Nursery

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation – God’s Gift’s

God Our Father cares for us

Baptism

Advent

Christmas

God’s Family

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Special Celebrations

Book

Brown Bear Brown Bear

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Jack Frost

Jasper’s Beanstalk

The Train Ride

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Phonics

Phase 1

A Wet Walk

Phase 1

All sort of Art

Phase 1

Nature Shapes

Phase 1

The Missing Button

Oral Blending and Segmenting & Rhyme

From Seed to Sandwich

Oral Blending and Segmenting & Rhyme

A Day at the Beach

Topic

All about me

Winter

Animals 

Growing and Life Cycle of a plant

Minibeasts and Life cycle of a Butterfly

Summer Holidays

Creative

Colours and Colour mixing

Autumn Collage

Painting and creating bonfire pictures

Joining materials -

Making pet carriers 

Exploring colour and colour mixing Painting Flowers

Draw with increasing complexity and detail

Painting Butterflies

Create closed shapes with continuous lines and begin to use these shapes to represent objects

PSHE

Life to the full – Handmade with love

Being me in my world

Celebrating differences

Life to the full

Healthy me

Life to the Full

Healthy Me

PE

I use large muscle to wave flags and streamers, paint and make marks

I am moving and travelling in different ways e.g. running, skipping, jumping

I am continuing to develop my movement, balancing, riding and ball skills

I can go up steps and stairs or climb up apparatus using alternate feet.

I can skip, hop, stand on oner leg and hold a pose for a game.

I am increasingly able to use aq remember sequences and patterns of movement which are related to music and rhythm.

I am beginning to take part in some group activities which they make up for themselves or in teams

Music

Weekly Rhymes and songs 

Christmas production songs

Children to move in time to music.

Easter bonnet rhymes and songs

Weekly rhymes and songs

Children to move in time to music.

Reception

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation

 People Who Care for me

Baptism

Advent

Christmas

People who help us

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Prayer

Book

Dinosaur Roar

 The little Red Hen

Owl Babies

 Hansel and Gretel

Ridiculous

 Snow White

Handa’s Surprise

 The Ugly Duckling

Gingerbread Man

Little Red Riding Hood

Mr Grumpy’s Outing

 Rainbow Fish

Phonics  

Phase 2

s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k,

he, to, go, no, I into

Phase 2

ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss, j, v, w, x

he, to, I, go, no  into, her, me, be

Phase 3

y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oo

That, this, then, them, with, look, see, too

Phase 3

ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er

For, now, down

Recap and revise all phase 2 and 3 sounds

Phase 4

Went, from, children just, help

Topic

Dinosaurs

Could Dinosaurs still be alive today?

What is happening now it is Autumn?

Celebrations

How do people celebrate Diwali?

Why do people wear poppies?

Winter and cold places

What is happening now it is winter?

Who is Ernest Shakelton?

Superhero’s

Who are the Superhero’s in our community?

What is my Super Power?

Who is Florence Nightingale?

What is happening now that it is Spring?

Traditional Tales

How did people make a cup of tea a long time ago?

Why do people celebrate Eid?

Summer and Holiday’s

What is happening now it is Summer?

Where in the world would you like to go?

Creative

Kandinsky (Shape)

Autumn collage

Dinosaur paintings / drawings

Georgia O’Keefe (poppies) 

Bonfire pictures

Rangoli patterns

Van Gogh – Starry night (winter)

Winter scenes

Monet (Spring)

Observational drawings (flowers)

Klimt (Tree of life)

To draw more detailed pictures of people and objects

Lowry – seaside landscapes

To explore texture in art

PSHE

Being me in my world

Celebrating differences

Dreams and Goals

Life to the full

Life to the full

Healthy me

PE

Mr Sigley

To explore

different ways of moving.

Mr Case

Dance

Mr Sigley

To move with

control and co-ordination,

copying, linking

and repeating

actions

To develop

control when

using equipment

To follow a path

and take turns

To work co-operatively with

a partner

Ball skills

To roll and track

a ball

To develop

accuracy when

throwing to a

target

To throw and

catch with a

partner

To create short

sequences using

shapes,

balances and

travelling actions

To balance and

safely use

apparatus

To jump and

land safely from

a height

Swimming

To follow

instructions and

move safely

when playing

tagging games

To learn to play

against an

opponent

To play by the

rules and

develop

coordination

Music

Body Percussion-Chn know that they can use their body to make sounds

To sing and perform nursery rhymes

To sing songs in the Christmas Play and perform in front of others

To create musical patterns using instruments

To begin to build up a repertoire of songs

To perform songs at the Easter Concert

To associate genres of music with characters and stories

Sea shanties

To perform songs at the Summer Concert

Year 1

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation

Prayer

Families & Celebrations

Advent

Christmas

Jesus, teacher and healer

Forgiveness

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Sharing Jesus’ life

Following Jesus today

Book

Avocado Baby

Little Red Riding Hood

Stick Man

Elmer

Princess & Frog

Night Monkey, Day Monkey

Lost and Found

The Snow Queen

The Snail & Whale

Cops & Robbers

Gingerbread Man

Room on the Broom

The Tiger who came to Tea

Jungle Book

Monkey Puzzle

Where the Wild Things are

The Owl & the Pussy Cat

Charlie Cook’s favourite book

English genres

Fiction: Traditional Tales

Poetry: Colour poems (links to art unit)

Fiction: Descriptive Writing

Non-fiction: Information Texts

Fiction: Fantasy

Non-fiction: Explanation Texts- linked to seasons

Non-fiction: Instructions.

Poetry: Counting Poems

Shakespeare Week

Fiction: Stories in familiar settings.

Non-fiction: Recounts (link to seaside topic)

Non-fiction: diary entries.

Performance poetry.

History

Geography

Seasons (geography): How does the weather affect our lives?

Local Area Study

Toys from the past

Polar regions

Significant person from the past (local) – Josiah Wedgewood

Seaside in the present

Seaside past

Art

D & T

Colours

Design a product which moves.

Design a model and make it stronger

Famous portraits

Design and make a picnic

Seaside artists

Science

Animals including humans

Seasonal Changes - Autumn

Plants

Seasonal Changes - Spring

Everyday Materials

Seasonal Changes - Summer

Computing

Word Processing Skills

Computer Skills

Painting

Programming Toys

Online Safety

Scratch Junior Programming

Using and Applying

Recap

‘Sticky Knowledge & skills’ ALL units

PHSE

Being me in my World

Celebrating Difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Relationships

Changing Me

RSHE

Let the children come to me

God loves you

Special People

Treat others well

… and say sorry

Being safe

Good & bad choices

Physical contact

Harmful substances

Can you help me?

Three in One

Who is my neighbour?

The Communities we live in

PE

Multi-skills

Dance

Multi-skills

Multi-skills

Gymnastics

Swimming

Games

Music

Exploring sounds around  us and using our voices developing into 3 pitch songs

(Harvest Songs)

Exploring timbres of instruments. Keeping the beat. Singing longer songs; rhymes and alliteration (Christmas Production)

Taking turns and sequencing sounds when playing instruments. Adding sound effects to a picture.

Explore pitch and tempo changes to express the meaning of a known nursery rhyme.

Introduction to basic rhythm and relative pitch notation.

Performance practice: posture, memory, vocal control

(Summer Concert)

Year 2

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Old Testament Stories

Parables and Miracles

Special Celebrations

Advent

Christmas

Sharing in the life of Jesus

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Our Church

The Mass

Book

Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Book?

Frog and Toad Together: Dragons and Giants

Vlad and the Great Fire of London

Fantastic Mr Fox

The Flower

Pumpkin Soup

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Meerkat Mail

The Enormous Crocodile

Gorilla

The Hodgeheg

Tuesday

Vlad and Florence Nightingale

Not Now, Bernard

Emily Brown and the thing

English genres

Fiction: Fairytales

Poetry: Narrative poems.

Non-fiction: Debate.

Non-fiction: Newspaper Reports.

Fiction: Adventure stories.

Fiction: Fantasy

Poetry- shape poems.

Non-fiction: Instructions

Fiction: Stories by the same author.

Non-fiction: Recounts

Shakespeare Week

Non-fiction: Non-chronological Reports.

Fiction: Mystery

Fiction: Historical fiction

Non-fiction: Perspective writing

Performance poetry.

History

Geography

Local area in the present

Great fire of London

Non-European Comparison study

Local area in the past

Food from around the world

Significant person from the past (global)

Art

D & T

Environmental art

Andy Goldsworthy

Textiles – joining and attaching

Patterns, printing, IT package

Pottery

Create a dish from around the world

Design, make and evaluate functionality of necessary products

Science

Uses of Everyday Materials

Plants

Materials

Animals including Humans

Living things and their habitats

Animals including Humans

Computing

Presentation skills

Using the internet

Online Safety

Computer Art

Preparing for turtle logo

Programming Turtle Logo and Scratch

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating Difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Relationships

Changing me

PE

Dance

Gymnastics

Multiskills

Health Related Exercise

Swimming

Swimming/Athletics

Music

Singing together, following a conductor, 5-8 pitch songs, rhythm recap.

Changing dynamics and tempo for effect.

Finding the difference between the beat and the rhythm.

Instrumental timbre groups

Basic song structure; verse and chorus

Exploring musical contrasts and ternary form.

Musical story telling; beginning, middle and end. Creating expressive contrasts.

Accurate pitch in songs

(Summer Concert)

Year 3

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Belonging – We Gather as God’s Family

We Listen to God’s word at Mass

Prayer

Advent

Christmas

Reconciliation

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

The Eucharist is a thanksgiving to God

Reconciliation and First Holy Communion Preparations

Book

Stone Age Boy

Hansel and Gretel

Cat Tales

The Iron Man

The Puffin Keeper

Aesop’s Fables

Greek Mythology

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

English genres

(Non-fiction) Recount

(Non-fiction) Biography

(Poetry) Alliteration

(Narrative) Stories from Other cultures

(Non-fiction) Information texts/ Non-chronological reports

(Poetry) Rhyme

(Narrative)

Play scripts

 (Poetry)

Similes

(Narrative) Stories by same author

(Non-fiction) Instructions

(Poetry) Poems with a structure

 (Narrative) Fables, Myths, Legends

(Poetry) Classic poetry

(Narrative) Fantasy

(Non-fiction) Persuasive

History

Geography

Stone age

Volcanoes and Earth quakes

Iron age

The UK

Ancient Greece

Mediterranean  country study

Art

D & T

Stone age wall art

Design a volcano

Design, make evaluate – Mechanical

Iron Age jewellery

UK artist

John Constable

David Hockney (landscape artists)

Pottery (Greek)

Amphora pottery/symmetry/story telling

Food from farm to fork (harvesting, combing, creating, comparing)

Science

Plants

Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants (roots, stem/ trunk, leaves and flowers)

Know the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal

Rocks and soils

Describe how rocks can be grouped based on their appearance and simple physical properties

Describe how rocks and fossils are formed in simple terms

Know that soils are made from rocks and organic matter

Forces and Magnets

Know what is meant by friction and describe how things move on different surfaces

Know how magnets attract/ repel some materials (two poles +/-)

Know that some forces need contact between two objects but magnetic forces can act at a distance

Know whether a material is magnetic or non-magnetic

Light

Know that we need light to see and dark is the absence of light

Know that light is reflected from surfaces

Know the dangers of the sun and how we must protect our eyes

Know that shadows are formed when light from a light source is blocked by a solid object

Know that the size and position of shadows can change according to the position of the light source

Animals including humans

Know that animals including humans need the right types and amounts of nutrition which comes from what they eat

Know that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement

Plants

Know the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant

Know the way in which water is transported within plants

Computing

Online Safety

Using and Applying

Internet Research and communication

Word processing

Drawing and DTP

Presentation skills

Programming Turtle Logo and Scratch

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Relationships

Changing me

PE

Invasion games and dance

Gymnastics

Health related exercise

Athletics

Invasion games

Cricket and rounders

Music

Music reflecting nature

Vivaldi – Four Seasons

Saint Säens – Carnival of the Animals

Families of orchestral instruments

Semiquaver rhythms.

Music in 2- or 3-time.

Notes of the treble stave.

Historical Comparison:

Orchestral Music by Vivaldi and John Williams

Listening skills development through singing games. (Summer Concert)

French

French greetings with

puppets

French adjectives of

colour, size and shape

French playground

games- numbers and age

In a French classroom

French transport

A circle of life in French

Year 4

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation and the Story of Abraham to Joseph

Jesus Teaches Us How to Pray

Jesus the light of the world & beloved son

Advent

Christmas

Old Testament: Moses – King David

Lent: Living as Followers of Jesus

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Sharing in the life of Christ: The church as a community

Special Roles and Responsibilities

Book

Journey to Jo’burg

Voices in the Park (picture book)

Bill’s New Frock

The Secrets of a Sun King

Why the Whales Came

The Firework Maker’s Daughter

Charlotte’s Web

English genres

Fiction: Stories from other cultures.

Non-fiction: Biographies (Nelson Mandela)

Non-fiction: Autobiographies

Poetry: Tanka poems (linked to emotions

Performance poetry.

Fiction: Adventure

Non-fiction: Explanation texts

Non-fiction: Diary writing.

Fiction: Perspective writing.

Shakespeare Week

Fiction: Quest narrative

Non-fiction: Persuasive letters

Non-fiction: Discussion/ debate.

Poetry: Free Verse

History

Geography

Romans

Maps

Where in the world?

Ancient Ancients

- Egypt

Rivers – The River Nile

Shang Dynasty

Mountains

Art

D & T

Mosaic

Creative cooking

Digital art –

Digital images

Photographs

Design/ product

that floats

Ceramist study (artist & clay)

Design , technology and evaluate (electrical)

Science

States of matter

Materials

Sates of matter – the water cycle

Animals including humans – Digestion and teeth

Living things and their habitats

Electricity

Sound

Computing

Online Safety

Word Processing

Scratch: Questions and Quizzes

Animation

Using and applying

Coding

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy me

PE

Invasion games

Gymnastics

Health related exercise

Athletics

Invasion games

Cricket and rounders

Music

Recorders-

Notes B, A & G

Recorders-

Lower notes E, D

Recorders-

Upper notes C, D

Recorders-

Improving fluency and expression;

Festival pieces

Comparison of harmonic sound and structure:

Mozart and Stravinsky

What features make music suitable for dancing?  (Summer Concert)

French

Portraits - describing

in French

Clothes- getting

dressed in French

French numbers,

calendars and

birthdays

French weather and

the water cycle

French food- miam,

miam!

French and the

Eurovision Song Contest

Year 5

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation

Miracles and Sacrament of the sick.

Baptism

Advent

Christmas

Parables and Sayings of Jesus

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Work of the Apostles

Marriage and Holy Orders

Book

Varjak Paw

Street Child

Oranges in No Man’s Land

FaRTHER (picture book).

The Explorer

The Explorer

The Tempest (SMW Transition unit)

Wolf Brother

Beowulf

English genres

Fiction: Mystery/ suspense.

Non-fiction: Persuasive letters.

Fiction: Historical fiction

Non-fiction: Recounts

Poetry: Victorian Poems

Fiction: Perspective Writing- writing as a refugee.

 Non-fiction: Newspaper Reports

Fiction: Adventure

Performance poetry.

Shakespeare Week

Fiction: Playscripts- SMW transition unit.

Non-fiction: Information Texts

Poetry: Rainforest Poems- imagery

Fiction: Fables, myths, legends.

Non-fiction: Instructions.

History

Geography

European City

Local History Study

Mexico

(north/south America)

Mayans

Jungles and Deserts

Anglo Saxons

Art

D & T

European City Artist study

Source, track, combine ingredients (lobby)

Observational Art

Design a product – Pulleys or gears

Design a product using scientific knowledge to design

E resources to create art

Science

Properties and changes of materials

Earth and The Sun

Forces in Action

Life Cycles

Changes and Reproduction

Computing

Online Safety

Radio Station

Controlling Devices: Flowol

Purple Mash Unit: Word Processing

Scratch: Developing Games

Internet Webpage Design

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

PE

Dance

Swimming

Gymnastics

Basketball

Dance

Swimming

Music

Texture in Music-

Melody and accompaniment

Ukuleles- chords

Ukuleles-

Melodies using tablature

Ukuleles – Minor chords

Dramatic Music

19^th Century programmatic music

Song accompaniments  and story telling

Mozart, Schubert and Gershwin

Score reading:

Graphic scores

French

French monster pets

Space exploration – in French

Shopping in France

French speaking world

Verbs in a week

Meet my French family

Year 6

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

The Story of the People of God

Followers of Christ

Belonging to the Church Community

 Prayers in the lives of the followers of Christ

Advent

Christmas

Baptism and Confirmation

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Celebrating the life of St Mary’s and the saints

Book

Journey to the River Sea

A Christmas Carol

Skellig

The Hobbit

The Iliad (SMW transition unit)

The Arrival

Whistling in the Dark

English genres

Fiction: Adventure

Non-fiction: Recounts

Performance poetry.

Fiction: Historical fiction.

Non-fiction: Biographies

Fiction: Fantasy

Poetry: William Blake’s ‘Tyger’ (links within Skellig)

Fiction: Quest narrative

Non-fiction: Non-chronological reports/ information texts.

Shakespeare Week

Poetry- linked to The Iliad SMW transition project.

Fiction: Stories from other cultures.

Fiction: Historical Fiction

Non-fiction: Newspaper Reports

History

Geography

Vikings

Fair Trade

The British Empire

Climate Change and sustainability

World War II

OS maps – google earth

I’m in year 6 – Can you get me out of here?

Art

D & T

Norse Mythology

Artist Study

Come dine with me (fair trade episode) – create within a budget.

Mood, feeling and emotions in Art

Make product with electrical component – alternative energy.

Design & make replica product -Anderson shelter

Getting from A – B

Science

Living Things and their Habitats

(Classification)

Light

Electricity

Animals Including humans

(Human circulatory system. Diet, exercise and drugs)

Evolution and Inheritance

Computing

Unit 4: Online Safety

Unit 2: Spreadsheets

Unit 1: Scratch: Animated Stories

Unit 3: Kodu Programming

Unit 5: Film Making

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Relationships

PE

Games

Dance

Fitness Training

Games

Athletics

Swimming

Music

Swing Music (1930s-40s):

3-part singing, instrumentation, swung rhythms, scatting.

Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Louis Prima, Ella Fitzgerald

Early Rock ‘n’ Roll (1950s-60s):

Blues structure, Ukulele 3 chord songs, lyric structure, Bass clef, compose a melodic introduction.

Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bobby Darin, The Beatles (early songs).

Contemporary commercial music

“Happy”  by Pharrell Williams (2013), “Fireflies” by Owl City (2009)

My music legacy at St Marys;

Self assessment, end of year event preparation (Summer Concert)

French

French sport and the

Olympics

French football

Champions

In my French house

Planning a French

Holiday

Visiting a town in

France

Nursery

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation – God’s Gift’s

God Our Father cares for us

Baptism

Advent

Christmas

God’s Family

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Special Celebrations

Book

Brown Bear Brown Bear

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Jack Frost

Jasper’s Beanstalk

The Train Ride

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Phonics

Phase 1

A Wet Walk

Phase 1

All sort of Art

Phase 1

Nature Shapes

Phase 1

The Missing Button

Oral Blending and Segmenting & Rhyme

From Seed to Sandwich

Oral Blending and Segmenting & Rhyme

A Day at the Beach

Topic

All about me

Winter

Animals 

Growing and Life Cycle of a plant

Minibeasts and Life cycle of a Butterfly

Summer Holidays

Creative

Colours and Colour mixing

Autumn Collage

Painting and creating bonfire pictures

Joining materials -

Making pet carriers 

Exploring colour and colour mixing Painting Flowers

Draw with increasing complexity and detail

Painting Butterflies

Create closed shapes with continuous lines and begin to use these shapes to represent objects

PSHE

Life to the full – Handmade with love

Being me in my world

Celebrating differences

Life to the full

Healthy me

Life to the Full

Healthy Me

PE

I use large muscle to wave flags and streamers, paint and make marks

I am moving and travelling in different ways e.g. running, skipping, jumping

I am continuing to develop my movement, balancing, riding and ball skills

I can go up steps and stairs or climb up apparatus using alternate feet.

I can skip, hop, stand on oner leg and hold a pose for a game.

I am increasingly able to use aq remember sequences and patterns of movement which are related to music and rhythm.

I am beginning to take part in some group activities which they make up for themselves or in teams

Music

Weekly Rhymes and songs 

Christmas production songs

Children to move in time to music.

Easter bonnet rhymes and songs

Weekly rhymes and songs

Children to move in time to music.

Reception

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation

 People Who Care for me

Baptism

Advent

Christmas

People who help us

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Prayer

Book

Dinosaur Roar

 The little Red Hen

Owl Babies

 Hansel and Gretel

Ridiculous

 Snow White

Handa’s Surprise

 The Ugly Duckling

Gingerbread Man

Little Red Riding Hood

Mr Grumpy’s Outing

 Rainbow Fish

Phonics  

Phase 2

s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k,

he, to, go, no, I into

Phase 2

ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss, j, v, w, x

he, to, I, go, no  into, her, me, be

Phase 3

y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oo

That, this, then, them, with, look, see, too

Phase 3

ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er

For, now, down

Recap and revise all phase 2 and 3 sounds

Phase 4

Went, from, children just, help

Topic

Dinosaurs

Could Dinosaurs still be alive today?

What is happening now it is Autumn?

Celebrations

How do people celebrate Diwali?

Why do people wear poppies?

Winter and cold places

What is happening now it is winter?

Who is Ernest Shakelton?

Superhero’s

Who are the Superhero’s in our community?

What is my Super Power?

Who is Florence Nightingale?

What is happening now that it is Spring?

Traditional Tales

How did people make a cup of tea a long time ago?

Why do people celebrate Eid?

Summer and Holiday’s

What is happening now it is Summer?

Where in the world would you like to go?

Creative

Kandinsky (Shape)

Autumn collage

Dinosaur paintings / drawings

Georgia O’Keefe (poppies) 

Bonfire pictures

Rangoli patterns

Van Gogh – Starry night (winter)

Winter scenes

Monet (Spring)

Observational drawings (flowers)

Klimt (Tree of life)

To draw more detailed pictures of people and objects

Lowry – seaside landscapes

To explore texture in art

PSHE

Being me in my world

Celebrating differences

Dreams and Goals

Life to the full

Life to the full

Healthy me

PE

Mr Sigley

To explore

different ways of moving.

Mr Case

Dance

Mr Sigley

To move with

control and co-ordination,

copying, linking

and repeating

actions

To develop

control when

using equipment

To follow a path

and take turns

To work co-operatively with

a partner

Ball skills

To roll and track

a ball

To develop

accuracy when

throwing to a

target

To throw and

catch with a

partner

To create short

sequences using

shapes,

balances and

travelling actions

To balance and

safely use

apparatus

To jump and

land safely from

a height

Swimming

To follow

instructions and

move safely

when playing

tagging games

To learn to play

against an

opponent

To play by the

rules and

develop

coordination

Music

Body Percussion-Chn know that they can use their body to make sounds

To sing and perform nursery rhymes

To sing songs in the Christmas Play and perform in front of others

To create musical patterns using instruments

To begin to build up a repertoire of songs

To perform songs at the Easter Concert

To associate genres of music with characters and stories

Sea shanties

To perform songs at the Summer Concert

Year 1

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation

Prayer

Families & Celebrations

Advent

Christmas

Jesus, teacher and healer

Forgiveness

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Sharing Jesus’ life

Following Jesus today

Book

Avocado Baby

Little Red Riding Hood

Stick Man

Elmer

Princess & Frog

Night Monkey, Day Monkey

Lost and Found

The Snow Queen

The Snail & Whale

Cops & Robbers

Gingerbread Man

Room on the Broom

The Tiger who came to Tea

Jungle Book

Monkey Puzzle

Where the Wild Things are

The Owl & the Pussy Cat

Charlie Cook’s favourite book

English genres

Fiction: Traditional Tales

Poetry: Colour poems (links to art unit)

Fiction: Descriptive Writing

Non-fiction: Information Texts

Fiction: Fantasy

Non-fiction: Explanation Texts- linked to seasons

Non-fiction: Instructions.

Poetry: Counting Poems

Shakespeare Week

Fiction: Stories in familiar settings.

Non-fiction: Recounts (link to seaside topic)

Non-fiction: diary entries.

Performance poetry.

History

Geography

Seasons (geography): How does the weather affect our lives?

Local Area Study

Toys from the past

Polar regions

Significant person from the past (local) – Josiah Wedgewood

Seaside in the present

Seaside past

Art

D & T

Colours

Design a product which moves.

Design a model and make it stronger

Famous portraits

Design and make a picnic

Seaside artists

Science

Animals including humans

Seasonal Changes - Autumn

Plants

Seasonal Changes - Spring

Everyday Materials

Seasonal Changes - Summer

Computing

Word Processing Skills

Computer Skills

Painting

Programming Toys

Online Safety

Scratch Junior Programming

Using and Applying

Recap

‘Sticky Knowledge & skills’ ALL units

PHSE

Being me in my World

Celebrating Difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Relationships

Changing Me

RSHE

Let the children come to me

God loves you

Special People

Treat others well

… and say sorry

Being safe

Good & bad choices

Physical contact

Harmful substances

Can you help me?

Three in One

Who is my neighbour?

The Communities we live in

PE

Multi-skills

Dance

Multi-skills

Multi-skills

Gymnastics

Swimming

Games

Music

Exploring sounds around  us and using our voices developing into 3 pitch songs

(Harvest Songs)

Exploring timbres of instruments. Keeping the beat. Singing longer songs; rhymes and alliteration (Christmas Production)

Taking turns and sequencing sounds when playing instruments. Adding sound effects to a picture.

Explore pitch and tempo changes to express the meaning of a known nursery rhyme.

Introduction to basic rhythm and relative pitch notation.

Performance practice: posture, memory, vocal control

(Summer Concert)

Year 2

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Old Testament Stories

Parables and Miracles

Special Celebrations

Advent

Christmas

Sharing in the life of Jesus

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Our Church

The Mass

Book

Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Book?

Frog and Toad Together: Dragons and Giants

Vlad and the Great Fire of London

Fantastic Mr Fox

The Flower

Pumpkin Soup

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Meerkat Mail

The Enormous Crocodile

Gorilla

The Hodgeheg

Tuesday

Vlad and Florence Nightingale

Not Now, Bernard

Emily Brown and the thing

English genres

Fiction: Fairytales

Poetry: Narrative poems.

Non-fiction: Debate.

Non-fiction: Newspaper Reports.

Fiction: Adventure stories.

Fiction: Fantasy

Poetry- shape poems.

Non-fiction: Instructions

Fiction: Stories by the same author.

Non-fiction: Recounts

Shakespeare Week

Non-fiction: Non-chronological Reports.

Fiction: Mystery

Fiction: Historical fiction

Non-fiction: Perspective writing

Performance poetry.

History

Geography

Local area in the present

Great fire of London

Non-European Comparison study

Local area in the past

Food from around the world

Significant person from the past (global)

Art

D & T

Environmental art

Andy Goldsworthy

Textiles – joining and attaching

Patterns, printing, IT package

Pottery

Create a dish from around the world

Design, make and evaluate functionality of necessary products

Science

Uses of Everyday Materials

Plants

Materials

Animals including Humans

Living things and their habitats

Animals including Humans

Computing

Presentation skills

Using the internet

Online Safety

Computer Art

Preparing for turtle logo

Programming Turtle Logo and Scratch

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating Difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Relationships

Changing me

PE

Dance

Gymnastics

Multiskills

Health Related Exercise

Swimming

Swimming/Athletics

Music

Singing together, following a conductor, 5-8 pitch songs, rhythm recap.

Changing dynamics and tempo for effect.

Finding the difference between the beat and the rhythm.

Instrumental timbre groups

Basic song structure; verse and chorus

Exploring musical contrasts and ternary form.

Musical story telling; beginning, middle and end. Creating expressive contrasts.

Accurate pitch in songs

(Summer Concert)

Year 3

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Belonging – We Gather as God’s Family

We Listen to God’s word at Mass

Prayer

Advent

Christmas

Reconciliation

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

The Eucharist is a thanksgiving to God

Reconciliation and First Holy Communion Preparations

Book

Stone Age Boy

Hansel and Gretel

Cat Tales

The Iron Man

The Puffin Keeper

Aesop’s Fables

Greek Mythology

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

English genres

(Non-fiction) Recount

(Non-fiction) Biography

(Poetry) Alliteration

(Narrative) Stories from Other cultures

(Non-fiction) Information texts/ Non-chronological reports

(Poetry) Rhyme

(Narrative)

Play scripts

 (Poetry)

Similes

(Narrative) Stories by same author

(Non-fiction) Instructions

(Poetry) Poems with a structure

 (Narrative) Fables, Myths, Legends

(Poetry) Classic poetry

(Narrative) Fantasy

(Non-fiction) Persuasive

History

Geography

Stone age

Volcanoes and Earth quakes

Iron age

The UK

Ancient Greece

Mediterranean  country study

Art

D & T

Stone age wall art

Design a volcano

Design, make evaluate – Mechanical

Iron Age jewellery

UK artist

John Constable

David Hockney (landscape artists)

Pottery (Greek)

Amphora pottery/symmetry/story telling

Food from farm to fork (harvesting, combing, creating, comparing)

Science

Plants

Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants (roots, stem/ trunk, leaves and flowers)

Know the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal

Rocks and soils

Describe how rocks can be grouped based on their appearance and simple physical properties

Describe how rocks and fossils are formed in simple terms

Know that soils are made from rocks and organic matter

Forces and Magnets

Know what is meant by friction and describe how things move on different surfaces

Know how magnets attract/ repel some materials (two poles +/-)

Know that some forces need contact between two objects but magnetic forces can act at a distance

Know whether a material is magnetic or non-magnetic

Light

Know that we need light to see and dark is the absence of light

Know that light is reflected from surfaces

Know the dangers of the sun and how we must protect our eyes

Know that shadows are formed when light from a light source is blocked by a solid object

Know that the size and position of shadows can change according to the position of the light source

Animals including humans

Know that animals including humans need the right types and amounts of nutrition which comes from what they eat

Know that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement

Plants

Know the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant

Know the way in which water is transported within plants

Computing

Online Safety

Using and Applying

Internet Research and communication

Word processing

Drawing and DTP

Presentation skills

Programming Turtle Logo and Scratch

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Relationships

Changing me

PE

Invasion games and dance

Gymnastics

Health related exercise

Athletics

Invasion games

Cricket and rounders

Music

Music reflecting nature

Vivaldi – Four Seasons

Saint Säens – Carnival of the Animals

Families of orchestral instruments

Semiquaver rhythms.

Music in 2- or 3-time.

Notes of the treble stave.

Historical Comparison:

Orchestral Music by Vivaldi and John Williams

Listening skills development through singing games. (Summer Concert)

French

French greetings with

puppets

French adjectives of

colour, size and shape

French playground

games- numbers and age

In a French classroom

French transport

A circle of life in French

Year 4

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation and the Story of Abraham to Joseph

Jesus Teaches Us How to Pray

Jesus the light of the world & beloved son

Advent

Christmas

Old Testament: Moses – King David

Lent: Living as Followers of Jesus

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Sharing in the life of Christ: The church as a community

Special Roles and Responsibilities

Book

Journey to Jo’burg

Voices in the Park (picture book)

Bill’s New Frock

The Secrets of a Sun King

Why the Whales Came

The Firework Maker’s Daughter

Charlotte’s Web

English genres

Fiction: Stories from other cultures.

Non-fiction: Biographies (Nelson Mandela)

Non-fiction: Autobiographies

Poetry: Tanka poems (linked to emotions

Performance poetry.

Fiction: Adventure

Non-fiction: Explanation texts

Non-fiction: Diary writing.

Fiction: Perspective writing.

Shakespeare Week

Fiction: Quest narrative

Non-fiction: Persuasive letters

Non-fiction: Discussion/ debate.

Poetry: Free Verse

History

Geography

Romans

Maps

Where in the world?

Ancient Ancients

- Egypt

Rivers – The River Nile

Shang Dynasty

Mountains

Art

D & T

Mosaic

Creative cooking

Digital art –

Digital images

Photographs

Design/ product

that floats

Ceramist study (artist & clay)

Design , technology and evaluate (electrical)

Science

States of matter

Materials

Sates of matter – the water cycle

Animals including humans – Digestion and teeth

Living things and their habitats

Electricity

Sound

Computing

Online Safety

Word Processing

Scratch: Questions and Quizzes

Animation

Using and applying

Coding

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy me

PE

Invasion games

Gymnastics

Health related exercise

Athletics

Invasion games

Cricket and rounders

Music

Recorders-

Notes B, A & G

Recorders-

Lower notes E, D

Recorders-

Upper notes C, D

Recorders-

Improving fluency and expression;

Festival pieces

Comparison of harmonic sound and structure:

Mozart and Stravinsky

What features make music suitable for dancing?  (Summer Concert)

French

Portraits - describing

in French

Clothes- getting

dressed in French

French numbers,

calendars and

birthdays

French weather and

the water cycle

French food- miam,

miam!

French and the

Eurovision Song Contest

Year 5

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

Creation

Miracles and Sacrament of the sick.

Baptism

Advent

Christmas

Parables and Sayings of Jesus

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Work of the Apostles

Marriage and Holy Orders

Book

Varjak Paw

Street Child

Oranges in No Man’s Land

FaRTHER (picture book).

The Explorer

The Explorer

The Tempest (SMW Transition unit)

Wolf Brother

Beowulf

English genres

Fiction: Mystery/ suspense.

Non-fiction: Persuasive letters.

Fiction: Historical fiction

Non-fiction: Recounts

Poetry: Victorian Poems

Fiction: Perspective Writing- writing as a refugee.

 Non-fiction: Newspaper Reports

Fiction: Adventure

Performance poetry.

Shakespeare Week

Fiction: Playscripts- SMW transition unit.

Non-fiction: Information Texts

Poetry: Rainforest Poems- imagery

Fiction: Fables, myths, legends.

Non-fiction: Instructions.

History

Geography

European City

Local History Study

Mexico

(north/south America)

Mayans

Jungles and Deserts

Anglo Saxons

Art

D & T

European City Artist study

Source, track, combine ingredients (lobby)

Observational Art

Design a product – Pulleys or gears

Design a product using scientific knowledge to design

E resources to create art

Science

Properties and changes of materials

Earth and The Sun

Forces in Action

Life Cycles

Changes and Reproduction

Computing

Online Safety

Radio Station

Controlling Devices: Flowol

Purple Mash Unit: Word Processing

Scratch: Developing Games

Internet Webpage Design

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

PE

Dance

Swimming

Gymnastics

Basketball

Dance

Swimming

Music

Texture in Music-

Melody and accompaniment

Ukuleles- chords

Ukuleles-

Melodies using tablature

Ukuleles – Minor chords

Dramatic Music

19^th Century programmatic music

Song accompaniments  and story telling

Mozart, Schubert and Gershwin

Score reading:

Graphic scores

French

French monster pets

Space exploration – in French

Shopping in France

French speaking world

Verbs in a week

Meet my French family

Year 6

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

RE

The Story of the People of God

Followers of Christ

Belonging to the Church Community

 Prayers in the lives of the followers of Christ

Advent

Christmas

Baptism and Confirmation

Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Celebrating the life of St Mary’s and the saints

Book

Journey to the River Sea

A Christmas Carol

Skellig

The Hobbit

The Iliad (SMW transition unit)

The Arrival

Whistling in the Dark

English genres

Fiction: Adventure

Non-fiction: Recounts

Performance poetry.

Fiction: Historical fiction.

Non-fiction: Biographies

Fiction: Fantasy

Poetry: William Blake’s ‘Tyger’ (links within Skellig)

Fiction: Quest narrative

Non-fiction: Non-chronological reports/ information texts.

Shakespeare Week

Poetry- linked to The Iliad SMW transition project.

Fiction: Stories from other cultures.

Fiction: Historical Fiction

Non-fiction: Newspaper Reports

History

Geography

Vikings

Fair Trade

The British Empire

Climate Change and sustainability

World War II

OS maps – google earth

I’m in year 6 – Can you get me out of here?

Art

D & T

Norse Mythology

Artist Study

Come dine with me (fair trade episode) – create within a budget.

Mood, feeling and emotions in Art

Make product with electrical component – alternative energy.

Design & make replica product -Anderson shelter

Getting from A – B

Science

Living Things and their Habitats

(Classification)

Light

Electricity

Animals Including humans

(Human circulatory system. Diet, exercise and drugs)

Evolution and Inheritance

Computing

Unit 4: Online Safety

Unit 2: Spreadsheets

Unit 1: Scratch: Animated Stories

Unit 3: Kodu Programming

Unit 5: Film Making

PHSE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Relationships

PE

Games

Dance

Fitness Training

Games

Athletics

Swimming

Music

Swing Music (1930s-40s):

3-part singing, instrumentation, swung rhythms, scatting.

Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Louis Prima, Ella Fitzgerald

Early Rock ‘n’ Roll (1950s-60s):

Blues structure, Ukulele 3 chord songs, lyric structure, Bass clef, compose a melodic introduction.

Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bobby Darin, The Beatles (early songs).

Contemporary commercial music

“Happy”  by Pharrell Williams (2013), “Fireflies” by Owl City (2009)

My music legacy at St Marys;

Self assessment, end of year event preparation (Summer Concert)

French

French sport and the

Olympics

French football

Champions

In my French house

Planning a French

Holiday

Visiting a town in

France