Khalsa Primary whole school Topic Overview 2022-2023
At Khalsa Primary School our aim is to develop a well-rounded member of the future wider society.
We do this through a memorable and modern curriculum.
This gives our children a variety of aspirations to achieve their ever increasing potential with Sikhi in their heart.
Key
Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) – Science Topic – Geographic topic – History topic – Writing Purpose
| Year Group | Recommended Reading | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | Overview |
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| Nursery | All about me in our world | Come and join the celebration | Once upon a time | Marvellous Monsters | How does your garden grow | Food glorious food | ||
| Reception | People who help us | Come and join the celebration | Once upon a time | Marvellous Monsters | What a wonderful world | Food glorious food | ||
| Year 1 | Unity in the Community Using our senses To inform |
Zero to Hero Everyday materials: Part 1 To entertain |
Khalsa to Kenya Looking at Animals To entertain |
Turrets and Tiaras Everyday materials: Part 2 To inform |
Seeds, Soil and Sunshine Plant detectives Sensing Seasons To inform/ entertain |
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| Year 2 | Unity in the Community Take care To inform |
Cool constructors Materials To entertain |
Little people big dreams! Materials To inform |
Fe! Fi! Fo! Fum! The Apprentice Gardener To entertain |
Our World What’s in your habitat? To inform |
Fire! Fire! Growing Up To inform |
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| Year 3 | Unity in the Community Nutrition To entertain |
Stone Age Rocks and Soils To entertain |
How does your garden grow? Plants To inform |
The American Dream Forces & magnets To persuade |
Walk like an Egyptian Animals including Humans To persuade |
Mexico Lights To inform |
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| Year 4 | Our wonderful world Human impact To entertain |
Rainforests Who am I? To entertain |
Bronze Age to Iron Age In a state! To inform |
Ancient Greece Where does all the food go? To entertain |
Location, Location, Location Transition work Switched on and good vibrations To persuade |
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| Year 5 | Home away from home The Earth and beyond To entertain |
Investigating Rivers Reproduction in Plants To entertain |
Romans Materials To inform |
Vikings/Normans Marvellous mixtures feel the force To discuss |
Global Warning Circle of Life To persuade |
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| Year 6 | Our Global Home Body pump To entertain |
Our changing world Body Health To persuade |
Medieval Monarchs Everything Changes To entertain |
In your Element Danger! Low Voltage Electricity To inform and entertain |
World War II Light up your world To entertain |
Transition work The nature library |
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Specialist Subject Overviews
Literacy and Numeracy National Curricular
Download the Grammar Appendix
We teach systematic, synthetic phonics using the Ruth Miskin ‘Read, Write, Inc’ programme
We use Oxford Reading Tree and Collins Big Cat Reading Schemes
We also use the Oxford Syllabus for RE and our own Sikh Studies Syllabus