Key Stage 2

Welcome to Key Stage 2 PPA

Croeso i'r KS2!

PPA Teacher: Mr Nicholas

The children will arrive each morning and will complete our Early Morning Activity (EMA).

Each afternoon we will be doing our  ‘Fun Fitness & well being.’

The children will get fit and feel good in a fun and enjoyable way!

The children will be keeping up with the latest Newsround daily, where we will be discussing the current events around the globe. This is an excellent opportunity for the children to understand and share their thoughts on what is going on. This is a child-friendly look at the latest news. 

Throughout the up and coming school year, the children will be learning how to be: Ambitious, Capable Learners; Enterprising, Creative Contributors; Ethical, Informed Citizens; and Healthy, Confident Individuals. More information can be found by scanning the QR code here:

Year 3/4 - DCF

Throughout Spring term 1, LKS2, we will continue working hard and learning how to improve our typing skills - using our DCF skills. Throughout this term, we will be learning how to ensure we are using technology in a positive and educational way. We will also be covering such skills as Citizenship, Interacting and Collaborating, Producing, Data and Computational Thinking!

We have taken part in activities that enhance our coding capabilities and digital technology-based skills. As a follow on to our coding, we have been discussing the pros and cons of social media and devices. We have been using our new skills to create online content such as posters and infographics advertising the correct age limits of popular apps. Also, we have been learning all about how too much screen time can affect our mental well-being! This is helping us to become Ethically Informed Citizens! 

Year 3/4 - Comprehension

During Spring term 1, we will be focusing on our comprehension skills. We will be learning all about the time periods such as ancient Egyptians and the ancient Greeks. We will also be using our amazing VR headsets to travel to these famous time periods from history!

We will use our topic, Ancient Times for our texts resources and will be practising the following skills:

• Summarising.
• Sequencing.
• Inferencing.
• Comparing and contrasting.
• Concluding.
• Self-questioning.
• Problem-solving.

Year 3/4 - Big Maths

Throughout Spring term 1, we will be helping the Big Maths characters with their missions whilst improving our maths skills. Here are the welcome messages from the Big Maths team! 

Count Fourways is an intergalactic traveller!

Hello Earthlings, my name is Count Fourways. The ‘four ways’ are counting in 1s, 2s, 5s and 25s. Since our children simply learn to count out loud in four crucial ways. Each of these four ways is built progressively and in alignment with the children’s developing understanding of place value. I am here to help!

Pim is an alien from the planet CLIC.

My name is Pim; I have 3 arms on one side and 4 arms on the other side. I have 7 arms in total. I also have 3 legs and 4 legs, so I must have 7 legs. I have 3 ears and 4 ears, 3 nostrils and 4 nostrils, and I have 3 eyes and 4 eyes. So, as soon as children know ‘3 add 4 equals 7’, I can easily help them to realise that this applies to all ‘things’. In other words, 3 things and 4 things are 7 things.

Squiggleworth is Pim’s Pet!

My name is Squiggleworth and I am Pim’s pet, I can be used to help children have fun while they practice partitioning numbers.

Pom is an alien, he lives with Pim on the planet CLIC.

My name is Pom, I help children to learn 4 key mathematical words: multiple, factor, square and prime. With my help, these words can be learnt easily. I provide a fun framework for the presentation. Put the product (answer) number in my tummy, then the factors can be recorded on the end of my body parts.

Mully Multiple

Hello all, my name is ‘Mully Multiple’! I am known as Mully for short. I like to explore and to hide. I like to hide behind the biggest multiple of a number that I can find.

Year 5/6 - DCF

Throughout Spring term 1, LKS2, we will continue working hard and learning how to improve our typing skills, as well as our coding skills- using our DCF skills. Throughout this term, we will be learning how to ensure we are using technology in a positive and educational way. We will also be covering such skills as Citizenship, Interacting and Collaborating, Producing, Data and Computational Thinking!

We have taken part in activities that enhance our coding capabilities and digital technology-based skills. As a follow on to our coding, we have been discussing the pros and cons of modern technology and social media. We have been using our new skills to create digital content advising of the recommended age limits of popular social media apps as well as the advantages and disadvantages of too much device time.

Year 5/6 - Comprehension

During Spring term 1, we will be focusing on our comprehension skills. For this, we will be learning all about our wonderful musical heritage. We have started off by learning all about The Beatles and what their impact was on British culture. Throughout the term, we will also be learning all about John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as solo artists.

We will use our topic, Our Heritage for our texts resources and will be practising the following skills:

• Summarising.
• Sequencing.
• Inferencing.
• Comparing and contrasting.
• Drawing conclusions.
• Self-questioning.
• Problem-solving.

Year 5/6 - Big Maths

Throughout Spring term 1, we will be helping the Big Maths characters with their missions whilst improving our own maths skills. Here are the welcome messages from the Big Maths team! 

Count Fourways is an intergalactic traveller!

Hello Earthlings, my name is Count Fourways. The ‘four ways’ are counting in 1s, 2s, 5s and 25s. Since our children simply learn to count out loud in four crucial ways. Each of these four ways is built progressively and in alignment with the children’s developing understanding of place value. I am here to help!

Pim is an alien from the planet CLIC.

My name is Pim, I have 3 arms on one side and 4 arms on the other side. I have 7 arms in total. I also have 3 legs and 4 legs, so I must have 7 legs. I have 3 ears and 4 ears, 3 nostrils and 4 nostrils, and I have 3 eyes and 4 eyes. So, as soon as children know ‘3 add 4 equals 7’, I can easily help them to realise that this applies to all ‘things’. In other words, 3 things and 4 things are 7 things.

Squiggleworth is Pim’s Pet!

My name is Squiggleworth and I am Pim’s pet, I can be used to help children have fun while they practice partitioning numbers.

Pom is an alien, he lives with Pim on the planet CLIC.

My name is Pom, I help children to learn 4 key mathematical words: multiple, factor, square and prime. With my help, these words can be learnt easily. I provide a fun framework for the presentation. Put the product (answer) number in my tummy, then the factors can be recorded on the end of my body parts.

Mully Multiple

Hello all, my name is ‘Mully Multiple’! I am known as Mully for short. I like to explore and to hide. I like to hide behind the biggest multiple of a number that I can find.

All images Copyrighted to Big Maths.

Our Visit to Cardiff City Football Club

Our football club had an amazing trip down to the Cardiff City Stadium for a tour. A big thank you to Liam from the Cardiff City Foundation for having us! We finished it off with a quick trip to Costa Coffee for some refreshments!

Here are some photos from the day, hope you enjoy them!