30 Jun

Zoo animals in Beech Class

In Beech class this week we have been learning about zoo animals!

Mrs Barrand began by reading the “Dear Zoo” story and acting out all the animals. In our tuff trays we have made black and white striped zebra slime, pretended to be monkeys using masks, explored a cereal giraffe, and matched…

23 Jun

Beech class sports week

In honour of sports week, Beech class have had a super active week!

We have enjoyed getting busy with all the activities around school. In the hall, we explored the balance bikes, didicars, space hoppers and parachute. On Thursday, we had so much fun bouncing around on the inflatables outside.…

9 Jun

Beech class Farm Fest

In preparation for farm fest, Beech class have been exploring farmyard animals this week!

We have made red hens and fuzzy sheep, sang “Old MacDonald”, and matched animals to the sounds they make. 

On Friday we had so much fun at farm fest! We all went on a walk to meet the farm animals on…

12 May

“We’re going on a bear hunt” and journeys in Beech class

This term Beech class have been exploring our theme “journeys”.

We started with Mrs Barrand telling us the story “We’re going on a bear hunt” in attention autism before exploring the obstacles ourselves in trays! We stomped through the wavy grass, stepped carefully through the twigs, squelched…

5 May

Beech class celebrate the King’s Coronation!

This week Beech class have been celebrating the King’s Coronation!

In Attention Autism, Mrs Barrand made shaving foam cakes for the King’s guards and we all sang “5 currant buns”. We also used paints to create a Union Jack flag.

We have explored red, white, and blue sensory trays, had tea…

3 Feb

Beech class bake bread!

As part of our food topic, Beech Class have enjoyed making bread this week! 

In Attention Autism, Mrs Barrand mixed together ingredients to make the dough. A few of us helped by pouring in the water and stirring it with a wooden spoon. Once the dough had risen, we kneaded the squidgy dough on a…

20 Jan

World religion week in Beech Class

Beech class have been super busy this week!

Continuing our “Very Hungry Caterpillar topic”, we have practiced our chopping skills to make cucumber and tomato caterpillars and made some caterpillar hats!

For world religion week we have been exploring Christianity. We enjoyed preparing and…

13 Jan

The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Beech

This week Beech class have enjoyed exploring “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”.

In Attention Autism, we have used a balloon to make a picture of the very hungry caterpillar, counted all the fruits he ate, and made a colourful butterfly!

We have practiced our chopping skills cutting lots of…

22 Jul

Final week in Beech class

It’s our final week in Beech class! To celebrate what a super year we’ve had, we have spent the week enjoying all our favourite activities. We have had lots of fun visiting the sensory room & hall, exploring lots of water play & sensory activities in class , and spending time together on the…

8 Jul

Another week in Beech class

Beech class have had another week full of summer fun!

We have enjoyed lots of colourful Attention Autism sessions using paints, glitters, confetti balloons and party poppers. In our sensory food exploration, we have tried some sweet treats and made angel delight. We also had a super time…

1 Jul

Exploring summer in Beech class

This week in Beech class we have enjoyed lots of summer themed activities.

In our attention autism sessions we have explored lots of summery themes including ice cream, rainbows, farm animals, and even Wimbledon!

We have also played with the parachute and tunnel outside, enjoyed spending…

24 Jun

Sports week in Beech

Beech class have had lovely sports week! 

We have made the most of the lovely weather and spent lots of time outdoors. We have had lots of fun playing with the ball games and rocket launchers on the sports court, and enjoyed dancing with cheerleader Pom-poms and twirling ribbons on the…