Curriculum & Help with Homework
News from Mrs WM
Hello Everyone!
It's another beautiful day and it is going to be warmer over the next few days, too. I hope you are all able to get outside for a little while each day, and are remembering to keep safe while you are out. I've popped some news into this PowerPoint for you to see. We all miss you and are thinking of you.
Take care - and remember to do at least one helpful thing at home every day!
Mrs WM 
Hello Everyone
Here are some colouring sheets from a talented designer called Emma J Shipley. The children may recognise her style because I have a few of her scarves. They were too large to send to you via email and they are quite intricate - so if the children don't like them, perhaps you might like to grab a pack of pencils!
Enjoy!
Rosie Washford Mower
Additional curriculum guidance may be requested from the class teacher or subject leader.
If your child needs to send in their homework electronically, please email it to homework@nashmills.herts.sch.uk
National Curriculum Spelling Lists
Yearly Plan
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Science |
RE |
History |
Geography |
Computing
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FRENCH |
Art/ DT |
Music |
PE |
PSHE |
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Class 6 |
Light
Evolution and Inheritance + Charles Darwin, Alfred Wallace, Mary Anning
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Pilgrimage
Natural world
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World War II (local history) |
Frozen Kingdom
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Sound – digital music |
Family
La France
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DT – seasonal cooking Art – Linked to Frozen Kingdom and Northern Lights |
World War 2 Songs
Music inspired by the Northern Lights
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Netball Gymnastics – jumping and vaulting Touch rugby Dance – March of the Penguins? |
New Beginnings
Getting on and Falling Out
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Earth and space Electricity
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Symbolism
Ethics and moral issues |
Leisure and Entertainment |
Local Study – Apsley High Street |
Spreadsheets
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Actions
Weekend with friends |
DT – Marble structures? Art – a sense of place
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Journey Into Space –Exploring Sound Sources Gustav Holst
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Sportshall Athletics Hockey Silent movies dance
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Going for Goals
Good to be me |
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Classification Revision |
Traditions Beliefs about God |
Mayan Civilization |
Amazing Americas |
Staying connected – wikis and blogging? |
The future
Jobs |
DT – moving vehicles
Art – Sculpture – Mayan clay masks
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End of KS performance
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Athletics Fielding and striking games Rhythmic gymnastics
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Relationships
Changes – Moving on Enterprise Topic? |
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Science |
RE |
History |
Geography |
Computing
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FRENCH |
Art/ DT |
Music |
PE |
PSHE |
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Class 5 |
Forces
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Places of Worship Community |
Tudors |
Marvellous Maps (local study) |
Data matters
“Big Data” -store and search methods, digital footprints, safety and security, design and search databases |
Greetings Numbers My Family |
Tudor Portraits
Cam Mechanisms
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Cyclic patterns –African Rhythms
Who Knows? - Exploring Musical processes |
Rugby ( Saracens) African Dance Fitness Circuits |
New Beginnings
Getting on and Falling Out |
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Properties of and changes in materials
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Founders and Prophets Sacred texts: |
Victorians |
Our changing world
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Robotics and Systems
Automation, programming language, programming devices, controlling inputs and outputs |
Seasons Eating out
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Global Food
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Roundabout – Exploring Rounds
Musicals – Oliver
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Cross – Country
Gymnastics – bridges
Sports Hall Athletics
Tag - rugby
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Going for Goals
Good to be me |
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Living things Life Cycles / reproduction
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Festivals Rites of Passage |
Ancient Greece - a study of Greek life and achievements and their influences on the western world. |
Fair Trade –case studies of banana, coffee and sugar production
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Animation |
School trips Holidays
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William Morris
Electical systems |
Songwriter - Exploring Lyrics and Melody
Stars Hide Your Fires – Performing Together
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Athletics Fielding and Striking Games |
Relationships
Changes – Moving on
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Science |
RE |
History |
Geography |
Computing
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FRENCH |
Art/ DT |
Music |
PE |
PSHE |
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Class 4 |
States of matter Water Cycle Charles MacIntosh - waterproofing |
Pilgrimage Beliefs
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Anglo Saxons
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Raging Rivers
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Accuracy counts (internet, spreadsheets) |
Months/Seasons Family |
River Art (painting) Seurat Pointillism DT – Popup books |
Play and perform – Recorders Notation
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Swimming/Tag Rugby |
New Beginnings
Getting on and falling out
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Sound Electricity
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Symbolism Ethics and Moral Issues
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Egyptians British Museum visit
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All around the world |
Developing Communication (email, blogs, sound recording & editing) |
Ourselves What we look like
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Egyptian Sculpture (papier mache) DT – light up models
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Music composition History of music |
Swimming ½ term Mini Tennis and Hockey Gymnastics – Shapes and sequences
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Goals, achievements and consequences |
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Living things and their habitats (Habitats and classification) Animals and human(Teeth, Digestive system)
Carl Linnaeus – taxonomist* |
Traditions Natural World |
Vikings |
Land Use |
Programming and games (simulations & programming) |
Where we live House/furniture
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Aboriginal Art DT – edible garden |
Music appreciation Aural memory |
Athletics Rounders/Cricket Dance - Country Dancing (Val Sabin) |
Changes |
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Science |
RE |
History |
Geography |
Computing
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FRENCH |
Art/ DT |
Music |
PE |
PSHE |
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Class 3 |
Rocks
Growing plants
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Places of Worship Sacred Texts
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The Stone Age |
The Rainforest |
Digital images and animation |
Greetings
Numbers |
Stone Age Art
DT: Bread |
Music Express |
Tri-Golf Swimming
Dance |
New beginnings Rules Problem solving |
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Animals including humans (skeleton, muscles & nutrition)
Scientists and inventor
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Festivals Founders & Prophets |
The Romans |
Extreme Earth |
Authoring |
Age
Birthdays |
Roman Art
Roman Mosaics
DT: Moving monsters |
Music Express |
Swimming (1/2 a term) Ball games- Mini tennis
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Goals, achievements and consequences |
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Forces and Magnets
Light |
Community Rites of Passage |
Local study- Canals |
Local study- Canals |
Keeping informed |
Colours
Pets |
Canal Art
DT: Juggling balls |
Music Express |
Athletics Introduction to cricket Gymnastics |
Relationships and changes |
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Science |
RE |
History |
Geography |
Computing
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FRENCH |
Art/ DT |
Music |
PE |
PSHE |
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Class 2 |
Uses of Materials
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Special Occasions
Christmas |
Great Fire of London (Samuel Pepys) War and Remembrance
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Talking & Sharing (Communication & simulations) |
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Abstract art Puppets |
Exploring Duration Exploring pulse & rhythm Singing & Performing- Xmas |
Games - Catching and throwing; Mini tennis Dance |
New beginnings Getting on and falling out |
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Animals including humans (offspring and needs, exercise) Plants
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Our World
Easter |
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World around us Japan |
Getting Creative (Creating digital texts) |
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Collage and painting DT – dips and dippers |
Exploring tempo & dynamics Exploring sounds |
Games Gymnastics Dance
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Going for goals Good to be me |
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Living things and habitats Plants |
Belonging
Special Stories |
Seaside holidays in the past |
Seaside |
Visual Information (Branching databases) |
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Mother nature Winding mechanisms |
Exploring pitch Exploring instruments & symbols |
Athletics Games Gymnastics
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Relationships Changes |
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Science |
RE |
History |
Geography |
Computing
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FRENCH |
Art/ DT |
Music |
PE |
PSHE |
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Class 1 |
Seasons Animals and Humans (naming and grouping) |
All About Me
Christmas |
David Attenborough
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Extreme Weather |
Let’s Create |
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Self Portraits
Mechanisms – moving pictures |
Gymnastics – Travelling – body awareness Flight – Bouncing, jumping, landing Games – Mini tennis Dance – Snowmen and Penguins (Top Dance) |
New Beginnings Communities |
New beginnings Getting on and falling out |
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Seasons Everyday Materials |
Special Places
Easter |
Houses in the past |
Transport around the World |
Starting Research |
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Buildings (Lowry)
Structures – houses & dens
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Gymnastics - Rocking and Rolling Dance – We’re going on a bear hunt! |
Feelings and Relationships Good to be me |
Going for goals Good to be me |
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Seasons Plants |
Special Things
Special People |
Paper Mill – Locations of historical significant – John Dickinson |
Local Area |
Discovering Programming |
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Van Gogh
Food – sensational salad |
Athletics Games – aiming games Dance – The Circus |
Rules Right and Wrong |
Relationships Changes |
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Reception* |
Autumn Term
Starting school Autumn & Harvest Festival Eco Fireworks Traditional Tales Winter & Christmas |
Spring Term
New Year, Easter & other celebrations Traditional Tales Transport Wizards Mr Men
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Summer Term
Spring & growing (frogs & plants) People who help us (Opticians) Animals including minibeasts Moving up
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Nursery* |
Starting school Diwali Holidays People Who Help us Harvest /The Little Red Hen/The Enormous Turnip Christmas/Nativity Autumn/Owl Babies Bonfire night |
Winter, snow and ice Transport Chinese New Year Dinosaurs Me, Myself, I Easter |
Growing Pirates Safety Week Ideas for after half term include: Under water, Zoo animals, Mini beasts and summer |
You can find out more about the curriculum of this school by referring to class newsletters below
*N.B. The plans for the Foundation Stage classes are subject to change due to meeting the interests and needs of pupils.
Spring 2020 Curriculum Newsletters
Autumn 2019 Curriculum Newsletters
Summer 2019 Curriculum Newsletters
Spring 2019 Curriculum Newsletters
Short Multiplication Flipbooks
These flipbooks demonstrate how the grid method, used in Year 3 and Year 4, supports the understanding of short multiplication in Year 4.
Long Multiplication Flipbooks
These flipbooks show how the grid method for multiplying a 2-digit by a 2 or 3-digit number, supports the understanding of long multiplication in Years 5 and 6.
Short Division Flipbooks
These flipbooks show how we use place value counters and number lines to aid the understanding of short division in Years 4, 5 and 6.
Long Division Flipbooks
These flipbooks show step by step instructions of how Year 6 are taught to do long division. We use a division method called chunking leading up to this formal method. Details of chunking can be found in our calculation policy below.
We use Read, Write Inc as our phonics scheme from Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1.
We use the Oxford Reading Tree to support reading, supplemented with other resources, including books from the All Aboard and Songbirds schemes.