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Teacher Georgie Galloway
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Welcome to Elm Class!! 😃

Elm class is made up of 11 enthusiastic pupils with varying range of needs and abilities. We like to use a wide range of approaches to help us learn and to meet our individual needs. We are a semi-formal class, following a formal curriculum as well as a PFAL curriculum (preparing for adult life). We focus on our independence skills and our aspirations for what we want to do as we grow up. We also have a strong focus on therapies for most of our students, including hydrotherapy, rebound and physio. Some students take part in work experience in a variety of places, including Woodfields Den. Our class is full of laughter and happiness, but we are all extremely hard-working at the same time

Elm Timetable – Spring Term 2 – 23/24

 

 

Spring term 2 23/24 Curriculum Info for parents
SubjectProfilesIdeas for home
MathsIn maths, we are going to be learning about length, height, mass and weight. This will differentiated to the meet the abilities of the pupils. some students will compare things and measure things using objects, others will be using units to measure, i.e. cm, grams etc. Cooking – weighing out ingredients. Create a family height chart. Compare the weight, height or length of things. Look at capacity of things, i.e. is your drink full or empty?
English Our theme in English this half term is going to be food. We will look at different poems and texts about food and we will also have a go at writing some poems ourselves. We will try to create our own similes and think out the describing words we can use for winter. Go shopping and try to read differnet food labels. Cook a variety of different foods. Read some cooking books or try to follow a recipe.
ArtWe will be focusing on seasons again, looking at Spring this time. We will make collages using materials found from nature, we will take pictures of the changes that are happening during the Spring and re-create them using paints. Students will be using different colours and tones whilst painting. Take a walk in the woods, what changes can you spot now that Spring has come? Create your own collage from natural materials. Talk about the different colours you can see now that winter has gone.
PSHEOur topic for PSHE this half term is going to be personal safety. We will learn how to keep ourselves safe online and when using social media. Discussions around what your child can do when they are online. Collectively come up with some online safety rules for the house.
PEWe will be exploring parachute games / looking at working together. Play games with others and play within rules
HumanitiesFamous people in the 20th Century . We shall be looking at people who has shaped the world.Discuss with children who they may see on the tv, books.
ScienceOur focus for science is going to be on biology: health and medicines. We will be looking at what medicine does and the benefits. We will also be looking at some of the risks that come with medicine. Alongside this, we will learn a little about how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Choose healthy choices: exercise, healthy meals, plenty of sleep. Look at basic first aid. Look at some of the benefits of any medicines you are taking.
LibraryOur focus in Library time will be on developing Library skills and independence in using the school library and reading books for pleasure.Enjoy reading and browsing books with you child just for pleasure. Have books and magazines around the house, if possible make reading and listening to stories part of your usual routine.
MFLGermany is our country for the term. We will look at some of the culture and traditions; we will try some food, learn some of the language and try to plan a trip to visit. Cook some German food. Listen to German music. Try to say one German word a day, i.e. good morning: Guten Morgen.
PFAL (Preparing for Adult Life) Tying nicely into our science topic this half term, we will be focusing on basic first aid and healthy lifestyles in our PFAL sessions. We will learn how to do basic first aid and what to do in an emergency. We will also look at how to keep ourselves healthy and how to look after ourselves. Cook some healthy recipes. Practise basic first aid at home, i.e. putting on a plaster. Do some exercise.