Brookburn Primary School

Staff

Mrs Deer Assistant Head – Lower Key Stage 2

Mr Shurlock Teacher – Class 4MS

Mrs Warrington Teacher – Class 4KW

Dr Elderfield Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistant Lead

Mrs Wainwright Teaching Assistant

Miss Krell Teaching Assistant

Ms Bharucha Teaching Assistant

Curriculum Overview – Spring 1

Our Values

Respect yourself

Respect others

Respect property and your community

Geography- Our World

Land-use and topography of the North-West of England

Features of different settlements,
Compare the human and physical features of the NW with Campania in Italy,
The relationship between plate boundaries and earthquakes to learn about volcanoes.
Mount Vesuvius and tourism in Campania,

The reasons people choose to live in Campania and the NW of England.

English

Weslandia (Paul Fleischman) :

Describing images from the book and retelling the narrative. Persuasive writing techniques to advertise Weslandia.

The Iron Man (Ted Hughes) Further reading fluency and comprehension skills; creating a descriptive piece of writing about our own, fantastical creature.

Maths

Multiply & Divide – Factors; Written Multiplication and Division methods as per our calculation policy shared last half-term.

Length & Perimeter – Measuring in km and m; Perimeter of different polygons.

Science

Electricity

– identify common items that run on electricity,

– how to construct simple circuits and naming basic components,

– investigate circuits to identify whether a lamp will light or not,

– recognise that a switch opens, and closes, a circuit.

Other Curriculum Areas

Art: Use acrylic and thread to make a painted and stitched piece in response to landscape.

Music: ‘Stop!’ an anti-bullying anthem.

Physical Education: Swimming and handball.

Religious Education: Why are festivals important to religious communities? How do people from religious and non-religious communities celebrate key festivals?

Computing – Repetition in shapes.

French – En classe – What I have/don’t have in my pencil case.

Empowering Learning and Personal Development

Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
Sleeping well; Healthy diets; Feeling ill.

Empowering Learning Skills:
We will be focussing on being Team Working. We will be focusing on working well with other in joint activities, taking turns and giving feedback.

UN Convention of the Rights of the Child

In the Summer term 2025, we achieved the UNICEF UK Gold Rights Respecting Schools award. This term the Rights Respecting council will be planning a ‘Gold Day’ to celebrate this. We will be organising lots of fun activities linked to the Rights of the child. The council will write to you in the next few weeks to share more information.

The articles in our school charter are: –

Article 2- The convention applies to every child without discrimination, whatever their ethnicity, gender, religion, language, abilities or any other status, whatever they think or say, whatever their family background.

Article 12- Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously.

Article 28- Every child has the right to an education.

Article 31- Every child has the right to relax and play.

Important Dates

5^th January: Start of term

22^nd January: Inclusion coffee morning (9am in the training room- all are welcome)

WC 9^th February: Place2be mental health week

10^th February: Safer Internet day

Half-term: Monday 16^th– Friday 20^th February

23^rd February: Spring 2 starts

4^th March: SEND review progress evenings

5^th March: World Book Day

8^th March: International Women’s Day

12^th March: Inclusion coffee morning

WC 16^th March: Progress evenings

27^th March – Year 4 trip to Chester

31^st March: 4KW class assembly

1^st April: 4MS class assembly

Year 4