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 timetable – summer 2

 

Curriculum Info: Summer Term 2 24/25
SubjectProfilesIdeas for home
MathsOur focus here is on mass and weight. We will be taking part in a variety of activities to explore and identify mass and weight. We will consolidate this learning through a variety of practical activities. We will continue to access weekly shopping trips.Why not try some cooking with your child, weighing ingredients. What do you notice? What weighs the most/ or has the biggest mass?
EnglishOur focus here is on stories and poems by Roald Dahl. We will be reading Fantastic Mr Fox, exploring different characters and aspects of the book. We will explore settings with junk modelling and sequencing events. We will continue 1:1 reading and selecting books to read for pleasure in our library session. Read some Roald Dahl books at home with your child. Which is your favourite? Continue to read with your child on a regular basis to develop confidence with books.
Science In Science we will be learning about plants, growing our own plants in class to explore how they grow and what they need. We will be visiting the patch each week in small groups to explore a variety of plants. We will use our senses to support our learning. Take a walk in your garden, local woodland or park. What plants can you see and smell? What colours do you see? Collect some leaves and make a collage.
PSHE We will continue to develop our understanding of body awareness: To know the functions of the main external parts of the body, know the 5 senses. To know where your brain is and what it does, know that your brain controls a lot of your body, develop understanding of gender, and know the external differences between girls and boys.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.
Art We will be focussing Art in nature and learning about Andy Goldsworthy. We will create our own art in nature using a range of materials collected from a variety of outdoor areas, trips, our woodland are and the patch. We will get creative and have fun making our own choices through art. Do you have any art work at home that shows faces? How are they made? Do they look real or not real? Try making your own face art with playdoh or shapes.
PEWe will continue our weekly trips into the community to test and develop our gross motor skills on a variety of play equipment at a variety of different parks in our local area. Try to enjoy 30 minutes of exercise 3 times per week to increase heart rate.
ComputingWe will continue to make our sound books in computing. We will use freeze frames taken in English to create a picture. We will be recoding our own voices on sound buttons and replaying these. Explore using technology at home. Can you make different sounds to record - your voice, house hold object…. Play, guess that noise?
Humanities (led by Nikki Wardell) Our geography focus will be ‘Mapping skills’. We will be linking signs-human and natural features on a map. We will be looking at compasses and locating north, south, east & west. We will be looking at some features on Google Maps. Try looking at a paper map. Can you locate the symbols and know what they mean. Try using Google maps to locate your house or the school
Dance (led by Nikki W) We will be attending Dance therapy in the hall with Lauren. It will include a range of music and movement. We will be following instructions, using dance props, freestyling and having fun. Take the time to put some music on and dance. Do you have a favourite? Do you prefer to follow set dance moves or freestyle
PLG’s (Personal Learning Goals) (Led by Nikki Wardell) An opportunity to practise skills that are needed to achieve Personal Learning Goals. This short session gives the opportunity to work as a whole class, small group or as an individual to achieve EHCP targets that have been set at the Annual ReviewContinue to look at the EHCP targets that were set at the most recent Annual Review. Are there any Personal Learning Goals that can be extended into the home / community environment? Please let us know how you get on