11 Nov

Remembrance Day 2022

This week classes have been invited to join in Remembrance Day traditions throughout school.

Each teacher has planned meaningful and engaging activities surrounding the theme of ‘War’ and ‘Remembrance’.

Learners have been exposed to different learning focuses and learning new facts through a…

27 Oct

Holiday Heroes: Group 1

What a fantastic and busy week, for all who joined us in Group 1.

 

On Tuesday morning, we went to Brew and Buddies; enjoying time playing, making new friends and practicing lots of skills.

In the afternoon we had a visit from ‘All Days Farm’ who brought lots of animals into the hall for…

16 Sep

Busy Exploring in Chestnut!

We combined three special occasions within this weeks learning, enabling our learners the opportunity to experience and explore recent key events - Macmillan Coffee Morning, celebrating the life of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and honouring our new King, King Charles III.

On Thursday, we…

9 Sep

A Wonderful First Week in Chestnut!

Chestnut have had a wonderful first week back at school. It has been a busy week with lots to explore and lots going on! 

We got to meet our new teachers, Miss Hothersall, Miss Cross, Miss Masterson, Mrs Worthington, Miss Loan and Miss Brown, as well as our new friends.

We have played,…

18 Aug

Holiday Heroes: Group 3 - Week 4

Group 3 have had a very busy and enjoyable last week of Holiday Heroes.

On Tuesday they went swimming and shared lots of laughs and giggles in the pool. Group 3 played lovely together and took turns using the toys and equipment out in the pool. They enjoyed different  ball games including throw…

28 Jul

Holiday Heroes - Week 1: Group 1

What a wonderful start to the summer holidays for the Holiday Heroes Group 1. 

On Tuesday, Group 1 went to ‘Brew and Buddies’ soft play centre. They had a day of play and enjoyed a lunch out too! 

On Thursday, Group 1 had a day based in school with lots of fun playing with friends. In the…

19 Jul

Welcome to Chestnut Class (22-23)

This morning Chestnut Class had their transition session ready for September. 

To fit in with the hot hot weather, Miss Hothersall and Miss Cross planned a fun sensory play based session around the theme ‘Ice Cream’.  

Our morning began with us exploring our environment and meeting our new…

13 Jul

Welcome to the Circus!

What a fantastic day for 9G, 8A and 7P at Blackpool Circus.  

We were lucky enough to get a late booking and had the whole circus to ourselves! 

The show was amazing. Everyone had a great time watching the different acts and joining in with some cheering and clapping too. We got to see many…

8 Jul

You’ve Got a Friend in 9G!

9G have been very busy putting their social skills to the test!

They have been thinking carefully about the skills they use and how to react in different situations when with their friends.

9G have had a big focus on being a kind friend and spoke about what being ‘kind’ means. They decided…

30 Jun

Welcome to the 9G Show!

This term 9G have been learning about the Circus. 

In My Communication we explored a circus sensory story before being set the challenge to write our own circus story to perform to 8A! 9G worked together to write a class story, sharing ideas and carefully thinking of roles for everyone. We had…

8 Jul

Sycamore share ‘The Snail and The Whale’

 

Sycamore have had a wonderful afternoon sharing their learning from the summer term and would like to thank the family members who were able to join us today for our Sharing our Learning event. 

 

We shared a video of all our hard work on the story of ‘The Snail and The Whale’ and…

13 May

Mental Health Awareness Week in Sycamore!

Sycamore have been exploring activities this week to help them think about their feelings and the choices that they make. 

 

We have been enjoying circle times and talking about feelings and what makes us ‘happy’ or ‘sad’. We have also been talking about what we can do to make us happy and…