Welcome to our year 2016-2017

Autumn Term 2016

This half term we have been commencing new projects in horticulture and meal preparation.

Pupils from class Scafell have also commenced their work related learning; enjoying community links with South Sefton Sixth Form College, and Sefton Library Services, with Netherton Library, based at the Netherton Activity Centre (NAC).

We have also enjoyed visits to Lady Green Garden Centre and Cafe.

Citizenship activities have included voting for the School Ambassador, Head Boy and Head Girl and their Deputies.

We have also participated in fundraising activities, including Jeans for Genes Day, and McMillan Coffee Morning Cake Sales.

After our Harvest festival assembly we donated food to the Salvation Army and Local Food bank.

General Information

We ask parents and carers to return the home / school diary each day, as this will enable the class teacher to provide comments and information about your child’s day in school. If there are particular things you wish to be informed about, please speak with me.

Individual Education Plan(IEP’s)

This plan sets out educational targets that your child is working on for the term.  There is a section in the plan which provides parents and carers with activities or tasks you can do at home to support your child’s learning.   Plans are updated each term and sent home.

Reading Books

All children and young people are encouraged to engage in reading and develop a love of stories.  We have a wide range of reading books, sensory books and big books to support the learning styles and levels for each child.  Every Friday, your child will receive a new reading book. Please encourage your child to engage with the characters and stories.

Homework

Some pupils will receive homework in English and Maths to support their learning.  If your child is finding homework a challenge please come into school so we can discuss it together.

P.E.

P .E. sessions take place each Wednesday.  Please ensure a full P.E. kit is brought to school and that items are clearly labelled to avoid confusion. Swimming sessions take place on Wednesday.

Our topic this term is on dance.

Cookery

We do cookery every Tuesday.   Please let us know if your child has any food allergies. This half term we are making Christmas foods.

Work Related Learning 

As park of supporting young people to develop their skills, your child will take part in work related learning experiences.  This term your child is going to Netherton Library. Over the winter months staff from the library service bring books to school to share with the class. Our targets are to learn to listen to stories as a group, to wait and take turn within a group.

Community visits

As part of our horticulture we going on a number of visits to Lady Green Garden Centre, to learn about plants that grown indoors and outdoors.

As part of our work related learning and community links, we meet with students from South Sefton 6th Form College to participate in a shared learning and enrichment activity. This term we have been working on Costume performance, which encompasses making props, dance and drama.

Enterprise

All pupils in the class take part in an enterprise activity each term.  Enterprise supports children and young people to use their numeracy and literacy skills in a different context.  This term we are making and selling Christmas Gifts. We are learning to assemble, present and market the products.

Citizenship

Citizenship activities have included voting for the School Ambassador, Head Boy and Head Girl and their Deputies.

We have also participated in fundraising activities, including Jeans for Genes Day, and McMillan Coffee Morning Cake Sales.

After our Harvest festival assembly we donated food to the Salvation Army and Local Food bank.

Spring Term 2017

Happy New Year.

We hope that you all had a very Happy Christmas.

We have lots of new and exciting things to look forward to this term, starting with a visit from the library service and our own class performance of Cinderella, to bring a close to the pantomime season,  Wednesday 25th Jan 2017 at 2.00pm.

This activity was a science experiment which involved the whole class to work as a team. The students used different materials to cover the water balloon so that it wouldn’t bust when dropped.

During this session, the students explored the different smells, tastes and textures of all of the ingredients. They made choices between which tools would be needed and also explored the sounds of the different tools being used.

The focus of this session was making choices of which materials and tools the students may need.

When making their Easter bonnets, the students explored and used lots of different art materials. They then took part in the parade as a whole class during the assembly in front of the whole school.

During our box book sessions the students are working on anticipating the sequence in the stories, participating as a whole group and listening and comprehension.

The students have been learning about directional language and so Ben and Bethany enjoyed going forward and backward on the swing. The students also enjoyed going up and down on the apparatus and exploring different textures, like the sand.