Curriculum
At Millbrook we are committed to teaching a broad and balanced curriculum that challenges all of our pupils and enriches their life experience. As of September 2014 in line with Government initiative Millbrook is delivering the New Curriculum. To facilitate this we use modules from the International Primary Curriculum and this year will be using the following modules:
| Term 1 | The Great, the Brave and the Bold |
| Term 2 | Vikings and Saxons |
| Term 3 | Building a Village |
| Term 4 | What Price Progress |
| Term 5 | Fairgrounds |
| Term 6 | The Holiday Show |
The Great, the Brave and the Bold
Maths
Year 5
- Fractions, decimals, percentages
- Multiplication and division
- Area and perimeter
- Multi step addition and subtraction problems
- Converting between metric and imperial units
- My Maths – online homework
Year 6
- Fractions, decimals, percentages
- Scales, divisibility
- Daily maths quiz
- My Maths – online homework
Literacy
Writing Opportunities
- Diary writing – The Martian 2015 film
- Plan a story, Escape from Mars
- Newspaper reports
- Producing fact sheets
Grammar
- Prepositional phrase
- Expanded noun phrases
- Changes in the use of formal speech
- Parenthsis
Spelling
Word lists to learn at home
Reading
- Class book to read aloud
Guided reading – Increase familiarity with a range of books
Humanities
History
- Space travel in the future
- Ancient civilisations beliefs
- Galileo
Geography
RE
- Hinduism
French
Scheme :Jolie Ronde
Science
- Solar system
- Day and night
PE
- Basketball
- Netball
ICT
Scheme – Rising Stars Switched onto Computing
- Data logging
- Developing a mobile app
Creative Arts
- Year 5 – Drumming
- Year 6 – Charanga music scheme
- Design, make and evaluate a Mars Rover
PSHE
- Relationships
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Recent updates from Falcon class
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Just Joshing!
On Tuesday 4th April Years 2 to 6 watched a fantastic anti-bullying production called ‘Just Joshing’ by Firehorse productions. The children were enthralled and learned a lot to consolidate their understanding of bullying and how to stop it. Thank you to all the parents who have completed our on-line anti-bullying questionnaire. If you want to read our anti-bullying policy, please see the policies section on our website. At Millbrook we are dedicated to ‘blowing the whistle’ on bullying and banning it…
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April 5, 2017
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Sainsbury’s Active Kids Voucher collection
Millbrook are again collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers this year which are available to collect from all Sainsbury’s stores, petrol stations and when ordering online from Wednesday 25th January. Last year we collected 6529 vouchers which enabled us to purchase some items for the outside area in KS1, this included a giant crossword connect, a camouflage wigwam and a sandbox. The more vouchers collected, the more equipment your children can benefit from in their P.E. lessons, playtime and at after school clubs, so let’s…
Read more »- January 25, 2017
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Anti-bullying Week
The children have been busy making anti-bullying displays to put up in their classrooms to remind them of the ‘Power for Good’. The displays will help the children to understand the difference between bullying and being unkind/mean. They will also help the children to identify different types of bullying and what to do if they see bullying happening at Millbrook.
- November 25, 2016
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Anti-bullying Week 14th – 18th November 2016
This week is anti-bullying week. The teachers kick started the week by dressing up as ‘power for good’ superheroes. Over the course of the week the children will be taking part in lots different activities to refresh their knowledge of what bullying is and how to report it. They will also be making anti-bullying posters and the winning design from each year will be made into a poster to be displayed around school. At Millbrook we have a zero tolerance…
Read more »- November 16, 2016
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Children in Need
At the end of last term we had a special visitor in school, Pudsey Bear came and met all the children to encourage everyone to take part in Children in Need fundraising this year and it certainly worked as we raised the fantastic total of £541. £306 from donations for wearing our “spotty” clothes and £235 from the sale of the amazing cakes that you all made. Congratulations to the winners of the cake competition who were; Foundation stage –…
Read more »- November 3, 2016
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School Council News
Swindon Lions recognise the School Council…
Read more »- July 20, 2016
