Welcome to Cedar

Teacher Grace Burton
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Welcome to Cedar Class

Cedar is a class of 11 active boys and girls aged 7 to 12, being supported by 6 staff. We use a total communication approach to communicate our needs, choices and feelings. Cedar covers an upper Key Stage 2 curriculum with focus on routines and consistently, this is important to help us reach our full potential. We use multi-sensory approaches to incorporate a variety of learning approaches in order to meet individual needs and help us learn.

Cedar class is working on reading, writing, number and communication along with developing our skills and knowledge in a range of foundation subjects and developing our personal, social and independence skills inside and outside of school.

We love to share our achievements throughout the day and celebrate during daily golden time.

Cedar visual timetable – Autumn 1 – 2025

 

Curriculum Info: Autumn Term 1 25/26
Strand and ProfileProfiles in ClassIdeas for home
Communication and LiteracyWe will be learning about the book ‘Old Hat’ – focussing on Characters, using ‘Talk 4 writing’, an approach that teaches children the language and structure of stories and non-fiction writing through three stages: Imitation, Innovation, and Independent Application. We will continue to read 1:1 weekly with your child and our Library slot will be on a Thursday.Play reading – encourage your child to play at reading before they can read words. Play reading games when you are on public transport or at the supermarket. Set up a regular time for reading – bedtime is excellent.
Mathematics and Problem SolvingIn this small step, children will be introduced to the concept of doubling and they learn that this means ‘twice as many’. Children will be given opportunities to see a range of visual representations of doubles and to find them in patterns, in pictures and in arrangements of manipulatives. We will continue to develop our number skills, counting as far as we can and looking at larger/ smaller numbers in order. Books: Double Dave by Sue Hendra • Minnie’s Diner by Dayle Ann Dodds Key questions for development at home: Key questions • What does double mean? • Where can you see a double? • Is this a double or not a double? How do you know? • What is double?
Personal DevelopmentWe will develop our emotional literacy and practise strategies to support our emotional wellbeing. We will consider the physical and emotional changes that may be happening to our bodies, as we grow older. We will continue our learning in outdoor real life experiences within the community to include basic road safety and community awareness while out shopping.Please feel free to communicate freely if there are any elements of PSHE that we can support your child with in school and at home which aims to ensure knowledge, skills and understanding to lead confident, healthy and independent lives
Physical DevelopmentWe will continue with weekly sensory circuits to develop gross motor skills, coordination, team skills and balance. We will continue accessing weekly yoga sessions to promote wellbeing, mindfulness and to support sensory processing. Try to enjoy 30 minutes of exercise 3 times per week to increase heart rate.
ScienceIn Science we will be exploring characteristics of living things and animals and their habitats. We will have access to the patch to explore habitats and begin to learn that all living things move, feed, reproduce, use senses, breath and grow. We will be exploring animal classifications and begin to group animals according to their characteristics.Visit a local zoo or animal sanctuary and discuss which animals you can see. Notice how the animals are different. Which animals have a tail, which animals have 2 or 4 legs? Try making your own bug hotel to attract insects and mini beasts to your garden.
MFLIn MFL we will be finding out things about Spain. We will be looking at different foods, words, dances, clothing and acting out a Bullfight scenario. We will do some sensory exploration with the colours and some objects related to Spain. Listen to music from Spain. Talk about the things related to Spain together. Try some Spanish related foods.
REWe will be learning about Hinduism. We will be finding out about this religion through exploring objects related to Hinduism. We will be practising meditation and calmness. We will explore the colours and patterns practised in this religion. Try some calm meditation together. Make pictures and collages with colour and patterns.
Art We will be looking at colour, texture and shape using a variety of different foods. We will print on different mediums, explore primary and secondary colours and make choices in art.Try some potato printing at home using a variety of colours and making different patterns.
MusicWe will be finding out about Gospel Music. We will be using instruments to play along to the songs. We will be using the microphone to join in and sing along to the music. We will be dancing along and practising our clapping to the power full music Listen to some different Gospel music, clap along together, and move to the music.
Humanities We will be finding out about changes in life since 1948-Games. We will be looking at and playing with games and toys from this era. We will be comparing toys and games from today and from the 1950’s. We will be finding out about what different materials the toys and games were made of compared todays toys. Find some old and new toys to play with. Talk about if they are old or new. Ask older family members about what they played with when they were younger.