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 Summer 2

Autumn Term 1 25/26	Curriculum Info for parents: Topic - Seasons
Strand and Profile	Profiles in Class	Ideas for Home
Communication and Literacy	As a class in Talk for Writing we will be exploring the book- Leaf Man. We will continue to do our 1-1 reading each week. All pupils will have their own tailored communication 1-1 sessions which link to their EHCP outcomes.	Explore books and stories about Autumn. Listen to the Leaf Man story / Author Lois Ehlert on youtube being read.
Mathematics and Problem Solving	Activities that Alder class will be focusing on this half term will be as follows. Light tray with mirrored shapes Light up spinning toys Building using large light blocks Tuft trays of leaves and autumn exploration Tuft trays of pine cones Number and colour matching activity Shape sorters of different sizes Posting activities with small objects coloured shapes	Explore puzzles, shapes sorted at home, light up toys, posting items into boxes - you can make your own posting boxes from old chocolate tubs/boxes- cut holes in the lids, place wrapping paper around the boxes to make them look more inviting.
Personal Development	This half term we will explore a range of story massage sessions, which will be very short little stories or poems that have a range of massage strokes to go along with these as they are read out to the pupils. Our focus on this will be Autumn.	Story massage programme which you can follow are on You Tube- they tell a range of stories/poems while you and your child listen to the story being read out loud. Follow the video and copy the massage strokes onto your child’s back.
Physical Development	All pupils will receive daily physio, twice weekly hydro, 1 rebound session and daily standing frame time. All pupils will have a focused session around their own individual physical targets which link to their PLG/EHCP outcomes. These may involve things such as wedge work, walkers, sit to stand work, laying in prone pushing upper trunk up , exploring a frame on back, physio bench time.	To build in physio, tummy time, for some to encourage reaching out to items, exploring items on their trays, sitting to stand work. Regular time wearing splints, gaiters at home.
Understanding the World	We will head out on trips to the local woods and to Felbrigg Hall to experience nature within Autumn months. This will also link in with our Talk for Writing book.	Family walks in local parks, woodlands to explore the changing environment turning to Autumn.
Expression and Creativity	We will be exploring Autumn dance. In Art we will make Autumn leaf hand prints for our Topic Tree, making Autumn garlands, Autumn tree pictures, printing with leaves.	Collecting leaves , exploring these at home, printing with leaves, making an Autumn mobile, and listening to songs on Youtube about Autumn.
Personalised Learning	Throughout the week we will have timetabled time to do some focused sessions around pupils' individual learning. Key areas will be switch skills, physical development, communication and social skills.