Springwell School
Jaguars
Welcome to Jaguar Class
Jaguar Class is an Autism Specific Class made up of 7 Key Stage 1 & 2 children.
Our class staff are: Andrew - class teacher
Annette - HLTA
Abbie (Mon -Thurs),
Gladys,
Amanda (Mon, Thurs, Fri) - Teaching Assistants
, Lucy (Tues - Fri)
Georgia - Apprentice
The children follow an adapted curriculum appropriate to their individual needs. We follow some elements of the TEACCH approach at regular intervals throughout the day.
Each day we participate in the 'Attention Autism' program.
Our weekly Swimming and PE sessions will be on Friday's. We will keep PE kits in school and send them home at the end of every half term, please send in swim kits each week.
Thursday - Rebound
Friday - Swimming and PE
Summer Term 2025 - Jaguar Class Topic Web - Journeys
Our Journey to the Seaside - Class Assembly June 2025
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21/5/25 Science: moving with our bodies - We began to look at the different ways we can move using our bodies.
16/5/25 visiting the school library - we visited the school library to choose a 'love of reading' book to share both in school and at home.
13/6/2025 Reading Cafe - We invited our parents into class to share a story and join in some activities.
13/5/2025 Geography: Greece - Making Tzatziki - We explored the school garden to find some mint and picked some to explore and experience further. We then explored a range of ingredients and exprienced making Tzatziki.
30/4/2025 Painting with cars - We explored and experienced using toy cars by dipping them into paint and then moving them across the paper to make marks.
Class Literacy Story: Weeks 1-3 - The Journey Home from Grandpa's
Spring Term 2025 - Jaguar Class Topic Web: Extreme Earth
10/4/2025 Easter Bunny Visit - We had a visit from the Springwell Easter bunnies who brought an easter egg for each of us.
8/4/2025 Celebrating Easter: We followed instructions to make easter bunny biscuits.
7/4/2025 Literacy (communication) : Following instructions to creat a flower print - After listening the the story 'Sunny Day', we explored some fresh flowers and then used the flowers to create a print by using a mallet to hammer on to the flowers to create a print onto the material.
3/4/2025 Weekly Rebound session
3/4/2025 PSHRE: Self Help Skills and making choices - We practised getting undressed and then changing into our PE using as much independence as possible. We then went into the playground and chose different activities to explore.
3/4/2025 PSHRE: Pat Dog visit - We had a visit from Val and Ronnie the Pat dog. We explored and experienced stroking Ronnie then helping to brush his teeth.
1/4/2025 Geography: Weather (Sun) - We explored sunshine by using torches to create light, then we explored and experienced making shadows by shining the torches onto toy animals to create a shadow.
25/3/25 Speaking & Listening: Planting a sunflower - After exploring the story 'A Sunny Day', the children observed and experienced a sunflower seed being planted. The children then followed some simple instructions containing 2/3 keywords to plant their own sunflower seeds.
20/3/2025 Science: Ice Cream in a Bag - After previously visiting Seaton Carew to taste Ice Cream at the seaside, we explored and experienced making our own ice cream. We experienced following the instructions and adding the ingredients into the small bag and then adding ice and salt to the large bag and placing the small bag inside. We then took turns shaking the bag until the mixture froze.
18/3/25 RE: Islam - We recreated 'throwing stones at the Kabba' by throwing tennis balls at the foam pillars.
14/3/25 PE: During our PE session we have been working on developing our gross motor skills in particular jumping and balancing. We also incorporated some maths skills and explored and experienced being on, in and under. We also practised some PSHRE skills by waiting for our turns on the equipment.
14/3/25 Celebration of Holi
12/3/25 Science Day: We celebrated science week by taking part in, exploring and experiencing some fun science activities.
6/3/25 World Book Day
Class Literacy Story: Spring Term weeks 7-9 - The Girl The Bear & The Magic Shoes
Class Literacy Story: Spring Term weeks 4-6 - Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain - Narrated by James Earl Jones
14/2/2025 PE: During our PE session we have been working on developing our gross motor skills in particular jumping and balancing. We also incorporated some maths skills and explored and experienced being on, in and under. We also practised some PSHRE skills by waiting for our turns on the equipment.
13/2/2025 Science: Seaside and Oceans - We visited the Headland to explore the rockpools to see what we could find.
13/2/2025 Rebound: We take part in a rebound session each week and we focus on individual development around gross motor skills and communication skills.
13/2/2025 PSHRE: Visit from Ronnie the Pat Dog
12/2/2025 Geography: Wind Socks - We made our own wind socks and then explored and experienced using them in the wind from the wind machine.
11/2/2025 RE: Ramadan Lanterns - We explored some Ramadan celebrations and created our own lanterns.
11/2/2025 Maths - Counting activities
10/2/25 Safer Internet Day - We explored and experienced some online games and how to use them safely.
7/2/25 Number Day - We explored and experienced numbers in lots of different ways such as taking part in the number rhyme '7 Currant Buns' (and enjoyed eating a cake), exploring number rhymes in the pool, making playdough and creating our own number, creating numbers in shaving foam and exploring lots of different counting activities.
5/2/2025 Literacy Story: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain - We listened to the story and used our PECS boards to find the correct symbols for characters and objects from the story.
5/2/2025 Geography: Wind - We explored some rhymes about wind and then experienced wind being blown on our bodies from the wind machine. We made our our fans from cardboard and used them to create our own wind and blow the feathers and paper in the tray. We also created pictures by blowing paint through a straw.
4/2/2025 Literacy: Creating storm pictures - We listen to and explored the story Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain and we then followed instructions from an adult to create pictures of a storm from the story.
3/2/2025 PSHRE: Relaxation - After a busy day of work we like to end the day with 5 minutes of relaxation on our own individual mats and listening to some calming and relaxing music.
29/1/2025 Science: Seaside and the Ocean - We visited the Headland and walk around and found the lighthouse.
28/1/2025 Science: Seaside and the Ocean - We explored sand and had fun making our own sandcastles.
24/1/2025 Reading: We enjoy selecting books and practising our reading skills and sharing a story with an adult.
21/1/2025 Geography: Weather (Rain) - We further explored 'rain' by creating rain in a jar, making rain in a bag and 'rain' spray pictures.
20/1/2025 Art - We explored and used natural materials previously found and collected from the beach such as shells, stones, seaweed and sticks, to create Andy Goldsworthy inspired pictures.
17/1/2025 PSHRE: Washing Hands - Each day we practise washing our hands several times a day mainly before we eat such as snack and lunch times, before taking part in cookery activities or whenever necessary.
16/1/2025 Geography: Weather- This week we explored 'rain', we sang songs about the rain and then went outside wearing rainsuits to explore activities such as hosepipe and umbrellas , flicking paint to make raindrops and a water play and sprinkling toys.
16/1/2025 PSHRE: Visit from the Pat dog - We enjoyed a visit form Val and Ronnie the PAT dog. We waited patiently taking turns to carefully stroke Ronnie and brush his hair.
15/1/2025 : Science - We visited Seaton Beach to begin to explore the seaside. Whilst at the beach we collected shells.
14/1/2025 RE:Islam - We experienced washing our hands and feet to explore the practise of 'Wudu'.
Class Literacy Story: Spring Term weeks 1-3 - The Wind Blew
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