February Half-Term

Tutition with a twist...

Children between the ages of 5-11 can enjoy a day or week of fun filled activities (whilst learning through play) between 9am and 4pm everyday of half-term!

Monday 12th February- Storytelling Superstars!

Tuesday 13th February- Maths Magicians!

Wednesday 14th February- Perfect Poets!

Thursday 15th February- Maths Mystery!

Friday 16th February- Fix-it Friday!

Just 12 spaces available on each day! Book in advance to avoid disappointment!

£30 per day, 9am-4pm.

Taught by experienced teachers and teaching assistants!

Monday- Storytelling Superstars- story telling and writing day- become creative and imaginative authors and illustrators. Throughout the day at Lighthouse Academy, the children will create their own personalised book! All ages will be guided, as well as pushed and challenged to create their best work! Our theme and ideas will be based around... How to train your _______! Dragon, Unicorn, Frog, little sister... the choice is endless. It will be a day of drama, acting out and rehearsing ideas, sharing their stories with friends in a variety of ways, reading model ideas, and adapting ideas to create their own independent writing. In addition to this, the children will also enjoy some art with a cartoon drawing masterclass to help them design the illustrations to go along with their picture books!

Tuesday- Maths Magicians- enjoy a day of fun Maths activities/games, and learn some super maths magic tricks to help with number fact Knowledge. Sing along to times table pop songs and raps/even make your own. Develop number fact knowledge with lots of practical resources/strategies, as well as interesting tricks and techniques for quicker mental maths/basic written arythmetic strategies (Magic tricks). The children will play a variety of games with peers, all based around appropriate times tables for their age and stage/number bonds for our youngest children.

Wednesday- Perfect Poets! Rhyming and Poetry themed day- a day enjoying a range of rhyming stories, poems as well as favourite songs/raps. Develop understanding and knowledge of rhythm and rhyme across a variety of contexts that interests each child the most. A great day for both boys and girls to enjoy with something for eveyone to enjoy! Children will develop their writing by creating their very own rhyming story, poem, song or rap! Drama and performances at the end of the day for those who want to share, with a mini-stage and theatre set up. I'll definitly be reaching for the popcorn...

Thursday- Maths Mystery! A day to solve the Missing maths teacher mystery at Lighthouse Academy. Children will complete a variety of maths games and activities throughout the day in order to recieve new clues about the missing man. The students will compete both individually, as well as part of a team to solve the mystery. Working as detectives, our tasks for clues will take a variety of forms and will keep the adrenaline and excitement going all day! Our journey will take us to a set-up crime scene and students will be given a police information pack. They will have to use a variety of Maths skills to help the police with their investigation. The aim is to find and answer all the clues to get our lovely Maths teacher Luke back home safe and back to work at Lighthouse Academy!

Friday- Fit-it day! The children will get to choose a personal Maths and English target for the day. This should be something the child personally wants to develop their confidence in! For example, spelling/handwriting/a particular times table/long division…Whatever it might be. The teacher will support each child in doing this, and refine their ideas into just two smart targets that can be achieved within just one day. Children will be encouraged to start the day by writing/recording 10 creative ways to practise their targets whilst learning through choice/play. Again, ideas and learning will be supported by the adults in the room. Our children love choose time within our term-time sessions to practise personal targets that need work. They have become especially creative in their ideas to incorperate their favourite activities into play based learning. Today will be all about choice and personal, self-development!

As well as all of this super learning and fun, everyday will also be broken up with short breaks, a 30 minute lunch break, as well as a fitness hour where the children can burn off some energy in the studios upstairs or outdoors.