Elm Class

Welcome to Elm class. We are a mixed year 1,2, and 3 class in the pre-formal pathway. Jodi is the Class Teacher, Debbie is the Teaching Assistant, Caz, Zoe, Katie, and Emma are the ISA’s. We learn through practical application and lots of opportunities to practice 1:1 and in small group work, continuous provision activities, sensory exploration, attention autism and learning outside the classroom.

This half term we have explored ‘All about me’ and ‘healthy me’, featuring body parts and emotions We have enjoyed exploring many activities all about ourselves, which have included role play, sensory exploration, cooking by making faces with food, playdough, small world, activities, painting, arts and crafts. We have also spent time exploring our emotions.

Elm have also enjoyed lots of craft activities at Learning Outside the Classroom, including exploring our senses, touch, smell, taste, hearing and sight and exploring the learning Outside the Classroom school areas.

In maths we have been looking at ‘routines’ and ‘day and night’ The children have explored may different activities including using physical objects, pictorial representations, exploring small world activities and roleplay.

In phonics we have been looking at set 1 sounds focusing on letters m,a,s,d,t and working towards individual targets. The children are also working hard on using PECS and communication/ALD boards.

Reminders:

Please remember to label all your child’s belongings.

P.E is on Monday afternoon, please come into school in PE clothes.

Learning Outside the Classroom is on Tuesday morning and Friday afternoon, please come into school in clothes suitable for mucky play, puddle suit and wellies with a labelled change of clean clothes, including socks.

Swimming is on a Wednesday, please bring in a towel, swimming costume and swim nappies, in a labelled bag.

Wednesday afternoon we visit the OT house.

Thank you for your continued support.