Friday 20th December

Special visit

We were so lucky this afternoon to have a special visitor come to see us... SANTA CLAUS! We were very excited as Santa gave each of us an early Christmas present. 

Wednesday 18th December

Christmas Lunch

We had a special lunch time today as we celebrated Christmas with our school family over a delicious Christmas dinner. 

Tuesday 17th December

Christmas Party

We had such a wonderful time at our Christmas party today. We listened to the music, danced with our friends from other classes and played 'pass the parcel'. We loved watching the disco lights and listening to the DJ on his microphone. 

Monday 16th December

Sensory Mark Making 

Today we made reindeer dust. We explored the porridge oats with our hands and feet and chose which coloured glitter we wanted to add. 

Wednesday 11th December

Polar Express Sensory session

Today, Lions came to school in their pyjamas ready for a day full of sensory activities linked to the Polar Express. We watched some clips from the film, smelled and tasted hot chocolate and listened to the jingle bells. We attempted to hold and shake the bells with support and used our vocalisations and movements to communicate how we felt about the stimuli we were presented with. 

Monday 9th December

Hartfields Christmas Sing-a-long

We had a wonderful morning singing Christmas songs and engaging with the residents of Hartfields Retirement Village. Everybody was in the festive spirit and the children were given a special little gift from the residents who love seeing the children during our visits. 

Friday 6th December

Christmas Activity Day 

We had such fun taking part in lots of sensory activities in the hall this morning. We dipped our toes in icy cold water, threw snowballs, created our own sensory music bottle and explored the porridge oats reindeer food! 

Christmas Jumper Day

Christmas is well under way in Lion Class, with lots of festive fun and activities happening! Don't we look smart in our Christmas jumpers?!

Friday 6th December

Christmas Cookery 

In preparation for our trip to the residential home next week, we baked some shortbread in cookery today. We explored, mixed, used switches and worked together to follow the recipe. We hope they will be a big hit with the residents! 

Thursday 28th November

Snowman Pancakes

Look at the fun we had making pancakes in class today!

Tuesday 26th November

Hydrotherapy 

We love our hydrotherapy sessions in Lion Class. We have been working on our own individual communication targets and continue to develop our confidence within the water. We love to splash around!

Monday 25th November

Understanding the World 

We had a brilliant time this morning, taking part in a toy workshop at the museum. We were very lucky to have the place to ourselves and we explored lots of toys from the past. We particularly loved the wind up car and spinning top. 

Thursday 21st November

RE - Diwali 

In class, we learnt all about Diwali; the Hindu festival of lights. We used our senses to explore a range of items linked to the celebration and created our own Rangoli patterns. 

Tuesday 19th November

Springwell Spa

We had so much fun dipping our toes into the foot spa today. We anticipated our feet being placed into the water and once we realised it was lovely and warm, initiated 'more' by kicking and moving our feet. 

Monday 18th November

Understanding the World 

We had lots of fun on our bus trip to The Range and Home Bargains to explore the Christmas decorations and lights. We felt the fluffy snowmen, watched the flashing lights and listened to the musical ornaments. 

Friday 15th November

Maths 

We had so much fun singing counting songs and exploring the resources!

Friday 15th November

Mark Making / Sensory Exploration 

We had lots of fun this morning mark making in a range of different sensory materials.

Wednesday 13th November

Sensory 

This morning we enjoyed a sensory outdoor assembly with other classes in Team Africa. We loved the parachute games and bubbles!

Monday 11th November

Understanding the World

We paid our respects to the fallen soldiers as we attended the Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph this morning. We listened to the sound of the bugle and watched as the flags were held by the servicemen. 

Wednesday 7th November

Some residents of Hartfields retirement village very kindly gifted Halloween goody bags to the children in Lion class. We are very lucky!

Tuesday 5th November

Understanding the World / Expressive Arts and Design 

To celebrate Bonfire night, we watched videos of fireworks and listened to the sounds they make. We then made our own bright firework prints. 

Thursday 24th October

Personal, Social and Emotional Development 

Today we came to school wearing costumes to celebrate Halloween. We had a great day!

Tuesday 22nd October 

Literacy 

We were so lucky to have Liz Million, the Author and Illustrator in our class today. We explored some teddy bears and watched in amazement as Liz drew a wonderful picture of a lion. We were very impressed and inspired!

Monday 21st November

Understanding the World

Lion Class enjoyed a Trip to Asda. We explored lots of different multi-sensory Halloween decorations.

Thursday 10th October 

Design and Technology 

Today Lion Class had a blast in our cookery session - exploring the feel and smell of the ingredients and using a switch to operate the whisk. We then created our own spooky designs, working hard to squeeze the icing out of the tube and onto the cakes!

Tuesday 8th October

Communication and Interaction

We thoroughly enjoyed a sensory massage session today. These relaxing sessions provide an amazing opportunity for children and adults to communicate on a 1-1 basis. The music and chilled environment enhance the wonderful experience and allow the children to engage in their learning and interact with a familiar adult in a positive and relaxing way. 

Tuesday 1st October

Physical Development 

This week we have been working on our physical development targets in the Hydrotherapy pool. We explored, kicked, splashed, reached for objects and floated around whilst having lots of fun! 

Monday 30th September

Art

As part of a whole school autumnal display, we created our own Owl models using a range of materials. 

Wednesday 18th September

Understanding the World

Lion Class enjoyed a walk to the local retirement home where the residents love to see the children just as much as the children love to see the residents! Being out in the community and interacting with the public is important for the children to develop social and interaction skills and our visits always put a big smile on everyone's faces! 

Tuesday 17th September

Literacy 

As part of our sensory story 'Just Like Jasper' we crafted our very own cats; exploring the texture of the paint, pipe cleaners, felt and paper plates. 

Friday 13th September

Music  

We had a very special music session with Ashleigh from the Amber Trust. We explored a range of musical instruments, listened intently to the songs and had a dance with the coloured scarves!

Thursday 12th September

Cookery

We explored the ingredients, made and then decorated our very own gingerbread men today! Don't they look delicious?!

Tuesday 10th September 2024

Literacy

We had our first session with Joanna from the library today. We explored a sensory story and made our very own spiders to take home. 

Thursday 5th September

Science

We had a great afternoon exploring the sensory room and taking part in tracking activities. Look at us hard at work ... 

Wednesday 4th September

Our First Day of the new term in Lion Class!