Bear

Term 2: A special time of year

PYP: How we express ourselves 

Bear Class has had a busy fun filled term. We have started exploring our local community this term, visiting the shops, library and cafe in small groups. Pupils have been able to take their own shopping lists and mark items off with an adult. As a class we have really enjoyed our specialist teaching lessons of Drama and preparing for our Christmas production. We have enjoyed making different crafts and participating in the pantomime, soft play Christmas trip and clubs with new friends on a Friday afternoon.

We wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Term 3: Wild Wild West

PYP: Where we are in place and time 

Happy New Year. Bear Class have shown a real enjoyment at being back at school. We have been able to explore and engage in small group sessions such as Write Dance and cooking, but have especially loved participating in sensory stories. At our snack shop session each morning, pupils have started to exchange numicon or coins for their snack to focus on the importance of value (cause and effect) and number. 

Term 3:
We have loved exploring our topic this term of Wild Wild West, making chocolate haystacks, dressing up as cowboys and cowgirls and exploring Western culture. This term is our final session of beaming stars, and pupils have displayed a concrete understanding of the routine, purpose of resources and listening and attention skills.

Have a lovely half term!

Term 4: Let's go on an adventure 

PYP:  How the world works

This term Bear Class are looking forward to creating their own adventure within different environments around the school and in the wider community. We are exploring different continents each week and are  using our senses to touch, taste and smell a range of new foods, materials and objects linking to our weekly theme. We are also looking forward to World Book day to continue our own sensory story adventure! 

Term 4:

Bear Class have had a wonderful term and have loved observing the change in seasons, which has allowed us to engage in a lot more outside learning. Pupils have become aware of the change in weather by independently making choices to put on wellies in the rain or take off their coats when it is warmer. This term we have focused a lot on PSPD and how we can support one another to express and regulate our emotions, wants and needs using Zone's of Regulation and new activities such as new massage and sensory stories. We have also been on a journey each week in Drama to a range of continents, through sensory activities, exploring a range of music and resources in small groups. 

Have a great half term break. Happy Easter. 

Term 5: 

PYP Theme: How we organise ourselves
Food glorious food!

Welcome back! This term we are looking forward to exploring a range of foods and discovering where our foods come from and how to make healthy choices, through exploration. We are planning a wonderful farm trip to further embed our understanding in a new environment, as well as learning fundamental life skills that are linked to our functional learning. This week we have loved making smoothies and participating in our Topic Immersion afternoon as a whole Phase.  We are also looking forward to beginning our new PE sessions with a coach. 

Term 5: 

PYP Theme: How we organise ourselves
Food glorious food!

Bear Class have had a wonderful term and have made wonderful progress exploring a range of new foods, environments and embedding skills that are linked to functional learning tasks. This term for Science, Bear's have loved exploring animals/food through play activities that have allowed them to make direct links, such as milking a cow and exploring foods that cows produce. We have been risk takers, exploring new environments such as the local park and have been open minded, deweeding and planting new herbs and flowers in our sensory garden. Towards the end of this term, we will be growing flowers and beans to take home to flourish over the half term.

Have a wonderful break before our final term. We will see you all in Term 6!

Term 6:

PYP Theme: Sharing the Planet
Fur, Feathers, Scales and Claws 

Welcome into the final term of this academic year. Bear Class has lots of fantastic activities and events planned for this term, including our Sports Day, 'Stay and Play' event as well as our end of term trip. In class, we are really enjoying our small group 'What's in the bucket?' sessions to increase listening and attention skills. We have also, begun to explore life cycles in Science, focusing on living things including,  flowers,  foods and  insects such as butterflies. 

Term 6:

PYP Theme: Sharing the Planet
Fur, Feathers, Scales and Claws 

As we approach the end of the academic year, Bear Class are enjoying social activities as much as possible with peers and adults. We closely observed our butterfly eggs complete the full life cycle of a butterfly and have released these as a whole class in Week 5. We have really enjoyed making lots of lovely art creations such as our paper mache earth and clay model flower coasters. 

We loved our Sports Day and Stay and Learn events. It was such a joy for families to come and engage in our everyday learning activities.