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Blenhein Primary School

Welcome to S Class! 

S class is one class with three main learning pathways: semi-formal, building independance and exploratory.

Children who access the semi-formal pathway have a wide range of needs. Sessions are targeted towards developing and applying functional skills in preparation for life beyond the classroom. Learning is brought to life through child led topics where children also access parts of the national curriculum.

Children who access the exploratory pathway have a higher level of needs therefore sessions include  highly engaging activities in order to develop early communication and personal care skills. Sessions, which are heavily child led, focus on sensory needs and exploration.

In each pathway, we emphasise the importance of communication skills, social interaction,  self-regulation, physical development as well as the foundations for mathematical understanding and literacy skills. Pupils are working towards individual learning outcomes which are developed, set and supported by the class teacher, SENCO (special educational needs co-ordinator) and other professionals such as speech and language therapists and occupational therapists. 

 

Spring Term  Curriculum

Exploratory Pathway 

Language Development 

There are many opportunities for children to develop their language throughout the day, from our hello routine in the morning to role play activities and enjoying stories in class. We encourage children to use a Sign-along or a Core Vocabulary Board, if necessary, to support their communication. Children in S Class also have a personalised language curriculum that is developed by NHS Speech and Language Therapists and implemented in our weekly timetable.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Children will be supported to manage their emotional regulation and interactions with others. They will develop their turn taking and self control skills and become more able to share learning spaces with others.

Physical Development

BEAM

S Class have PE on Thursdays - please make sure children are wearing appropriate clothes to participate in physical activity, eg jogging trousers or leggings and a t-shirt. We will be following the BEAM program this half term; this helps children to build their core muscles and coordination.

Sensory circuit

Each day, our children engage in a sensory circuit that develops their gross motor control. It is a programme which focuses on ‘alerting, organisation and calming’ to enable children to focus concentration in readiness for the day’s learning. The circuit also encourages the development of the child’s sensory processing skills.

Fine motor development

Children will be participating in tactile exploration to develop their mark making, threading and cutting skills through a range of creative, messy and writing activities.

Cooking 

Each week children will have the opportunity to cook a range of sweet and savoury food. They enjoy developing skills in chopping, grating, mixing and more. Look out for delicious dishes every Wednesday and please return the containers.

Building Independence 

Reading

All chilldren will enjoy high-quality stories as part of their curriculum. Joining in with familiar texts, learning about new vocabularly, talking about what we can see and linking stories to our play will be part of our curriculum each week.

Phonics

Children will be following the RWI programme at the stage appropriate to the current development. Some children will also have access to a specialised reading programme to help develop their skills in reading and writing. You can also use the Reading Eggs programme to support your children’s learning.

 

Language Development

There are many opportunities for children to develop their language throughout the day, from our hello routine in the morning to role play activities and enjoying stories in class. We encourage children to use a Core Vocabulary Board, if necessary, to support their communication. Children in AL also have a personalised language curriculum that is developed by NHS Speech and Language Therapists and implemented in our weekly timetable. 

Maths

Our maths learning this term will focus on:

  • Numeral recognition
  • Counting with 1:1 correspondence
  • Sorting objects 

Physical Development

BEAM

S Class have PE on Thursdays - please make sure children are wearing appropriate clothes to participate in physical activity, eg jogging trousers or leggings and a t-shirt. We will be following the BEAM program this half term; this helps children to build their core muscles and coordination.

Sensory circuit

Each day, our children engage in a sensory circuit that develops their gross motor control. It is a programme which focuses on ‘alerting, organisation and calming’ to enable children to focus concentration in readiness for the day’s learning. The circuit also encourages the development of the child’s sensory processing skills.

Fine motor development

Children will be participating in tactile exploration to develop their mark making, threading and cutting skills through a range of creative, messy and writing activities.

Cooking 

Each week children will have the opportunity to cook a range of sweet and savoury food. They enjoy developing skills in chopping, grating, mixing and more. Look out for delicious dishes every Wednesday and please return the containers.

Semi-Formal

Reading

All chilldren will enjoy high-quality stories as part of their curriculum. Joining in with familiar texts, learning about new vocabularly, talking about what we can see and linking stories to our play will be part of our curriculum each week.

Phonics

In phonics, children will continue to learn sounds following the RWI programme. They will use these sounds to read books appropriate to their reading level.  In addition to daily phonics we shall also be sharing a class story with the children every day. It is really important that children become familiar with quality texts as this supports their comprehension and language development.

 

Each Friday, children will bring home phonics work and a book from the class library for you to share at home. You can also use the Reading Eggs programme to support your children’s learning.

Writing

In English, we will be reading lots of high quality texts to engage children and spark their imagination. We will use these books as a stimulus for writing, drama and artwork, with a strong focus on developing language. We will also be linking our English to our ‘All About Me’ & ‘Celebrations’ topic.

Children will be learning how to write a simple sentence and develop skills including:

  • Using the sounds they have learned in phonics to write words.
  • Learning to build sentences by practising out loud before they write.
  • Using a capital letter, finger spaces and full stops.

Maths

This term, our maths learning will focus on:

  • Counting with 1:1 correspondence
  • Partitioning numbers into tens and ones
  • Understanding more and less
  • Recalling number bonds
  • 2D and 3D shapes

Art

In art we will be focusing our art work around the story: Mixed. The children will use their understanding of primary colours to mix and create new colours. 

We will be learning:

  • To experiment with colour and mixing, including the tonal qualities of light and dark.
  • To learn about and use primary and secondary colours.

Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE)

Our whole school JIGSAW theme this half term is ‘Being Me in My World’, where we will be learning about what to do when we feel worried and how we can make our time at school as happy, fair and safe as possible.

Science

This term, we will be learning:

  • To understand the relationship between the earth and the sun to create day and night
  • To recognise that we need light in order to see things and that dark is when there is no light
  • To recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked
  • To investigate the way that the size of shadows change
  • To recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect their eyes

Educational visits

Each year, we organise a range of educational visits and enrichment experiences to enhance children's learning. For different pathways and age groups, this may include going to the park, swimming lessons, visiting the farm, going to the shops and taking public transport to visit buildings and areas of interest, among many other things!

  

Important information 

Snack and water bottles 

Fruit and bagels are provided for children in school but you are welcome to still provide a healthy snack of your child's choice.

 

Cooking

We cook on a Wednesday afternoon so look out for some delicious food every Wednesday! Please return the containers each week.

As we head into the colder month of the year, please make sure children have a warm coat every day and wearing appropriate foot wear.

Homework 

We provide children with Reading Eggs and Numbots accounts so that they can access them from home. Please talk to your child's teacher for advise on how to use these subscriptions.

Children also borrow a book each week and we would love for families to spend time enjoying the stories together. 

Each half term, we send home a 'home project' with activity ideas for the holidays.