Classes
Each class follows a curriculum plan prepared for the year and term ahead.
The Reception classes are focussed on settling the children into life at Cedar Road Primary School.
They make sure that the children feel safe and secure, starting them on their journey to learning.
Like any other mainstream school each year group follows the National Curriculum. We follow several different schemes in order to ensure a broad and balanced curriculum is taught throughout their time with us.
All Year groups
Water bottles
Drinking water throughout the day helps improve concentration levels. Please send your child to school with a water bottle every day.
PE
Pupils wear their PE kit to school on PE days. This must include black shorts or tracksuit bottoms, red Cedar Road t-shirt, plimsolls/ trainers and black tracksuit jumper. Jewellery and earrings are not allowed to be worn during PE lessons, they should be removed before school by parents where the child is unable to takeout by themselves. Long hair should be tied up.
Swimming hats are compulsory for swimming lessons. A one piece swim suit or trunks are permitted. Goggles are optional.
PE days are communicated via the school weekly newsletter and on year group termly newsletters.
Homework
Homework expectations are shared on year group termly newsletters. The newsletter will inform you of how you can support your child's learning at home and the day to return any set homework. Set home work changes slightly based on the year group, however it typically includes reading at least three times per week, maths and english (alternate weekly), timetables and spellings.
Reception
In the Foundation Stage, our children learn in a fun and vibrant environment.
Each term the children have a 'WOW!' moment as they come into the classrooms. These wow moments include a dinosaur land, a winter wonderland, a pumpkin patch and walking on the moon. We cover the seven areas of learning each week through a variety of exciting learning experiences and this is reflected in our planning. You will find the medium-term plan for each topic on the left-hand side of the screen. The staff are passionate about what they do and enjoy watching your children grow.
Our “Share a book” sessions are on a Wednesday and Friday, where you simply share a book with your child. We encourage parents to read with their child at home as often as possible. This could be you reading a story to them and asking them questions about the story and the characters or when they are ready then can read to you. We ask that you fill in the Reading Record when you share a book with your child to help us decide on their next steps.
Don't forget to log into Tapestry and see what your child has been learning! You are welcome to add to your child’s Tapestry journal as we really value your interaction and comments.
Year 1
As your child progresses from the Foundation Stage to Year 1, we encourage them to increase in independence, gain confidence and develop their concentration skills.
We continue following the Read, Write Inc programme for phonics as the children do in Reception and further their maths skills with practical problem solving.
Reading Expectations
Your child will bring home two Read Write Inc (RWinc) books. One will be a book that they have read recently and completed reading and writing activities about, enabling them to be successful when reading to you at home. The other book will be what they are reading in their phonics group. Please comment, sign and initial your child’s reading record each time you read with them.
Please do speak to a member of the team at the end of the day to discuss any queries you may have with us. Please be aware that for your child’s safety, the Year 1 doors are locked at 9am.
In Year 1 we want to develop excited and enthusiastic learners with a positive attitude towards school and learning. We look forward to the year ahead!
Year 2
When the children first join us in September, we focus on encouraging them to come into the classroom independently and organise themselves for the day ahead and become familiar with our routines.
Year 2 Curriculum
In literacy, we follow the Talk4Writing scheme and learn how to join our writing up. Some children continue to follow the RWInc phonics scheme for sounds and spellings, whilst the others move onto the Language and Literacy spelling programme.
We work hard on nurturing a love of books in Year 2, and we continue to work on the children’s decoding skills as well as developing their comprehension, so that they can comment and discuss what they are reading. We have a class story book and do both guided reading groups and 1 to 1 reading with the children each week.
In Maths we explore a wide variety of topics, including number, place value, all four operations, 2X, 5X, 10X and 3X tables, money, measuring time, length and mass, 2 and 3D shape and data handling. We also encourage the children to talk about their maths reasoning and explain their understanding.
Alongside these core subjects, we teach science, humanities, R.E., P.E. art and D.T, I.C.T and music. We really love to sing in Year 2 and follow the Voices Foundation approach to music. We also run a Year 2 choir, which all children are welcome to join!
No matter what we are teaching, our main aim is to provide a positive learning environment in which the children are happy to learn, explore and apply their newly acquired skills. As teachers, we work hard to make our lessons fun and engaging, where every child has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
Year 3
Year 3 expectations
As your child enters the ‘junior’ phase of their education, we expect them to be increasingly independent. Please encourage this by making them responsible for own their belongings.
Reading
Please sign and initial your child’s reading record each time you read at home with your child. If you wish to write a comment as well, that would be most welcome. Please make sure that your child has their reading books, reading record and book review in school every day.
Year 3 curriculum
The National Curriculum states what is to be taught each year. At the end of each term the teachers will use the Curriculum to assess your child’s learning and the progress they have made.
Please speak to us at the end of the day to discuss any queries you may have or if there is anything else you would like to know. We encourage your support and participation in your child’s learning journey to ensure this year is a happy and successful one for your child.
Year 4
Year 4 expectations
As your child enters the ‘lower key stage 2’ phase of their education, we expect them to be increasingly independent. Please encourage this by making them responsible for own their belongings.
Reading
Please sign and initial your child’s reading record each time you read at home with your child. If you wish to write a comment as well, that would be most welcome. Children can also take responsibility for updating their reading record. Please make sure that your child has their reading book and reading record in school every day. At the front of the reading record you will find a question grid. Please ask your children about what they have read using these questions. This improves their reading comprehension.
Year 4 curriculum
The National Curriculum states what is to be taught each year. At the end of each term the teachers will use the Curriculum to assess your child’s learning and the progress they have made.
Year 5
Year 5 expectations
As your child enters the ‘upper key stage 2’ phase of their education, we expect them to be increasingly independent. Please encourage this by making them responsible for own their belongings.
Reading
Please sign and initial your child’s reading record each time you read at home with your child. If you wish to write a comment as well, that would be most welcome. Please make sure that your child has their reading book and reading record in school every day.
Year 5 curriculum
The National Curriculum states what is to be taught each year. At the end of each term the teachers will use the Curriculum to assess your child’s learning and the progress they have made.
Please come in at the end of the day to discuss any queries you may have or if there is anything else you would like to know. We are looking forward to building up a good working relationship to make the coming year a happy and successful one for your child.
Year 6
We welcome all our parents and pupils to the last year of their primary education before embarking on their journey through secondary school.
The year 6 team want nothing more than this to be an exciting and fulfilling year for everyone and we look forward to sharing it with you.
It is not all about SATS, although there is some information below which will be expanded on nearer the time. There is the residential at Whitemoore Lakes to come, many sporting opportunities and more, ensuring a broad and balanced curriculum. Expectations are high and children are expected to be independent and able to manage themselves and their belongings, as well as completing all homework.
Homework
Homework is reading three times a week and answering a question in the reading logs, times tables (which need to be learnt at speed and at random, alongside the related division facts), spellings, as well as tasks that may be set to support learning in the classroom. Note that spellings are tested in the SATS tests and should be applied correctly in writing tasks. There is an expectation that pupils will take pride in their work and it should be completed to the best of their ability using cursive handwriting.
Reading
Reading is not just about being able to de-code the words on the page, but is also about understanding. Please question your child about what they read: prompt questions are provided for the children. They need to record answers to these questions in their logs. Pupils should be reading challenging texts and reading records and books need to be in school daily.
Curriculum
The National Curriculum states what is to be taught. Teachers will assess learning and progress made to date at regular intervals throughout the year. You can be assured that if there are any concerns about your child’s learning, that we will contact you to make an appointment so that this can be addressed expeditiously.
