Enrichment
At Priory Rise we provide enrichment opportunities so children may apply and develop their knowledge and skills, in a range of contexts, in and out of the classroom. Enrichment will offer children the chance to gain confidence, learn how to communicate effectively with others to work as a team, deepen understanding, build relationships and encourage good citizenship. Opportunities include; local walks, trips, workshops -face to face and virtual- and residential stays, in and out of school. Some experiences will come at a cost to parents, school and Friends of Priory Rise fund some, and others are free of charge. To find out more explore the year group enrichment overviews.
In addition to providing enrichment opportunities to enhance each year group’s curriculum, the children will experience a number of other opportunities celebrating the faiths across our school, careers, and learn about the important work that charities do, how we can support them through fundraising, to help people living in crisis.
Our whole school curriculum is supplemented by a programme of sports, music and arts, including celebration assemblies throughout the year.
Nursery
Nursery Enrichment Offer
When |
Opportunity |
Purpose |
Cost (approx.) |
Autumn 2 |
Christmas Performance |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
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Spring 1 |
Firefighter Visit |
To be able to understand there are key groups of people in our community who help us and keep us safe. To understand how firefighters can help us, the equipment they need and what they wear to keep themselves safe. |
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Spring 1 |
Minibus Drive |
To develop a sense of the local environment around school, and a belonging to the Priory Rise community. To understand how to stay safe in the minibus by remaining seated, wearing a seat belt and listening and responding appropriately to instructions from adults. To develop vocabulary by describing what can be seen and recounting the journey. |
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Spring 1 |
Winter Walk |
To be able to appreciate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the changes we can see in our environment. To explore the wider community of our school outside of the nursery setting. |
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Spring 2 |
Spring Walk |
To be able to appreciate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the changes we can see in our environment. To explore the wider community of our school outside of the nursery setting. |
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Summer 1 |
Living Eggs |
To know that all living things have a life cycle, and these have differing stages. To know how to care for living things, through gentle hands, feeding and looking after their environment. |
School pays for this experience. |
Summer 2 |
Minibus Trip to Local Park |
To develop a sense of the local environment around school, and a belonging to the Priory Rise community. To understand how to stay safe in the minibus by remaining seated, wearing a seat belt and listening and responding appropriately to instructions from adults. To develop vocabulary by describing what can be seen and recounting the journey. |
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Summer 2 |
Summer Walk |
To be able to appreciate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the changes we can see in our environment. To explore the wider community of our school outside of the nursery setting. |
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Reception
Reception Enrichment Offer
When |
Opportunity |
Purpose |
Cost (approx.) |
Autumn 1 |
Build-a-Bear CMK Library |
To develop excitement and interest in going out on a visit with school to places of interest in Milton Keynes. To foster a love of books and understand how to access these from a library. To make a class mascot bear, waiting for a turn to take the bear home for the weekend and look after it, sharing a diary on return to school. |
£1 |
Autumn 2 |
Local Autumn Walk |
To be able to appreciate and navigate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the seasonal changes in the immediate local environment. To develop a sense of self within the world, developing awareness of safety and belonging. |
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Autumn 2 |
Christmas Performance |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
- |
Spring 1 |
Come Dine with Us |
To have opportunity to take the lead role in showing off the lunchtime routine to a parent/carer whilst enjoying the occasion of having a parent/carer in school. |
Cost of school dinner. |
Spring 1 |
Local Winter Walk |
To be able to appreciate and navigate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the seasonal changes in the immediate local environment. To develop a sense of self within the world, developing awareness of safety and belonging. |
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Spring 1 |
Firefighter Visit |
To be able to understand there are key groups of people in our community who help us and keep us safe. To understand how firefighters can help us, the equipment they need and what they wear to keep themselves safe. |
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Spring 2 |
Local Spring Walk |
To be able to appreciate and navigate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the seasonal changes in the immediate local environment. To develop a sense of self within the world, developing awareness of safety and belonging. |
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Summer 1 |
Showcase |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
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Summer 1 |
Living Eggs |
To know that all living things have a life cycle, and these have differing stages. To know how to care for living things, through gentle hands, feeding and looking after their environment. |
School pays for this experience. |
Summer 2 |
Local Summer Walk |
To be able to appreciate and navigate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the seasonal changes in the immediate local environment. To develop a sense of self within the world, developing awareness of safety and belonging. |
- |
Summer 2 |
Rookery Farm |
To develop knowledge of animals, their habitats and how to care for them. To enjoy physical development and build relationships with peers and adults. |
£19 |
Year One
Year One Enrichment Offer
When |
Opportunity |
Purpose |
Cost (approx.) |
Autumn 1 |
Toy Workshop |
To continue to develop the concept of history being events that have happened in the past, and to know that our lives have been influenced and changed by new inventions and technology. To examine toys from times gone by, play with them and understand what they were made from and how they work. To make toys that children would have played with in the past. To know that archaeologists have told us a lot about the past through their work. |
£10 |
Autumn 2 |
Shop Walk |
To visit the local shop as part of learning about human features in Geography and know that items can be purchased with money. To be able to appreciate and navigate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the changes in the immediate local environment. To develop a sense of self within the world, developing awareness of safety and belonging. |
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Autumn Walk |
To be able to appreciate and navigate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the seasonal changes in the immediate local environment. To develop a sense of self within the world, developing awareness of safety and belonging. |
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Winter Walk |
To be able to appreciate and navigate the world in which we live, how to look after it and the seasonal changes in the immediate local environment. To develop a sense of self within the world, developing awareness of safety and belonging. |
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Post Box Walk |
To develop an understanding of the purpose of letter writing and the features that need to be included in this genre. To develop an understanding that the postal service is a communication system. To develop a sense of self within the world, developing awareness of safety and belonging. |
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Christmas Performance |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
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Spring 1 |
Water Safety talk |
To develop an understanding of the dangers of water and how we can keep safe around water. To learn about the local environment in MK. |
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Spring 2 |
Kings and Queens Day |
To develop their understanding of the Royal Family and their experiences and expectations. To continue to develop the concept of history being events that have happened in the past, and to know that our lives have been influenced and changed by key people and events. |
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Summer 1 |
Whipsnade Zoo |
To develop knowledge of animals, their habitats and how to care for them. To enjoy physical development and build relationships with peers and adults. |
£19.00 |
Come Dine With Me |
To have the opportunity to take the lead role in showing off the lunch time routine to a parent/carer whilst enjoying the occasion of having a parent/carer in school. |
Cost of a school dinner. |
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Summer 2 |
Showcase performance |
To be able to be proud of their achievements and celebrate other’s successes. To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
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Year Two
Year Two Enrichment Offer
When |
Opportunity |
Purpose |
Cost (approx.) |
Autumn 1 |
Waddesdon Manor Art Project |
To use books to develop awareness of the world around us, the effects of global warming and understand more about how to conserve our planet. To develop art based on a theme from a book with a conservation message. To attend a virtual introduction about using the book to inspire art that will be displayed at Waddesdon Manor over the Christmas period. |
Each child receives a free ticket to Waddesdon Manor |
Autumn 2 |
Christmas Performance |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. To develop understanding of the Christian faith and why Christmas is an important festival. To develop tolerance and understanding of all faiths, and those with none. |
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Spring 1 |
India Day |
To develop knowledge about the world in which we live with a focus on India and its main features. To learn about culture, traditions, Geography, and people. To develop understanding of Hinduism and why Holi is an important festival. To develop tolerance and understanding of all faiths, and those with none. |
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Spring 2 |
Shabbat Afternoon |
To develop a tolerance and understanding of Shabbat and those that follow the Jewish faith observe this time. To know how to celebrate special occasions without technology by enjoying the company of others. To develop tolerance and understanding of all faiths, and those with none. |
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Visit from Tattenhoe Church group |
To develop understanding of the Christian faith and parts of a church, and why this building is important to Christians and in the wider community. To develop tolerance and understanding of all faiths, and those with none. |
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Roald Dahl Museum - online workshop |
To learn about famous authors, how they influence our lives, whilst fostering a love of learning through reading. |
£4 |
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Summer 1 |
Young Writers Poetry Competition |
To develop a purpose for writing and a sense of audience. The children enter a competition with a chance to have work published in a real book! |
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Summer 2 |
Waddesdon Manor |
To develop an understanding of the local area just outside Milton Keynes, visiting places of interest. To extend knowledge of life cycles and the various stages of all living things. |
£20 |
Link to a school in Cornwall |
To develop an awareness of places in England outside of MK. To know how to make comparisons between locations and land use in different areas. |
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Come Dine With Us |
To have opportunity to take the lead role in showing off the lunchtime routine to a parent/carer whilst enjoying the occasion of having a parent/carer in school. |
Cost of school dinner. |
Year Three
Year Three Enrichment Offer
When |
Opportunity |
Purpose |
Cost (approx.) |
Autumn 1 |
Romans Day |
To continue to extend understanding of the past as a historic timeline, with focus on the Romans; how they lived their lives and the legacies they left behind including the impact in our modern day lives. |
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KS2 Production |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
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Autumn 2 |
Fantastic Mr Fox Day |
To foster a love of reading and enjoyment of stories. To introduce authors and a range of the stories they have written. To immerse children in text ready to extend future learning. |
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Spring 1 |
DHL Lorry |
To identify things, people and places that I need to keep safe from and can tell you some strategies for keeping myself safe including who to go to for help. |
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Spring 1 |
Parks Trust – Geology Rocks |
To develop understanding of how to work working scientifically and extend knowledge of rocks, how they are formed and where to find them. To know where rocks can be found in Mk developing and extending knowledge about the city that we live in. |
£3 |
Summer 1 |
Sleepover |
To develop independence skills in managing self emotionally and physically away from home, building relationships with others. To push self out of comfort zone and attempt a situation that may require resilience. |
£5 |
Summer 2 |
Year 3 Showcase |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. To be able to work as a team. |
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Year Four
Year Four Enrichment Offer
When |
Opportunity |
Purpose |
Cost (approx.) |
Autumn 1 |
Australia Day |
To develop knowledge about the world in which we live with a focus on Australia and its main features. To understand more about the world in which we live, noticing similarities and differences. |
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KS2 Production |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
- |
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Autumn 2 |
Victorian Workshop |
To continue to extend understanding of the past as a historic timeline, with focus on the Victorian era; how they lived their lives and the legacies they left behind including the impact in our modern day lives. |
£6.50 |
Spring 1 |
Crudites Chef workshop |
To extend the children’s understanding of how to plan, create and evaluate against a set criteria. To develop their understanding of health and safety with equipment and food hygiene. |
- |
Spring 2 |
Rainforest Day (Potential day trip to the Living Rainforest – Not confirmed) |
To be able to identify the features of a rainforest, and how it is important in everyday life e.g. science, habitat, industries etc. To understand how human activities can impact on the natural world e.g. pollution, bridges, buildings etc. |
TBC |
Summer 2 |
Caldecotte Residential |
To develop independence skills in managing self emotionally and physically away from home, building relationships with others whilst extending and embedding geographical knowledge of England. To push self out of comfort zone and attempt physical activities -independently and as part of a team- that may require resilience and an element of risk taking. |
£90 |
Ancient Greece Day |
To continue to extend understanding of the past as a historic timeline, with focus on Ancient Greece; how they lived their lives and the legacies they left behind including the impact in our modern day lives. |
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Year 4 Showcase |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. To be able to work as a team. |
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Year Five
Year Five Enrichment Offer
When |
Opportunity |
Purpose |
Cost (approx.) |
Autumn 1 |
Key Stage 2 Production |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
- |
Spring 1 |
STEMM - Engaging the Younger Generation |
To raise the awareness of STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) across younger generations by having Year 9 pupils from Royal Latin demonstrate and teach children about STEMM. |
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Ancient Egypt Day |
To continue to extend understanding of the past as a historic timeline, with focus on the Ancient Egyptians; how they lived their lives and the legacies they left behind including the impact in our modern day lives. |
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Carbon Monoxide Workshop |
To help educate pupils and in turn, their families about the hidden dangers of Carbon Monoxide through a range of interactive, fun and activity-based gas safety awareness sessions. |
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Language Leaders |
To promote a range of languages by having students from Shenley Brook End School host an afternoon to share their love of languages through a range of games and activities. |
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Spring 2 |
River Walk |
To develop knowledge about the world in which we live with a focus on our local area and rivers. To be able to identify the features of a river, and how it is important in everyday life e.g. water source, habitat, transport etc. To understand how human activities can impact rivers e.g. pollution, bridges, buildings etc. |
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Summer 1 |
Irthlingborough Residential |
To develop independence skills in managing self emotionally and physically away from home, building relationships with others whilst extending and embedding geographical knowledge of England. To push self out of comfort zone and attempt physical activities -independently and as part of a team- that may require resilience and an element of risk taking. |
£180 |
Summer 2 |
Titanic Day |
To develop children’s understanding of historic events from the past with a focus on the Titanic. Children will get the opportunity to dress up as a class of their choice from the class system and experience how this affected many people’s privileges and lives during The Titanic. |
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Year 5 Showcase |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
- |
Year Six
Year Six Enrichment Offer
When |
Opportunity |
Purpose |
Cost (approx.) |
Autumn 1 |
Mexico Day |
To embed and extend knowledge about Mexico; culture, traditions, geography and people. To understand more about the world in which we live, noticing similarities and differences. |
- |
Autumn 2 |
Key Stage 2 Performance |
To develop skills and confidence performing in front of an audience, building sense of self pride, achievement and belonging to our Priory Rise community. |
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Red Cross |
To develop basic first aid knowledge to improve personal safety and that of others. |
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Choices and Consequences: Early Knife Crime Intervention Workshop |
To ensure children are aware that choices lead to consequences and to understand that carrying knives is dangerous and against the law. To continue to develop strategies that promote personal safety and that of others. |
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Spring 2 |
WW2 Day |
To embed and extend knowledge about the impact of and life during WW2 on people, food, housing and lifestyle. |
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Bletchley Park |
To embed and extend knowledge about history in our local area. To understand the role codebreaking played at Bletchley Park in WW2. |
£10 |
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Summer 1 |
Royal Opera House Workshop Online |
To gain cultural capital and an understanding of the Royal Opera House. To develop singing and performing skills. |
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Summer 2 |
Peak District |
To develop independence skills in managing self emotionally and physically away from home, building relationships with others whilst extending and embedding geographical knowledge of England. |
£300 |
Leavers Party |
To celebrate moving on and new beginnings, strengthen relationships and build confidence about the next stage of the learning journey. |
Paid for by Friends of Priory Rise |
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Leavers Showcase |
To celebrate achievements, new beginnings and relationships, building confidence when performing in front of an audience. |
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