a mountain a mountain?
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	F5: Which places are special and why? F6: Which stories are special and why?	1.10 What does it mean to belong to a faith community? What makes our church a special place?	Gospel 2a.4, What kind of world did Jesus want? L2.12 How and why do people try to make the world a better place?	U2.7 Why do Hindus want to be good? U2.11 Why do some people believe in God and some people not?
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	Athletics Strike and field	Athletics Strike and field	Athletics Strike and field

Cycle B – Terms 1 & 2

	Peacocks Class	Kingfishers class	Puffins Class	Eagles Class
Topic Title	Good to be me and Our wonderful world	SOS	Roman Britain	The Mayans
Key Primary Text	Owl Babies Cinderella	I am Rosa Parks, Coming Home Greek Myths, A Christmas Carol	Charlottes Web	Holes, Girl of Ink and Stars, The Highwayman
Secondary Text	Superworm	Supertato Lighthouse Keepers Lunch	The Roman’s Quest Empires End	The Chocolate Tree The Rain Player
History	Family Tree, Toys from the past, Who is the queen? Remembrance	Why do we need to remember Grace Darling, Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole?	Why did the Romans come to Britain, and did everyone want them there? How did the Romans influence life in Britain?	Who were the Maya? What makes the Maya special?
Geography	Where is my school? Where is my home?	What can we see in our UK capital cities? What’s it like in Autumn?	Is the UK a good place to live and work?	Is central America an easy place to live in?
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 Why is the word ’God’ so important to Christians? Incarnation 1 Why do Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas?	Creation 1.2 Who made the world? 1.1 What do Christians believe God is like?	L2.7 What do Hindus believe God is like? L2.8 What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?	Gospel 2b.5/ What would Jesus do? U2.8 What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?
PSHE	Being me I the world F2 Celebrating Difference F2	Being me I the world Y1 Celebrating DifferenceY1	Being me in the world Y3 Celebrating Difference FY3	Relationships y4 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	Puffins Class	Eagles Class
Topic Title	Let it snow, let it grow	Rainforests	Farm to Fork	North and South America
Key Primary Text	Farmer Duck The Tiger who came to tea	Jack and the beanstalk Tale of Peter Rabbit	Magicians Nephew Ice Palace	Wolf Brother
Secondary Text	Lost and Found	The Great Kapok Tree Slowly, slowly, slowly, said the sloth	The Sheep Pig	The boy with the butterfly mind Hamlet
History	Making a time line
Geography	The North and South Poles	Where are the rainforests? How do we find our way? What is it like in winter?	Is Sussex rural or urban?	From tip to top: What is the geography of the Americas like?
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 Oil pastels and chalk	Clay– green man tiles	Mixed Media
DT	Designing Easter gardens	Textiles- Templates and joining	Healthy and Varied Diet	Food– celebrating culture and seasonality
RE	F4: Being special: Where do we belong? Salvation 1 Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden?	1.7 Who is Jewish and how do they live? 1.9 How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter?	Incarnation 2a.3 What is the trinity? Salvaion2A5– Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday?	Creation 2b.2  Conflict or complementary? and Kingdom od How do people with non-religious views decide what is a good life?
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	Puffins Class	Eagles Class
Topic Title	Once upon a time and Ocean Explorers	Space	Natural disasters	Ancient Greece
Key Primary Text	The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Snail and the whale	The Day the Crayons Quit, Georges Marvellous Medicine The BFG	The Abominable	Boy At the Back of the Class, Skellig, The House with Chicken legs
Secondary Text	Selkie	Man on the moon Sea of Tranquillity	Escape from Pompeii	Who Let The Gods Out?
History	Where do the old stories come from? How have they changed?	How has space travel changed? Who was the first man on the moon?	What remains from the 79AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius?	What did the Ancient Greeks do for us?
Geography	Where are the lands and the oceans?	What is it like in spring? What is it like in summer?	Is our world dangerous?	How has the physical geography of Greece affected its human geography? Did ancient Greeks help geographers?
Science	Living creatures you find in our Oceans	Sc2/2.1 Plants Sc2/2.1 Living things and their habitats	Sc3/3.1 Rocks Sc4/3.1 Sates of matter	Sc6/2.3  evolution
Art	Exploring Clay	Oil pastels and chalk	Relief printing– polystyrene	drawing
DT	Aquariums	Wheels and Axles	Levers and Linkages (pop up book)	Working with axles
RE	F5: Which places are special and why? F6: Which stories are special and why?	1.7 Who is Jewish and how do they live? Gospel 1.4 What is the good  news that Jesus brings?	Kingdom of God 2a.6 When Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost?L2.11 How and why do people mark the significant events of life?	Kingdom of God 2b.8 What kind of king was Jesus? U2.12 How does faith help when life gets hard?
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