Primary Knowledge Curriculum

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The school where PKC all began!

We are very proud of the staff and children @wlfsprimary for their hard work.

[Primary Knowledge Curriculum @PKCKST]

With discussions around AI, the curriculum and preparing pupils beyond the classroom, speaking and listening skills are receiving renewed attention. But what is oracy & what role does it play in the classroom?

📢Explore the topic in this week's PKC Pulse: https://t.co/OhyD2PIVNw

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Last week, Emma visited Wixams Tree Primary Academy to see our EYFS provision in action and support its continued development. The visit offered a lovely glimpse into the children's learning, as they experimented with watercolours and created their own artwork at the easels. 🎨

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Join us for a visit to West London Free School Primary and Earl’s Court Free School Primary, the founding schools of the Primary Knowledge Curriculum (PKC).

Book your place: https://t.co/rXi92R4N6K

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Our team's looking forward to reading @HFletcherWood's new guide to effective teacher professional development. We’re continually thinking about how we can strengthen our professional development offer, and learning from experts in the field is an important part of that!

[Primary Knowledge Curriculum @PKCKST]

We are delighted to hear from schools that they find the Pulse useful. We’ve brought together questions based on previous issues of the Pulse, giving you the chance to revisit what you’ve read.

📰 Read this edition of the Pulse here: https://t.co/OhyD2PIVNw

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@HazelLeysAcad Wow! Well done, Y4!

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From out Y4 sewing unit, Cushions.

Each year group completes one build, one sew and one cook unit per year in our DT curriculum.

Visit here to find out more: https://t.co/T4YSHPAIKr

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Y4 have been busy creating felt cushions, using running stitch, back stitch and whip stitch to join felt before adding appliqué details. Building on earlier skills, this learning develops precision and creativity, preparing pupils for more complex D&T projects in UKS2 @PKCKST

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Year 6 have loved exploring the Italian Renaissance! Building on knowledge including Line, Still Life and Form, Light, Space and Style in Art, pupils created vibrant fresco-inspired plaster designs inspired by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Fantastic work! @GreenwoodAcad

[St. Peter’s School🧡 @SaintPetersSch]

Year 3 finished their Art unit by creating prints inspired by Hokusai’s Great Wave 🌊 #StPArt

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💡In this week’s newsletter, we explore the Expertise Reversal Effect. 🔗 Read more here: https://t.co/OhyD2PIVNw

Shout out to @Inner_Drive for this brilliant graphic that illustrates the concept! 

 #PrimaryEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment #EvidenceInformedPractice

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In this lesson, pupils learn that the renaissance painters wanted to make their paintings realistic, so they used linear perspective, where lines and shapes are used to show three dimensional space in a two-dimensional work of art:

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Year 6 have been learning about linear perspective Art. They created their own pieces of artwork that included a vanishing point 🤩 #STPArt

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Supplementing classroom learning with homework projects:

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Year 3 brought the Stone Age to life! Building on their learning, pupils designed and created Stone Age houses, using their knowledge of homes, materials and survival. The fantastic models showcased understanding from our knowledge-rich curriculum brilliantly.@GreenwoodAcad

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Outcomes from our Y3 Key Rings and Decorations unit:

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Y3 Researching and evaluating key ring designs, pupils then practised running and back stitch before using these skills to create their own fantastic fabric key rings. @GreenwoodAcad @PKCKST

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📚Last week, our team spent the day at the wonderful @clpe1 library in London, carefully exploring and selecting texts for an exciting new project. We can’t share too much just yet, but we’re incredibly excited about what’s to come. Watch this space!

[St. Peter’s School🧡 @SaintPetersSch]

Year 3 annotated on timelines all about the Stone Age to complete their History unit #StPHistory

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Year 4 have been sketching a still life of vegetables in their Art lesson. They focused on shape, form and the way the light creates shadows. #StPArt

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Year 6 have finished their History topic of World War One and have completed a hexagons tasks. They were asked to link key words from their topic and explain the connection #StPetersHistory

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Year 1 are using tints and shades to paint a stormy sea #StPetersArt

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This lesson, where children use four figure grid references to locate places on a map, revisits and builds upon knowledge from Y3:

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Year 4 are looking at grid references in Geography #StPetersGeography 🗺️

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Teaching about the consequences of WWI in Y6?

Here is an example outcome to support with that lesson.