At John Clare Primary we are proud of all of the achievements our children make. We aim to inspire them to want continue to learn and achieve throughout their lives. We run a two year curriculum that is based around the guidance from the National Curriculum and the interests of our children. As a school we feel that it is important that children have the opportunity to undertake open ended activities that enables them to learn through the practical application of their learning.
We have incorporated the ‘Building Learning Power’ approach into our planning and curriculum. The children learn about ‘Resourcefulness’, ‘Reciprocity’, ‘Resilience’ and ‘Reflectiveness’; these 4 ‘Rs’ help the children to develop not only their understanding but how they work together and apply their knowledge.
New Curriculum Planner for KS2 Topics
Autumn Term
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Term | Curriculum area | Y3/4 | Y5/6 | Y3/4 | Y5/6 |
Autumn | Theme | Victorian ChildrenHistory/Geography Focus | The Industrial RevolutionHistory/Geography Focus | Ancient EgyptiansHistory Focus | The Frozen PlanetGeography Focus |
English | Text types:Non-Fiction – Census/School log booksFiction: Victorian School, The Dancing Frog (books by the same author – Quentin Blake)
SPAG – Basic sentence structure |
Text types:Non fiction – Robert Stephenson /Industrial revolution/inventionsFiction: Street Child, Railway children
SPAG – Super sentences
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Text types:Non fiction: Howard Carter’s diaryFiction: The Owl who was afraid of the dark
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Text types:Non fiction: Scott’s exploration – what can we gain from his diary’sFiction: The Rainbow Bear, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Author study: CS Lewis)
Poetry: Northern Lights |
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Science | Ourselves/Animals/TeethTeeth & Healthy EatingMoving & Growing
Habitats 1 |
Dissolving and ChangeLight, Power & Electricity | Characteristics of MaterialsSolids, Liquids & how they can be SeparatedKeeping Warm | AdaptationLife Cycles & Reproduction | |
Humanities | Victorian children at school/Local study of education in HelpstonTrip – Stibbington Victorian Day | Impact of the railways and the Industrial Revolution in the Victorian era, nationally and with reference to HelpstonLook at changes to the landscape and resources. | Ancient EgyptiansWater and Water CycleThe River Nile and the River Nene (Stibbington visit)
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The Frozen PlanetNorth and south polesChanges in day length
Effects of our daily lives on the polar regions
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RE | The Church Year – How has Christianity shaped our year?Is Christmas a festival of light or love? | Why is Jesus an inspirational leader for some people?How have people of faith influenced our society? Barnado etc
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Sacred texts – Why is the Bible so important to some people?How does the Torah influence the lives of Jewish people?
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Does a religious faith influence our response to our planet? Creation & Stewardship of our planet? Christian focusWhat makes charity a feature of most religions? | |
PE | Attack and DefenceGymnastics | Team gamesGymnastics | Attack and DefenceGymnastics | Team gamesGymnastics | |
Art/DT | Painting of frogsInk/washColour – tones and shades
Drawing – Victorian portraits, figures in relations Moving figures with hinges using patterns/templates Textiles – weaving |
DrawingPhotography/portraitureWatercolours
Collage Christmas Fayre preparation |
Sculpture – salt dough headsPapyrusSketching and line drawing | DrawingWatercoloursConstruction with cams
Christmas Fayre preparation
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New Curriculum Planner for KS2 Topics
Spring Term
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Term | Curriculum area | Y3/4 | Y5/6 | Y3/4 | Y5/6 |
Spring | Theme | EnvironmentScience Focus | Keeping HealthyScience Focus | Rocks and SoilsScience Focus | Rainforest/South America Science/Geography Focus |
English | Text types:Non fiction: Persuasive writing re wind farmFiction: Iron Man – writing in the style of Ted Hughes
Poetry – themed based linked to school/environment |
Text types:Fiction – There’s a boy in the girl’s bathroomNon fiction – famous scientist explanatory texts – Pasteurisation/Jenner
Poetry – Poems about bullying |
Text types:Non fiction: Descriptive writingFiction: Stig of the dump
Poetry: Haiku
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Text types:Non fiction: Animal fact files, DarwinFiction: The Great Kapok Tree/Sharma’s Apprentice
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Science | Solar powerCircuits and conductors | Micro OrganismsHealth | Light & ShadowsRocks & Soils | Evolution and Inheritance | |
Humanities | EnvironmentAlternative Energy forms (debate on wind farms etc)
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Locating continents and riversEffect of deforestation on the AmazonIndigenous people – culture, traditions, way of life | |||
RE | What is it like to be a Sikh in Peterborough?Special buildings – Why do believers worship together? | How can we build a more respectful Peterborough?How are milestones in life celebrated in different religions?
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RE – Christianity1) The Church and its people – Why do some people go to Church and others don’t?Is Easter a festival of new life or sacrifice?
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What can the stories and images of deities tell us about Hindu beliefs about God?How and why do Hindu’s worship at home and at the Mandir in Peterborough? | |
PE | DanceRugby/hockey | DanceOutdoor games – rugby/hockey/football | DanceRugby/hockey | DanceOutdoor games – rugby/hockey/football | |
Art/DT | Super chick DTMothers day watercoloursDavid Hockney portraits
Andy Galsworthy – chair for a country cousin Incorporate bulbs into a model – construction of a chair for the Iron Man (linked to Science) |
DrawingPrintingSuper chick DT
Construction – moving vehicles |
Super chick DTCave ArtVan Gogh light
Making shadow puppets with a moving part |
DrawingSuper chick DTBirds – 3D and sheet material
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New Curriculum Planner for KS2 Topics
Summer Term
A (even) from Sept 2014 | B (odd) | ||||
Term | Curriculum area | Y3/4 | Y5/6 | Y3/4 | Y5/6 |
Summer | Theme | Anglo SaxonsHistory/Geography Focus | The RomansHistory/Geography Focus | The Stone AgeHistory Focus | The Ancient GreeksHistory Focus |
English | Text types:Non fiction: Instructions, Recount of tripFiction: Beowolf (Classic Fiction)
Poetry: Kennings
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Text types:Non fictions: Argument?Fiction: Pompeii – A Roman girls diary/Escape from Pompeii/Plinny’s letters
Shakespeare stories
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Text types:Non fiction: Recount of tripFiction: Stone Age boy; Stone Age, Bone Age
Poetry: John Clare Poetry Competition
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Text types:Non fiction: Biography of Alexander the Great/ project based learningFiction: Greek Myths and Legends
Percy Jackson Poetry: John Clare Poetry competition
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Science | Forces (inc friction)Magnets and springs | Properties and changes of materials | Growing PlantsHelping Plants Grow WellSound
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Earth and SpaceForces | |
Humanities | The UK and its constituent partsSettlement and Map Skills
Anglo Saxons (West Stow & Flag Fen Visit)
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RomansVolcanoes and Earthquakes
Shakespeare
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The Stone Age | Greeks – culture/civilisation/theatre | |
RE | Islam – Why is prayer important to Muslims and not for some people?What can Christian’s learn from the life of Jesus? | What can we learn from stories shared by Christians, Jews and Muslims?How is creation explained in the stories and myths from around the world? | What is it like to be a Muslim in Peterborough today?How do festivals of faith shape our year? | What influences the Jewish people?What common threads link the religions texts of the 5 major religions? | |
PE | SwimmingAthleticsTennis/rounders | SwimmingAthleticsTennis/rounders | SwimmingAthleticsTennis/rounders | SwimmingAthleticsTennis/rounders | |
Art/DT | DT – making shieldsPattern/printing (linked to Islam)Textiles – cross stitch
Rune alphabet |
DrawingSculptureTextiles | Watercolours – botanical printsPortraits – the facePicasso
Kalo Making summer sandwiches |
Food technology – Greek TavernaDrawingPattern |