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In our Expressive Arts lesson this week the students in 3W worked extremely hard and created some outstanding pieces of Art work.

Students were to draw their self portrait to match an already printed half of their face.

All of 3W students thoroughly enjoyed the lesson.

This week in Horticulture, KS4L went to the greenhouse to plant some daffodils. All students followed instructions and were able to fill pots with compost, plant the bulbs and then water the pots. Students showed great listening skills and teamwork when it came to cleaning up our…

3H had a great time at the library where they read books, completed jigsaw puzzles and played with building blocks.....

We visited the library...it was ace,
With books and puzzles, all set in one place.
We read stories with cheer,
Solved jigsaws so clear,
Then built blocky towers at a…

KS4W completed an ASDAN challenge on helping household chores, staff within the class supported students by verbal and hand over hand prompting. Their tasks were to lay the table, hover and  brush the floor and wash the windows. 

Last week KS5S had a very fun week, we started the week with a sensory exploration session. We looked at different foods and explored them with our hands, we used communication boards to signal whether we liked the feel or not. The next day we went to the supermarket to buy foods from the hungry…

This week we have been spending time interacting with each other and developing our social skills. We’ve enjoyed our MATP lesson with Miss Wilson, especially splashing in the giant water tuff tray and using the musical instruments! Our favourite day this week was Topic Day, when we got to spend…

Students in KS4 have been working on paint printing this term. We’ve experimented with lots of different objects and textures to find what works best for printing patterns.

KS4L have been going out in the community. We have been practising road safety, and transferring our Maths skills to choose and pay for our own items. We’ve visited places like The HUB, The Concourse and Sandy Lane shops.

This week’s core word of the week was “you”. Students have been looking in the mirror, dressing up and playing turn taking games to practice the word in different contexts. We had a trip to The Hub cafe on Wednesday morning and have been spending time outside. We have also started our new sensory…

We loved visiting the cafe today.

We have become really confident in ordering our drinks and snacks and using money to pay.

All students communicated their wants and needs.

What a great morning!!