Maple

This week in Maple Class we have been ‘travel training’. 
We have been learning how to be King of the road in class, on the playground and on the track. 
Some of us independently transitioned to the track while the rest us independently transitioned to the playground. 
We took it in turns to…

Yesterday Maple class had a visit to the hall where they found Alpacas! 
We loved stroking them, feeding them and learning all their names! 
 

This half term our sensory story has been ‘We’re going on a polar bear hunt’ which has tied in fantastically with a winter and Christmas theme. We’ve explored ice, water, snow and a cave through different sensory means. 

Over the last 2 weeks Maple have been taking part in lot’s of festive…

This week has been a busy week for Maple Class! 

On Monday we all visited our new playground for the first time. We all had our own favourite things to do including the climbing frame, the slide, the swing and the musical instruments! 
 

On Wednesday it was time for a trip on the bus! We…

On Tuesday we celebrated St Andrew’s day in remembrance of Scotland’s patron saint who was known for helping the less fortunate. 

Miss Howarth did an attention autism, from the bucket she pulled out a whoopee cushion which made a noise a bit like a bag pipe when sat on. Next we watched a video…

This week we have been learning how to be kind friends in Maple Class for Friendship Week. 

On Monday we all wore odd socks to celebrate that we are all unique.

Tuesday Miss Troughton made a tree out of brown paint, we all then took it in turns to paint our hands and splat them onto the tree…

Today Maple Class have been doing lots of different activities all about children in need and it’s mascot Pudsey Bear. 
Some of us came dressed in different colours, spotty T-shirt’s and some of our teachers even had Pudsey and blush headbands. 

For our Attention autism this morning in stage…

Today has been all about fireworks and bonfire night! For attention autism Miss Howarth had party poppers and toys that flew into the air like fireworks. In stage 2 Miss Howarth popped balloons filled with paint, it got very messy and Miss Howarth also got it all over her glasses! It was very…

This week Maple Class have been getting spooky, ready for Halloween. 

All week we have been using a cauldron instead of a bucket in our attention autism. On Tuesday Miss Troughton did a spooky attention autism by cutting out a ghost shape from black card and then sticking cotton wool and 2 eyes…

This week we have been learning about different types of weather in Maple Class! 

We have been listening to a sensory story to learn about; Snow, rain, thunder and sun. 
Miss Howarth let us feel some pretend snow, we saw that it was white and very cold. We all enjoyed getting squirted with…

We’ve been very busy this week in Maple Class. We have all had lots of fun taking part in attention autism sessions, messy play, workstation activities, interactive games and lots of singing and dancing. 

On Monday we learnt about numbers using sandcastles, Miss Howarth made 1 sandcastle, 2…

Welcome back everyone!

This week Maple class have had an amazing first week back. We’ve had a great time making new friends and exploring their new class environment. We have all been busy taking turns doing lots of exciting things including; relaxation sessions, walks around the track, story…