Upper School Cognition and Learning Groups
Upper School Congition and Learning Groups
In upper school we now have groups that take place each morning (Monday- Thursday). In these groups, the children are taught Maths and English with peers of a similar ability. This has enabled us to really challenge all the children at their own individual level. We have already seen a rise in the progress the children have made since starting the groups in September and the children’s confidence with problem-solving is coming on leaps and bounds! The children also have opportunities to develop friendships with children from other classes in Key Stage 2.
Groups-
Sunflowers - Libby Fitton
Poppies Group- Danielle Alty & Connor Moffatt
Roses - Alex Jardine
On the Groups pages will be a breakdown of what your child will be learning in Maths and English over the next half term. If you are unsure which group your child is in or would like any more information please contact school and ask to speak to Danielle.
Thank you,
Danielle Alty- Assistant Headteacher KS2
Roses
Welcome back to our Roses page!
This term we are super busy again. In English, we will be campaigning for a topic of our choice. We will be discussing what we want to change, and the reasons to why we want this change. The children will then be designing a campaign poster and delivering a speech.
We will be reading a book about Malala Yousafzai, who campaigned for women and girls to stay in education in Pakistan. Please ask you children all about Malala, as I’m sure they will answer all of your questions!
In maths, we are focusing on measurement, position and direction, fractions and time.
Please come back to see all of our hard work!
Poppies
Welcome back to the Poppies Page!
We've had an incredible term in Connor and Danielle's class, where we've been diving deep into the world of balanced arguments and debates! Our young minds have been exploring thought-provoking topics and sharing their opinions, all while respecting and valuing the viewpoints of others.
One of the fascinating discussions we had was about "Is a dog the best animal?". We then moved onto to our main debate “Should schools ban the use of the internet?”. Our groups passionately presented their arguments, citing reasons such as creativity, the risk of cyberbullying and even the importance of learning new skills such as AI!
We are really proud of all the class learning to express themselves confidently and consider different points of view.
In Maths we delved into numerous topics such as-
Fractions: Understanding the concepts of halves and quarters. From dividing shapes to dividing pizzas, we've learned how to divide things into equal parts and express them as fractions.
Position and Direction: Exploring position and direction has been an adventure in itself! We've been learning about different vocabulary such as clockwise, anticlockwise, right angles, and compass points. We've even had fun mapping out treasure hunts!
Time: It's been an incredible journey as we've dived into time! We've been mastering the art of telling the time, reading both analogue and digital clocks. We've explored how time is split into seconds, minutes, and hours.
Come back soon to follow our learning journey!
Sunflowers
In Libby's Sunflower group, we have been working extremely hard learning all about Fractions in Maths. Some of the children have moved onto looking at one sixths and beyond! Our semi-formal learners have enjoyed finding half or whole amounts of images of different animals. Our sensory learners have enjoyed using their senses, such as smell and touch, with a variety of objects and textures. They then communicated their preferences in a variety of ways. The hot chocolate powder was the top favourite smell!.
