WILSHERE-DACRE JUNIOR ACADEMY CURRICULUM
At Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy our afternoon topic teaching is based on the Cornerstones Curriculum where learning is delivered through ‘investigative topics'. These topics are personalised to the children in our school. We think it is important that children get the opportunity to explore learning in many different ways and our curriculum ensures we are giving children significant opportunity to develop their key skills in writing and maths across a range of subjects. Each topic investigation lasts for a half term. .
Each topic investigation covers a number of National Curriculum subjects with specific objectives for learning. As far as possible, writing work will be integrated so that the children are able to see the purpose for their writing.
In order to keep parents and carers fully informed of the school curriculum, we send out details of each topic investigation at the beginning of each half term. This information will give general information about the subject area, a brief overview of what sort of things the children will be involved in and a summary of the key learning areas. These can also be found on the Class pages.
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WILSHERE- DACRE JUNIOR ACADEMY CURRICULUM 2019-20
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YEAR GROUP |
AUTUMN 1 (8 weeks)
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AUTUMN 2 (7 Weeks)
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SPRING 1 (6 Weeks) |
SPRING 2 (6 Weeks) |
SUMMER 1 (5 Weeks) |
SUMMER 2 (7 Weeks)
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WHOLE SCHOOL EVENTS
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Science Week 21st-25th Oct
Parent Consultations: Y6 – 23rd/25th Sept Y3-5 – 21st/23rd Oct
Black History
Harvest Festival – Assembly Rev Jane 2nd Oct
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Anti-Bullying week – 11th-15th Nov
Christmas Production – 18th Dec (TBC)
Good deeds - 16th-20th Dec |
NSPCC World Number Day - 3rd Feb
Parent Consultations – 6th/8th April
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World Book Day – 5th March
Sport Relief – March – 13th March
Parent Consultations – 6th/8th April
Easter – 6th-17th April |
Take 1 Book Week |
Open Evening – 6th July (TBC)
Sports Day - 17th July (TBC)
Induction day – 9th July (TBC)
Yr 6 production – 15th July (TBC)
Yr 6 Leavers trip - TBC
Awards Ceremony
Euro 2020 – 12th June – 12th July
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11 BEFORE 11
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‘Make something Amazing’ - Yr 3 (Lit Film Festival)
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‘Good Deed Week’ (ALL)
Flash mob Yr 6 |
‘Seeds to supper’- Yr 5 and 3 |
‘Sleeping under the stars’ - Year 5
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‘Shake it up Shakespeare’- Yr 5 – 25th Mar
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‘Hiking Heroes’ Yr 4 (including Local History)
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SCHOOL TRIPS |
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Viking Workshop Yr 4
PGL – Yr 6 |
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Stevenage Science Yr 5 |
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Leavers trip – Yr 6 |
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PERFORMANCE
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Christmas production Yr ¾
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Shakespeare Yr 5 |
End of year 6 |
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ARTSMARK
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Gallery trip Yr 4 |
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YEAR 3
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Gods and Mortals |
Mighty Metals |
Urban Pioneers |
Tribal Tales |
Predator |
Tremors |
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YEAR 4
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Potions |
Traders and Raiders |
Playlist |
Blue Abyss |
Burps Bottom and Bile |
Warrior |
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YEAR 5
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Alchemy Island |
Pharaohs |
Allotments |
Star gazers |
Shakespeare |
Scream Machine |
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YEAR 6
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Blood heart |
A child’s War |
Frozen Planet |
ID |
Darwin’s Delight
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LOVE TO INVESTIGATE |
Icarus - Yr 3
How do smells go up your nose? - Yr 4
What’s in blood? Yr 6
Clean dirty water Yr 5 |
Why do magnets attract and repel? Yr 3
How did Vikings dye their clothes? Yr 4
Why do we slow down as we age? Yr 5
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How many potatoes can you grow? Yr 5
Can we slow cooling down? Yr 6
Can we block sound and how far can sound travel ? Yr4
How can we change a sound? Yr 4 |
Why do planets have craters? Yr 5
How does inheritance work? Yr 6
Where does water go? Yr 4 |
What is spit for? Yr 4
Why do birds have different beaks? Yr 6
Do plants have legs? Yr 3 |
Why are zip wires so fast? Year 5
What is sand? Yr 3
What is soil? Yr 3 |