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19/12/24

We know that the festive period can at times be a difficult time of year. Here are some useful tips to support your well-being over the festive period. ☺️#Christmas2024 pic.twitter.com/eTT3avUZlS

19/12/24

Huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Christmas Crafternoon! ✂️🎁⁰It was a joyful afternoon filled with creativity, laughter, and festive fun. We loved seeing all your amazing crafts! 🎄✨#ChristmasCrafternoon pic.twitter.com/LupIAGQ7bT

19/12/24

🎄✨ Yesterday, at Harris Primary Haling Park, we were spreading festive cheer with Christmas Jumper Day! 🎅🎁 The school was buzzing with holiday spirit as everyone enjoys their colourful jumpers and a delicious Christmas dinner. 🍽️🎶#ChristmasJumperDay pic.twitter.com/xUn1ee4M9j

19/12/24

The elves have gone for a ride on Gerry Halingwell the giraffe! Miss Smith is SHOCKED 😮 🤯#elfontheshelf pic.twitter.com/kKLAwoltJ2

18/12/24

The elves are having a phonics lesson this morning! Have a look to see what they’re learning!#Phonics pic.twitter.com/r7KoqtFuXi

18/12/24

Reception are back safe and sound from James Terry Court care home! They sang Christmas songs and presented them with a hand made Christmas card. It’s safe to say that they spread some Christmas cheer to not only the residents, but everyone we saw on the way! 🎄#Christmas2024 pic.twitter.com/p9qL4Edwk1

17/12/24

Come and take an ‘elfie’ today! 📸🤳#ElfOnAShelf pic.twitter.com/R8SEnUFhVu

16/12/24

This Thursday, our annual Christmas 'Crafternoon' is back! Join us at 2.30pm for an afternoon of arts and crafts and festive cheer! 🎄🖼️👩‍🎨 Please be advised that there will be no entry after 2.45pm in order to safeguard all children. See you there!#Christmas pic.twitter.com/mDb1QfqqqZ

16/12/24

Christmas post is open! The fastest delivery service - even better than Royal Mail. If your child would like to bring in a Christmas card for anyone at school, the post box will be open from today and cards will be delivered throughout the week! 📮🎄🎁#Christmas2024 pic.twitter.com/SSE4a1r7Cz

16/12/24

UH OOOOOHH! Elf is stuck! This is an emergency! pic.twitter.com/DyehsjsKXm

13/12/24

Creativity + Effort = Masterpieces 🖌️ We’re in awe of the creativity and effort the children put into their Dip and Dos. Each project is a unique masterpiece filled with their ideas and originality! 🎨✨ pic.twitter.com/2ufWFYzDli

12/12/24

Second night at Carols by Candlelight! Bring the Christmas spirit, Year 4 and Year 6! 🎤🎶🎄 pic.twitter.com/Di3TDMRZZu

12/12/24

The dinosaurs have escaped from Nursery and taken the elves hostage! This is bad, VERY BAD! 🤦🏽‍♀️ 🦖#ElfOnAShelf pic.twitter.com/qWBIOZFOWT

11/12/24

The elves are cold and they’ve decided to roast some marshmalllows! 🔥#ElfOnAShelf pic.twitter.com/eSGEvEt8uI

10/12/24

What a delight! Santa came to visit us after our performances for Carol by Candlelight! 🎅🛷🎄 pic.twitter.com/qRCrofnOCS

10/12/24

What a beautiful night! Well done Year 3 and Year 5! Absolutely smashed it! 🎄Thank you to Emmanuel’s Church for hosting us! pic.twitter.com/vhPAbk2ubJ

10/12/24

Oh no! This is not good! Please be on the lookout! 👀 pic.twitter.com/PJUsgv2VGG

09/12/24

Well, well, well. Clearly the elves think splatting paint everywhere is fun! 🎨🖌️ Who’s going to clean this up then?! 🤔 pic.twitter.com/OckX9UgtVG

06/12/24

The elves have been up to no good again. They’ve stolen our instruments and have made their own band! 🎄🎸 pic.twitter.com/7I3vluYWmd

05/12/24

Exciting news! 🎉 Boom Arts Academy will host an inspiring dance club at our school! Parents, don't miss out—sign up here: https://t.co/o2jDVT6H9A Here are some scenes from our assembly! Let's get moving! 🩰💃 pic.twitter.com/FkAcb2jh5h

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Geography

Intent: Introduction, Vision and Philosophy

At Harris Primary Haling Park, we want our children to be inquisitive and to question the information they are presented with to further their geographical understanding.   We want children to understand: where they are located within the world as well as within the British Isles, to be able to use a range of tools to understand their location and the landscapes of contrasting environments, to appreciate, describe and have a desire to conserve the differing environments of the world.

Geography is an exciting, enquiry led subject that helps us better understand the people, places and environments in the world. The programme of study for Geography states “a high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives”.

It is a subject that seeks answers to fundamental questions such as:

  • Where is this place?
  • What is it like? (and why?)
  • How and why is it changing?
  • How does this place compare with other places?
  • How and why are places connected?

Geography draws on its vast range of vocabulary to identify and name places, the features within them and the human and physical processes at work there. Such core knowledge provides the building blocks of deeper explanation and understanding; providing entry points to geographical conversations about the world. We describe this as ‘thinking geographically’ and explicitly teach this to our pupils through our use of knowledge organisers.

Implementation:
What does geography look like at HPAHP? Overview:
To ensure this happens, we deliver a geography curriculum that focuses on developing a sense of place that is underpinned by core knowledge of facts, locations and vocabulary.  Our curriculum is designed to allow children to build on their geographical knowledge and skills as they progress through the school.  Teacher have a clear understanding of the progress of knowledge making reference to past learning and making links with previous knowledge. Our children will access their immediate environment and to gather first-hand experience to enhance their learning and develop a deeper understanding of their local area and to be able to make accurate comparisons with contrasting locations.

At HPAHP we have a wonderfully diverse community and we use this to learn about different places around the world. We encourage all children and families to come in and share information about their culture. This can be as simple as teaching us how to answer the register with a ‘hello’ or ‘good morning’, or it could involve reading a story in their home language. As such, our children leave EYFS with a strong sense that their immediate experience is not the same as everyone else’s, and that there are many countries to visit!

Our curriculum is based around talk and this leads to lots of discussion about the natural world and all its wonders. At HPAHP children learn to discuss the features of their immediate environment and talk about why processes and changes happen.  We investigate natural materials such as leaves, water and twigs and talk about how they might have got to our classroom.

During KS1 pupils develop knowledge about the world, the United Kingdom and their locality. They develop an understanding of basic subject-specific vocabulary relating to human and physical geography and begin to use geographical skills, including first-hand observation, to enhance their locational awareness.

During KS2 pupils extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area to include the United Kingdom and Europe, North and South America. This includes the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features. Pupils develop their use of geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance their locational and place knowledge.

We have specific whole school learning opportunities, such as environmental art week, which support our children to discuss the impact that humans can have on the natural world. The teaching and activities allow the children to develop an understanding of the impact of human actions on the local and wider world community.

Curriculum

 

 

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Year 1

NC

GSF / LK / HPG

HPG

HPG

HPG

LK

HPAHP

Our Local Area

Investigating our School

UK Weather

Extreme Planet

Going Global

Year 2

NC

LK / GSF

PK

HPG

PK / LK / HPG / GSF

HPAHP

World View

Contrasting Landscapes

Settlements

Close Up on Kenya

Year 3

NC

LK / GSF

LK / PK

LK / HPG / GSF

HPG

GSF

HPAHP

Map Detectives

Comparing UK Regions

Life in London

Resources and Us

Our Local Environment

Year 4

NC

GSF / HPG

GSF / HPG / PK

HPG / GSF / PK

HPAHP

Shake, rattle and Roll (Earthquakes + Volcanoes) Natural Disasters

Life in Italy

Water on the Land

 

Year 5

NC

GSF / LK

HPG / GSF

HPG / LK / PK / GSF

HPG / PK / LK

GSF / HPG

HPAHP

Latitude and Longitude

Global Biomes

Exploring Brazil

Sustainable Living

Our local ecosystem

Year 6

NC

LK / HPG / GSF

HPG / GSF / PK

LK / PK / HPG

HPG / GSF

HPAHP

Field Study (Based on Residential)

Settling Down

People on the Move

Our school’s microclimate

Transition

Key: LK- locational knowledge, PK- place knowledge. HPG- human and physical geography, GSF- geographical skills and fieldwork

Across all stages of teaching and learning we endeavour to create strong and appropriate links with other subjects to enhance the curriculum and learning experience, predominantly but not exclusively with literacy, music, PSHE, art and design and history. 

Impact:


Evidence and Assessment


At HPAHP children have the opportunity to record their learning in a variety of ways, which is recorded within their Geography books. Evidence of the learning is dependent on the lesson outcome, year group and the skills and knowledge being developed.  This can be in the form of: shared learning folder (KS1), extended writing, photographs of practical activities, use of world maps and local maps to identify features and areas, speech bubble comments on relating the learning. 

Core knowledge of each unit is supported by a knowledge organiser which details the key learning points, vocabulary and key questions. It is our expectation that the knowledge on our organiser is known by all.  

Our teachers rely on a range of assessment tools to provide data on the knowledge and skills pupils have, their progress and their development points.  

This includes: 

  • assessment for learning 
  • challenge tasks 
  • enquiry tasks   
  • standards of learning in books 
  • end of unit questions and quizzing 
  • pupil voice 

Recording of learning in teacher books is used to monitor progress and impact.  Throughout the course of the lesson the class teacher (and support staff where present) will move around the class, offering support/challenge where needed so that each child is receiving direct feedback during the lesson, with notes recorded to monitor understanding and progress.

There will also be a quiz at the end of every unit to assess the knowledge learnt, these tests will be revisited throughout the year to ensure that learning 'sticks'.

Documents

Geography Year 1 15th May 2023 Download
Geography Year 2 15th May 2023 Download
Geography Year 3 15th May 2023 Download
Geography Year 4 15th May 2023 Download
Geography Year 5 15th May 2023 Download
Geography Year 6 15th May 2023 Download