Blog by Tag: Communication Language and Literacy

It has been a very busy week for the staff and pupils of 8P, taking part in lots of Christmas activities, and getting ready for the big performance next week. 

We learnt about Hanukkah which is the Jewish festival of light, we discovered lots of interesting facts about the festival.

Some of…

This is one of Mrs Cobham’s favourite Christmas stories. It’s a lovely story about a little boy and his friendship with a little lost reindeer. What would you do if a little reindeer turned up at your house?

Last year 10G made a video showing some Christmas signs using Makaton and they asked could it be shared again. We hope you enjoy it.

This week in Sycamore we have been working on road safety and staying safe whilst in the community . The class took a trip out on Tuesday to Astley Park. Whilst some amazing learning took place we also had lots of fun and a play on the park. 

On Wednesday it was Christmas dinner day for…

Today we have celebrated Diwali in 9P.

Diwali is also known as the Festival of Lights. In the very old Indian language, Sanskrit, Diwali (or Deepavali) means 'row of lamps'. People light lamps at Diwali to show that light is more powerful than darkness, and good is more powerful than evil.…

This week the children have looked at the qualities in a good friend and together built a friendship wall . We then created a beautiful friendship wreath for our classroom door to show we are all different and each have our own qualities. 
In our lesson with Mrs Lane this week we started a new…

In 9P we have been remembering all the men and women who served their country in the different wars.

Remembrance Day is a significant occasion that is observed in many countries around the world. It serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by brave men and women in times of war.…

What a busy week in sycamore ! 

The children have discussed the events of bonfire and re created their very own firework display using paints and different techniques for their art. They explored splatting , blowing , dripping and finger painting for their display piece. 
Miss Molloy lead a…

What a fantastic week in Sycamore. 
Super reading and phonics this week working on the ‘ee’ sound for some of our learners. 
A lovely story in our woodland outdoor space. 
The children have worked hard to follow patterns and rhythms in music this week. 
Super PE lesson on Thursday continuing…

This week Chestnut learners have explored all things ‘Autumn’. During daily Attention Autism sessions we have been anticipating and tracking exciting items from the bucket and during Stage 2 have been focussing our attention further to watch confetti fall like the leaves from the trees, a flour…

A very busy week in Sycamore class. 
A super sensory story in the tent. All of the children engaged well and did some super listening. 

During our toy box lesson we have been learning all about new and old toys. The children amazed us with how much they knew and demonstrated excellent…

8A on how to make the world in 7 days.

This term 8A will be learning all about beginnings and endings. Today, 8A looked how our world was created. We did explain at the start of this topic that different religions believe in different scenarios as to how the world was created, and the…