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.
In Key Stage one we plan our topics around the interests of the children. The children help us by thinking of visits they’d like to go on, questions they’d like answered and challenges they want to complete. The teachers build on the children’s ideas to plan a creative, motivating and child centred curriculum that provides challenge for all.
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.
Wish you were here… in the desert!
Maths
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Fractions
Literacy
Reading and Writing Opportunities
- Non fiction writing – Deserts
Grammar
- Punctuation
- Adjectives
- Connectives
Humanities
History
Geography
- Countries and capitals of the United Kingdom
- Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the UK
RE
Discovery Scheme
- Christianity – How should we care for others in the world and why does it matter?
Science
- Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowers
- Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants
PE
- Athletics
- Country dancing
ICT
Scheme: Purple Mash
- Algorithms
Creative Arts
- Looking at and creating desert landscapes and animals
- Learning songs for The Royal Wedding event
PSHE
- Jigsaw scheme – Relationships
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Recent updates from Seahorse class
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Born in a Barn
KS1 and Foundation stage worked incredibly hard to put on three fantastic performances of Out of the Ark’s production, ‘Born in a Barn’. A special well done to all the Year 2s for learning their parts and projecting their voices so well. All the children across the 4 year groups performed so well and the singing was beautiful. A big thank you to all the parents and carers who came to watch.
December 19, 2017
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Christmas in KS1
KS1 are preparing for their Christmas nativity, ‘Born in a Barn’. The Year 2 children have learned their lines brilliantly and everyone has been practising the songs! They are counting down the days until Christmas with this Christmas stories advent calendar. Each day during December there is a new book to open and read. We’ve read poems, Christmas stories and stories about winter. We can’t wait to find out what will be next!
- December 7, 2017
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KS1 Library Visit
KS1 had a wonderful trip to the West Swindon Library before half term. They enjoyed listening to fables and choosing books to take back to their classrooms.
- December 5, 2017
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Once Upon a Time in Year 1
In Year 1 we have been learning through challenge. We have to complete 8 challenges a week independently in different areas of the curriculum and our topic this term is ‘Once Upon A Time’ so we have been listening to lots of different fables.’
- September 28, 2017
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Vet visit to The Ark, Year 1 & 2
On Tuesday 4th April The Ark, Year 1 and Year 2 were visited by Thameswood Vets. Lovely Luna the dog joined them. The children learned how to care for a dog. They were shown how to brush a dog’s teeth, signs to look for if a dog seems unwell and how to make sure germs are not spread from pets to owners. It was a fantastic morning and the children learned a lot.
- 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
