Lodge Primary School

Curriculum

At Lodge, we encourage our pupils to share and value others because of their uniqueness, whilst celebrating and appreciating difference in our school community. Our children are encouraged to be active, responsible team players who care about each other and all members of our society.

Through our curriculum, all of our children are encouraged to be enthusiastic and curious, take ownership of their learning and be fully engaged children with a lifelong love of learning. Our aim is to provide our pupils with a rich, broad and balanced curriculum which equips them with the skills, knowledge and understanding to be successful in life. Children at Lodge are encouraged to have high aspirations and pursue their dreams. We seek to inspire pupils by linking their learning with the world of work and higher education. 

We use a range of local and national resources and schemes to help us underpin a curriculum which is designed for all, despite different starting points. We recognise the importance of core curriculum skills throughout our foundation curriculum and where possible we teach lessons in a cross-curricular way. Throughout our curriculum, we make best use of assessment information to enable our pupils to reach goals and beyond through challenge from adults, their peers and themselves. 

Our curriculum features many enrichment experiences and children are provided with lessons where they get to express their ideas and learning through arts. We aim also to take your child out of the classroom to enhance their learning experience whenever possible. We do this by organising trips and enrichment opportunities. 

Whole School Curriculum Overview

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Learning this term 

 

 Nursery 

Our Topic for Summer 2 in Nursery is ‘Our Wonderful World’. We will be learning all about Our Wonderful World – the places people live and the different types of homes they live in. We will be looking at nature around us and finding out about how plants grow. We will also take a look under the sea and find out about what we might see.

 Reception 

The Natural World: In Reception this half term, we are learning about our beautiful world, particularly about growth and change in nature. To bring our learning to life we have real life caterpillars to help us learn about the butterfly life-cycle, a visit from the animal man to help us learn about exotic creatures and their habitats and we are planting sunflower seeds to observe growth over time. Reception will also learn about other countries and compare and contrast them to where we live. Finally, we will investigate how we can improve our local area by recycling more and considering the use of plants and flowers to improve the health of the environment. 

 

Year 1

Our chosen topic this term is ‘Into the Woods’. Our launch day will introduce us to traditional story characters set in the woods. After this, we will be doing some creative activities including making bags and taking part in some drama. This half term, we will be jetting off on an exciting trip to the woods.

Year 2

Our topic is Down in the Jungle! We will be learning about where the rainforests are in the world and the different layers in the rainforest. We are also going to find out about a famous person who has explored the rainforest. Our workshop at Dudley Zoo will provide us with the opportunity to think about what it would be like if there were no rainforests in the world.

Year 3

In year three we will be studying the Stone Age to the Iron Age and how people survived during that time. We will also study how this era has impacted how we live today. This term we will be going to Edgmond Hall to learn about how people lived during this time. We will even get to make our own fire and build a shelter!

 

 

 

Year 4

This term in year 4 we will be covering the gruesome, Terrible Tudors. Our local study will be at The Oak House, where will we study the lives of the people who lived there. We will also learn about the life of Tudor aristocrats as well as the hardships for children during the Tudor period. The children will discover all about Britain’s most famous Monarch, King Henry VIII, and why he had six wives.

Year 5

This term we are studying the Victorious Victorians. We will be learning about the horrific conditions that children suffered in the factories and mines. The children will discover what punishments they may have received in a Victorian classroom, which fortunately the teachers can't use today! We will visit the Black Country Museum, where the children will experience a real life working Victorian village.

Year 6

Year 6 are immersing themselves into the lives of the Edo people, who over time turned a rainforest into a Benin Kingdom. We will be learning about the Edo people’s inventions, beliefs and lifestyles. Then we will explore what happened to the Edo people and their kingdom when the Europeans invaded their territory.

 

Autumn Curriculum Newsletter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subjects

Curriculum-Gallery (ID 1000)

  • Art

    Art

    At Lodge Primary School, we are committed to providing an ‘arts rich curriculum’ for our pupils. Art and design is a key area of our curriculum and plays an important role in providing a creative outlet where children can express themselves and think freely.

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  • Computing

    Computing

    The intent of our Computing curriculum is to deliver a curriculum which is accessible to all and that will maximise the outcomes for every child so that are digitally literate using information and technology, allowing them to be active participants for future work within the digital world.

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  • Design and Technology

    Design and Technology

    At Lodge Primary, we are committed to providing a curriculum that stimulates curiosity, imagination and creativity.

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  • English

    English

    At Lodge Primary School, English and the teaching of English is the foundation of our curriculum. Teachers make sure the content is relevant and stimulating by delivering through themes and topics. Our main aim is to ensure every single child becomes primary literate and progresses in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. 

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  • French

    French

    The intent of our French curriculum is to deliver a curriculum which is accessible to all and one that will maximize the outcomes for every child so that they are exposed to a new language and different cultures.

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  • Geography

    Geography

    At Lodge Primary school, our Geography teaching aims to help children to make sense of the world around them by finding out about the physical and natural world.

    We aim to encourage children to use their curiosity to explore places, people and the environment.

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  • History

    History

    The intent of our History curriculum is to deliver a curriculum which is accessible to all and that will maximise the outcomes for every child so that they know more, remember more and understand more.

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  • Mathematics

    Mathematics

    The intent of our maths curriculum is to develop a deep understanding, confidence and competence in maths which is accessible to all.

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  • Music

    Music

    Our intent at Lodge Primary school is to provide a high-quality music education that is inclusive, engaging, and inspires a lifelong love and appreciation for music in all our pupils.

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  • Physical Education

    Physical Education

    We help motivate children to participate in a variety of sports through quality teaching that is engaging and fun.

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  • PSHE

    PSHE

    At Lodge Primary school, our bespoke Lodge PSHE Life Skills curriculum has been designed specifically with our pupils in mind. Our broad curriculum helps our children to become healthy, independent and responsible citizens of a diverse society and helps prepare our pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences for now and later life.

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  • Religious Education

    Religious Education

    At Lodge Primary School, we aim to develop children’s skills of enquiry, reasoned argument and reflection. We are a multi-faith school and offer a rich and varied curriculum to reflect this.

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  • Science

    Science

    Our science curriculum at Lodge delivers a high-quality science education that provides the foundations for understanding the world through biology, chemistry and physics. Through building up a body of knowledge and concepts, we want all children to develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena.

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