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A Rhyme in Time-Old MacDonald 

Chestnut Class 2021

This week we have been exploring Old MacDonalds Farm and learning all about his animals. We have retold the rhyme in the sensory tuff tray using masks and small world toys, identifying animals and the noises they make! During Maths we…

This week in Chestnut Class we have been learning all the wonderful ways we can be a good friend through positive interactions. We have had so much fun in class; being active together on the balance bikes and having fun together in our swim session. We wore odd socks and decorated pictures of…

Chestnut class have had an amazing time working on our number and communication skill all while raising lots of money to change young lives by fundraising for BBC Children in Need! We have created spotty biscuits, decorated pictures of Pudsey using spots and focussing on our joint attention skills…

This week we have been learning Humpty Dumpty. We have been exploring the sensory trays, retelling parts of the rhyme through play and Attention Autism and having fun with eggs! We have been focussing on our communication skills by making choices, taking turns, following instructions  in play and…

Chestnut Class have been learning about the importance of Remembrance Day and Flanders Field through Attention Autism -Stages 1,2 and 3. During Stage 2 we watched Miss Spear sprinkle black sand, seeds and water onto card and then watched as red poppies were dropped on the top. Lots of Poppies grew…

On Friday Chestnut Class enjoyed exploring bonfire night and fireworks through colours, artwork, Attention Autism and food. We have been focussing on using our fabulous communication skills throughout our learning to engage, make choices and comment on our own learning. We created firework…

This half term we are learning traditional rhymes through play, songs and Attention Autism. This week we have been enjoying Incy Wincy Spider and retelling the story through play. During Attention Autism Stage 3 we explored taking turns to pour blue rice down a drain pipe to ‘wash the spider out’…

This week in Chestnut Class we have been learning about Diwalli and the Festival of Light through Attention Autism, music, food, creating Diyas and expressive art. During Attention Autism Stage 1 we enjoyed looking at all the lights and coloured ribbons and during Stage 2 Miss Spear created a…

Congratulations to Class 7P who are the winners of our Halloween Pumpkin competition.  Mr Welsh and Mrs Millard were our judges for today and had a difficult decision due to the fantastic effort classes had made.

Mr Welsh presented 7P class and all the other classes with some lovely halloween…

Chestnut Class have been learning all about colours and enjoying a story about about Pete the Cat and his white shoes. We have been exploring, sorting, matching and identifying colours, making fruit skewers, and printing patterns using colours from the story. We were so pleased to have Mr…

Chestnut class have been busy exploring colours this week. We’ve enjoyed listening and retelling parts of our class story -The Little Red Hen. On Wednesday Chestnut Class even helped The Little Red Hen to make some bread using key word instructions. We’ve been mixing, pouring and measuring using…

Chestnut class have had a fantastic morning making rice crispie cakes to raise money for Macmillan. We have been counting, pouring, mixing and using all our fabulous communication skills to engage,share joint attention and make choices of the wonderful cakes. Thank you for all your ;donations and…