Hello from Lilac and Willow, what a week to end our first term at school with! This week We recorded the narration for our nativity âThe Sleepy Shepherdâ;…

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Hello from Lilac and Willow, what a week to end our first term at school with! This week We recorded the narration for our nativity âThe Sleepy Shepherdâ;…
Wow! What a busy few weeks! In English, we published our own version of Monkey and Me. For the last few weeks, we have been applying our phonics in our…
We are so proud of our first time in year 6; what we have achieved and what we have experienced. As you can imagine, we have learnt all of the…
Looking back over this half term, I am so proud of the children in Pine class and how they have adapted to coming back to school. We have had a…
In Larch, we have learned about lots of different things. We have learned to write reports using what, why, when and where. We wrote our reports about Diwali and we…
The end of Autumn term is finally here and the children have been busy reflecting on their learning. They have picked out their highlights of Year 2 so far: “At…
Our final blog for the term written by Year 3 Ash children (typed by Miss Clapp): In year 3 although the pandemic has been annoying we have still…
We have come to the end of a very eventful term. Â Spruce have coped admirably with the new routines and systems and are now ready for a well-desreved break! As…
(Post written by pupils in Elm class) This term we have achieved so much! We have learnt lots of new art skills including colour mixing and opposite colours. In Maths,…
Our aim for happy, confident, caring children is encouraged through our 3Cs of Care, Co-operate and Contribute. These are represented by the circles of the school logo. Our 5Rs enable children to be Resilient, Risk Takers, Reflective, Resourceful and to build positive Relationships as they become independent, lifelong learners.
Samuel Lucas is a community dedicated to excellence where we work together to provide opportunities for successful learning and personal development in an environment where anything is possible.
At Samuel Lucas we are fully embracing the three aims of the new curriculum: Fluency, reasoning and problem solving. We firmly believe that reasoning should be at the heart of all maths lessons to enable pupils to become mathematicians that are fluent in basic skills and who are able to problem solve competently. A culture of learning from mistakes and all being on a learning journey from low entry to high ceiling encourages a collaborative learning environment. Through questions such as âAre you sure?â pupils have to really reflect and reason about their predictions and answers. We have used the new curriculum to engage in research and to change approaches to maths teaching that allow pupils to have a deeper and wider understanding of maths through a more practical and broader approach to teaching and learning.
At Samuel Lucas we recognise the importance of the spoken word and how the acquisition of vocabulary is a fundamental stepping stone to being a competent reader and writer. We provide a wealth of reading opportunities through quality texts and learning activities to enable pupils to be engaged in and be inspired to write. Using daily routines through to inspiring Book Weeks quality texts model high expectations. From Reception to Year 6 speaking and listening skills are fundamental to all areas of learning and through strong purposeful cross curricular links children are able to express themselves fluently. The learning environments are print rich and the learning journey of writing is celebrated.
In Art we aim to promote creativity through an engaging, inspiring and challenging curriculum. Children will be encouraged to use their skills and knowledge to experiment, invent and create their own pieces of art and design. They will develop an understanding of how art and design has shaped history through exploring the work of great artists and designers. Children will learn to develop their own ideas using a range of drawing, painting and sculpture techniques and be encouraged to evaluate and analyse their own creations.
Samuel Lucas is a school where music is integral to the experiences of the children. Through whole class music lessons, choir, orchestra and individual instrumental tuition, all delivered by expert teachers, children receive a musical education where practical, composition and performance skills are explicitly taught and celebrated. Through our Harvest Festivals, Christmas Productions, School plays, participating in local and national musical performances our children experience and contribute to musical excellence.
At Samuel Lucas we aim to encourage our childrenâs natural curiosity in order to explore the world around them.  We provide opportunities to investigate a wide range of scientific areas through research and practical methods.  The new curriculum focuses on the scientific skills that the children develop over their time at school and promotes the linking of science to other areas of the curriculum. The children are prompted to use their prior scientific knowledge and skills to predict answers to issues which they have raised both as class and individually through questions such  as âWhy didâŚ?â, âHow  comeâŚ?â, âWhat if?â and âWhen  would..?
Other subjects covered in the curriculum at Samuel Lucas are Physical Education (PE), Design and Technology, Geography and History, Computing, French, Religious Education, and Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship (PSHC) and Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC). To read about these subjects please visit the Curriculum Overview page.
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