About this curriculum

We provide a high-quality science education, building the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all children are taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, children at Manadon are encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. They are encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.

The national curriculum for science aims to ensure that all children:

  • develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics
  • develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them
  • are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future

Manadon uses a curriculum plan developed by Plymouth Science.  This provides clear guidance to all teaching staff on the progression and application of substantive and disciplinary knowledge and skills expected for each topic, in each year group.  Key vocabulary is identified for each science topic and it is expected that these keywords will be explored through teaching and be displayed in classrooms and/or in books.

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☀️ Hot, hot, hot! ☀️ Today is forecast to be a beautiful, hot and sunny day! If your child has an outdoor trip planned for today (Year 1 and Year 2), please can you pack 2 bottles of water so you stay nice and hydrated 💙💧💙
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🌊Our ocean art will be on display in the school hall from 3.15 today. We have so many wonderful artists at Manadon, we can’t wait to show you our beautiful artwork from across the school 🎨
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🌞Year 2 Parents reminder🌞 We are really excited about our Plymouth Hoe trip Tomorrow!!! The children can wear sensible mufti clothes and shoes/trainers. It looks like it will be a hot day so please ensure shoulders are covered and no sandals/flip flops. All children will need to wear a sun hat please. Please can you ensure that your child has sunscreen applied before coming to school and they can bring some cream in a named bottle for topping up if necessary during the day in their rucksack. Lunch is being provided by Harbourside Fish and Chip shop but please provide plenty of water for your child.🐟🍟 The school day will begin and finish at normal time. Thankyou The Year 2 team
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Year 1 Wembury Beach Trip 🏖 Please can we remind grown ups that appropriate footwear MUST be worn to the beach on Wednesday - NO open toe shoes, sandals, crocs, dolly shoes, flip flops, etc. Trainers please 🧡 Mufti clothing is absolutley fine as long as it is weather appropriate (no cropped tops, please). If you wish to pack a change of clothes, please put them in your child's bag. They will be responsible for carrying their own items! We are so excited! 🌟☀️
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It's come home! For the third year in a row, Manadon have won the Connect football tournament. Both the girls and boys played brilliantly, and scored 21 points each, meaning we won overall. Well done!
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What fantastic prizes!🎟️😍 40+ prizes to be won! Thank you to all the businesses for donating to our PTFA Summer Fayre! ❤️💙💛
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3H enjoyed their introduction to Scratch today in Computing. They explored how to add a new sprite and backdrop, as well as adding move commands. Fantastic work Year 3!
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🎨Ocean Art Day... sneak peek! The children had a wonderfully creative day and were truly inspired by local artists Kim and Kay Vaudin 🐠🐋🐳🌊 To see more, please join us in the school hall at 3.15pm on Tuesday 25th June.
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🍎 Thank a Teacher Day 🍎 A huge thank you to all our staff and volunteers. We appreciate you 🤩 #ConnectAcademyTrust #ThankATeacher #ThankATeacherDay
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Year 5 children can bring in their musical instruments tomorrow for our music lesson if they wish.
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The girls are bitterly disappointed after losing their quarter final cup game 5-4. It was incredibly close and of an amazingly high standard. It was such a pleasure to watch this game, even though they lost. Most of these girls will have another chance next year though!
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👩‍🎨🎨Ocean Art Day Monday 17th June 🌊👨‍🎨 On Monday 17th June, the whole school will be participating in an Ocean Art Day. During the day, we will all be exploring the artists Kim and Kay Vaudin– a mother and daughter team who have a studio in Plymouth. Their art is inspired by the ocean and fits perfectly with our Ocean Curriculum. This is an event taking place during the school day. We can't wait to share our creations with you on Tuesday 25th June at 3.15pm in our school art gallery 🖼️
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