Blog Author: Mrs Down

This week we have been exploring our feelings for World Mental Health Week 2024.

On Monday we all wore green, and went on a hunt outside and inside looking for different green objects. 

We read the Colour Monster story, and made our own monsters with playdough.

In Food Technology we made…

As part of our Homes and Habitats topic this term, we have been exploring the story: The Three Little Pigs.

We have enjoyed participating in the sensory story and helping Mrs Down with the props, signs and familiar phrases. Some of us answered some very tricky questions about the story, and…

For World Religion Week Rowan Class have been exploring Hinduism.

We enjoyed lots of multi-sensory activities: practicing Bollywood dancing, tasting traditional food, practicing saying hello, and we made some traditional Hindu sweets called Barfi in Food Technology.

Well done Rowan Class and…

Rowan Class had a visit from Santa today! It was very exciting and all the learners were very happy to receive a gift from him!

We enjoyed a lovely breakfast of pastries, fruit and cereal and listened to some relaxing Christmas music.

Well done Rowan Class.

Mrs Down and the Rowan Class…

We have had a lovely afternoon Sharing our Learning today with our friends and family.

Everyone enjoyed lots of Winter crafts, phonics and number activities, sensory circuits and some yummy biscuits.

Thank you all for coming, we really appreciate the support.

Have a lovely weekend…

We have had a lovely week exploring all things Autumn in Rowan Class.

Making chocolate apples in cooking, counting pumpkins, creating brilliant sentences about our Autumn sensory story and enjoying lots of time outside looking for signs of Autumn.

We continue to make lots of progress with…

We have had a lovely week in Rowan Class. 

As part of Me and My Body we have been practicing fundamental skills including: running, skipping, jumping, balancing, catching and throwing. We all did very well and really impressed our teachers with our instruction following.

Have a lovely…

We have been supporting both Jeans for Genes Day and Macmillan Coffee Morning in Rowan Class.

We enjoyed some lovely cakes at snack time and used some great communication to request the different coloured cakes.

We designed jeans and decorated them and found lots of words beginning with the…

This week we have been enjoying a community visit to the park.

We all walked very sensibly, holding hands and looking for dangers.

At the park we enjoyed exploring all the different areas with our friends.

Well done all and have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Down and the Rowan Class Team

We have had a very busy week in Rowan Class.

We have explored textures in My Creativity - making ice creams and flowers with smooth and rough materials. We have used some brilliant communication to comment on fruits we like and enjoyed making cakes in cooking, using some fantastic problem…

We have had a lovely first week back in Rowan Class!

The sun has been shining and we have made lots of new friendships. We have enjoyed exploring both class and school and getting to know each other. 

Have a lovely weekend all!

Mrs Down and the Rowan Class Team

We have had lovely year in Rowan Class.

Enjoying lots of different topics including Down at the Farm, Around the World and Emergency Emergency Emergency!

We have all made fantastic progress and had lots of fun along the way.

Highlights of the year include visiting the farm, the zoo and…