Learning Pathways Reception - Year 8 Summer Term 2022
Stewart House ________________________________________________________________________________ _
The Summer Term offers the opportunity to build on the skills taught in the Autumn and Spring Terms as well as preparing our Year 2 pupils for their transition into Ffrome Court. This term we look forward to some instrumental recitals by pupils who are learning an instrument and Sports day at the end of term. We will also be welcoming parents into school for our Stewart House fete. We will also be taking part in the school celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Pastorally, we are continuing to encourage active good behaviour, kindness and respect for others through our gold certificates and badges. End of year reports will be written and shared with parents at the end of term along with information regarding classes next year.
Reception
Curriculum content Summer term:
English
Comprehension • Demonstrate understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary. • Anticipate (where appropriate) key events in stories. • Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role play. Word Reading • Say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at least 10 digraphs. • Read words consistent with their phonic knowledge by sound-blending. • Read aloud simple sentences and books that are consistent with their phonic knowledge, including some common exception words. Writing • Write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed. • Spell words by identifying sounds in them and representing the sounds with a letter or letters. • Write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others.
Maths
Children have a deep understanding of number to 10, including the composition of each number. • Subitise (recognise quantities without counting) up to 5. • Automatically recall (without reference to rhymes, counting or other aids) number bonds up to 5 (including subtraction facts) and some number bonds to 10, including double facts. Numerical Patterns • Verbally count beyond 20, recognising the pattern of the counting system. • Compare quantities up to 10 in different contexts, recognising when one quantity is greater than, less than or the same as the other quantity. • Explore and represent patterns within numbers up to 10, including evens and odds, double facts and how quantities can be distributed equally
Understanding the World
Past and Present • Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society. • Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. • Understand the past through settings, characters and events encountered in books read in class and storytelling. People, Culture and Communities • Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps. • Know some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. • Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and (when appropriate) maps. The Natural World • Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants. • Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. • Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.
Expressive Arts
Creating with Materials • Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function. • Share their creations, explaining the process they have used. • Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories. Being Imaginative and Expressive • Invent, adapt and recount narratives and stories with peers and their teacher. • Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs. • Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and (when appropriate) try to move in time with music.
Music
The topic this term is ‘Minibeasts’. The children will be warming up their bodies and voices each week with a vocal warm up. They will be singing a variety of themed songs and action rhymes, with some full body movement. We will look at the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Minibeast madness, Grasshoppers, Frogs and Bug Parade and use our voices, bodies and instruments to illustrate these stories.
MFL: Spanish
The focus will be on Greetings, Colours, Numbers, Animals,and different parts of the body, taught through songs.
Computing
Children recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. They select and use technology for particular purposes. Reading - Literacy Planet/Oxford Reading Buddy Spellings - Purple Mash Maths - Purple Mash
PE
Children show good control and coordination in large and small movements. They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space.
Year 1
Curriculum content Summer term:
English
Phonics: Alternative spellings and sound families (digraphs and trigraphs that are spelt differently but make the same sound). Common exception words: they, here, there, where, some, love, house, friend, school, ask, house, push, pull, put, our. SPaG: Using the spelling rule for adding –s or –es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs. Contractions - I’m, I’ll, we’ll, she’ll, you’ll, they’ll, we’re, you’re, he’s, they’re. Using the prefix un-. Joining words and joining clauses using ‘and’. Planning writing using frames and encouraging pupils to speak sentences before writing. Descriptive writing using adjectives about aliens and imaginary planets. Writing a narrative based on the Michael Rosen story - ‘We are going on a Bear Hunt.’ Information fact files about planets and Astronauts. Comprehension activities -retrieval, inference, prediction, sequencing and creation of own comprehension questions.
Maths
Length - comparing height and length, measuring length using things and using a ruler Multiplication - making equal groups, adding equal groups, making equal rows, making doubles Division - grouping equally, sharing equally Fractions - making halves, making quarters, sharing and grouping Numbers to 100 - counting to 100, finding tens and ones, comparing numbers, making number patterns
Science
Space. Identifying the planets that make up the solar system. Investigating the features of the Moon and other planets. Observing seasonal changes and how day length varies. Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons.
History
Historical events: Exploring the time of the first moon landings. Investigating the lives of famous astronauts e.g. Neil Armstrong, Mae C Jameson, Sally Ride etc
Geography
Looking at the world from Space. Identifying different countries and their distinctive geographical features e.g. desert, hills and mountains etc.
Art/DT
To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products - links with Space topic.
To explore art and design techniques using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space. To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination. To find out about the work of different artists, looking at the differences and similarities between different practices and making links to their own work and Space topic. Music
The children will use the theme of ‘space’ to enjoy their music making, through singing, dancing and moving to themed songs and rhymes, incorporating the different musical ‘elements’. The children will listen to live and recorded music to bring the topic alive.
MFL: Spanish
The focus will be on Greetings, Colours, Numbers, Animals,and different parts of the body, taught through songs.
Computing
To understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions. Create and debug simple programs use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs - coding via Purple Mash. To use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content - activities via Google Classroom and Purple Mash. To use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.
PSHE
The three Core PSHE Themes (Health & Wellbeing, Relationships & Living in the Wider World) will continue to be interwoven into the topic-based curriculum in Year 1.
RE
Signs and Symbols - Learning about the special signs and symbols important to the religions of Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. - Acknowledging festivals that occur during the Summer term calendar such as Ramadan, Eid-Al-Fitr and Shavuot.
PE
Master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities. Participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending.
Year 2
Curriculum Content Summer Term:
English
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar: - Suffixes: -ness, -ful, -less and -ly - Words ending in -tion - Contracted forms of words (for example: didn’t, hasn’t, shouldn’t) - The use of the possessive apostrophe - Expanded noun phrases - Speech punctuation
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Using a thesaurus to find ambitious alternative word choices
English (Linked to our topic of ‘Land Ahoy!’) - Reading comprehensions (retrieval, inference, prediction, sequencing and creation of own comprehension questions). - Creative and short-burst writing based upon a story, image or short film - Speaking and listening (‘speak like a pirate’) - Letter writing - Persuasive writing - Poetry Maths
Money - Writing amounts of money, counting money, showing equal amounts of money, exchanging and comparing money, calculating total amounts, calculating change and solving word problems involving money. Time - Tell and write the time to o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. Draw the hands on a clock face to show these times. Know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day. 2-D shapes - identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and the line of symmetry. 3-D shapes - identify and describe the properties of 3D shapes, including the number of edges, vertices and faces. Identify 2-D shapes on the surface of 3 -D shapes. Compare and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes and everyday objects. Order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences. Use mathematical vocabulary to describe the position, direction and movement including movement in a straight line and distinguishing between rotation as a turn and in terms of right angles for quarter, half and three quarter turns (clockwise and anti-clockwise) Volume - comparing, measuring in litres, millilitres & solving word problems.
Science
Plants: Investigating what a plant needs to grow well and stay healthy, labelling parts of a plant, the lifecycle of a plant and how plants grow in different climates. Animals including humans: animal offspring, life cycles, growing up, our bodies, survival, exercise and healthy living.
History
The history of lighthouses, famous pirates.
Geography
Maps (Linked to Land Ahoy Topic on pirates) Human Geography - features of lighthouses Physical Geography - features of islands
Art/DT
To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space. Sewing pirate eye-patches and making pirate ships. All art will be linked to our topic.
Music
The children in Y2 have been asked to purchase a descant recorder. A recorder lesson will be given each week, a simple warm up and demonstration of creating the correct note and tone given. The children will also continue with their learning of standard musical notation (the musical code!), and will use body percussion, and instruments to perform rhythms. The children will have a
wealth of opportunities to sing and enjoy music making. The theme will be ‘Pirates’ and the children will enjoy singing and accompanying sea shanties. Choir Fest 2022 will encourage a lot of singing this term! MFL: Spanish
The focus will be on greetings, colours, numbers, animals and different parts of the body, taught through songs and actions.
Computing
Computing this term will begin with a focus on e-safety, thinking about how to be responsible, respectful and safe online. We will then continue to develop our typing and Google skills using Google docs and Google slides to present information we have learnt about our topic.
PSHE
The three Core PSHE Themes (Health & Wellbeing, Relationships & Living in the Wider World) will continue to be interwoven into the topic-based curriculum in Year 2. The below content will also be introduced:
Health & Wellbeing There will be a set of sessions for pupils on ‘Looking after our bodies’ which will consider the following areas for our pupils: ● What are the main parts of our bodies called? (Using the correct biological terminology) What are the differences between boys and girls? ● What is ‘Consent’ (respecting personal space) and what are the rules for respecting people's bodies? What should we do if these rules are broken? What should I do if I feel unsafe or worried about myself or another person? ● Can we tell what someone is like, depending on whether they are a boy or a girl? What is a stereotype? ● How might family set-ups be the same or different from one another? RE
Personal experience What are the ‘special’ times/events in my day/week/year? How do I care for others? What can I do to help make the world a better place? Christianity What does the story Jesus told about the Good Samaritan tell us about how we should live our lives? What happens in church on Sunday? What does a vicar do on Sundays and week days? Why does he or she live in this way? Key questions (either Buddhism or Islam or both): Buddhism Who was the Buddha? How do Buddhists try to live their lives? What happens to Buddhist boys in Thailand when they live as child monks?
Islam What are the characteristic features of prayer in Islam? What do Muslims go without during the month of Ramadan? Why do Muslims fast during Ramadan? How do Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan at the festival of Id ul-Fitr? PE
Maintaining a Healthy and Active lifestyle: To have a continued involvement in physical activity. Master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and coordination and begin to apply these in a range of activities.
Ffrome Court ________________________________________________________________________________
Focus for the Summer Term The Summer Term offers the opportunity to build on the skills taught in the Autumn and Spring Terms as well as preparing our Year 4 pupils for their transition into Cloisters. This term we look forward to some instrumental concerts by pupils as well as welcoming parents into school to celebrate the pupils' work and achievements this year. Pastorally, we are continuing to encourage active good behaviour, kindness and respect for others through our HOWDI and Leadership program. Our focus for our Tuesday activity program is the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and there are a variety of planned activities to celebrate this occasion. Assessment and Reporting In-class assessments will continue this term and reading comprehensions, spellings and times tables will be an ongoing part of the pupils measure of attainment. Literacy and numeracy will continue to be a priority. The formal Cornerstone Assessments in English and Maths will take place towards the end of the Summer Term. There will be summary reports written for all subjects during the Summer Term for both Year 3 and Year 4 pupils including tutor reports.
Year 3
Curriculum Content Summer Term:
English
Story Telling Using the text, Jack & the Beanstalk, the children will learn to retell their own version of the traditional tale. Personal Writing Using the text, Jack & the Beanstalk, the children will create diary entries from the point of view of some characters in the story. Performance Poetry Listen to performance poems and explore their features. Use conjunctions indicating time and cause. Investigate negative prefixes, informal language and rhymes. Write a poem to perform.
Maths
Measurement: Mass & Capacity Multiplication & Division Properties of 2D shape - Perimeter & Angles Telling the Time Fractions Mental maths and times and division facts recall tests
Science
Light & Dark Sources of light. Reflections and shadows. Purpose of reflective materials.
Design a school bag incorporating reflective materials. Scientists & Inventors George Washington Carver & Arthur Wilson Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Weather / Activities using cuando / Ordering ice-cream / holidays
Topic
Ancient Egypt: History Focus A study of the achievements of the Ancient civilisation. How they lived, what was important to them, mummification and hieroglyphics. Research projects of the Gods and Goddesses.
Music
Introduction to Woodwind instruments To be able to play simple tunes and begin to read standard treble notation. Creating accompaniments to well known songs using tuned and untuned percussion instruments. Recap of the instruments of the Orchestra - Studying ‘Peter and the Wolf’ Playing in ensembles
Computing
Google Skills Touch Typing - using freetypinggames.net Coding/Programming - Purple mash
PE
To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
Art
Tropical RainForest and Egyptian Art
DT
Paper-mache sea creature
RS
Pilgrimages Find out what a pilgrimage is and look at the meaning of the River Ganges to Hindus. Understand why non Hindus might find it a special place to visit.
PSHE
Health & Wellbeing This topic will focus on learning about the different types of ‘risk’ and knowing how to respond to an emergency. Elements of First Aid and personal hygiene will also be covered within this. The NSPCC (Pantosaurus) rule on personal privacy and safety will be re-taught, so that pupils are able to know how to respond to any concerns about their safety. Living in the wider World Pupils will explore the theme of finance, thinking about where money comes from and different ways of making a payment.
Year 4
Curriculum Content Summer Term:
English
English Speaking Board Examination: - preparing a presentation - reciting a poem - reading from a book - responding to questions and listening to others Story Writing: Using Romulus and Remus to: - answer comprehension questions -retelling a myth - exploring characters and settings - writing a story including describing a setting, developing characters, creating a build up, dilemma and ending and including direct speech between characters. Poetry: Using The Magic Box poem by Kit Wright to - Assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements by writing their own version of the poem. Weekly comprehension, Grammar workbook, spellings, guided reading.
Maths
Measurement -Estimate, compare and calculate different measures, including money in pounds and pence. -Convert between different units of measure (e.g. hour to minute). -Read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12 and 24-hour clocks. -Solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to days. Statistics -Solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs. -Interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs. Geometry - Properties of shape -Identify acute and obtuse angles and compare and order angles up to two right angles by size. -Compare and classify geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles, based on their properties and sizes. Geometry - symmetry, position and direction -Describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down. -Plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon. -Describe positions on a 2-D grid as coordinates in the first quadrant.
-Identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations. -Complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry. Weekly Preps, Mental maths and times and division facts recall tests Science
Sound Sound sources, vibrations, how sounds travels, Life and Work of inventors From early experimentation to present day findings Keeping Warm What is temperature? Looking at negative and positive temperature in different locations, fair testing.
Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Parts of the body / Shopping Hispanic artists cross-curricular project
Humanities
Crime and Punishment The legacy of the Roman justice system and crime and punishment through the Anglo-Saxon, Tudor and Victorian periods. Comparing modern day crime prevention and detection methods with those from the past. Water The water cycle, evaporation and condensation. Water conservation and environmental issues.
Music
Ensemble Performance: To use their existing knowledge and skills of a musical instrument to perform in a class ensemble. Glockenspiels, Ukulele, Recorders, Percussion instruments, singing - working together, learning to read music and enjoying practical music making. Recap of Spring Term ‘Programme Music’ Topic.
Computing
Programming - Repetition in Games. Learners will explore the concept of repetition in programming using the Scratch environment. The unit begins with a Scratch activity similar to that carried out in Logo, where learners can discover similarities between two environments. Learners look at the difference between count-controlled and infinite loops, and use their knowledge to modify existing animations and games using repetition. Their final project is to design and create a game which uses repetition, applying stages of programming design throughout.
PE
Re-introduction to Team Sport. To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
Art
Grayson Perry inspired ‘journey of my life’ map and bunting
DT
Sea Creatures mobile
RS
Jewish and Christian commitments to God Judaism: Key Question: What is the best way for a Jew to show commitment to God? What is Bar and Bat Mitzvah? What is Mitzvah Day?
How do Jews show commitment to God? Christianity: Key Question: Do people need to go to Church to show they are Christian? Where do Christians worship? How do Christians worship? Why do Christians go to church? Visit to the School Chapel. PSHE
Health & Wellbeing, Relationships Pupils will be able to take part in a set of three Mindfulness sessions, which help pupils to learn positive strategies for looking after our mental health and wellbeing. Relationships & Health Education sessions will introduce what ‘growing up’ entails - pupils will be introduced to the words ‘puberty, hormones, menstruation.’ Living in the Wider World Pupils will explore what it means to take on a ‘new responsibility’ and consider what might be considered a ‘money priority’.
Cloisters ________________________________________________________________________________
Focus for the Summer Term As we begin the Summer term, the priority is to embed the children's understanding and learning skills from Year 5 and tackle new and exciting challenges through the Summer term curriculum. The children’s well being is of utmost importance and in Cloisters we will again have a real focus on kindness, as well as preparing them for their next stage of their learning journey as they start to think about moving into Years 6 and 7. Additional support and extension opportunities continue for English and Maths and occuring during the children’s academic study sessions on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. SPM sessions for reading and spelling continue, as well as Learning Support lessons where needed. There will also be leadership opportunities available in the Summer term and the children can record these in their Leaders Slideshow in their Google Classroom.
Assessments and Reporting The children will complete Cornerstones Assessments this term in English and Maths and end of unit assessments through the Summer term in their other subjects. This information will add to the overall picture of pupils' attainment collated over the year. There will be written progress reports in Maths, English, Science, Spanish, Geography, History and Religious Studies for Year 5 parents at the end of term. Year 6 parents will receive a written progress report at the end of the term for all subjects.
Year 5
Curriculum Content Summer Term:
English
Theme-racism and fantasy writing Transactional Writing- persuasive techniques and using a range of VCOP and figurative language to engage the audience Comprehension skills-skimming and scanning, retrieval, prediction, deduction, inference and authorial technique Weekly spellings and grammar- differentiated accordingly Class reader- differentiated accordingly Cornerstones Assessment-comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar Accelerated Reader reading range assessment
Maths
Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover describing and interpreting data; averages and the language of chance; fractions, decimals and
percentages of amounts; properties of polygons and translations. Science Earth, Sun and Moon Structure and interaction of Solar System, phases of moon, day / night and seasons Life cycles Plant reproduction, flower structure, seed germination, seed dispersal, life cycle of plants, life cycle of humans. Modern Foreign Languages: Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Food and Drink / Mealtimes La Cultura: The Hispanic World
History
Crime and Punishment Pupils will embark on a journey through British history as they discover how crime and punishment has changed throughout the ages. Beginning with the Romans and travelling right through to the present day, they will discover how changes in society create changes in the kind of crimes that are committed, as well as the ways in which they are punished.
Geography
OS Maps and Skills Development of basic map skills on OS maps including: 4 fig. grid references, direction & distance; contour lines & recognising the shape of the landscape.
RS
How does a Sikh show commitment to God? Pupils will explore the teachings of Sikhism and gain an understanding of how people follow this religion and what they do in their daily lives to show their commitment to their faith.
Art
Heraldry Design a coat of arms based on your family name and personal interests.
DT
Bug Hotel Project; Pupils will research, design & make a bug hotel. This project will build practical skills, knowledge of hand tools and joining methods. In addition to the practical skills this project will introduce the concept of user centered design as pupils will be learning about what bugs will want for their habitat and how their ideas can target specific species.
Computing
Programming – Selection in quizzes Learners will develop their knowledge of ‘selection’ by revisiting how ‘conditions’ can be used in programming, and then learning how the ‘if… then… else...’ structure can be used to select different outcomes depending on whether a condition is ‘true’ or ‘false’. They represent this understanding in algorithms, and then by constructing programs in the Scratch programming environment. They learn how to write programs that ask questions and use selection to control the outcomes based on the answers given. They use this knowledge to design a quiz in response to a given task and implement it as a program. To conclude the
unit, learners evaluate their program by identifying how it meets the requirements of the task, the ways they have improved it, and further ways it could be improved. Drama
Shakespeare The pupils will look at the world of Shakespeare. This will include a basic look at his life and the world he inhabited. The Drama will consist of approaching basic text work and looking at how the stories have continued to excite. We will look at Insults, Romeo & Juliet, MacBeth and other texts that offer a way to demonstrate how relevant Shakespeare still is. A look at the nature of Soap Opera, the formulas and the history of the genre.
Music
Introduction to Electronic Music Focus on composing Music using Ipads and Chrome Books. How does electronic music fit into today’s music scene. Creating drum loops, using copy and paste and changing instruments.
PE
To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
PSHE
Health & Wellbeing PSHE will allow pupils to focus on what is considered as ‘First Aid’. Relationships & Living in the Wider World Pupils will explore good teamwork skills, including: respecting differences, negotiation and compromise. They will also reflect on their achievements, goals and future aspirations.
Year 6
Curriculum Content Summer Term:
English
Theme-Shakespeare Project: life and times, theatre,language, sonnets Creative writing: using a range of VCOP and figurative language to engage the audience Transactional writing: using persuasive techniques Comprehension skills-skimming and scanning, retrieval, prediction, deduction, inference and authorial technique Class reader- differentiated accordingly Cornerstones Assessment- comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar Accelerated Reader- reading range assessment
Maths
Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover calculation involving integers and decimals; accurate use of a calculator and selecting appropriate strategies to solve real world problems. Children will also convert between standard units of measure and further revise the relationship between fractions decimals and percentages.
Science
Dependent upon Set: Light and How We See Things Shadow and reflection practical work Forces Pulling and friction, gravity and weight, Elastic materials and springs, buoyancy, air resistance. Changing circuits Constructing, drawing and using simple electrical circuits. Conduction and insulation. Reversible and Irreversible Reactions Project work - interdependence and Adaptations
Modern Foreign Languages: Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Describing character / Parts of the Body / Visiting the Doctors Spanish Culture and Traditions
History
The Changing Roles of Women Pupils will explore the changing roles and rights of women from ancient times to today. From the law of coverture to modern maternity employment law, these lessons entitled ‘The Changing Role of Women’ will give the pupils a valuable overview of the ways in which women have been oppressed and the ways in which they have fought for equality, including the militant campaigns of the suffragettes and second-wave feminism of the 1970s.
Geography
Japan Discovering all about Japanese cultures. Pupils will learn about the key human and physical Geographical characteristics of Japan Climate change Understand what global warming is and then the possible causes, effects and solutions.
RS
Festivals: Why do we celebrate certain things? For the first part of the term pupils will explore the reasons and value for religious celebrations and festivals. They will also look at the origins and function of various festivals/celebrations such as Diwali and the Mexican Day of the Dead. End of Year project: Why are Holy Books important to religious people? Pupils will do a collection of lessons and activities that explore the importance of holy books and scripture for religious belief. As a ‘step-up’ from what they have done in Year 6 and as a prelude to Year 7 these will be conducted in a differing format where pupils have a much larger amount of freedom, responsibility and choice in what activities they complete at what time and when.
DT
Cycle Safety Project; Pupils will develop their design skills by creating a textiles based product that makes travelling in the dark/low light conditions safer. Pupils will be taught the basic sewing skills needed to assemble a small battery powered circuit to control a series of flashing LED’s using conductive thread.
Art
Surrealism: Painting based on Magritte's The False Mirror.
Computing
Programming - Repetition in Shapes Learners will create programs by planning, modifying, and testing commands to create shapes and patterns. They will use Logo, a text-based programming language. This unit looks at repetition and loops within programming.
Drama
Highlight elements of Victorians Connecting history through drama to show an understanding of Victorian behaviours and use of language in Drama.
Music
The class orchestra Learning a variety of different instruments including percussion, recorders, ukuleles and keyboards. Music theory To develop and demonstrate their musical skills, knowledge and understanding of musical elements including pitch, tempo, dynamics, duration, timbre, texture and structure. To develop their understanding of music theory and notation
PE
To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
PSHE
Health & Wellbeing, Relationships Pupils will look at what risks are, and how to deal with them. Themes of personal safety, confidentiality, secrets, boundaries and trustworthiness are also explored. Living in the Wider World Pupils will look at what a ‘career’ means’ and learn what is meant by a ‘career stereotype’.
Courtauld House ________________________________________________________________________________
Focus for the Summer Term for Years 7 & 8 As we begin the Summer term, the priority is to continue to challenge the pupils academically through the exciting opportunities available outlined below. We will continue to work towards preparing our pupils for the transition into their Senior School and remain focussed on teaching core GCSE skills and techniques. Additional support and extension opportunities will be available as they have been this year through the Learning Support Department and the Academic Extension programme. Pastorally we maintain our motto of ‘Be Kind’ and we continue to encourage the pupils to develop their Independence, Leadership and Responsibility through the many Opportunities offered to them. The Leadership Scheme on the MIS will help record your child’s achievements in these areas. Mental Wellbeing is hugely important to us and remains a daily focus. Assessments and Reporting All pupils will sit in class assessments to gauge their current level of achievement and understanding. English, Maths and Science will be done the week before half term with Languages and Humanities being completed the week after half term. This will be very similar to the end of topic tests that the pupils have been doing all year. There will be written progress reports in English, Maths, Science, Spanish, Geography, History, Religious Studies, French, German and Latin for Year 7 parents at the end of term. Year 8 parents will receive a written report at the end of the term from their child’s Tutor and from Mr James. All Year 8 pupils will receive their end of year Levels in the form of a certificate. Transition meetings will also be taking place with the Senior School for Year 8 pupils and Heads of Department. Mr Stringer, Miss Bushby and Miss Thorogood will also be meeting with the Senior School House Mistresses and Housemasters as part of the pastoral transition.
Year 7
Curriculum Content Summer Term:
English
Theme- Science-Fiction- space/time-travel Creative writing:using a range of VCOP and figurative language to engage the audience Transactional writing - using persuasive techniques, writing a news report/script and discursive essay Poetry analysis- various themes including childhood and nature Class reader- differentiated accordingly Accelerated Reader -reading range assessments
Maths
Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. New learning and revision will cover algebraic operations; equivalents of imperial and metric measurements; properties of geometric shapes and using formulae to solve problems involving polygons and circles.
Science
Reproduction- Human life cycles and key stages in human development; Adolescence, Reproductive systems, Fertilisation and implantation, Development of Foetus, The menstrual Cycles NB aspects of human reproduction will be discussed with opportunity for questions. Ecosystems 1 Food chain webs, Disruption to food chains and webs,Ecosystems, Competition, Flowers and pollination, Fertilisation and germination, Seed dispersal Opportunity to undertake BA CREST bronze award - Incredible Inoculations
MFL: French
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics School subjects, opinions, a school day, clothes, forming and answering questions, higher numbers.
MFL: Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Places in the town, telling the time, near future tense to say what you are going to do at the weekend, ordering food in a cafe.
MFL: German
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics Talking about a town and what it does and doesn’t have, numbers, food and drink, holiday plans.
Latin
Consolidation of verb tenses (present, imperfect and perfect) and noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative and ablative). The destruction and excavation of Pompeii.
History
7i and 7r:
The campaign of Edward I in Wales and Scotland and the battle of Bannockburn 7l and 70: The reigns of Mary and Elizabeth I and the consequences of the Reformation Geography
Extreme Weather Pupils will complete a coursework style assessment on their knowledge of Extreme Weather. Rivers Fieldwork This will be based on fieldwork collected on rivers. Pupils will prepare for river fieldwork and then analyse and write up their findings. Epping Forest will be used as a Case Study, which includes a Field Trip in June.
RS
Why are Jesus’ parables and miracles important to Christians? After forming a basis of knowledge of the story of Jesus earlier on in the year pupils will finish the year looking at the stories that Jesus told and their Importance to the followers he had there and then and their significance to living in the modern day. They will also explore the miracles and assess why they too hold particular value in both why they were performed and what they mean to Christians. Philosophy Curriculum Using the P4C format pupils will engage in lessons that allow them to develop thinking and debating skills surrounding contemporary issues in society.
DT
Focus on Making; Laptop Stand Project Develop prototyping skills; using cardboard to model & test ideas. Learn how to cut and shape plywood by making a portable, ergonomic stand for a chromebook/laptop.
Art
Animal Eyes: Close up drawing of an animal eye, developing drawing skills using watercolour pencil crayons and biro.
Computing
Using Media to Support a Cause Develop an understanding of information technology and digital literacy to produce a blog post about a real-world cause they would like to gain support for. Focus on formatting techniques and concerns about the use of other people’s work, including licensing and legal issues.
Drama
Murder Mystery Build on the work done in earlier years and construct a more sophisticated murder mystery. This will include suggestions for films/television as well as looking at the way these are constructed. This will all be before the pupils make and present their own performance.
Music
Programme Music (including graphic notation) Studying a range of orchestral programme music. Focus on ‘The Water Goblin’. Use own graphic notation to create a piece entitled ‘Haunted House’. Electronic Composition and Presentation
Use iPads to develop skills in music sequencing and composing PE
To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
PSHE
Living in the Wider World An opportunity for pupils to explore what a ‘Money personality’ means, and how to prepare for the next steps in their financial journey. There will also be time to reflect on career paths and employability.
Year 8
Curriculum Content Summer Term:
English
Theme: Journeys- firsts steps,exploring and discovering, fellow travellers, choices Creative writing-revision of mystery writing Non-fiction and transactional writing - travel writing and use of persuasive techniques Poetry analysis-literary techniques Class reader-differentiated accordingly Accelerated Reader- reading range assessments
Maths
Children will continue to consolidate known facts and further develop mathematical fluency. Revision will cover, but not be limited to, algebraic operations; using formulae for the area and volume of polygons, circles and 3d objects; rounding whole numbers and decimals; interpreting and describing data and solving problems involving a calculator.
Science: Biology
Biology-
Science: Physics
Physics
Ecosystems 2 Respiration - aerobic/ anaerobic Biotechnology BA Crest project Work
Energy 1 Food and Fuel - linked to Biology Energy Resources Energy and power Energy adds up Energy changes and dissipation Energy 2 Work energy and machines Energy and Temperature Particles in energy transfer Energy transfer by radiation, conduction and convection
MFL: French
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Sports, Faire / Jouer, Comparative, Giving and asking for directions and the Imperative
MFL: Spanish
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Describing a holiday home and holiday activities Asking for directions using three tenses together. Parts of the body and visiting the Doctor (Time permitting) Spanish traditions, culture and geography
MFL: German
Consolidation of prior learning taught from the previous term. Topics: Discussing plans to go out, describing clothes and styles, adjective endings after a/an
Latin
Consolidation of all grammar covered so far - verb tenses, noun cases and adjectives. Translating from English into Latin. Further practice of CE Level 2 translations, comprehensions and grammar papers. Perseus’ birth and early life. Hercules and the Amazons.
History
8i: The life and achievements of Joan of Arc and her impact on the Hundred Years War 8l, 8o and 8r: The use of nuclear weapons in WW2 and the origins of the Cold War, the Korean War and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Geography
UK Economy Project Pupils will complete a project based around saving the UK economy after the Coronavirus Pandemic. Pupils will draw on their knowledge of Industrialisation and Globalisation to create and market their own unique bicycle.
RS
Inspirational people In their last topic in the prep school pupils will independently prepare a presentation on an inspirational person of faith which they will take turns to present to their class. After that they will do a project on Nelson Mandela culminating in an essay competition to develop their further writing skills in preparation for Year 9. Philosophy Curriculum Using the P4C format pupils will engage in lessons that allow them to develop thinking and debating skills surrounding contemporary issues in society.
DT
Engineering Challenges; Pupils will take part in a series of Engineering challenges to develop their team working skills, design & problem solving skills, engineering knowledge, time management skills & practical skills.
Art
Impossible Images: Developing drawing skills using tone and form to create optical illusions. Looking at the work of M.C. Escher.
Computing
Introduction to Python programming using Turtle Introduction to text-based programming in Python using the Turtle module to draw shapes and images
Drama
History of Drama & Final Assessment A look at how the nature of performance has changed and evolved since the early Greeks. Pupils will also prepare (in groups) a final piece of work that utilises a lot of the skills they have learned over the course.
Music
Music Technology Using iPads develop skills in composing, music theory, teaching their own lessons, researching and listening. Opportunity to work together to put on a concert, including group songs and bands.
PE
To develop striking and fielding skills in cricket. Phased Sports days in athletics.
PSHE
Health & Wellbeing, Relationships PSHE sessions will allow pupils to reflect on diverse family roles, types and set-ups. Pupils will delve further into what ‘consent’ means. Relationships & Sex Education sessions will help pupils to explore the values of a healthy, stable relationship. A refresher session on menstruation will be provided and strategies for managing sexual and peer pressure will be discussed. Pupils will be provided with guidance on where to access sexual and reproductive health advice. There will also be an opportunity to explore the themes of ‘body confidence’.