West Hill Primary School

Our Curriculum

 A Unique Child + Positive Relationships + Enabling Environments = Learning and Development.

Our Aims ‘To provide a happy, friendly environment and to offer a varied curriculum covering the seven areas of learning’. Children will have access to a wide range of resources and be cared for within a community of dedicated Professionals working alongside you - parents as partners.

 

Please click on the link below for further details on the Caterpillars & Bumblebees curriculum:

Curriculum Overview for Parents - Sunflowers & Sunshine

 

 Caterpillars & Bumblebees:

Term

Autumn

Spring

Summer

 

Driver project

Me and

My Community

Once

Upon a Time

Starry Night

Dangerous Dinosaurs

Sunshine and Sunflowers

Big Wide World

Mini project

Exploring

Autumn

 

 

Sparkle and Shine

Winter

Wonderland

Puddles and

Rainbows

Shadows and

Reflections

Splash

 Ants Curriculum Overview:

Autumn 1

All About me/Community helpers- Family photos, self portraits and celebrating our uniqueness.

 

Autumn - Exploring Autumn season and the changes to the environment including Autumnal animals

Autumn 2

Animals- Jungle, Safari & Farm. Including habitats and Dens.

Christmas/Winter – Snow, ice and seasonal animals such as polar bears and penguins.

Spring 1

Under the sea- Aquarian animals and floating and sinking.

Healthy Living - Explore fruit and vegetables, exercise and ways to look after ourselves.

Spring 2

Transports- Holiday, mode of transports, how they get to school. Sharing holiday photos.

Easter/Spring - The meaning of Easter, Seasonal spring activities including animals

Summer 1

Dinosaur- Where they lived, what they ate and their habitat.

Space  - The moon, stars, sun  Earth and other planets

Summer 2 

Traditional Tales- Dressing up, books and puppets.

Summer  - Season changes, seasonal animals

                                      

         The Mini projects enhance and support children’s next steps. These can be accessed to enhance children’s learning experiences and support individual interests.