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Courses Y3 & Y4
English and Literacy Courses
Phonics Fun 1 for Y2 - Y4
A different way to present phonics. This course is about long vowel phonemes, encouraging children to learn in a fun-filled way.
The course runs for 6 weeks, four sessions a week. Each session lasts 25 minutes.
Cost is £160.00 per pupil, £80.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Flights of Fancy for Gifted & Talented Y3 and Y4
This course supports pupils who need to develop their basic
English skills. Through a detailed study of "The Whales' Song" by
Dyan Sheldon and Gary Blythe the children will create their own
story.
The children will examine the use of similes and how they
create atmosphere, characterisation and characters’ feelings and
emotions and imaginative vocabulary to enhance their stories.
They will research a chosen animal on the Internet to base their
story around.
The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes.
Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flights of Adventure for Gifted & Talented Y2 and Y3 'To The Rescue!'
This course extends non-fiction writing for Gifted and Talented pupils in Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2.
It builds on report, information and instructional writing. Ever wanted to lead a double life?
Have superpowers and change the world? Now the children have the opportunity to do just that.
They will explore global issues affecting the world and how they would use superpowers to stop them!
They will read and analyse a variety of online materials before planning and writing their own superhero fact files.
Speaking and listening skills are developed as they are a crucial part of the online lessons.
The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes (with extra activities on the accompanying VLE).
Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flights of Adventure for Gifted & Talented Y3 and Y4 'The M.I.S.S. Spy Academy'
This course extends non-fiction writing for Gifted and Talented
pupils in lower Key Stage 2. It builds on recount and
instructional writing.
The children become part of the M.I.S.S. Spy Academy and
research both fictional and actual secret agents through online
biographies and websites. The course focuses on a mission from
Q-Division to design the best gadget for use on secret missions!
They will also explore the case of the real life spy Alexander
Litvinenko and the role of the media in modern society. During
all stages of the writing process children are encouraged to work
collaboratively and develop their speaking and listening skills
along with their writing...
The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes (with extra activities on the accompanying VLE).
Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Writing Fun
The course aims to:
- build self confidence in writing;
- improve basic skills for writing and confidence to apply them in different context;
- improve understanding of sentence construction and punctuation, including dialogue;
- plan and complete a short piece of written work.
Week 1 - Simple sentence construction and punctuation.
Week 2 - Develop and apply phonic skills; lists, labels and captions.
Week 3 - Developing sentences - adding dialogue.
Week 4 - Note taking and internet non fiction research.
Week 5 - Planning frames; set success criteria and begin writing.
Week 6 - Complete writing and review applying own success criteria.
The course runs for 6 weeks, 30 minutes twice a week.
The cost of this course is £96.00 per pupil (£48 within the East Riding of Yorkshire).
Maths and Numeracy Courses
Magical Maths 1 for Gifted & Talented Y3 and Y4
Enrichment activities to widen mathematical thinking and experience, suitable for gifted younger children.
The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes.
Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Magical Maths 2 for Gifted and Talented Pupils in Y3 and Y4
Following the success of Magical Maths 1 a second series of lessons provides further enrichment activities.
The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes.
Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Special Educational Needs Courses
Success with Number for KS2 and EAL
Using models and images to develop underpinning number skills, covering basic concepts involved in understanding and using the four operations. This is then consolidated through a problem solving approach.
Week 1: Numbers, counting, place value, partitioning.
Week 2: Addition/subtraction.
Week 3: Multiplication/division.
Weeks 4 and 6: Applying knowledge and skills to solve mathematical problems.
Session duration: 30 minutes, 4 times a week. Course duration: 6 weeks.
Cost is £192.00 per pupil, £96.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Reading Fun for KS2 and EAL
This course is aimed at children reading at approximately Level 2/3 who read words but have little or no
understanding of the text. The course is designed to develop and consolidate basic skills for reading and
apply them in different contextual situations. Week 1 focuses on various skills and strategies needed for
reading. Weeks 2 to 4 give opportunities to experiment and apply knowledge.
- Week 1: Basic reading skills
- Week 2: Making Sense
- Week 3 and 4: Fiction - story sequencing and retelling
- Week 5 and 6: Non-fiction
The course runs twice weekly for 6 weeks. Each session lasts 30 minutes.
Cost is £96.00 per pupil. £48.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.
'Success with Number' for KS2 Years 5 and 6 (below Level 3)
The course uses models and images to develop underpinning number skills. The course runs for 6 weeks on a daily basis. Each session lasts 20
minutes.
Cost is £55 per pupil

Writing Fun
The course aims to:
- build self confidence in writing;
- improve basic skills for writing and confidence to apply them in different context;
- improve understanding of sentence construction and punctuation, including dialogue;
- plan and complete a short piece of written work.
Week 1 - Simple sentence construction and punctuation.
Week 2 - Develop and apply phonic skills; lists, labels and captions.
Week 3 - Developing sentences - adding dialogue.
Week 4 - Note taking and internet non fiction research.
Week 5 - Planning frames; set success criteria and begin writing.
Week 6 - Complete writing and review applying own success criteria.
The course runs for 6 weeks, 30 minutes twice a week.
The cost of this course is £96.00 per pupil (£48 within the East Riding of Yorkshire).
Cross-Curricular Courses
Tudors for Y3 - Y4
This course links history, art, IT and literacy to study the Tudors.
Individual research skills are developed using historical sources.
The course runs twice weekly for 4 weeks. Each session lasts for 20 minutes.
Cost is £44.00 per pupil. £22.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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