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Curriculum Coverage - Autumn 2009

The Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1

This term the following things will be covered in the curriculum.

Reception

Children in the Reception Year will be following the Foundation Stage Curriculum. There are sets of

Early Learning goals for this stage which set out what most children are expected to achieve by the end of the Reception Year. These early learning goals are taught in six areas:

Personal, social and emotional development
Communication, language and literacy
Mathematical development
Knowledge and understanding of the world
Physical development
Creative development

Our topics for the Autumn term are:

· Ourselves

· Food and Harvest

· Autumn

Numeracy

Children will be:

· Learning to count, read, write, compare and order numbers

· Using vocabulary to describe shapes, patterns and position

· Using mathematical ideas to solve problems

· Using measures to find out length, mass and capacity

Literacy

Children will be:

Experiencing a wide variety of stories, non-fiction texts and rhymes, including stories to retell
Learning to identify sounds in order to read them in different contexts
Develop their handwriting

Requests

Any Chinese artefacts including pictures, objects, chopsticks, dressing up clothes etc
Any small farm set toys including animals
Any old metal pots and pans, cutlery and old plastic bowls for a sound garden
Any children’s comics in good condition

Year 1

Literacy

Children will be learning to recognise instructions, labels, captions and signs, reading stories which have familiar settings and learning rhymes with predictable and repetitive patterns. They will continue to develop their knowledge of letter sounds and use them for their spelling and writing. There will be regular handwriting practice.

Numeracy

The children will learn about the following:

Counting and properties of number, place value and ordering, working with numbers from 0 – 20
Addition and subtraction – finding different ways of comparing numbers, looking for simple patterns, counting on and back and recording addition and subtraction problems
Money and real life problems. Recognising coins, using them to find the total cost of items and make decisions involving money.
Measures including problems and using standard and non standard measures to compare lengths.
Shape and space – name and describe 2D shapes using the appropriate vocabulary and making models and patterns.
Understanding time and knowing the days of the week in order and the seasons and developing an understanding of the duration of time.
Handling data and recording using objects and pictures and interpreting simple tables.

Year 2

Literacy

The children will be learning how to read and write non-fiction text and encountering a variety of stories and poems with familiar settings. They will develop their sound and spelling knowledge and there will be regular handwriting practice where children will learn how to join their letters.

Numeracy

The children will learn to:

Count in steps of different sizes, describe and continue number sequences and make predictions. Recognise odd and even numbers, devise sequences and explain their reasoning.
Read and write numbers to 100, know what a digit represents and compare and order numbers
Use different strategies to add and subtract two digit numbers and multiples of 10 and recognise and use patterns in calculations
Solve money word problems, recognise and use different value coins. Find money totals and give change
Solve problems involving standard and non-standard measures
Recognise and describe movement, solve problems and recognise symmetry and patterns
Understand multiplication as repeated addition. Count in twos, fives and tens. Recognise patterns in the two, five and ten times tables. Develop an understanding of division by grouping
Collect, organise and record data in tables and graphs

Years 1 and 2

The following subjects are organised into a two-year cycle to ensure that children do not cover the same topic twice. The work is planned so that children are taught at their appropriate level.

History

The children will be learning about lives of famous people such as Florence Nightingale, Louis Braille, and the Queen.

Science

The topic this term is health and growth. Children will be learning about food groups, the benefits of exercise and the need for good hygiene.

Music

Feel the pulse:

To enable children to hear and play the beat in music

The children will also be learning songs for the Nativity play

Design and Technology

Moving Pictures

They will explore how levers and slider mechanisms work
They will design and make moving pictures

Art

The topic this term is:

Print and pattern

Exploring different prints to make an animal mask
Self Portrait
The children will be exploring ideas using drawing and painting materials

They will learn to observe and make comments about their work and the work of others

P.E

Outdoor education – learning to work as a team to achieve challenges
Gymnastics – floor and balance work

R.E.

Ourselves

Children will have opportunities to talk about their own feelings and experience
They will listen to and recall elements of stories which include some religious beliefs

Christmas

They will learn about the Christmas story and will participate in a nativity play
They will learn about Christmas as a celebration

ICT

Exploring different programs such as textease and paint
Using the Internet to practice and consolidate their maths skills

Foundation Stage Homework

The children will have books to share at home and also words to learn to read. Written homework is given once a week after the October half term.

Key Stage 1 Homework

Mondays – Spellings (tests on Friday)

Thursday – Numeracy or Literacy work to be handed in on Monday

Please read with your child as regularly as you possibly can

Foundation Stage Requests

Second hand books or comics (in good condition)

A toy garage

Key Stage 2

Year 3

Literacy

The children will be learning about:

stories with familiar settings
oral and written of plays
poems about the senses
non-chronological reports
how to use information books
stories with dialogue

Numeracy

The children will be learning about:

Place value, ordering, estimating, rounding, reading number from scales, understanding + and -
Mental calculation strategies (+ and -)
Money and ‘real life’ problems, making decisions, checking results
Measures, including problems
Shape and space
Reasoning about shapes
Counting, properties of numbers and number sequences
Reasoning about numbers
Understanding x and÷
Mental calculation strategies (x and÷)
Fractions
Time, including problems
Handling data

Year 4

Literacy

The children will be learning about:

· historical stories

· poems with a common theme

· newspaper reports

· instructions

Numeracy

The children will be learning about:

Place value, ordering, rounding
Reading numbers from scales
Understanding + and –
Mental calculation strategies (+ and -)
Pencil and paper procedures (+ and -)
Money and ‘real life’ problems
Making decisions, checking results
Measures, including problems
Shape and space
Reasoning about shapes
Properties of numbers and number sequences
Reasoning about numbers
Understanding x and÷
Mental calculation strategies (x and÷)
Pencil and paper procedures (x and÷)
Money and ‘real life’ problems
Fractions and decimals
Time
Handling data

Years 3 and 4

The following subjects are organised into a two-year cycle to ensure that children in a mixed age range class do not cover the same topic twice. The work is planned so that the children are taught at their appropriate level.

RE

The life and teachings of Jesus

Children will learn about how Jesus lived and the lessons he taught

History

The Vikings

Children will learn how settlements develop over time and how early settlers provided many of the settlements we use today (links to Vikings)
Children will learn why people invade and settle in other countries

Demonstrate factual knowledge of some of the reasons for Viking raids
Understand that some historical accounts were Anglo-Saxon interpretations

ICT

Year 3

E-mail

Children will be learning how to send e-mails

Modelling effects on screen

Children will learn to enter instructions onto a screen turtle and compare this with the operation of a floor turtle

Year 4

Writing for different audiences

Using and manipulating text in word

Music

Year 3 and Year 4

All year 3 pupils will begin to learn how to play the Ukulele and Year 4 will be developing the skills they learned last year.

Design and Technology

Viking Storybooks

Children will investigate the lever and linkage systems of pop up books. They will make a Viking story book which has pop up parts.

Science

Keeping Warm

The children will:

Use thermometers, learn to read them and use the appropriate vocabulary when measuring temperature.
Identify some everyday uses of thermal insulators
Recognise that objects cool or warm to the temperature of their surroundings

Invasion games

Children will learn how to outwit their opponents and score when playing team games
They will develop skills including throwing, catching, kicking and striking skills
They will learn basic rules

Dance activities

Children will learn to create and perform dances in groups and pairs
They will learn how to explore and communicate ideas through movement

Swimming

Half of Mrs Smith’s class will go swimming this term

Art

Investigating pattern

Children will explore how shape and colour can be organised and combined to create patterns for different purposes

PSHEC

New beginnings - children learn how to belong and follow rules
Getting on and falling out - children learn how to co-operate and resolve conflict

Year 5

Literacy

Novels by significant authors e.g. Michael Morpurgo
Poetic style
Traditional stories, Greek myths and legends
Reports

Numeracy

The children will cover the following areas:

· Multiplication and division by 10 and 100

· Rehearse the concept of a remainder when dividing

· Make general statements about odd and even numbers

· Recognise parallel and perpendicular lines

· Learn times table up to 10 x 10

· Classify triangles

· Data handling

Year 6

Literacy

· Poetry / The power of images

· Narrative writing / Fiction genres

· Playscripts/media

· Journalistic writing

· Biography and Autobiography

· Report writing

Numeracy

· Counting, partitioning, calculating and securing number facts and understanding shape

· Calculating, measuring and understanding shape

· Handling data and measures

· securing number facts, relationships and calculating

Years 5 and 6

Science

Life cycles

· Children will learn that plants and animals need to reproduce as part of their life cycle. They will begin to understand how this is important for the survival of the species

· Children will learn about different aspects of keeping healthy and will learn about the heart and how it is effected by exercise

Year 6

Changing circuits

· Children will explore understanding of circuits, constructing them using symbols and investigating ideas to answer questions

Forces in action.

· Children will learn about a variety of forces and how changes in motion occur when forces act

History

What can we learn from recent history from studying the life of a famous person?

· Children will study and reflect on the life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Barriers and bridges

· Children will explore how religious belief effect approaches to moral issues

Geography

A contrasting locality: Bristol

· Children will study locality in the UK that contrasts with their own area

Art

Visiting a museum

· Children will visit and learn about SS Great Britain Museum – work back at school will be based on information and experience acquired

Design and Technology

Bridges

· Children will investigate several bridges and investigate reinforcing and strengthening techniques. They will design and make a bridge for a specific purpose.

ICT

Year 5

Finding things out

· Children will make complex searches and refine them

· Children will work independently to find real life, real time and everyday information on the Internet to support cross curricular wok

Year 6

Multimedia Presentation

· Children will learn how to create a multi-media presentation using text, images and sounds. They will learn how to design a set of multimedia pages and create the links between them.

Music

Ukulele

· Learning and consolidating chords

· Performing to a range of audiences

· Playing untuned and tuned percussion

Invasions Games (years 5 and 6)

· Children will develop skills of passing, dribbling, and shooting, awareness of space, and tactics of attacking and defending in a variety of exercises and games

Gymnastics (year 5)

· Children will develop complex sequences choosing actions, body shapes and balances from a wider range of themes and ideas

Swimming (year 6)

· All children in Key Stage 2 will go swimming every Wednesday for one term of the year. There are two pools at St James’ Swimming Pool; one for children who are at the early stages of learning to swim and a larger one for more experienced swimmers. This term Mr Griffiths’ class (year 6) plus half of Mrs Smith’s class (Year 3) will go.

Key Stage 2 Homework:

Years 3 and 4 Monday – Spellings (to be tested on Friday)

Wednesday – Numeracy to be handed in on Friday

Friday – Literacy or topic work to be handed in on Monday

Years 5 and 6 Monday – Spellings (to be testes on Friday) and writing spelling sentences

Wednesday – Numeracy

Friday – Topic work

CLUBS

Monday Hockey 3.15 – 4.00 pm Years 3 and 4

Football 3.15 – 4.15pm Years 5 and 6

Tuesday Tuesday Church Club 3.15 – 4.15pm

Wednesday Athletics 3.15 – 4.00 pm Years 5 and 6

Thursday Cookery Club 3.15 – 4.00 pm

Dates for your Diary

07 October: Harvest Festival (for pupils only, held in School)

20 October: School Association AGM 7.30pm – more details later

20 and 22 October: Parents’ Consultation Evenings 3.30 – 7.30 details in October

23 October: INSET day – School closed to pupils

26 October – 03 November Holiday

04 November INSET day – School closed to pupils

05 November: 1^st day of Autumn Term 2

09 - 13 November: Multi Cultural Week- details to follow

20 November: Rainbow Fayre – School Association – Details in due course

11 December: Pupils Christmas Parties – details in due course

14 December: Carol Service, St Mary’s 6.30pm – all welcome

18 December: Last day of Autumn Term 2

04 January: INSET day- School closed to pupils

05 January: 1^st day of Spring Term 1

12 February: Last day of Spring Term 1

22 February: 1^st day of Spring Term 2

01 April: Last day of Spring Term2

19 April: INSET day - School closed to pupils

20 April: 1^st day of Summer Term 1

03 May: Bank Holiday School closed

28 May: Last day of Summer Term 1

07 June: 1^st day of Summer Term 2

23 July: Last day of Summer Term 2

For parents of Year 2 and Year 6 children, please take particular notice of the dates below, as it is imperative that your child takes these tests. It is not possible to rearrange the dates. Thank You

Key Stage 1 SATs May 2010

Key Stage 2 SATs Monday 10 May – Friday 14 May 2010