Alder – Sheringham Woodfields School

Welcome to Alder

Instructor - Elm Rachel Sanders

Welcome to Alder Class!! 😃

We are a small PMLD unit which consists of 10 pupils aged from 4 years to 17 years, we have 8 staff members working with us each day. We all have very high sensory, physical and medical needs. All of our learning is done via a total sensory and communication approach. We have our own tailored PMLD curriculum and use the engagement model which we follow alongside all of our own EHCP learning outcomes to help us to meet all of our learning. We spend some of our day as a whole group for some key session’s within in the day such as morning and home time routine, physio, massage, dance, parachute sessions as well as snack and dinner time. We have two classrooms next to each other with our own outdoor space to extend or learning into the outdoor area. During times in the day we split into the two classes into two smaller mixed ability groups to focus on some key skills. Some of these sessions include communication, switch work, stories, problem solving and interaction sessions. Alongside all of this we like to go out in the community on trips, mix with other classes around school for focused play sessions and key SMSC days, we have 2 hydro sessions a week and 1 rebound session. We are very busy throughout the week and love to learn through having lots of fun, learning through play and exploration.

Rowan,Alder timetable -Autumn 2

Spring Term 1 24/25	Curriculum Info for parents: Topic -
	Rowan/Alder class will be learning through some topic based sessions alongside this all of their learning will be focused on the engagement model assessment stages – Exploration, persistence, anticipation, initiation and realisation and the woodfields assessment step levels for English, Maths, communication, personal development , pre subject specific – Expression and understanding the worlds plus their own individual PLG’S/EHCP outcomes, Communication, switch work/computer skills, intensive interaction, physical development will be focused throughout the week on an individual basis and these sessions will have a huge focus around the pupils own PLGS and will be planned to each individual need. Pupils will also get weekly therapy sessions which involve 1 rebound individual session, 2 Hydrotherapy swims as well as an hour each day to focus on physio and other additional physical needs such as walkers/ standers/wedge/roll work. Below is an outline of some of the class group sessions Rowan/Alder class will be doing together throughout the week- Within these sessions we will try to focus on our half term topic. When the weather is nice or even dry the pupils will also be doing some of their learning in our outdoor area which is located outside our classroom.
Subject	Session focus this half term
Creative
Problem Solving
Music
Stories
Cooking/messy play/exploration
Other events/ sessions / SMSC days
Ideas to do at home:

Spring Term 1 24/25

Curriculum Info for parents: Topic -

Rowan/Alder class will be learning through some topic based sessions alongside this all of their learning will be focused on the engagement model assessment stages – Exploration, persistence, anticipation, initiation and realisation and the woodfields assessment step levels for English, Maths, communication, personal development , pre subject specific – Expression and understanding the worlds plus their own individual PLG’S/EHCP outcomes, Communication, switch work/computer skills, intensive interaction, physical development will be focused throughout the week on an individual basis and these sessions will have a huge focus around the pupils own PLGS and will be planned to each individual need. Pupils will also get weekly therapy sessions which involve 1 rebound individual session, 2 Hydrotherapy swims as well as an hour each day to focus on physio and other additional physical needs such as walkers/ standers/wedge/roll work. Below is an outline of some of the class group sessions Rowan/Alder class will be doing together throughout the week- Within these sessions we will try to focus on our half term topic. When the weather is nice or even dry the pupils will also be doing some of their learning in our outdoor area which is located outside our classroom.

Subject

Session focus this half term

Creative

Problem Solving

Music

Stories

Cooking/messy play/exploration

Other events/ sessions / SMSC days

Ideas to do at home: