Welcome to Elm

Teacher Georgie Galloway
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Welcome to Elm Class!! 😃

Elm class is made up of 11 enthusiastic pupils with varying range of needs and abilities. We like to use a wide range of approaches to help us learn and to meet our individual needs. We are a semi-formal class, following a formal curriculum as well as a PFAL curriculum (preparing for adult life). We focus on our independence skills and our aspirations for what we want to do as we grow up. We also have a strong focus on therapies for most of our students, including hydrotherapy, rebound and physio. Some students take part in work experience in a variety of places, including Woodfields Den. Our class is full of laughter and happiness, but we are all extremely hard-working at the same time

Elm Class – Summer 1 Timetable Symbols

 

Summer Term 1 24/25 Curriculum Info for parents
SubjectProfilesIdeas for home
Mathematics & Problem Solving Numeracy: Mass, Capacity and Temperature We will look at comparing things, heavier and lighter, full and empty, hot cold. Some learners will go onto learn the more mathematical terminology. Functional Numeracy We will transfer skills learnt in our maths lessons, to other areas of our day and other subjects, such as cooking. We will measure ingredients, use different pieces of equipment etc. This will also allow us to use other skills also. Compare the weight of some objects when shopping – which one is heavier or lighter? Washing up or bath time – is the sink/bath full or empty? Use cooking equipment – measuring spoons and scales.
Communication & Literacy Literacy: Magic Our topic is magic 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. Phonics & Reading Comprehension Some students will continue to learn new sounds and recap old sounds, supporting them to segment and blend words, developing their reading skills. Those students that are free readers and no longer need to do phonics will work on skills to support them to retrieve information from texts, infer and predict what will happen next and to be able to discuss and share their viewpoints of different texts. Functional Literacy We will use skills learnt from our phonics and reading comprehension sessions to support us in other aspects of our learning. For example, reading recipes, signs around the school or out in the community. Library Our focus in Library time will be on developing Library skills and independence in using the school library and reading books for pleasure. 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: Colour, Shape & Space This topic covers the whole summer term. To start with, we will learn to draws different types of trees, using a variety of shapes. We will then move onto flowers, looking at the different colours and shapes, and we will use real flowers to create natural pieces of art. 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.
Personal DevelopmentPersonal, Social, Relationships & Sex Education: Growing, Changing and & Puberty We will explore that humans grow from a baby to an adult, and we will also identify the changes that happen as we get older and reach puberty. We will split into male and female groups to discuss some of the specific changes that happen. We will also explore the ways in which we can look after ourselves as our body changes, i.e. personal hygiene. Meal Preparation Each week students will be preparing a snack or a meal as independently as possible. They will collect the things they need, follow the correct hygiene procedures before and after preparing the food and also wash up and put away the things that they have used. Look at family pictures to show that everybody grows up. Encourage independent personal hygiene routines. Support your child to make a snack at home.
Understanding the World TITAN: Travel Independence Training Across Norfolk We are working on our pedestrian skills. Understanding the Green Cross Code, being able to recognise some road signs and trying to identify a safe place to cross the road. Students will be going for walks around the school area to practice the pedestrian skills they have learnt. MFL: France France is our topic for the whole summer term. We will be covering traditions, music, food, clothing, famous people and landmarks and will also try to learn some French vocabulary. Careers Students will have the opportunity to explore different jobs and careers as we will be inviting a variety of people to come into school to explain their jobs and to answer questions from the students. Go for a walk. Identify where is a safe place to cross. Point our any road signs – does your child recognise it? Try cooking and tasting some French food. Try learning some French words or phrases to use at home. Listen to some French music.
Physical Development PE: Gymnastics Gymnastics is our topic this half term. We will look at different ways to travel across the room to music and making different shapes with our bodies. We will practice some different gymnastic actions and also do some partner work, working on our team work skills. Developing Hobbies Students will get to experience a different style of physical education then they will then have the opportunity to express their opinions. Take part in some form of physical activity, i.e. Just Dance, stretching, moving around in different ways.