Curriculum
At Millbrook, using the National Curriculum. we are committed to teaching a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum that challenges all of our pupils and enriches their lives.
Our reading scheme is the Oxford Reading Tree from Oxford University Press, supplemented with the “Floppy’s Phonics” scheme. We use the ” Letters and Sounds” programme to teach phonics.
| Term 1 | Once Upon a Time |
| Term 2 | Let’s Celebrate |
| Term 3 | Historical Superheroes |
| Term 4 | Dungeons and Dragons |
| Term 5 | Wish you were here… in the ocean |
| Term 6 | Down on the Farm |
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Recent updates from Dolphin class
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Children in Need 2018
This year for Children in Need we are having a Toy Bring and Buy sale on Friday 16th November from 3.15pm – 4pm. The School Council are organising the event and will be helping on the day. We would like donations of high quality toys and books and all items will be sold for £1. Please donate any toys or books in good condition and bring into school from Wednesday 14th. Please note – we won’t we dressing up on…
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November 6, 2018
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KS1 Library visit
Year 1 and 2 had a great time at West Swindon Library on Monday 8th October. The children enjoyed finding fiction and non-fiction books and choosing some to take back to school. Each day the children have a vote to decide which book should be read at the end of the day. What book will be the most popular today? They walked to the library and were able to add some points to our Beat the Street total as they…
Read more »- October 12, 2018
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House Cross Country – September 2018
Congratulations to Air house – winners of the 2018 house cross country competition…
Read more »- October 1, 2018
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Millbrook celebrates the Royal Wedding
We had an amazing afternoon in the beautiful weather on Friday 18th May. The event started with a family picnic on the field, with the packed lunches served in Union Jack boxes. The children then entertained the audience by taking part in various events such as the Kings and Queens Parade, maypole dancing, country dancing, singing nursery rhymes and wedding songs, a wedding hat parade, morris dancing, by our very own Millbrook Maurice Men!, and a rousing finale of traditional…
Read more »- May 24, 2018
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Year 2 – The Fire of London and Bread making!
Year 2 launched their fire of London topic with a visit from Warburton’s. They learnt about the production of bread products, the importance of a balanced diet and then they went on to make their own bread. They were given special hats to wear and learnt about using baker’s hands to ensure everything stayed clean. They had to shape their bread into designs from their topic too – these ranged from houses to flames. Luckily our bakers were very careful…
Read more »- January 15, 2018
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KS1 – The Fire of London
KS1 enjoyed making Tudor houses to start their topic on the Great Fire of London. They learned how the houses were packed closely together and what materials they were made of. At the end of term they re-enacted the Great Fire of London . On Tuesday 6th February Mr Wilson set fire to the bakery and everyone watched as the Tudor model houses went up in smoke! It was fascinating to see how quickly the flames spread through the narrow…
Read more »- January 12, 2018
