Curriculum news via our subject blogs
Stay up to date with the latest happenings across all curriculum areas at our school. This page is your hub for news stories, updates, and insights from every subject, giving you a closer look at the exciting learning experiences taking place.
Whether it’s a standout science experiment, a creative arts showcase, a sporting achievement, or a deep dive into literacy and numeracy, our subject blogs highlight the incredible work of our students and staff.
Check back regularly to explore fresh content and celebrate the breadth of our curriculum!
Diwali Assembly
We were incredibly proud to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights with an assembly lead by two of our amazing pupils, Naia and Lakshya. [...]
Lamp Making
The children in year 4 learnt about how light a significant symbol is across many religions and what it means to different people. Your [...]
Year 5 Christmas Church Visit
What a wonderful morning visit to St. Cuthbert’s Church for a Christmas service introduced by Referend Cowen and then performed by the pupils in [...]
Holi Assembly (Hinduism)
The children learnt about the Hindu festival of Holi. We discussed why and how Holi is celebrated and the children were fascinated by all [...]
Imam Yusuf’s Ramadan Assembly
We were so lucky to welcome our ex-Bricknell pupil, Imam Yusuf, from Pearson’s Park Mosque. He came to talk to the whole school about [...]
Islam Assembly – Eid al-fitr
Many of our confident children, who are members of the Islamic Faith, from across the school took part in an assembly to share how [...]
Bivon’s Buddhism Assembly
Bivon and his mum created and delivered an informative assembly about the Buddhist Festival of Vesak. They reminded us of the key Buddhist beliefs, [...]
Year 6 Spanish
Year 6 are consolidating their previous knowledge of introducing themselves and are beginning to write longer passages of text in Spanish independently. Overall Objective: [...]
Year 5 Spanish
Year 5 are building on their prior learning on numbers and are linking this to learning the months and the dates of the year. [...]
Year 4 Spanish
Year 4 are continuing to build upon introducing themselves in Spanish and are now extending their conversations by asking questions including numbers. Overall Objective: [...]
Year 3 Spanish
Year 3 have been building on their prior learning of greetings in Year 2 and are beginning to introduce themselves both written and orally [...]
Year 6 – Sculpture inspired by Taslim Martin and Nick Park
During the Summer term, the children in Year 6 took inspiration from the portrait sculpture work of Taslim Martin to explore how to create [...]
Year 5 – Drawing inspired by illustrator Anthony Browne
In Year 5, the focus of drawing moves to representing perspective and detail whilst also starting to consider how to represent an idea or [...]
Year 3 – Drawing inspired by Islamic Geometric Art
Starting with an appraisal of a range of pieces of Islamic Geometric art, the children in Year 3 developed their understanding of the formal [...]
Year 1 – Drawing inspired by David Hockney
The children appraised some of the artwork David Hockney to understand how he used shapes, lines and tones. After developing their knowledge of the [...]
Key Stage 2 Art Club
In the Key Stage 2 Art club, the children have been developing their use of proportion to draw an image of a bird. They [...]
Promoting reading across the school
At Bricknell Primary School, we promote a love of reading throughout the entire school, providing dedicated and creative reading areas for every key stage. [...]
KS1: Reading canopy area
In Key Stage 1, we’ve created a special reading canopy area designed to make reading a magical experience for the children. Underneath this cosy [...]
James Reckitt Book Awards
Each year, our school proudly takes part in the James Reckitt Children’s Book Awards, organised by the Hull Library Service. These exciting awards are [...]
Celebrating reading
At our school, we believe in celebrating reading every day and encouraging a love of books from the earliest years. We are proud to reward [...]
Our school library
Our school library has recently undergone a wonderful renovation and is now an exciting space for all our children to enjoy. We’ve added a [...]
Year 6: Ordnance Survey (OS) maps
Overall Objective: To develop the ability to read and interpret Ordnance Survey (OS) maps by understanding the symbols used and mastering the use of [...]
Year 5: Key physical features
Overall Objective: To explore and understand the key physical features of rivers, including how they are formed, and the physical processes that shape the [...]
Year 4: Observe and analyse trends & patterns
Overall Objective: To develop the ability to observe and analyse trends or patterns in data, events, or situations by making meaningful comparisons and understanding [...]
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