| Subject | Profiles | Ideas for home |
| Maths
| Addition and subtraction is our topic in maths this half term. We will be working on our skills to work out calculations with concrete objects to support us, with some students working on their mental maths skills also. Half of the class will be working on the foundation skills of addition and subtraction, while others will be working on more advanced skills with bigger numbers.
| Counting out items when putting things, can they add 1 more or take 1 away?
When eating food, i.e. pizza, how many slices have you got? Eat a slice, how many have you got now?
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| English
| The jungle is our theme for English and we will be looking at lots of different things including poetry, fiction and nonfiction. We will work on building our sentences to include more detail by using colourful semantics and will also introduce Talk4Writing when reading a story book. Students will try to recall what has happened in a specific section of the story by drawing what they can remember. This will help explore and build their comprehension skills.
| Read jungle themed books, i.e. The Jungle Book, The Gruffalo, Monkey Puzzle, The Lion King.
Watch The Jungle Book, The Gruffalo, Monkey Puzzle, The Lion King etc.
Discuss the stories, can they tell you about the setting, events and characters?
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| Art
| We are going to be exploring art using different fabrics. We will try to create different things using different materials and utensils, whilst also trying to build on our evaluation skills. This will also tie in nicely to our theme of an enterprise project, where we will start to plan and prepare Christmas crafts. | Do some crafts using a variety of materials.
Recycle some old materials that you no longer use to create something new.
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| PSHE | Our topic is relationships in PSHE this half term. We will explore the different types of relationships, such as family and friends and talk about the similarities and differences between the two. We will also look at ways of building new relationships with people and participate in some team build exercises to support this. A question box will also be introduced to class for students to have the opportunity to ask something that they might be embarrassed or nervous to ask, so they can do so anonymously.
| Look through photos of your family.
Create a family tree.
Spend time with family and friends.
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| Library | Our focus in Library time will be on developing Library skills and independence in using the school library and reading books for pleasure.
| Go for a trip to a public library, note the different areas and identify the different types of books. Borrow books to take home and enjoy. |
| MFL | Germany is our country for the term. We will look at some of the culture and traditions; we will try some food, learn some of the language and try to plan a trip to visit.
| Try to say one German word a day, i.e. good morning: Guten Morgen.
Cook some German food.
Listen to German music.
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| PfAL
(Preparing for Adult Life)
| Our focus during our PFAL sessions this half term is going to be shopping. This will vary from creating shopping lists, looking at prices, food labels, money etc.
We will also have one food prep lesson each week, working on making food or drinks as independently as possible.
| Create a shopping list.
Go shopping.
Look at price tags in the shops.
Help make dinner.
Do some baking.
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| TITAN | TITAN is Travel Independence Training Across Norfolk. The first module we will cover is Pedestrian skills. We will learn where it is safe to walk, when it is safe to cross the road and try to learn some elements of the Green Cross Code. | Walk around where you live.
Discuss safe walking and safe places to cross the road near where you live.
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| PE | No Limits dance company comes to visit every Friday and students have the opportunity to participate in a sensory dance session, each week with a different focus or theme. Students can use different pieces of equipment and have the chance to build their dance routines with their peers. | Listen to music and dance at home.
Watch a dance show, i.e. Strictly Come Dancing.
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