Welcome to Ash

Teacher - Ash Nikki Thornton
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Ash Class is a small bespoke group consisting of 5 pupils with a curriculum tailored to the individual needs of the pupils including;

  • Improving their social skills
  • Support in self-managing their emotional needs
  • Accessing the community to include work experience
  • Improving their independence
  • Improving their tolerance to challenging environments and situations
  • Making progress across the academic curriculum

Ash Timetable – Summer 2

 

 

 

Curriculum Information for parents. ASDAN Towards Independence Summer Term 2 24/25
SubjectProfilesIdeas for home
MathsNumeracy: Mass and Volume We will be learning about: • Heavier and lighter • Measuring mass and comparing mass • Full and empty • Comparing volumes Functional Numeracy We will transfer skills learnt in our maths lessons in a functional way by cooking each week. Enjoy water play Messy play using rice etc. Cook together talking about mass and volume
Communication & Literacy Literacy: Adventure Our topic is adventure this half term. We will use Colourful Semantics to help us build effective and descriptive sentences as well as Talk4Writing to help immerse us in the story and to help us build expressive skills so we can re-tell stories. We will plan our dream holiday and create a step by step itineray for a day using times to incorporate our maths topic also. Library Our focus in Library time will be on developing Library skills and independence in using the school library and reading books for pleasure. Plan a day trip for the summer holidays. Go on an adventure. Watch an adventure film: Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Paddington, Moana, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Do 1:1 reading at home to support segmenting and blending of words. Read a story together – ask your child some questions afterwards. Can they retrieve the information that they need? Read a book or watch a programme about magic. Encourage your child to use adjectives to describe what they have read or watched. Apply reading skills to everyday tasks – reading labels in the shops. Visit a local library.
Expression & Creativity Art & Music: Colour, shape and space/Music to describe images and mood We will choose some music that students think fits the mood of the landscape that they have created. We will also listen to different genres of music and try to create a piece of art that reflects what they are hearing and feeling. We will also relate the music to our Zones of Regulation, identifying how different music pieces make them feel. Developing Hobbies Students will get to experience different creative activities, such as drawing, colouring, painting etc., and will have the opportunity to express their opinions. Music Students will take part in choir each week learning to sing, sign and perform with their peers. They will also be able to express their opinions about it, helping them to develop their hobbies. Go for a walk and explore different plants and flowers. Visit a local garden centre. Listen to different pieces of music and talk about how it makes you feel. Do some colouring to some music.
Personal DevelopmentExercise and Diet: We will be making weekly food diaries in class looking at our diets, food groups and what we can do to improve our diets. We will be exploring and trying healthy foods as well as adapting foods we like but healthier versions. We will be conducting exercise surveys around school and taking part in short daily exercise to practice a healthy life style. Complete short exercise videos on YouTube for kids. Plan a healthy meal together. Go shopping and explore healthy items.
Understanding the World MFL: We will be looking at Mexico as a country and the culture within it. TITAN: Travel Independence Training Across Norfolk Students will be practising their independence skills by getting a public bus to Cromer each week using bus passes. Pupils will get buses to Cromer practising reading a timetable,time management and appropriate behaviour and road safety. Pupils will be shopping at Morrisons to buy snack for class each week. Try cooking and tasting some Mexican food. Try learning some Mexican words or phrases to use at home. Listen to some Mexican music. Go for a walk. Identify where is a safe place to cross. Point our any road signs – does your child recognise it? Can they identify where is a safe place to cross the road?
Physical Development PE: Athletics This half term we will be looking at different types of atheletics, such as javelin, throwing, and running.We will be looking at technique and playing short games and relays to practice our newly learnt skills. We will be changing in to kits each week to practice independence when changing. Developing Hobbies Students will get to experience a different style of physical education then they will then have the opportunity to express their opinions. Enjoy play races together on walks or in the garden
RERE: Sikhism We will explore music and artefacts in line with the Sikh faith as well as looking at teachings of right and wrong. Explore the BBC Religious Studies website together.
Emotional LiteracyWe will be learning about emotions and how to recognise our feelings as well as those we see in others. We will be learning that it is ok to feel a whole variety of emotions and how to handle them. We will look at how different music makes us feel and how to transfer feelings into art using colours. Check in about how you feel as a family in the mornings and role model different emotions