What groups will my child be in?
Once your child has completed their online assessment they are placed in their maths and literacy groups according to their learning needs. This allows for a personalised experienced, teachers plan specifically each term to meet the needs of the children in each group. You will be notified of your child's groups via email.
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Although our groups are loosely based on year groups - children are not aware of this and simply know which group they are in. As they make progress you will receive a progress report and children will move to the next group when ready.
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All of our group sessions are specifically planned for the current cohort and are prerecorded to enable large numbers of children to benefit from the learning at any one time. Find out more about how it works here.
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About our groups:
Hamsters
A fun space to have a go, take your time and know
that making mistakes is part of learning. All sessions
are planned to meet the needs of children following
their initial assessment.
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Our maths club covering
mainly Key Stage 1 maths
concepts including
mental maths, problem
solving and arithmetic.
May include:
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• Reading and writing numbers 0 to 20 and beyond
• Counting up to 100 objects and beyond
• Learning which pairs of numbers add up to 10 and to 20 (number bonds)
• Recognising number patterns
• Using a number line
• The 2, 5 and 10 times tables, plus division facts
• Adding and subtracting one-digit and two-digit numbers
• Doubling and halving
• Finding a quarter, a third and a half of a shape or quantity
• Simple mental maths
• Recognising, naming and describing 2D and 3D shapes
• Using shapes to make models and pictures
• Finding lines of symmetry
• Measuring and weighing
• Addition and subtraction of small amounts of money
• Knowing that a quarter turn is a right angle
• Recognising and using mathematical symbols
• Drawing and interpreting graphs and pictograms
• Telling the time on an analogue clock to the nearest five minutes
• Naming and describing 2D and 3D shapes
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Bears
Our bears sessions focus on building confidence
and building on and developing
a strong understanding of basic maths concepts.
Fun and engaging these sessions offer the
opportunity for children to dive deeper into problem
solving, pause and repeat the prerecorded lessons
videos and learn more independently.
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Our maths club covering
mainly Lower Key
Stage 2 maths
concepts including
mental maths,
problem
solving and arithmetic.
May include:
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Prime numbers less than 100
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Cube numbers (taught in Year 6 from September 2015)
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All the times tables up to 12x12
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Add, subtract, divide and multiply numbers of up to four digits
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Know equivalents between decimals, fractions and percentages
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Ratio and proportion
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Basic algebra (taught in Year 6 from September 2015)
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Problems involving decimals, fractions and percentages
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Use of brackets, including BODMAS
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Read and plot coordinates
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Measure and draw acute, obtuse, reflex and right angles
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Calculate the sum of angles around a point, on a straight line and (only in Year 6 from 2015) in a triangle and quadrilateral
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Rotation, reflection and translation of shapes (rotation will no longer be taught under the new curriculum from September 2015)
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Convert units of measurement
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Tell the time from a 12- or 24-hour clock and calculate time intervals
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Draw and interpret line graphs, bar charts, pie charts and pictograms
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Calculate the mean, median and mode average, plus the range (from September 2015, only the mean will be taught, in Year 6)
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Understand probability
Stags
Our Stags are moving on from the basics and tackle a
variety of challenging word maths problems and
arithmetic. Maximising their learning by undergoing termly
assessments our teachers are able to tailor make the
learning programme taking children beyond primary and
into secondary maths learning in some areas.
Our maths club covering
mainly Upper Key
Stage 2 maths
concepts including
mental maths,
problem
solving and arithmetic.
May include:
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Prime numbers less than 100
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Cube numbers (taught in Year 6 from September 2015)
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All the times tables up to 12x12
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Add, subtract, divide and multiply numbers of up to four digits
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Know equivalents between decimals, fractions and percentages
-
Ratio and proportion
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Basic algebra (taught in Year 6 from September 2015)
-
Problems involving decimals, fractions and percentages
-
Use of brackets, including BODMAS
-
Read and plot coordinates
-
Measure and draw acute, obtuse, reflex and right angles
-
Calculate the sum of angles around a point, on a straight line and (only in Year 6 from 2015) in a triangle and quadrilateral
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Rotation, reflection and translation of shapes (rotation will no longer be taught under the new curriculum from September 2015)
-
Convert units of measurement
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Tell the time from a 12- or 24-hour clock and calculate time intervals
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Draw and interpret line graphs, bar charts, pie charts and pictograms
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Calculate the mean, median and mode average, plus the range (from September 2015, only the mean will be taught, in Year 6)
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Understand probability (until September 2015)
Turtles
Creative Writing Club
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A fun, enriching and safe space for
children who either love to write or
are reluctant writers.
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We bring together exciting and engaging writing opportunities for children alongside language and grammar concepts as well as spelling and punctuation.
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Covering a wide range of genres, our aim is to encourage children to move on from reading and become writers, and love writing.
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Whales
Creative Writing
Our whales are developing
their independence and
creativity through a range of
genres. In these classes we
give children space to get creative and relfect on their own work - extending their vocabulary and using different stimulus for writing to develop a true love of literacy.
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