Early Years Curriculum – Mulberry Wood Wharf

Assessment

At the start of the year, Reception pupils will be assessed based on the Reception Baseline Assessment.

The RBA is a short, interactive and practical assessment of your child’s early literacy, communication, language and mathematics skills when they begin school, using materials that most children of reception age will be familiar with. It became statutory for all schools from September 2021. The RBA is not about judging or labelling any child or putting them under any pressure. There is no ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ with the assessment. Its main purpose is to create a starting point to measure the progress schools make with their pupils. The teacher will receive a set of statements which provide a narrative description of how your child performed in the assessment. Parents may request to receive these statements too if they wish.

At the end of the year, the pupils will be assessed against the Early Learning Goals.

The Early Learning Goals state at what children at the expected level of development for their age will be able to do.

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Topics/themes (to include seasons across the year)	Who do you think you are? Seasonal changeautumn	To infinity and beyond and traditional tales (links with materials) Seasonal changewinter	We are investigators! What if Little Red Riding Hood’s grandma lived in the arctic? (re telling of the story, new version)	Open a door (homes and people from other places in the world) Seasonal changespring	Green fingers!	Back to the future! Seasonal changesummer
Visits/visitors/ experiences	Local Café City farm	Visits from police, bus driver, doctor, nurse, vet farm worker, shopkeeper Science Museum Visit church Picnic to the moon (linked to book) Planting spring bulbs Watch ‘The snowman’ Perform nativity show (starshine musicals) Watch a pantomime (in school)	Cook stir fry for Chinese New Year Drink hot chocolate outside Visit synagogue Playing in the snow (weather dependant)	Foods from other cultures Mosque visi World book day Spring show (starshine musicals)	Planting a seed, taking photographs as the seed grows, what does a seed need to grow? Planting a seed, experimenting with what happens without sunlight, water Planting vegetables Chicks/ducklings experience	End of year trip Butterfly experience Tea party/banquet Wimbledon and strawberries Sports day Fire service visit
Key texts	NURSERY RHYMES BOOKS ON SENSES THE HUNGRY CATERPILLAR EAT UP GEMMA WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD? BROWN BEAR WHAT DO YOU SEE?	THE 3 LITTLE PIGS WHATEVER NEXT ALIENS WEAR UNDERPANTS	THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD CHINESE NEW YEAR NON FICTION MR WOLFS PANCAKE	THE GINGERBREAD MAN OPEN A DOOR- TO COUNTRIES (NON FICTION BOOKS)	THE ENORMOUS TURNIP JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (INNOVATION) OLIVERS VEGETABLE NON FICTION – LIFECYCLE BOOKS. -PLANTS -CHICKS	ANTHONY BROWN – THE TUNNEL MY MUM, MY DAD, MY GRANDMA…
Festivals (include Eid)	Halloween storytelling day Rosh hashanah- Honey cake	Bonfire night Christmas Divali Hannukah	Chinese New Year Shrove Tuesday	Mother’s day Easter St Patrick’s day St David’s day St Georges day St Andrews day		Father’s Day
Workshops (also see parent support worker for additional courses)	Learning through play Introduction to EY assessment	Phonics- reading/ writing (R) School nurse and healthy routines Costume making – Christmas show Parents evening	Mark making matters Importance of Oracy	Costume making workshop	Parents evening	Transition to Rec- Year 1 Transition to Nursery- Rec
Cooking activity every week based on children’s interests Helicopter Stories Key books have been listed above, teachers will also use books that fit with the topic including a non-fiction book focus each half term Transition preparation will be included in the summer terms. Seasons will be explored through the provision and local environment throughout the year Using the outdoor garden throughout the year Celebration assembly – weekly Half termly letter sent to parents/carers to detail the plans for the half term.
Core books that all pupils should have regular exposure to: Goldilocks and the 3 bears The Three Billy Goats Gruff Little Red Hen Owl babies The gruffalo Monkey Puzzle Handa’s surprise Jasper’s beanstalk a Squash and a squeeze The Rainbow Fish We’re going on a bear hunt What the ladybird heard

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topics/themes
(to include seasons
across the year)

Who do you think you
are?
Seasonal changeautumn

To infinity and
beyond and
traditional tales
(links with materials)
Seasonal changewinter

We are investigators!
What if Little Red
Riding Hood’s
grandma lived in
the arctic? (re telling
of the story, new
version)

Open a door
(homes and people
from other places in
the world)
Seasonal changespring

Green fingers!

Back to the future!
Seasonal changesummer

Visits/visitors/
experiences

Local Café
City farm

Visits from police, bus
driver, doctor, nurse,
vet farm worker,
shopkeeper
Science Museum
Visit church
Picnic to the moon
(linked to book)
Planting spring bulbs
Watch ‘The snowman’
Perform nativity show
(starshine musicals)
Watch a pantomime
(in school)

Cook stir fry for
Chinese New Year
Drink hot chocolate
outside
Visit synagogue
Playing in the snow
(weather dependant)

Foods from other
cultures
Mosque visi

World book day
Spring show
(starshine musicals)

Planting a seed,
taking photographs as
the seed grows, what
does a seed need to
grow?
Planting a seed, experimenting with
what happens
without sunlight,
water
Planting vegetables
Chicks/ducklings
experience

End of year trip
Butterfly experience
Tea party/banquet
Wimbledon and
strawberries
Sports day
Fire service visit

Key texts

NURSERY RHYMES
BOOKS ON SENSES
THE HUNGRY
CATERPILLAR
EAT UP GEMMA
WHAT THE
LADYBIRD HEARD?
BROWN BEAR WHAT
DO YOU SEE?

THE 3 LITTLE PIGS
WHATEVER NEXT
ALIENS WEAR
UNDERPANTS

THE GRUFFALO’S
CHILD
LITTLE RED RIDING
HOOD
CHINESE NEW YEAR
NON FICTION
MR WOLFS
PANCAKE

THE GINGERBREAD
MAN
OPEN A DOOR- TO
COUNTRIES (NON
FICTION BOOKS)

THE ENORMOUS
TURNIP
JACK AND THE
BEANSTALK
(INNOVATION)
OLIVERS VEGETABLE
NON FICTION –
LIFECYCLE BOOKS.
-PLANTS
-CHICKS

ANTHONY BROWN –
THE TUNNEL
MY MUM, MY DAD,
MY GRANDMA…

Festivals
(include Eid)

Halloween
storytelling day
Rosh hashanah-
Honey cake

Bonfire night
Christmas
Divali
Hannukah

Chinese New Year
Shrove Tuesday

Mother’s day
Easter
St Patrick’s day
St David’s day
St Georges day
St Andrews day

Father’s Day

Workshops
(also see parent
support worker for
additional courses)

Learning through play
Introduction to EY
assessment

Phonics- reading/
writing (R)
School nurse and
healthy routines
Costume making –
Christmas show
Parents evening

Mark making matters
Importance of Oracy

Costume making
workshop

Parents evening

Transition to Rec-
Year 1
Transition to
Nursery- Rec

Cooking activity every week based on children’s interests
Helicopter Stories
Key books have been listed above, teachers will also use books that fit with the topic including a non-fiction book focus each half term
Transition preparation will be included in the summer terms.
Seasons will be explored through the provision and local environment throughout the year
Using the outdoor garden throughout the year
Celebration assembly – weekly
Half termly letter sent to parents/carers to detail the plans for the half term.

Core books that all pupils should have regular exposure to:
Goldilocks and the 3 bears
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Little Red Hen
Owl babies
The gruffalo
Monkey Puzzle
Handa’s surprise
Jasper’s beanstalk
a Squash and a squeeze
The Rainbow Fish
We’re going on a bear hunt
What the ladybird heard

Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary
20 Brannan Street
London
E14 9ZR

0208 713 0183
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Temporary school building address
from September 2022

Jack Dash House
2 Lawn House Close
London
E14 9YQ

Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary is part of the Mulberry Schools Trust which is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company No. 10035860).

Company’s registered office: Mulberry Schools Trust, Richard Street, Commercial Road, London E1 2JP.