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Leopard Class 2023-2024
Module 6:
A warm welcome back to our final term of the academic year! This term we are really excited to learn more in our outside area's and continue to develop our Science and Geography skills. We are looking forward to the many fun end of term events such as our Sports Day and End of Year school trip. We will continue to embed our learning through the IB focusing on everyday materials, the man on the moon and construction and recyclables.
Please continue to track all of our fun learning on Tapestry!
LO: I can cooperate with caregiving experiences, e.g. dressing, personal care, teeth cleaning.
LO: To begin to trace simple patterns with 20% accuracy with gestural prompting.
LO: I can order and label a range of shapes from smallest to largest with verbal prompting. I may begin to to use language of size correctly.
Road safety in the community
Sports day
LO: I can begin to engage in activities that are not of my choosing or are unfamiliar for 30 seconds with verbal prompting.
LO: I will be able to engage appropriately with a single resource or activity that is not of my choosing for 45 seconds with verbal prompting. I may begin to display anticipation and realisation for this.
LO: I am able to make basic needs known using my face, voice or body, for example thirsty, hungry or sleepy.
Fruit kebabs
LO: I can respond to what carer is paying attention to, e.g. following their gaze or interacting with support.
LO: Follows simple one step requests during action songs sessions or intense interactions.
LO: Acts in response to a familiar instruction in context with a gestural prompt.
LO: I can begin to accept new experiences with adult support by joining into a session that is not of my choosing 1-2 times a day for 30 seconds.
LO: I will be able to engage in an adult led, mouth hygiene session with physical prompting and grasp my own tooth brush for 10 seconds with gesture support.
LO: I will be able to copy a circle with 30% accuracy (in any form of media).
LO: I will be able to engage calmly in a non preferred activity for 45 seconds with verbal and gestural prompting. I will work happily with a range of adults.
LO: I can begin to copy a facial expression or action during intense interaction or action song sessions with gestural and verbal prompting.
LO: I will be able to respond to a familiar interaction and display my understanding through response, 40% off occasions, once per day.
Module 5:
A warm welcome back. We hope you have all had a lovely Easter break. This term we are excited to explore learning activities through our lines of inquiry, focusing on:
We will investigate 'what keeps living things alive?' in our outside learning environments including the fields, forest area, Mary's Garden and wider community with a link to Cooking and PSHE focusing on fruit and healthy choices.
On Friday 19th May we are excited to invite you to our 'Stay and Learn' event alongside Giraffe Class where we will share our Term's learning focusing on our new Transdisciplinary Theme and texts.
LO: I will be able to respond to a simple request in a structured familiar session with gestural and verbal prompting on 70% of occasions.
LO: I will be able to engage calmly in a non preferred activity for 1 minute with verbal and gestural prompting.
LO: I will be able to engage appropriately with a single resource or activity that is not of my choosing for 25 seconds with physical prompting.
LO: I will be able to mark make in media for 10 seconds whilst maintaining eye contact and intentional strokes.
LO: I will observe an adult holding two items in front of me and make a choice through physical prompting. I may eye gaze towards a preferred item or push one away that I do not want.
LO: To trace a range of simple patterns with 30% accuracy, without following my own agenda.
LO: I can sort 2-4 objects by shape and colour with gestural prompting.
LO: I can respond to one simple instruction with a gesture on 40% of occasions.
LO: I will be able to anticipate and act in response to a familiar instruction on 40% off occasions twice per day.
LO: I will be able to display awareness and respond to instruction or interaction on 80% off occasions with guestural and verbal prompting.
LO: I will be able to complete three different instructions throughout the day on 50% off occasions.
LO: I will be able to respond to a simple request in a range of environments and activities, with gestural and verbal prompting on 60% of occasions.
Module 4:
A warm welcome back to all families and pupils. We are really looking forward to starting a new transdisciplinary theme this term, building on prior knowledge and embedding skills that we have acquired this year. Our swimming sessions at Fairfields will continue for physical development and we will begin to engage in practical tasks such as shopping for snack and cooking sessions (food for journeys), when we access the community. We are particularly looking forward to Science, with the warmer months ahead as we gain a better understanding of food, drink and exercise.
As always, please remember to observe our wonderful learning on Tapestry!
Cooking and communication - Making toast
Community participation - Posting letters
ILP work - Reading
Fairfields swimming - Managing feelings and behaviour (PSPD)
Module 4: End of term
This term has disappeared with just a blink of the eye, but as been fun filled as always. We have really loved our swimming sessions at Fairfields and have developed a range of independence, self awareness and self confidence skills throughout each session. This term we have really enjoyed exploring the world around us with a focus on journeys and habitats. Towards the end of term, as a class we have been preparing for the festivity of Easter through a range of play based activities, alongside dance, music, cooking and arts.
Have a wonderful Easter Half Term and we look forward to seeing all of the pupils in Term 5!
Sharing a story - comprehension
Brushing my teeth - personal care
Fairfields swimming
Library - social skills
Painting a rainbow - Art and Math
Exploring new foods with our senses - IB inquiry
Red nose day activities
Cleaning our ocean - Science/Geography
Module 3:
Welcome back and a very Happy New Year!
Leopard Class are really looking forward to this term as we are accessing Fairfields swimming pool as part of our physical education curriculum on Monday mornings. As well as, our Learn and Share event on the 19th of January for families to come and explore our learning with us! We have begun this term by exploring our new text of the Gruffalo and Three Little Pigs, which links our lines of inquiry - animals and humans choose different places to build their homes.
We have enjoyed group cooking sessions this week where we investigated a range of beans, herbs and spices with our senses. Leopard's also participated well in their first whole class community inclusion on Tuesday and all pupils were able to explore their environment confidently alongside a peer and another adult, well done everyone!
Clever fingers ILP work
Personal care - teeth brushing
Cooking/IB - expressing my likes and dislikes
Community paeticipation
Module 3: End of Term
We cannot believe that we are half way through the academic year. What an amazing time to reflect on progress of all of our pupils in their own individual way. This Term Leopards have loved their swimming sessions to Fairfields, which we will continue in the new Term. Pupils are displaying an increasing level of independence during functional sessions such as personal care (washing hands and brushing teeth) and transitioning within the immediate environment with more confidence.
Pupils have enjoyed activities and events such as; National storytelling week (theatre show in school), 'share our learning' with Giraffe Class and buying their own snack from the local Cafe on inclusion. Pupils have also participated well in exploration activities such as building homes for 'Three Little Pigs' and making comparisons of sensory habitats for animals in the Ocean, Woodland and Jungle, reflecting directly on our lines of inquiry.
We look forward to more exciting achievements in Term 4.
Have a wonderful half term!
Exploring Ocean animals
Fairfields - physical education
Regulating in the SMILE room
Intense interaction - copying an action/beat in Music with Jack
Transitioning to the Library
Communication - making a choice
Self awareness - personal care
Community participation - buying snack
Module 2: Welcome back!
Welcome back to Term 2 (the most festive fun time of year).
Leopards have settled back into class well this term and have seemed eager to learn, displaying an awareness of routine. This term we are looking forward to our Nativity and end of Term Christmas party, with lots of other fun activities for families to attend.
We have begun the Term by exploring how we care for small pets and animals through our IB inquiry sessions and each week we have cared for different pets such as cats, fish and farm animals (through small world play). Each Tuesday afternoon a pair of pupils have been exploring their wider community by walking to the post office, shops and cafe to enhance our independent and functional skills such as road safety and receptive language.
We look forward to celebrating more achievements this term!
Pointillism painting
Feeding our pets
Exploring instruments to a beat
ILP work - Following route tracks
Communication at snack shop
Rainbow fish art and crafts
Posting letters for our admin team
Exploring my surroundings in the wider community
Module 2: End of term
Leopard Class have had a great term and have really enjoyed all of the festivity, including making props for the Nativity, exploring our wider community, planning our Christmas Party and playing games such as pass the parcel within small groups for PSPD sessions. This term pupils have displayed awareness of key single instructions to support their independence in sessions such as snack shops and personal care sessions. Pupils have responded well to instructions such as "waiting" "sitting" "my turn" and asking for more in their preferred mode of communication. Pupils have also began to respond to questions in circle time such as "where is?" and have explored symbols/pictures of pupils or have explored their own image in the mirror with confidence.
Exploring my image in a mirror confidently
Enjoying snack at the cafe in our local community
Waiting my turn for snack
Personal care - teeth brushing
Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are
Central Idea: Our different experiences make us unique and special.
Lines of Inquiry:
How do I grow and change?
We all learn differently
What is mine, what is yours, what is ours?
Term 1: Welcome!
Leopard Class has had an amazing start to Term 1. All pupils have settled in really well and have begun to build meaningful relationships with their peers and new staff members. As a class, we are transitioning really well to new environments such as our dinner hall and are engaged in new specialist lessons such as Music and PE with our sports coach.
All pupils are displaying an awareness of a new routine and making their likes known for new sessions, especially 'Attention Autism' (bucket time) and our PSPD mindfulness sessions such as TACPAC and massage stories.
Term 1: End of term
As a class, we are so proud of all that the Leopards have achieved individually this term. Term 1, can feel a little overwhelming with lots of new change, especially regarding environments, and Leopards have taken this on fantastically! Pupils have displayed a developing understanding of their immediate environment with symbol support and are continuing to transition with confidence.
During our IB inquiry sessions we have really focused on each line of inquiry through group, sensory and play based sessions including tasting new foods, exploring new textures, identifying our features and beginning to express our likes and dislikes during each session. Each pupil has also participated really well in group sessions to enhance techniques for regulation, sharing and expressive language.
Towards the end of term, we have really loved preparing for the half term break with a variety of calming, massage and sensory stories to enable pupils to become more accepting in positive touch calming sessions.
Well done each and everyone of you. Have a wonderful half term break with your families and we look forward to seeing your return in term 2, ready for the festive season!
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