There are three prime areas of learning
Physical Development
Personal, Social, Emotional Development
Communication and Language
At Belle Meade School There are three prime areas of learning
Physical Development
At Belle Meade School physical development covers both fine motor skills such as being able to hold a pencil to form letters correctly and gross motor skills such as riding a bicycle. In this area of learning they are also developing the skill of managing their own personal hygiene.
Communication and Language
At Belle Meade School communication and language covers the areas of speaking, listening and understanding. These areas are about the child making sense of the world around them, being able to understand and communicate with others.
Personal, Social, Emotional Development
At Belle Meade School personal, social and emotional development develops the children’s social skills. We look at how children make relationships and relate to each other, about how confident and self-aware they are, and about how they are able to manage their own feelings and behaviour.
There are four prime areas of learning at Belle Meade School
Literacy
Literacy covers both reading and writing. The children learn to decode and write simple sentences using their phonic knowledge.
Mathematics
In Mathematics children learn to count and recognize numbers and the operations of adding and subtracting. They also learn about doubling and halving through practical activities. Shape, Space and Measuring activities include concepts such as capacity, weight and positions. They learn to recognize and talk about shapes.
Understanding the world
Understanding the World covers the areas of technology such as using computers, People and Communities and the world. The children learn about events that have happened in the past, about different cultures and about the world around them.
Expressive Art and Design
Expressive Arts and Design allows children to express themselves through art, music, drama and dance. They experiment with colour and design, representing their own ideas.
During the school day the children learn through a mixture of short teacher-led sessions and child-initiated learning through play sessions. Teachers and teaching assistants work with the children and make observations on them which are recorded in their individual learning diaries. All the children in the Foundation stage follow a topic/theme based approach.
At Belle Meade School there are four specific areas of learning
Understanding the World
Mathematics
Expressive Art and Design
During the school day the children learn through a mixture of short teacher-led sessions and child-initiated learning through play sessions. Teachers and teaching assistants work with the children and make observations on them which are recorded in their individual learning diaries. All the children in the Foundation stage follow a topic/theme based approach.
Belle Meade School Primary section is set up for a smooth transition from the foundation stage/nursery school for the young learners. There is a special integration of the British and the Nigerian curriculum
Key stage 1
Year 1 – Age 5 – 6+
Year 2 – Age 6 – 7
Key stage 2
Year 3 – Age 7 – 8+
Year 4 – Age 8 – 9
Year 5 – Age 9 – 10
Year 6 – Age 10
Subjects taught are listed below
English
Mathematics
Science
Design and technology
History
Geography
Art and design
Music
Physical education (PE), including swimming
ICT
Personal. social and health education (PSHE)
French