Today in primary the pupils participated in a Reward Easter Hunt in the garden working together to find chocolate chicks and a special super searcher found a chocolate Easter lolly. The reward was to say a great big thank you to everyone for all their hard work during Reading, RWI and Reading for pleasure. The…
After lunch Rowan class in primary voted to have a little extra play time to improve their fitness and Health and well being especially now the weather is getting better. This has helped improve their concentration during afternoon lessons. Greater friendships have formed and greater understanding of others’ abilities during play.
World book day in Rowan was amazing and everyone made lots of effort with their costumes and props. Reading opportunities were experienced, staff to pupils and peer to peer. Some lovely book markers were made and The Fantastic Mr Fox enjoyed relaxing in the reading area. Mrs Devlin read The Room on the Broom with…
Today the pupils in Rowan were learning about what the Shabbat is in Judaism and how they celebrate this special time which starts on a Friday evening and finishes on a Saturday evening. During this time they eat challah bread, drink wine (blackcurrant juice) from a Kiddush cup, Shabbat candles are lit, special spices are…
This term pupils in Rowan have been learning about Vikings, how they lived, where they lived and what they did to survive. Brianna said “The Vikings raided places to steal from the houses”. Olivia said “the material was scratchy” when she dressed as a Viking girl. Jenson said that the horn reminded him of the…
During intervention this week the group have worked on developing their personal and social development skills and emotions. They followed the visual structure and routine to clean their teeth and the importance of keeping them clean and healthy. Jenson was very happy piping mashed potato out onto emotions boards and saying which emotion it was.…
This week during Chestnut intervention group the group have focused on using fine motor skills, turn taking and sharing, hand eye co- ordination, thinking skills, working together, problem solving and recognising the zones of regulation. Fun practical activities have included treasure hunt for gold coins, hand football challenge, jumping into the correct colour hula hoop…
During Chestnut intervention group today the group followed a structured visual schedule to participate in a baking activity. Skills used were turn taking, listening and following instructions and personal safety when baking. They then listened to Miss Ennis read a lovely story all about a recycling a box and the children decided that for an…
During topic this term in Rowan class we are learning about Vikings. This afternoon we participated in a carousel of activities visiting others classes to complete them including reading and recognising our letters for our names. Writing our name out in Viking rune on a tomb stone then wiping a wet tea bag over to…
Today in Rowan we celebrated over thirty years of Children in need by taking part in a eye spy Pudsey and his objects, watched a video clip on BBC website to learn all the facts about why and when Pudsey was created and finished with a tea party in the street with cake and popcorn. …