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VAUGHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

NURSERY PARENT/CARER CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET

TERM: AUTUMN 2018

We thought you would find it useful to have information about some of the work that your child will be

doing in Nursery this term. Your child may have already covered some of these outcomes at their

previous settings, however it is very important to us to establish a clear starting point which we will

use to adequately plan provision that your child needs for their ongoing development.

The context for learning this term will be ‘Getting to Know Each Other’. Please see the Nursery

external door each week for further curriculum information and key reminders.

PERSONAL, SOCIAL

& EMOTIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

We will be learning to:

separate from our families and come into nursery independently;

play alongside others and form relationships;

independently explore the new learning environment;

seek support or guidance from adults and others around us; and

learn about our rules, routines and expectations in Nursery.

PHYSICAL

DEVELOPMENT


use a range of equipment to develop gross motor skills such as, kicking a

large ball or using jugs to pour;

using the outdoor space to practice balancing and climbing;

hold mark making equipment so we can begin to write our name;

become independent with our self-care (eg: toileting independently, helping

with dressing).

COMMUNICATION &

LANGUAGE


listen to and join in with various stories and rhymes;

recognise and respond to familiar sounds;

use language to share our thoughts, feelings and experiences.

follow simple instructions (eg: put toys away).

ask questions.

LITERACY We will be learning to:

show an interest in books;

repeat words and phrases from familiar stories;

explore early mark making and begin to give meaning to the marks we make

and;

begin to write our name.

MATHEMATICS


recite some number names in sequence;

organise objects into categories (eg: putting all the blue teddies together)

compare different quantities; and

notice shapes in the environment and your pictures.

UNDERSTANDING

OF THE WORLD


imitate everyday actions from our experiences and family life, in pretend

play (eg: cooking in the kitchen);

explore, observe and talk about things that happen in our lives;

establish friendships;

become aware of the festivals of Diwali and Christmas; and

play with small world models such as the farm or train track.

EXPRESSIVE ARTS

& DESIGN


join in with singing familiar and new songs;

explore instruments, how they are played and the sounds they make;

experiment with colour and marks;

make believe by pretending; and

use representations to communicate such as, drawing a line and saying

“That’s me”.

Familiar Songs and Rhymes

Bee Bee Bumble Bee

Bee Bee Bumble Bee

Can you say your name to me?

Child says: Alex

All say: Alex!

(Repeat for all children to say their name.)

Tick-Tock Goes the Clock

Tick-Tock goes the Clock



It’s time to say Goodbye

Bye-bye Everyone

bye-bye Everyone

Bye-bye Everyone,

It’s time to say Goodbye!

This information sheet can also be found on the school website.


RECEPTION

PARENT/CARER CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET

TERM: AUTUMN 2018

We thought you would find it useful to have information about some of the areas we will be

concentrating on in Reception this term, through focussed and structured play. The class teachers

have prepared the information below which will enable you to support your child at home as well.

In Reception this term, your child will be learning:

Three Prime Areas:

Personal Social Emotional

Development

Communication and Language

Physical Development

To understand school and class

rules by making a charter.

To develop social skills using class

games.

To encourage turn-taking and

sharing without adult support.

To learn about our rights and

responsibilities using our voting

hands.

To develop listening and attention

skills.

To develop talk and speech.

To learn how to respond to

instructions.

To confidently talk about ideas in

small group and whole class

discussion during circle time

activities.

Getting dressed and undressed

independently.

To move around safely, beginning

to show awareness of space using

outdoor area.

To develop fine and gross motor

skills through activities such as

funky fingers.

To manage own personal hygiene.

Four Specific Areas:

Literacy Mathematics Expressive Arts and

Design

Understanding the

World

To develop an enjoyment

for stories.

To develop phonic

knowledge and

awareness.

To recognise and write

their name

independently.

To begin to blend sounds

together to read simple

words.

To join in when singing as

a class.

To say number names in

order.

Ordering numbers 1 to

10, then 1 to 20.

To begin to find one

more/less than a

number.

To talk about

mathematical language,

e.g. size, capacity,

height.

To identify and name 2D

shapes.

To begin to sing familiar

songs.

To begin to use

construction equipment

with a purpose.

To develop imagination

through role play.

To explore a new range

of media.

To begin to look at

similarities, differences,

patterns and change.

To share stories or

memories about home

and family.

To develop an

understanding of the

festivals, Eid, Diwali,

Christmas, how they are

celebrated and why.

To use show and tell to

explore each other’s

interests.

In Reception we do not follow specific topics; we find out what the interests of the children are and

arrange our curriculum around those interests. For example, space, pirates, superheroes, etc. We

understand that every child is a unique child and therefore, our learning intentions match the needs of

the children; the activities to meet those learning intentions match the interests.

RECEPTION

Homework – after October half-term

Weekly reading and books to share with your child.

After Half Term your child will receive phonics cards, spellings, numbers 1 to 20 and a reading book.

OUTING(s) and DATE(s) (if known):

Local Visits

Parents ‘Phonics and Learning’ and

Tapestry online journal Meeting –

Wednesday 10th October.

Class PE:

All P.E. will start after half-term and will run on the following days:

RA – Thursday RB – Thursday RC – Friday

There may be times where these days may change.

SNACK MONEY - Snack money this year will be £3 per term.

This is a voluntary contribution that will go towards the cost of snacks and cooking ingredients.


How you can help your child at home

Please help your child to learn how to put on and fasten their own coat.

Please encourage your child to get dressed and undressed independently. This will prepare them for

getting changed independently, after half-term, for P.E.

Please talk about rules that you may have and why they are important.

It would be great if you could encourage your children to talk in conversation. For example, noticing

things on the way to school, discussing stories and events, listening and describing sounds.

Please ensure that library books and shared reading books are in book bags every day. (Reading Logs

and Books will be sent home after half-term.)

Read and enjoy a wide range of books – visit the library.

Visit places of local interest e.g. the park, museums and shops.

Please make sure that ALL your child’s clothing is named.

Coats and water bottles should be sent in everyday!

After October Half Term, please make sure that your child has named PE kit in school at all

times.


YEAR 1 PARENT/CARER CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET

TERM: AUTUMN 2018

We thought you would find it useful to have information about some of the work that your

child will be doing in Year 1 this term. The class teachers have prepared the information

below which will enable you to support your child at home as well.

In Year 1 this term, your child will be learning about:

ENGLISH

Fiction: Stories with repetitive patterns/structures

Stories with familiar settings

Stories from other cultures

Non-Fiction: Labels, lists and captions

Poetry: Traditional rhymes including innovation

Grammar - Revision of Reception year and:

How words can combine to make sentences, separation of words with spaces and an

introduction to capital letters and full stops to demarcate sentences.

Key terminology for pupils: letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural,

sentence, punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark.

Spelling

Revision from previous year and an introduction to new work and statutory

requirements as laid out in the new National curriculum for English (please see

school website).

MATHS

Number

Count read and write numbers to 100

Identify 1 more and 1 less

Addition and subtraction to 20

Measurement

Length, height, mass, weight,

capacity, volume

Days, weeks, months, years

Sequencing in chronological

order

Geometry

Recognise and name common 2D and

3D

SCIENCE

Animals including humans – Ourselves. Draw and label body parts. Five senses.

Name and describe animals.

Seasonal changes – Observe changes across 4 seasons. Describe weathers.

Gather and record data.

OTHER

TOPICS

History – Cars and Trains. Identify differences between old and new. Use words and

phrases about the passing of time.

D&T – Cooking, fruit kebabs – to design, make and evaluate

P.E. – Large ball skills. Gymnastics – bouncing, landing and jumping. Dance.

Art – Painting – links with R.E./Christmas. Self-portraits. Making patterns.

R.E. – Special Days. Let’s meet a Christian family.

Geography – What’s the weather like where you are? Seasonal and daily weather

patterns. Hot/Cold countries. Compare and describe.

Computing - ‘Purple Mash 2Code’: Online Safety, Grouping & Sorting, Pictograms.

YEAR 1


Ensure you are Reading daily with your child for 15 minutes and the Reading Log is

completed and signed. If it is not completed, children will not receive their reward star.

Please help your child to learn his/her weekly spellings.

Encourage your child to identify known common words in books i.e. “the”, “in”.

Encourage and give help with any other homework and check it before it is returned to school.

Please ensure that all homework is returned to school on Wednesday and reading books are in

school every day.

Practise of number bonds e.g. 10+0=10, 9+1=10 etc, adding and subtracting, using counting

equipment where needed.


Visit places of interest e.g. the park, museums.

Please make sure that your child has named PE kit in school at all times.


History Workshop – date to be confirmed.

P.E. TIMES WHEN YOUR CHILD WILL

NEED THEIR KIT:

Tuesday – Outdoor P.E.

Friday - Indoor P.E.




TERM: AUTUMN 2018


doing in Year 2 this term. The class teachers have prepared the information below which will enable

you to support your child at home as well.

In Year 2 this term, your child will be learning about: ENGLISH

Fiction: Stories set in schools or other familiar settings

Recounts of personal experiences and those of others (both real and fictional)

Non-Fiction:

Recounts - personal experiences and those of others real and fictional

Information texts

Poetry: Poems on a theme

Grammar - Revision of previous year and:

Use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate

sentences, formation of nouns using suffixes such as –ness, -er and by compounding [for

example, whiteboard, superman].

Key terminology for pupils: noun, noun phrase, statement, question, exclamation,

command, compound, adjective, verb, suffix, adverb, tense (past/present),

apostrophe, comma.

Spelling

Revision from previous year and an introduction to new work and statutory requirements

as laid out in the new National curriculum for English (please see school website).

MATHS

Number

Numbers to 100

Counting in steps of 2,5,10 up to 100

Place value of 2 digit numbers

Addition and subtraction facts to 20

including 2 digit numbers

Use <, > and = signs

Measurement

Compare and order lengths, mass,

volume/capacity

Compare and order intervals of time

Money problems

Statistics

Interpreting data using categories

Comparing data

Geometry

Properties of 2D shapes including

symmetry

Properties of 3D shapes including

edges, faces, vertices

Position, direction and movement

vocabulary

SCIENCE

Materials – uses of everyday materials.

Plants – observing and recording changes over time – Autumn watch.

(D&T link – Teddy’s Coat)

OTHER

TOPICS

Geography – Physical features - weather.

History – The Great Fire of London.

Art – Collage and Texture. Drawing unit – playgrounds.

D&T – Teddy’s Coat: choose the best material for Teddy linked to Science - Materials.

R.E. – Hinduism; Nativity; Buddhism.

Music – Identify long and short sounds. Peter and the Wolf.

Computing – ‘ Purple Mash 2Code’: e-safety, computer coding.

YEAR 2



signed.



Please ensure that all homework, library books and shared reading books are returned to

school on the correct day.

Practise of number bonds e.g. 10+0=10, 9+1=10 etc, times tables 2, 5 and 10, adding and

subtracting, especially mental work. Counting out money and giving change.


Visit places of interest e.g. the park, museums and galleries.



Assembly Diwali – Monday 12th November

Trip to the Museum of London to study the Great Fire of

London – dates to be confirmed by the museum.

P.E. TIMES WHEN YOUR CHILD

WILL NEED THEIR KIT:

Indoor P.E.

2A, 2B & 2C - Friday

Outdoor P.E.

2A – Thursday

2B - Thursday

2C - Wednesday




TERM: AUTUMN 2018





Fiction: Stories with familiar settings

Fairy tales and Folk tales

Non-fiction:

Non-chronological reports

Instruction texts and explanation texts

Poetry:

Poems for performance and poems on a theme.

Grammar - Revision of previous year and:

Use of the forms a and an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or a

vowel [for example, a rock, an open box], expressing time, place and cause using conjunctions

[for example, when, before, after, while, so, because] and an introduction to paragraphs as a

way to group related material.

Key terminology for pupils: adverb, preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix,

clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, consonant, consonant letter vowel, vowel

letter, inverted commas (or speech marks).

Spelling

Revision from previous year and an introduction to new work and statutory requirements as

laid out in the new National curriculum for English (please see school website).

MATHS

Number

Counting in multiples 4, 8, 50 and 100,

finding 10 or 100 more or less up to 1000

Place value in 3 digit numbers

Addition and subtraction of 3 digit

numbers

Multiplication tables: 2, 3, 5 and 10 times

tables

Geometry

Drawing and making 2D and 3D shapes

Recognising and describing 3D shapes

Angles, right angles

Measurement

Lengths (m, cm, mm)

Mass (kg, g)

Volume or capacity (l, ml)

Adding and subtracting using money

including giving change (£, p)

Statistics

Bar charts, pictograms, tables

SCIENCE

Rocks and soils.

Forces, Magnets and Springs.

Using and applying science skills – investigations.

Sound and Pitch.

OTHER

TOPICS

Music – Sounds around us, Music Express.

History – Stone Age and Iron Age.

P.E. – Gymnastics, Games.

French – Greetings, Family, Colours, Numbers to 20, Countries and days of the week.

D&T – Design and make a picture frame.

R.E. – Rules – understanding all religions. The Bible.

Art – Using different media – self-portraits. Stone Age art.

Computing – ‘Purple Mash 2Code’: Coding, e-safety, working with spreadsheets.

YEAR 3



signed.

Please help your child to learn his/her spellings.




Practise of number bonds, times tables, adding and subtracting, especially mental work.

Counting out money and giving change.



Please make sure that your child has named PE kit in school at all times, as well as their book

bag and homework diary.


Trip to be confirmed.



Indoor

3A – Wednesday

3B – Monday

3C – Monday

Outdoor

3A, 3B & 3C - Thursday




TERM: AUTUMN 2018





Fiction: Myths and Legends (Vikings), Fantasy novels

Non-fiction: Newspaper recounts


Grammar - Revision of Years 1-3 and:

The grammatical difference between plural and possessive –s, noun phrases expanded

by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases (e.g. the teacher

expanded to; the strict maths teacher with curly hair), use of paragraphs to organise

ideas around a theme, appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across

sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition.

Key terminology for pupils: determiner, pronoun, possessive pronoun, adverbial.

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Numbers to 1000 and beyond


Rounding to the nearest 10, 100, 1000

Column addition and subtraction

Multiplication tables up to 12x12

Read Roman numerals to 100

Measurement

Comparing different measures

(including money in pound and pence)

Statistics

Interpret and present data (including

using bar charts and time graphs)

Problem solving using data presented

in bar charts, pictograms and tables.

Geometry

Properties of 2D and 3D shapes

(including quadrilaterals and triangles)

Acute, obtuse and right angles

Lines of symmetry in 2D shapes

SCIENCE

States of Matter. Classifying Solids and Liquids. Evaporation and Condensation.

Changing States.

Sounds. Identifying sounds, Measure sound, Understand how a sound wave starts.

OTHER

TOPICS

Geography – UK counties, cities, geographical regions.

D&T – Musical instruments: designing and creating a guitar.

Art – Drawing - x-ray vision; painting - landscapes.

History – The struggle for Kingdom: Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.

P.E. – Balance, invasion games - football

French – Playtime, numbers, colours.

R.E. – Myself: A Human-being. Important figures in religion.

Music – Rhythmic patterns, Pentatonic scales.

Computing - ‘Purple Mash 2Code’: Coding and Online Safety).

YEAR 4



signed.

Please help your child to learn his/her weekly spellings and the meanings of the word. Also

termly spelling lists.




Practise times tables up to 12 x, adding and subtracting, especially mental work. Counting out

money and giving change. Measuring using different units of measurement e.g. centimetres,

kilograms, litres, seconds.



Please check each weekend that your child has all the right equipment in his/her pencil case. 1

or more writing pencils, glue stick, sharpener and 30 cm ruler.


CREW Workshop on Vikings and Anglo Saxons –

Date to be confirmed.

P.E. TIMES WHEN YOUR CHILD WILL NEED

THEIR KIT:

Indoor P.E.

4A – Tuesday

4B – Tuesday

4C - Wednesday

Outdoor P.E.

4A, 4B & 4C - Thursday




TERM: AUTUMN 2018





Fiction: Legends, modern fiction.

Non-fiction: Recount, Non-Chronological reports.

Poetry: Poetic style, Classical Narrative Poetry.

Grammar - Revision of Years 1-4 and:

Converting nouns or adjectives into verbs using suffixes [for example, - ate; -ise; -ify],

relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that or an omitted relative

pronoun, devices to build cohesion within a paragraph [for example, then, after that, this,

firstly], brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis.

Key terminology for pupils: modal verb, relative pronoun, relative clause, parenthesis,

bracket, dash, cohesion, ambiguity.

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Numbers to 1,000,000

Multiplication and division (including

decimal numbers) using short division

and multiplication method

Columnar addition and subtraction

Multiples and factors

Positive and negative numbers

Roman numerals to 1000


(children should know all times tables)

Fractions

Read and write decimal numbers as

fractions

Recognise and use tenths, hundredths

and thousandths

Rounding decimals

Read, write and order decimals up to

3 decimal places

Measurement

Convert between different units

of metric measure

Solve problems involving measure

(length, mass, volume, money)

Statistics

Interpret data on a line graph,

other graphs, table and timetables.

Geometry

Identify 3d shapes from 2D

representations

Measuring and drawing angles

(degrees, acute, obtuse, reflex)

Solving problems using properties

of shapes

Regular and irregular polygons

SCIENCE

Forces.

Properties and changes of materials.

OTHER

TOPICS

Art – Drawing, Portraits, Collage and Textiles.

D&T – Sculpture.

French – ‘On holiday’ and ‘Eating Out’.

History – Ancient Egyptians.

P.E. – Gym, Swimming and Games.

R.E. – Hinduism, Buddhism.

Music – African drumming. Song-writing.

Computing – Unit One: Coding, Unit Two: Online safety.

YEAR 5



signed.





Encourage children to use money in shops. Practise all times tables and square numbers.

Read and enjoy a wide range of books – visit the library, listen to audio books.


Please make sure that your child has named PE kit in school at all times and swimming kits on

Thursday.

Please check each weekend that your child has all the right equipment in his/her pencil case.

7 good writing pencils, a pack of colouring pencils, felt pens and glue sticks.


CREW Workshop on Ancient Egypt - Date to be

confirmed


THEIR KIT:

Outdoor P.E.

5A, 5B & 5C – Wednesday

[The other PE lesson is swimming.]

SWIMMING – THURSDAY MORNINGS

First lesson – Thursday 13th September

Last lesson – Thursday 13th December




TERM: AUTUMN 2018





Fiction: Modern Fiction, Classic fiction

Non-fiction: Persuasion

Poetry: Poems with imagery

Grammar

Linking ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices, repetition of a

word or phrase, grammatical connections [for example, the use of adverbials such as on

the other hand, in contrast, or as a consequence], and ellipsis, the difference between

vocabulary typical of informal speech and vocabulary appropriate for formal speech and

writing [for example, find out-discover; ask for-request; go in –enter], use of the

passive to affect the presentation of information in a sentence [for example, I broke

the window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken (by

me)], use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent

clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up], use of the colon to introduce a list and

use of semi-colons within lists.

Key terminology for pupils: subject, object, active, passive, synonym, antonym,

ellipsis, hyphen, colon, semi-colon, bullet points.

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Numbers to 1000,000

Comparing, rounding and ordering

numbers up to 3 decimal places

Problem solving involving all 4

operations

Factors, multiples, square

numbers, prime numbers

Formal written methods for long

and short multiplication and

division (including remainders)


Fractions

Recognise and use tenths,

hundredths and thousandths

Measurement

Convert between different units

of metric measure Area and

perimeter

Statistics

Interpret and present data in bar

charts, line graphs, pie charts,

frequency tables

Understand and find the mean,

median, mode and range from a set

of data

Geometry

Properties of 2D shapes

(quadrilaterals, polygons, parallel,

perpendicular, vertex, vertices,

angle)

Symmetry and rotational symmetry

Algebra

Symbols and letters in formulae

Solving algebraic equations.

YEAR 6

SCIENCE

Reversible and Irreversible changes – effects of heating, cooling and burning. Changes

that take place when materials are mixed.

Evolution and Inheritance – fossils, Darwin, evolution studies.

OTHER

TOPICS

History – Ancient Greeks – significant characters, democracy, Olympics, myths.

R.E. – ‘What is right and wrong’, ‘What do I believe’.

PSHE – ‘We’re all Stars’. Circle Time.

French – Using action verbs in the first/third person, using some adverbs, naming craft

materials, learning where some French cities are located in France, talking about tourist

attractions in Paris, learning about French-speaking countries, naming popular French

foods

Computing –, Purple Mash 2Code (children to create their own games), Purple Mash

online safety (e-safety).


Ensure you are Reading daily with your child for 20 minutes.



Ensure your child returns all homework on the correct day.

Practise times tables up to 12 x 12.

Supermarket visits involving money and weights.

Read and enjoy a wide range of books – encourage them to visit and use the Public Library.



Please check each weekend that your child has all the right equipment in his/her pencil case:

2 good writing pencils, a 30cm ruler, glue sticks and handwriting pen and water bottle.


Parents Meeting for SATs Information – Thursday

20th September

Trip to the British Museum – Friday 9th November

(6A & 6C) and Friday 16th November (6B)

Practise SATs week – Monday 26th November


THEIR KIT:

Indoor P.E.

6A & 6C – Thursday

6B - Tuesday

All classes have Outdoor P.E. on Fridays.



NURSERY PARENT CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET

TERM: SUMMER 2018


doing in Nursery this term.

PERSONAL, SOCIAL

& EMOTIONAL

DEVELOPMENT


keep play going by responding to what others are saying or doing;

form positive relationships by initiating conversation and taking account of

what others say;

talk freely about home and community when playing;

express our needs and begin to accept the needs of others; and

in circle time, learn about choices and consequences.

PHYSICAL

DEVELOPMENT


develop ball skills;

explore different ways of moving and travelling;

jump off apparatus safely;

join and connect a range of construction materials and equipment;

to hold pencil near point between thumb and two fingers;

to write own name;

form some letters correctly; and

observe the effects of activity on our bodies.

COMMUNICATION &

LANGUAGE


maintain attention, sitting quietly at an appropriate activity;

respond to more complex questions such as, ‘how’ and ‘why’;

introduce storylines and narratives to our play;

understand and use prepositions such as, ‘under’ ‘behind’; and

think about how things work and begin to give explanations.


develop our awareness of rhythm and rhyme and voice sounds, (Letters and

Sounds - Phase 1 programme);

become aware of the way stories are structured;

talk about the settings, characters and events in stories;

use marks and recognisable letters to communicate meaning, ascribing

meaning to them;

to hear and say the initial sound in own name.

ascribe meaning to the marks we see in different places.

begin Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds.

MATHEMATICS


separate a group of objects in different ways, realising the amount stays

the same;

count out a given amount of objects from a larger group;

to mark make numbers using pictures and numerals;

count actions or objects that cannot be moved;

use shapes for tasks, developing language related shape and size; and

begin to explore ways show our mathematical work.

UNDERSTANDING

THE WORLD


share talk about special times and people in our lives;

show an interest in different occupations and ways of life;

look at similarities, differences, pattern and change around us;

develop an understanding of growth, change and decay through gardening;

operate a range of equipment such as, recordable microphones; and

understand information can be retrieved from computers.

NURSERY – SUMMER 2018

EXPRESSIVE ARTS

& DESIGN


join in singing familiar and new songs;

explore instruments and make up our own rhythms;

use body percussion and instruments to accompany songs and music;

move to a range of music;

explore a range and media and tools, developing techniques and skills;

show an interest in paintings and pictures;

create props to use in play; and

engage in sensory play to change the effects of materials such as, dough.

SNACK MONEY

Snack money this year will be £3 per term. This is a voluntary contribution that will go towards the cost of

snacks and cooking ingredients.

READING BOOKS

All children must have a book bag in order to borrow a book from Nursery. Books are changed and

redistributed on:

Mondays for Morning Nursery

Wednesdays for Afternoon Nursery

Rhymes & Songs

Hush a Bye Baby

Hush a bye baby, on the tree top

When the wind blows the cradle will rock

When the bow breaks, the cradle will fall

Down will come baby, cradle and all.

Happy Sun High

Happy Sun High,

Happy Sun Low,

Happy Sun make my roses grow

Happy Sun Shine,

All of the time,

Shine, Shine, Shine,

Repeat

(then daisies, then sunflowers)

Caterpillar Song

Caterpillar walking, caterpillar slow,

Caterpillar looking for his dinner you know.

Caterpillar finds a nice green leaf,

Oh what a fancy treat!

Chomp chomp chomp chomp, yum yum yum yum

Caterpillar full now rub tum tum,

Chomp chomp chomp chomp, yum yum yum yum

Caterpillar full now rub tum tum.

Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake

Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake, Baker’s Man,

Bake me a cake as fast as you can,

Pat it and prick it and mark it with a ‘B’

And put it in the oven for Baby and me.

Nursery Sports Day: More information to follow

Wednesday 20th June: Meeting for new Reception parents – 6.30 pm

Friday 22nd June: Stay and Play for Vaughan Reception children (Group 1: 9.15 am to 10.00 am, Group 2: 10.30am – 11.15 am)

This Curriculum Information is available on the school website.


RECEPTION PARENT CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET

TERM: SUMMER 2018

We thought you would find it useful to have information about some of the areas we will be concentrating on in

Reception this term, through focussed and structured play.

In Reception this term, your child will be learning about:

Three Prime Areas:


Development



To continue Nurturing Programme

and Circle Times to promote

children’s moral and emotional

understanding.

To take account of one another’s

ideas about how to organise and

initiate their own play.

To play co-operatively, take turns

with others and to be able to

follow rules.

To talk about their ideas

confidently in a familiar group.

To be able to listen attentively in

a range of situations.

To participate in story time and

class discussions, offering

relevant comments and questions.

To be able to understand and ask

their own ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions.

To develop their own narratives

and explanations by connecting

ideas or events.

To show good control and

co-ordination when working with

large and small equipment, such as

catching a ball.

To handle equipment and tools

effectively, including pencils for

writing.

To know and be able to talk about

the importance of being healthy

and keeping safe.

To be able to dress and undress

independently.


English Mathematics Expressive Arts and

Design

Understanding the

World

To continue Phase 3

Letters and Sounds

program and begin Phase

4 ready for Year 1.

To use their phonics

knowledge to decode

regular words and read

them aloud.

To read more common

irregular words.

To write simple

sentences which they

can read by themselves

and others. Some words

are spelt correctly and

others are phonetically

plausible.

To confidently count,

order and recognise

numbers to 20 and

beyond.

To confidently name and

talk about properties of

2D shapes, then 3D

shapes.

To begin to recognise

patterns, such as

counting in steps of 2’s,

4’s, 5’s and 10’s.

To use quantities and

objects, to add and

subtract two single-digit

numbers and count on or

back to find the answer.

To co-operatively act out

a story or narrative.

To represent their own

ideas, thoughts and

feelings, through design

and technology, art, role-

play and stories.

To sing songs, make

music and dance, and

experiment with ways of

changing them.

To explore and

experiment safely with

colour, design, texture,

form and function.

To look at similarities,

differences, patterns

and change.

To make observations of

animals and plants and

explain why some things

occur, and talk about

changes.

To confidently complete

a range of simple

programs on the

computer and ICT tools.

To select and use

technology for particular

purposes.

RECEPTION – SUMMER 2018

Homework

Weekly reading and books to share with your child

Reception Spellings

Adding ‘News From Home’ onto your child’s Tapestry Online Learning Journal

Home Learning

Phase 2 and 3 phonics cards and hand out ideas

Maths 1-20 cards and hand out ideas

Please remember that all of these activities are only suggestions and not homework. Your child has

worked hard at school and we want them to enjoy learning maths and phonics.

The most important message we can give you is to have fun with learning!

Outings and Dates this term:

Week commencing Monday 2nd July – Art Week

Thursday 12th July – Sports Day

Thursday 19th July – Children to meet their new

teacher – 1.40 pm

Local visits to the park and allotment.

Indoor PE: RA - Thursday

RB – Thursday

RC - Friday

Please be aware that these days are flexible due to

hall events. You child’s P.E. session may not be on the

same day each week.

SNACK MONEY

Snack money this year will be £3 per term. This is a voluntary contribution that will go towards the

cost of snacks and cooking ingredients.



Please ensure you have activated your account for your child’s Tapestry Online Learning Journey –

this link may expire soon. If you require a new email please speak to your child’s class teacher.

Ensure the Home Reading Log is completed daily.

Please ensure that choice books and shared reading books are in book bags every day.


It would be great if you could encourage your child to talk in conversation and ask appropriate

questions. For example, noticing things on the way to school, discussing stories and events, listening

and describing sounds.

For additional letters and sounds support, please go to: Phase 2 and 3: http://www.letters-and-

sounds.com/ and http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm

Visit places of local interest e.g. the park, museums, school allotment and shops.

Please make sure that ALL your child’s clothing is named including everything in the PE kit.

Coats and water bottles should be sent in every day.

Please encourage your child to dress independently in the mornings.

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm


YEAR 1 PARENT CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET

TERM: SUMMER 2018





Fiction: Fantasy / Fairy Tales

Non-Fiction: Writing a non-fiction text, including labels, lists and captions.


Grammar - Revision of previous terms and:

Revision of capital letters and full stops and introducing question marks and exclamation

marks to sentences. How the prefix ‘un’ changes the meaning of verbs and adjectives e.g.

unkind, untie etc). Syllables, compound words and contractions.

Key terminology for pupils: letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural, sentence,

punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark.

Spelling

Revision from previous terms and statutory requirements as laid out in the new National

curriculum for English (please see school website).

MATHS

Number

Counting to and across 100, forwards

and backwards

Count read and write numbers to 100

Count in multiples of twos fives and tens

Use a number line

Number bonds and related subtraction

facts to 20

Addition and subtraction one step

problems

Multiply and divide using concrete

objects and arrays

Multiplication and division one step

problems

Use the =, + and – sign in mathematical

statements

Add and subtract 1 digit and 2 digit

numbers to twenty (including zero)

Solve missing number problems

Measurement

Recognise and know the value of

different coins and notes

Measure and record time (hours,

minutes, seconds)

Tell and record the time to the hour

and half past the hour using an

analogue clock

Recognise and know the value of

different coins and notes

Geometry

2D and 3D shapes

Describe position, direction and

movement including whole, half,

quarter and three quarter turns

Fractions

Recognise and find a half and a

quarter of an object, shape, quantity

SCIENCE

Materials.

Looking at physical properties of everyday materials.

Describing and grouping materials based on their features.

OTHER

TOPICS

D&T – Constructing Fruit Kebabs.

Art – Collage and Textiles.

Geography – Our World Jigsaw – to name continents and key countries of the world.

History – Schools: Identify the characteristics of schools today and in the past.

Recognising objects and where they belong.

R.E. – Let’s meet a Muslim family/Let’s meet a Hindu family.

YEAR 1 – SUMMER 2018

How you can help your child at home Ensure the Home Reading Log is completed daily.

Please help your child to learn his/her weekly spellings. Animal lists and spellings in homework book.


Please ensure that all homework is returned to school on the correct day.

Practise of number bonds e.g. 20+0=20, 19+1=20 etc. Counting out money and giving change.


Please make sure that your child has named PE kit, and book bag and water bottle, in school at all times.

Practise phonics sounds and flashcards.

HOMEWORK:

Weekly Reading and books to share with your child.

Spellings – ongoing/weekly.

Alternate Maths and English – goes out Friday, to be returned on Wednesday.


Trip to be confirmed




teacher – 1.40 pm


THEIR KIT:

1A – Monday – Indoors

Tuesday – Outdoors

1B – Monday – Indoors


1C – Tuesday - Outdoors

Friday – Indoors




TERM: SUMMER 2018





Fiction: Recounts

Non-Fiction: Non chronological Reports, Explanation texts

Poetry: Contemporary and classic Poetry


Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling and to mark singular

possession in nouns ( e.g. the girl’s name). Subordination (using when, if, that and

because) and co-ordination (using or, and but). How the grammatical patterns in a

sentence indicate its function as a statement, question, exclamation or command.



apostrophe, comma.

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Recall and use multiplication and

division facts for the 2,5,10 times

table.

Multiplication and division

calculations using the x, ÷ and = signs

Place value of 2 digit numbers

Problem solving involving all 4

operations using materials, arrays,

mental and written methods


and derive and use related facts to

100

Addition and subtraction involving 2

digit numbers

Addition and subtraction – using the

inverse

Use <, > and = signs

Position and direction

Movement in a straight line

Rotation

Quarter, half and three quarter

turns (and link to right angles)

Clockwise and anti-clockwise

Statistics

Interpreting data using categories

Comparing data

Interpret and construct pictograms,

tally charts, block diagrams and tables

Fractions

Recognise, find, name and write

fractions ½, ¼, 2/4, and ¾ of a

length, shape, set of objects or

quantity

Write simple fractions for example

½of6=3 and recognise the

equivalence of 2/4 and ½

SCIENCE Plants.

All living things and their habitats.

OTHER

TOPICS

Geography – Simple fieldwork and observational skills.

D&T – Bridge project – planning, designing and making a bridge.

Art – Art Express Unit – Art Week.

ICT – Internet safety.

History – Brunel and other significant engineers.





Please ensure that all homework, library books and shared reading books are returned to school on the

correct day.

Practise of number bonds e.g. 20+0=20, 19+1=20 etc, times tables 2, 5 and 10, adding and subtracting,

especially mental work. Counting out money and giving change.




HOMEWORK:

Weekly Reading and books to share with your child. Reading log completed every day.

Maths and English.

Spellings – ongoing.



Thursday 5th July – Trip to Southend-on-Sea



teacher – 1.40 pm


THEIR KIT:

All Classes:

Outdoor PE – Wednesdays

Indoor PE - Fridays




TERM: SUMMER 2018





Fiction: Diaries - Diary of a Killer Cat, Mystery and Adventure stories

Non-fiction: Persuasive writing (including letters), Instructions

Poetry – Humorous Poetry.


Use of the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past(e.g. He has

gone out to play contrasted with He went out to play). Word families based on

common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning (e.g. solve,

solution, solver, dissolve, insoluble).

Key terminology for pupils: adverb, preposition, conjunction, word family,

prefix, clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, consonant, consonant letter

vowel, vowel letter, inverted commas (or speech marks).

Spelling

Revision from previous year and an introduction to new work and statutory

requirements as laid out in the new National curriculum for English (please see

school website).

MATHS

Number

Addition and subtraction using upto

3 digit numbers including using the

inverse.

Develop formal written methods for

column addition and subtraction


Compare, order, read and write

numbers up to 1000 (in numerals and

in words)

Problem solving

Multiplication tables (including the

inverse)

Develop formal written methods for

multiplication and division

Roman numerals

Geometry

Angles as a property of a shape or a

description of a turn.

Rotation using right angles

More or less than a right angle

Horizontal, vertical, parallel,

perpendicular lines

Measuring the perimeter of simple

2D shapes

Measurement

Measuring and comparing volume and

capacity (l and ml)

Statistics

Bar charts, pictograms, tables

Fractions

Recognise and use fractions

Add and subtract fractions with the

same denominator.

Compare and order fractions

Recognise equivalent fractions with

small denominators


SCIENCE

Animals, including humans, skeletons and muscles.

Shadow and Light.

OTHER

TOPICS

Topic – Celts and Romans.

Computing – Databases, Simulations, Graphs.

Music – Recorder lessons with Harrow Music Service.

R.E. – Signs and Symbols, Creation Stories.

D&T – Photo frames.

Indoor PE – Gymnastics.

Outdoor PE – Invasion Games.




Please ensure that all homework, homework diaries, and shared reading books are returned to school on

the correct day.

Practise of number bonds e.g. up to 100, times tables, adding and subtracting, especially mental work.

Counting out money and giving change. Telling the time.




HOMEWORK:

Reading Logs and books to share with your child.

English - 1 piece given out Friday to be returned the following Wednesday.

Maths - 1 piece given out Friday to be returned the following Wednesday.

Spellings – weekly.

Sometimes these pieces may be substituted for some topic related homework.


Wednesday 9th May – Sikhism Assembly

Thursday 28th June – Museum of London


Tuesday 10th July – Roman Day



teacher – 1.40 pm


THEIR KIT:

3A – Thursday – Outdoors

Wednesday – Indoors

3B – Thursday – Outdoors

Friday – Indoors

3C – Thursday – Outdoors

Friday – Indoors

Please always return kit the next day after an

after school sports club.




TERM: SUMMER 2018





Fiction: Stories with Issues and Dilemmas

Non-fiction: Explanations, Discussion, Debate and Persuasion

Poetry: Classic Narrative Poetry


Fronted adverbials (e.g. Later that day , I heard the bad news.) Use of commas after

fronted adverbials. Apostrophes to mark plural possession (e.g. the girl’s name, the girls’

names).


Spelling



MATHS

Number

Count backwards through zero to

include negative numbers


Order and compare numbers beyond

1000

Rounding to the nearest 10, 100, 1000

Problem solving including 2 step

problems

Columnar addition and subtraction with

up to 4 digit numbers


Multiply 2 digit and 3 digit numbers by a

1 digit number using the formal written

layout

Factor pairs

Measurement

Convert between different units of

measure (for example kilometre to

metre)

Read, write and convert time between

analogue and digital 12 and 24 hour

clocks

Fractions and decimals

Tenths and hundredths

Common equivalent fractions


same denominator

Decimal equivalents of numbers of

tenths or hundredths.

Decimal equivalents of simple fractions

Rounding decimals with one decimal

place to the nearest whole number.

Compare numbers with the same number

of decimal places up to two decimal

places

Problem solving using fractions

Geometry

Measure and calculate perimeter in cm

and m

Find the area of shapes

Complete symmetrical figures with

respect to a specific line of symmetry

Coordinates

Translation

SCIENCE All living things and their habitats.

OTHER

TOPICS

History – Maya Civilisations

R.E. – Focus on Islam. The Qu’ran.

P.E. – Outdoor: Invasion Games, Orienteering. Indoor: Health and Fitness, Street Dance.

ICT – Purple Mash – coding, Logo, Animation, Hardware

D&T – Sewing.

Art – Drawing and Printing.



Please help your child to learn his/her weekly spellings and the meanings of the word.



correct day.

Adding and subtracting, written and mental work. Counting out money and giving change. Telling the

time. Fractions, times tables/multiplication.



Please check each weekend that your child has all the right equipment in his/her pencil case. Some

good writing pencils, a pack of colouring pencils, and glue stick.

HOMEWORK:

Reading Logs and books to share with your child.

Spellings – Fridays.

Maths – Given out Friday, to be returned by Wednesday.

English – Given out Friday, to be returned by Wednesday.


Thursday 19th April – Whitmore Art Exhibition

Thursday 26th April – Class 4A and 4C – Clay Lane

Friday 27th April – Class 4B – Clay Lane

Monday 25th June – Year 4 Eid Assembly



Thursday 19th July – Children to meet their new teacher –

1.40 pm


NEED THEIR KIT:

Outdoor PE - Wednesdays

Indoor PE – 4A – Tuesday

4B – Thursday

4C – Friday




TERM: SUMMER 2018





Fiction: Stories from other cultures and traditions, Shakespeare,

Older Fiction (Goodnight Mr Tom)

Non-fiction: Formal debate with a presentation, Information booklets to include organisational

devices

Poetry: Poems with structure, Figurative poetry


Verb prefixes (e.g. dis-, de-, mis-, over- and re-). Use of commas to clarify meaning or

avoid ambiguity.

Revision of any gaps from Years 1-5.

Key terminology for pupils: modal verb, relative pronoun, relative clause, parenthesis,

bracket, dash, cohesion, ambiguity.

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Read, write, order, compare and

know place value of each digit in

numbers to 1000000

Round up to 1000000 to the

nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10000 and

100000

Problem solving (multistep)

Multiply and divide whole

numbers and decimal numbers by

10, 100, 1000.

Columnar addition and

subtraction for numbers with

more than 4 digits

Multiples, factors, prime

numbers, prime factors and

composite numbers

Short multiplication method

Short division method (including

remainders)

Multiple numbers up to 4 digits

by a 2 digit number using long

multiplication

Positive and negative numbers

Geometry

Reflection of a shape

Translation of a shape

Measurement

Measure and calculate the perimeter

of a composite rectilinear shape

Calculate the area of rectangles and

squares using standard units (cm²and

m²)

Estimate volume (use 1cm³blocks) and

capacity using water.

Equivalences between metric units and

common imperial units such a inches,

pounds and pints

Fractions, decimals and percentages


Mixed numbers and improper fractions

Read and write decimal numbers as

fractions

Rounding decimals

Problem solving involving number up to

three decimals places

Write percentages as a fraction and as

a decimal


same denominator and denominators

that are multiples of the same number

Begin to multiply proper fractions and

mixed numbers by whole numbers


SCIENCE

All living things and their habitats. Healthy living.

Animals including humans.

OTHER

TOPICS

History – Battle of Britain.

Computing – Coding.

P.E. – Athletics, Cricket and Swimming

Art – Painting and Collage

R.E. – Places of Worship and Jainism

Music – Simple notation using sounds descriptively





correct day.


Read and enjoy a wide range of books – visit the library, borrow audio stories.



Please check each weekend that your child has all the right equipment in his/her pencil case. 7 good

writing pencils, a pack of colouring pencils, felt pens and glue sticks.

HOMEWORK:

Homelink books to check and sign. Reading Logs and books to share with your child.

Some occasional topic work.

Maths Homework – given out on Wednesday due in on Friday.

English Homework – given out on Monday due in on Wednesday.

Science homework – given out on Friday, due in on Monday

Spellings – on a Thursday – tested weekly.


Friday 11th May – Science Museum

Tuesday 5th June – Class 5C and half 5B – Bentley Priory

Tuesday 5th June – Selected pupils to Whitmore for a

Science Workshop

Friday 8th June – Class 5A and half 5B – Bentley Priory

Thursday 28th June - Class 5B Shakespeare Project at

Ryan Theatre



Thursday 19th July – Children to meet their new teacher

– 1.40 pm


NEED THEIR KIT:

Outdoor PE – All Classes - Fridays

SWIMMING – THURSDAY – Final swim this

term – Thursday 19th July.




TERM: SUMMER 2018





Non-fiction: Explanation texts

Poetry: Free verse

(SAT’s Revision)

Grammar

Consolidation of all verb prefixes and work across previous two terms.

Revision of any gaps from Year 3 to Year 5.

(SATs Revision.)

Key terminology for pupils: subject, object, active, passive, synonym, antonym,

ellipsis, hyphen, colon, semi-colon, bullet points.

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Solving written problems (multistep

involving all 4 calculations)

Applying multiplication facts to solve

problems (including inversing)

Factors, multiples, square numbers, prime

numbers

Formal written methods for columnar

addition and subtraction

Formal written methods for long and short

multiplication and division (including

remainders)

Problem solving involving ratio and

proportion


Simplifying fractions

Equivalent fractions

Mixed numbers, improper fractions

Calculations involving fractions

Problem solving involving fractions,

decimals and percentages

Converting between fractions, decimals

and percentages

Statistics

Interpret and present data in bar charts,

line graphs, pie charts, frequency tables

Understand and find the mean, median,

mode and range from a set of data

Measurement


metric measure (km and m, cm and

m, cm and mm, kg and g, ml and l).

Reading scales.

Area and perimeter of compound and

irregular shapes, triangles and

parallelograms

Solving written problems involving

measurement

Geometry

Properties of 2D and 3D shapes

Symmetry and rotational symmetry,

coordinates, translation and

reflection

Measuring angles, finding missing

angles

Algebra

Revise symbols and letters in

formulae

Solving algebraic equations.


SCIENCE

Electricity.

Sex and relationships education.

Plants - Inter-dependence and adaptation.

OTHER

TOPICS

Humanities – Local area study and preparation for activity week. Comparison of

contrasting localities with Snowdonia.

Computing - Blogging and Coding.

D&T – Fairground, Rides.

Leavers activities.

How you can help your child at home Please help your child to learn his/her weekly spellings.





Read and enjoy a wide range of books – encourage them to visit and use the Public Library.



Please check each weekend that your child has all the right equipment in his/her pencil case: 2 good

writing pencils, a 30cm ruler and glue sticks.

HOMEWORK:

Homework is expected to be collected and completed on time in Year 6.


English – given out on Monday and collected on Wednesday every week.

Maths – given out on Wednesday and collected on Friday every week.

SATs and other curriculum areas – given out on Fridays and collected on Monday every week.

Weekly spellings and times table to be practised.

Homework Diary should be signed each day homework is due in and returned on a Monday.


Friday 20th April – Pocket money and kit check (for school journey)

14th to 17th May – SATs week (SATs breakfasts – 8.15 to 8.40 a.m.)

Sunday 20th May to Friday 25th May – School Journey

Monday 21st May to Friday 25th May - Home-based visits

Thursday 19th July – Children to meet their new teacher – 1.40 pm


Wednesday 4th July – High School Induction Day

Friday 20th July – Leaver’s Assembly 9.15 am


P.E. TIMES WHEN YOUR

CHILD WILL NEED THEIR KIT:

Outdoor PE – Monday

Indoor PE - Thursday



NURSERY PARENT CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET

TERM: SPRING 2018


doing in Nursery this term.

The context for learning this term will be ‘Nursery Rhymes and Spring’

PERSONAL, SOCIAL

& EMOTIONAL

DEVELOPMENT


share and wait our turn;

think positively about ourselves and welcome praise,

show increasing confidence in new situations,

show care and concern for others and living things; and

in circle time, learn about choices, consequences and express our feelings.

PHYSICAL

DEVELOPMENT


move safely around others and obstacles,

develop different ways of moving on the floor and on apparatus,

take off and put on our shoes and socks,

develop a firmer pencil grip, handwriting movements and scissor control;

develop the formation of the letters of our names

COMMUNICATION &

LANGUAGE


listen to others talk and conversations,

listen to stories with increased attention and recall,

understand and use a range of questions such as, ‘how’ and ‘where’,

talk about past events in the correct order,

use talk in pretending objects stand for something else in play such as, ‘This

box is a car’


develop our awareness of sounds and rhythms, using body percussion, voice

sounds and instruments, (Letters and Sounds-phonics programme),

retell familiar stories through reading, role play and sequencing pictures,

talk about our pictures and marks, ascribing meaning to them; and

mark make for different purposes, using one handed tools and equipment.

recognise and begin to write our name.

MATHEMATICS


count objects and actions during daily routines, rhymes and activities,

recognise, and begin to order, numerals,

make groups of objects and match numerals to them,

find the number that is one more than a given number,

understand variations in size and develop language to describe this,

explore 2-D and 3-D shapes and language to describe them,

use positional language; and

begin to represent numbers using marks and pictures.

UNDERSTANDING

THE WORLD


describe special times or events,

notice and talk about similarities and differences,

develop an understanding of growth and change through activities relating

to Spring and cooking,

explore construction materials, joining them together to build and balance;

and

complete simple tasks on the computer and use programmable toys

NURSERY – SPRING 2018

EXPRESSIVE ARTS

& DESIGN


explore construction materials, joining them together to build and balance.

sing familiar and new songs and rhymes,

create sounds using different instruments and begin to realise these sounds

can be changed, such as making them louder or quieter,

join in dancing and ring games,

respond to images, pictures and music,

use role play together to develop our language and imagination through

acting out stories, rhymes and play based on real life experiences; and

engage in a range of sensory play such as sand, water, dough and cornflour.

SNACK MONEY

Snack money this year will be £3 per term. This is a voluntary contribution that will go towards the cost of

snacks and cooking ingredients.

Rhymes & Songs

Incy Wincy Spider

Incy wincy spider

Climbed up the spout,

Down came the rain

And washed poor Incy out,

Out came the sun shine

And dried up all the rain,

And Incy Wincy spider

Climbed up the spout again.

The Grand Old Duke of York

The Grand Old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men,

He marched them up to the top of the hill,

And he marched them down again.

When they were up they were up,

And when they were down they were down,

And when they were only halfway up,

They were neither up nor down.

Hey Diddle Diddle

Hey diddle diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon,

The little dog laughed to see such fun,

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

See Saw Margery Daw

See Saw Margery Daw,

Jacky shall have a new Master.

Jacky shall earn but a penny a day,

Because he can’t work any faster.

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,

The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,

Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,

early in the morning.

This is the way we wash our clothes,

Wash our clothes, wash our clothes…

This is the way we iron our clothes…

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

How does your garden grow?

With silver bells and cockle shells,

And pretty maids all in a row

Date for Parents:

Wednesday 21st February 2018 at 6.30 pm – EYFS Parents On-line Learning Journey Meeting



RECEPTION PARENT CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET

TERM: SPRING 2018

We thought you would find it useful to have information about some of the areas we will be concentrating on in

Reception this term, through focussed and structured play. The class teachers have prepared the information

below which will enable you to support your child at home as well.

In Reception this term, your child will be learning about:

Three Prime Areas:


Development



To have an awareness and

understanding of their own

feelings and those of others.

To be able to describe self in

positive terms and talk about

abilities.

To explain own knowledge and

understanding, and ask

appropriate questions of others.

To take steps to resolve conflicts

with other children e.g. finding a

compromise.

To continue to develop listening

and attention skills.

To use language to imagine and

recreate roles and experiences in

play situations.

To understand and respond to

‘how’ and ‘why’ questions.

To listen and respond to ideas

expressed by others in

conversation or discussion.

To confidently dress and undress

independently.

To continue to develop fine and

gross motor skills, increasing

control and co-ordination.

To begin to understand what it

means to be healthy.

To manage own personal hygiene

independently.

To use and hold a pencil

effectively to form recognisable

letters.


English Mathematics Expressive Arts and

Design

Understanding the

World

To apply Phase 2 sounds

beginning to blend

sounds together to read

simple sentences and

break up (segment)

words to spell.

To learn the Phase 3

sounds and apply the

sounds in their writing.

To begin to write short

sentences in meaningful

contexts.

To confidently count,

order and recognise

numbers to 20.

To order items by weight

or capacity.

To confidently name and

talk about properties of

2D shapes, then 3D

shapes.

To use and understand

positional language.

To begin to add two

single-digit numbers

using objects.

To introduce a storyline

or narrative to their

play.

To explore what happens

when mixing colours.

To construct with a

purpose in mind by

selecting and using

appropriate resources

and tools.

To explore a range of

sounds and instruments.

To confidently share

about their family and

home life to peers and

adults.

To look at similarities,

differences, patterns

and change in relation to

places, objects,

materials and living

things.

To begin to use a range

of computer programmes

including programmable

toys.

As explained previously, in Reception we do not follow specific topics; we find out what the interests of the

children are and arrange our curriculum around those interests. For example, space, pirates, superheroes,

etc. We understand that every child is a unique child and therefore, our learning intentions match the

needs of the children; the activities to meet those learning intentions match the interests.

RECEPTION – SPRING 2018


Ensure the Home Reading Log is completed daily.

Please ensure that library books and shared reading books are in book bags every day.


Please help your child to learn how to put on and fasten their own coat.

It would be great if you could encourage your child to talk in conversation and ask appropriate

questions. For example, noticing things on the way to school, discussing stories and events, listening

and describing sounds.

Visit places of local interest e.g. the park, museums, school allotment and shops.

Please make sure that ALL your child’s clothing is named including everything in the PE

kit.

Coats and water bottles should be sent in every day.

Please encourage your child to dress independently in the mornings.


Homework

Weekly reading and books to share with your child

Reception Spellings

News from Home slips

Home Learning

Phase 2 phonics cards and hand out ideas

Maths 1-20 cards and hand out ideas – this will be received soon.

You will receive Phase 3 phonics cards this term – the hand-out ideas can be used with these phonics cards.

Please remember that all of these activities are only suggestions and not homework. Your child has

worked hard at school and we want them to enjoy learning maths and phonics.

The most important message we can give you is to have fun!


Wednesday 21st February 2018 at 6.30 pm – EYFS Parents

On-line Learning Journey Meeting

Week of 5th March - Science Week

Local visits to the park and the allotment.

P.E. DAYS HAVE CHANGED:

RA – Thursday

RB – Thursday

RC – Friday

Please be aware that P.E. days may change

throughout the week.

SNACK MONEY

Snack money this year will be £3 per term. This is a voluntary contribution that will go towards the

cost of snacks and cooking ingredients.



TERM: SPRING 2018





Fiction: Stories with familiar settings, Traditional and Fairy tales. Sequencing sentences to

form short narratives.

Non-Fiction: Recounts of familiar events, Wanted posters. Instructions.

Poetry: Poems to learn by heart.

Grammar - Revision of previous term and:

Joining words and joining clauses using and, punctuation for names and for the personal

pronoun I. using regular plural noun suffixes –s, -es, -ing, -er, -est including the effects of

these suffixes on the meaning of the noun.

Using question marks.

Key terminology for pupils: letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural, sentence,

punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark.

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Counting to and across 100, forwards and

backwards.

Count read and write numbers to 100.

Count in multiples of two’s, five’s and ten’s.

Number bonds and related subtraction

facts to 20.

Use the =, + and – sign in mathematical

statements.

Number and shape patterns.

Addition and subtraction on a number line.

Adding single digits mentally.

Adding 3 single digits.

Measurement

Time.

Geometry

3-D shape.

SCIENCE

Plants – labelling parts of a plant; life cycle; what plants need to survive; planting seeds.

OTHER

TOPICS

D&T – Structures unit. Joining to make simple hinges. Making houses. Designing, making

and evaluating.

History – Homes. Identifying different types of homes. Homes in the past and present.

Geography – Local area - Finding your way. Learning some features of the local area, looking

at maps.

R.E. – Judaism. Purim Assembly.

Art – Collage and Textiles unit. Exploring materials and weaving.

YEAR 1 – SPRING 2018


Please help your child to learn his/her weekly spellings. Animal lists and spellings in homework book.


Please ensure that all homework is returned to school on the correct day.

Practise of number bonds e.g. 20+0=20, 19+1=20 etc. Counting out money and giving change.


Please make sure that your child has named PE kit, and bookbag and water bottle, in school at all times.

Continue to practise phonics sounds and flashcards to prepare children for Phonics Screening check next

term.

HOMEWORK:



Alternate Maths and English – goes out Friday, to be returned on Wednesday.



Date to be confirmed – Perform History Workshop

Wednesday 14th March - Assembly: Purim



1A – Monday – Indoors


1B – Monday – Indoors


1C – Tuesday - Indoors

Wednesday - Outdoors




TERM: SPRING 2018





Fiction: Stories set in schools or other familiar settings. Recounts: Personal

experiences and those of others real and fictional

Non-Fiction: Recounts: Personal experiences and those of others real and fictional

Poetry: Learning poems by heart.


Commas to separate items in a list, formation of adjectives using suffixes such as –ful, -

less. Use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark

actions in progress [for example, she is drumming, he was shouting]. Use of suffixes –

er,-est in adjectives and the use of –ly in Standard English to turn adjectives into

adverbs



apostrophe, comma, conjunction, similes.

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Recall and use multiplication and

division facts for the 2,5,10 times

table.

Count forward and backwards in

multiples of 3.


and derive and use related facts to

100.

Addition and subtraction – using the

inverse.

Two step addition and subtraction

word problems.

Doubling and halving.

Multiplication and division calculations

using the x, ÷ and = signs.

Recognise, find and write fractions of

a shape/set of objects (1/3, ¼, ½, ¾ ).

Measurement

Measuring using appropriate

equipment (ruler, scales, jug etc).

Telling the time on an analogue clock

(quarter past, quarter to).

Intervals of time.

Minutes in an hour, hours in a day.

Solve problems involving measures,

time and money.

Statistics

Interpreting data using categories.

Comparing data.

Interpret and construct pictograms,

tally charts, block diagrams and

tables.

Geometry

Solve problems involving shape and their

properties


SCIENCE

Plants (ongoing).

Animals including humans.

OTHER

TOPICS

History – Florence Nightingale.

Art – Printing (Art week).

ICT – E-safety.

D&T – Vehicles (D&T week).

R.E. – People Who Care.

Music – Exploring Pitch





correct day.

Practise of number bonds e.g. 20+0=20, 19+1=20 etc, all times tables starting with 2, 5 and 10, adding

and subtracting, especially mental work. Counting out money and giving change.




HOMEWORK:

Weekly Reading and books to share with your child. Reading log completed everyday.

Maths and English – alternate weeks.




Date to be confirmed – History Workshop



2A – Wednesday - Indoor

Friday - Outdoor

2B – Monday – Indoor

Thursday - Outdoor

2C – Friday - Indoor

Wednesday - Outdoor




TERM: SPRING 2018





Fiction: Adventure & mystery. Roald Dahl.

Non-fiction: Discussion for & against. Author study and letters.

Poetry: Shape poetry and calligrams.


Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech, headings and sub-headings

to aid presentation. Expressing time, place and cause using conjunctions [for example,

when, before, after, while, so, because], adverbs [for example, then, next, soon,

therefore], or prepositions [for example, before, after, during, in, because of]

Key terminology for pupils: adverb, preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix,

clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, consonant, consonant letter vowel, vowel

letter, inverted commas (or speech marks).

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Recall and use the 3 and 4 times table.

Addition and subtraction using up to 3

digit numbers including using the

inverse.

Column addition and subtraction.

Addition and subtraction word

problems (including numbers beyond

100).

Solving missing number problems.

Fractions.

Multiplication.

Measurement

Volume or capacity (l, ml).

Adding and subtracting using money

including giving change (£, p).

Measure, compare, add and subtract

mass (grams and kilograms).

Perimeter of simple 2D shapes.

Measuring in cm and mm using a ruler.

Geometry

Symmetrical and non-symmetrical

shapes.

Drawing 2D shapes using knowledge of

properties of shape.

Horizontal and vertical lines.

Parallel and perpendicular lines.

SCIENCE

Plants and animals including humans.

Science week.


OTHER

TOPICS

Geography – Map work; Volcanoes; Mountains and Earthquakes.

R.E. –Sikhism.

D&T - Making moving models using pneumatics.

Art – Focusing on colour and composition. Printing.

Music – Composition, Beat, Exploring sound, Performance.

French –Parts of the body, numbers, animals

ICT - “We are communicators”. E-safety, Spreadsheets, Typing.




Please ensure that all homework, homework diaries, and shared reading books are returned to school on

the correct day.

Practise of number bonds e.g. up to 100, all times tables starting with the 3 and 4 times tables, adding

and subtracting, especially mental work. Counting out money and giving change. Telling the time.

Read and enjoy a wide range of books – visit a library.



HOMEWORK:

Home Reading record and books to share with your child.

English - 1 piece given out Friday to be returned the following Wednesday.

Maths - 1 piece given out Friday to be returned the following Wednesday.

Sometimes these pieces may be substituted for some topic related homework.



Week of 19th March – Shakespeare Week

Monday 19th March a.m. – Shakespeare’s ‘The

Winter’s Tale’ performance

Tuesday 27th March – Trip to Roald Dahl Museum


THEIR KIT:

3A – Wednesday – Indoors

Thursday – Outdoors

3B – Tuesday – Indoors


3C – Friday – Indoors


Please always return kit the next day after an

after school sports club.




TERM: SPRING 2018





Fiction: Stories from other cultures (The Great Kapok Tree)

Non-fiction: Information booklet – linked to Rainforest topic.

Poetry: Free verse – To practise and perform poetry.

Grammar - Revision of Years 1-3 and 4:

Use of inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech [for example, a

comma after the reporting clause; end punctuation within inverted commas: The

conductor shouted, “Sit down!”]. Standard English forms for verb inflections instead of

local spoken forms [for example, we were instead of we was, or I did instead of I done].


Spelling



MATHS

Number


(particular focus on 7 times table).

Count backwards through zero to

include negative numbers.

Counting in multiples of 25, 50 and

100.

Factor pairs.

= sign for equality statements.

Formal vertical method for

multiplication.

Derive division facts from

multiplication facts (using the

inverse).

Division using formal written method.

Measurement


measure (including analogue and digital

clocks).

Solve problems involving converting

from hours to minutes, minutes to

seconds, years to months, weeks to

days.

Fractions and decimals

Adding and subtracting fractions with

the same denominator (include where

an answer is more than a whole e.g. ¾ +

¾ = 6/4 which is 1 and 2/4 ).

Equivalent fractions.

Finding fractions of a shape or

quantity.

Counting in tenths.

Geometry

Describe position, translate shapes,

plot shapes and find missing

coordinates (in the first quadrant).

SCIENCE

Teeth and digestion – Functions of teeth and keeping your teeth healthy.

Electricity – Production of electricity and circuits.


OTHER

TOPICS

Geography – Comparison of a region of the UK, region of Europe and the Amazon

Rainforest in South America.

ICT – ‘We are Travel Presenters’.

Art – Printing – link with Geography/English topics.

French – My town.

Music – Making music videos, painting with sound.


Please help your child to learn his/her weekly spellings and the meanings of the word.



correct day.



Please make sure that your child has a named water bottle and snack daily.

HOMEWORK & HOMEWORK DIARIES:

Spellings: Given out Friday, to be returned by Wednesday.

Maths – Given out Friday, to be returned by Wednesday.

English – Given out Friday, to be returned by Wednesday.


Monday 19th January – Pedestrian Training


Wednesday 7th March – Trip to Kew Gardens


Monday 19th March a.m. – Shakespeare’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’

performance


NEED THEIR KIT:

4A – Tuesday - Indoors

Wednesday – Outdoors

4B – Thursday - Indoors


4C – Friday - Indoors




PARENT CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET YEAR 5

TERM: SPRING 2018





Fiction: Shakespeare

Modern Fiction: “There is a boy in the girl’s bathroom”.

Non-fiction:. Persuasive writing.

Poetry: Poems with structure. Reciting poems by heart.


Linking ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time [for example, later], place [for

example, nearby] and number [for example, secondly] or tense choices [for example, he

had seen her before]. Indicating degrees of possibility using adverbs [for example,

perhaps, surely] or modal verbs [for example, might, should, will, must].

Key terminology for pupils: modal verb, relative pronoun, relative clause,

parenthesis, bracket, dash, cohesion, ambiguity.

Spelling



MATHS

Number

Multiplication and division facts up

to 12x12.

Multiples, factors, prime numbers,

prime factors and composite

numbers.

Multiply and divide whole numbers

and decimal numbers by 10, 100,

1000.

Formal written method for long

multiplication.

Problem solving (multi-step).

Shape

Identify and describe 2-D and 3-D

shapes by their properties.

Measurement

Use all four operations to solve

problems involving measures using

decimal notation.


Solve problems involving numbers

with up to 3 decimal places.

Read, write, order and compare

decimal numbers.

Convert improper fractions to

mixed numbers.

Add and subtract fractions with

the same denominators.


where denominators are in the

same fraction family.

SCIENCE

Living things and their habitats.

Animals (including humans)


OTHER

TOPICS

Geography – Rivers and Water.

Art – Paintings (Monet) – linked to Geography.

R.E. – Easter. Hinduism.

French – ‘Hobbies’ and ‘A School Trip’.

Computing

P.E.:

Class 5B – Outdoor P.E. – Sending and Receiving (Tag Rugby)

Classes 5A and 5C – Indoor P.E. - More and Learn Project with Watford FC.





correct day.


Read and enjoy a wide range of books – visit a library, borrow audio stories.



Please check each weekend that your child has all the right equipment in his/her pencil case. Good

writing pencils, a pack of colouring pencils, felt pens and glue sticks.

HOMEWORK:

Homelink books to check and sign.


Maths Homework – given out on Wednesday due in on Friday.

English Homework – given out on Monday due in on Wednesday.

Science Homework - set on Friday, due back Monday.

Spellings – on a Wednesday – tested weekly.

Some occasional topic work.



Tuesday 6th March – Met Police ‘Choices &

Consequences’ Workshop


Monday 19th March a.m. – Shakespeare’s ‘The

Winter’s Tale’ performance

Wednesday 28th March – Year 5 Easter Assembly


THEIR KIT:

5A – Thursday - Swimming

Tuesday – Indoors*

5B – Thursday - Swimming

Friday – Outdoors

5C – Thursday - Swimming

Tuesday – Indoors*

* More and Learn Project with Watford FC

SWIMMING – THURSDAY – Final swim this term

– Thursday 29th March.



PARENT CURRICULUM INFORMATION SHEET YEAR 6

TERM: SPRING 2018

We thought you would find it useful to have information about some of the work that your child will be doing in

Year 6 this term. The class teachers have prepared the information below which will enable you to support your

child at home as well.

In Year 6 this term, your child will be learning about:

ENGLISH

Fiction: Harry Potter – flashback/time-shift narrative

Non-fiction: Information texts.

Poetry: Classic Narrative Poetry

Grammar

How words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms [for example, big, large, little].

The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for

formal speech and writing [for example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he?, or

the use of subjunctive forms such as If I were or Were they to come in some very formal

writing and speech]. Layout devices [for example, headings, sub-headings, columns, bullets, or

tables, to structure text]. Punctuation of bullet points to list information and how hyphens can

be used to avoid ambiguity [for example, man eating shark versus man-eating shark, or recover

versus re-cover].

Key terminology for pupils: subject, object, active, passive, synonym, antonym, ellipsis,

hyphen, colon, semi-colon, bullet points.

Spelling

Revision from previous year and an introduction to new work and statutory requirements as laid

out in the new National curriculum for English (please see school website).

MATHS

Number

Multiplication and division facts up to 12x12.

Order of operation to carry out calculations

Use of brackets.

Multi-step word problems from a range of

contexts.

Formal written methods for long and short

multiplication and division (including remainders).

Using positive and negative.

Proportional reasoning.

Ratio.

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Associate fractions with division.

Calculate decimal equivalents.

Add and subtract fractions and mixed

numbers using equivalents.

Multiplying and dividing fractions.

Recall and find equivalents between fractions,

decimals and percentages.

Measurement

Scale factors.

Convert between miles and

kilometres.


metric measure.

Volume of cubes and cuboids.

Statistics

Interpret and present data in bar

charts, line graphs, pie charts,

frequency tables and timetables.

Geometry

Drawing 2D shapes using angles and

dimensions.

3D shapes using nets.

Missing angles.

Parts of a circle (radius, diameter

and circumference).


SCIENCE

Plants/Adaptation.

Evolution and Inheritance.

OTHER

TOPICS

Geography – World zones and biomes.

ICT – E-safety. Blogging/Creating Spreadsheets.

P.E. – Team building/ Fitness/Invasion games.

Art – Pop Art (Drawing unit).

French – Family, ‘A weekend with Friends’.

How you can help your child at home Please help your child to learn his/her spellings.





Read and enjoy a wide range of books – encourage them to visit and use a Public Library.



Please check each weekend that your child has all the right equipment in his/her pencil case: Good

writing pencils, a 30cm ruler and glue sticks.

HOMEWORK: Homework is expected to be collected and completed on time in Year 6.


Maths – given out on Wednesday and collected on Friday every week.

English – given out on Monday and collected on Wednesday every week.

Science – given out on Fridays and collected on Monday every week.

Weekly spellings and times table to be practised.

Homework Diary should be signed each day homework is due in and returned on a Monday.


Wednesday 17th January, 24th January, 31st January

and 7th February – Visits to Harrow School for Science and Fives.

Week beginning Monday 26th February – Practise SATs week.

Friday 9th February – Wizard Theatre - ‘Choices’ Workshop on Drug

Awareness.

Week of 5th March - Science Week.

Wednesday 7th March – Met Police “Choices & Consequences”

Workshop.



6A & 6B – Monday and Thursday


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