Welcome to Pine

Teacher Shelley Hewitt
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Welcome to Pine Class!! 😃

Pine is primarily a non verbal class, made up of 7 learners with diverse needs and abilities. Pine has three support staff daily.
We follow an informal curriculum which is assessed using the engagement model.
Physio, therapy, communication and mobility are a big focus throughout our school day.
We largely use sign a long and symbols and communication devices to communicate our needs.
Timetabled lessons are adapted to be tailored to each student’s individual needs.

 

Pine Timetable – Spring term 2 – 23/24

 

 

 

 

Curriculum Info: Spring Term 2 23/24
Topic: FoodPine class will be learning through some topic based sessions alongside this all of their learning will be focused on the engagement model assessment stages – Exploration, persistence, anticipation, initiation and realisation and their own individual EHCP outcomes, Communication, switch work/computer skills, intensive interaction will be focused on throughout the week on an individual basis. Pupils will also get weekly therapy sessions. Dance/ massage/sensory room. Below is an outline of some of the class group sessions Pine class will be doing all together throughout the week- Within these sessions we will try to focus on our half termly topic.
SubjectProfilesIdeas for home
Art and designCreating Art linked to a topic of food. Students will be creating pictures of food using different textiles. Practise cooking, use scales to measure.
Mobility and Movement Taking part in games. Practising Team work. This term they will be playing bowling to help them practise sharing and team sport.
EnglishExploring Sensory Stories. Exploring stories with resources linked to the books based on Oliver’s fruit salad, Oliver’s milkshakes and Oliver’s vegetables.
Understanding the world Visiting the patch, exploring foods grown at the patch. Planting foods, digging for foods, exploring foods. Growing salad and preparing healthy foods.
MassageStudents will take part in massage, they will as a group take part in Tac Pac sessions and Handy Pac sessions and enjoy the sensory room for massage.
Fine Motor skillsDeveloping fine motor skills, linked to Food and cooking. Developing gross motor skills through exploring ways to move in, under or over apparatus.
Disco DoughUsing fine motor skills to play with dough to music.
Communication Working on communication targets. Meeting Salt targets and daily EHCP targets around communication.
Health and self-Care/Life skillsLooking at how we keep healthy, developing independence and self-help skills. Brushing teeth, washing hands.
Music Students will enjoy music and explore instruments in different ways.
DanceTaking part in dance therapy alongside another class.
Exploration/Creative Students will explore different sensory trays and take part in messy sensory play. Create art using foods.
Problem solving/MathsHandling objects and showing an interest in objects. Using fine motor skills and problem solving activities.
Switch Work/ComputingStudents will use the interactive screen, big macs, sound boards and iPad to practise fine motor skills whilst taking part in switch work.
Cooking/Life skillsStudents will take part in Cooking lessons where they will practise their life skills and explore ingredients using their senses. This term they will practise cutting, rolling, spreading skills when cooking.
libraryThis half term the pupils will continue to do some weekly 1-1 reading session time but also we will exploring Sensory Winter Stories.
Other events/ sessions Rebound. Hydro(for some Learners) Dance Some students joining inclusion session
Ideas to do at home:Practise cooking and creating art with food-linked go this terms Topic. Practise personal care routines.