Dover

We have been working on comparing lengths in maths this week. We worked on using shorter and longer to compare the lengths of items. 

This week we prepared a curry and bread and butter pudding for our lunch. Students used their independent living skills to chop, cook, bake and tidy up after themselves.

Our expressive arts short course learnt about scene setting, lighting and sound. They looked at pictures to discuss what they would need to set the scene.

We looked at how we can keep ourselves safe and demonstrated safely using equipment to cut apples and make apple juice. 

We made mulled apple juice for our cafe this week, using a schedule to independently add the ingredients we needed. 

We explored how we can work together and use everyone's ideas to create a model of a sleigh out of spare and recycled materials!

We are learning about celebrations from other cultures in PSPD. This week, we learnt about Loy Krathong, a celebration in Thailand. We made our own krathongs (boats) and floated them while thinking about getting rid of sad and angry thoughts and making a wish for our future. 

In maths we are working on our ASDAN module about measurement. We were exploring the capacity of different containers.

In our ASDAN Expressive Arts short course this week, we learnt about mime and how to express ourselves through our body movements and facial expressions. 

We worked together to clear the leaves from our outdoor paths after discussing the hazards of leaves covering our outdoor area.

We worked in our cafe taking orders from staff, delivering food and taking payments. 

In PSPD we are learning about celebrations in different cultures. We took part in an inquiry session about Diwali and made our own salt dough diya lamps.

This week, we practiced rounding and measuring. We estimated the length of items to the nearest 10cm and checked our estimates with a ruler.

We enjoyed a sensory story in Drama this week where we explored the story of Elmer. 

We went to B&M to choose items for our business enterprise cafe. Students could make choices between 2 options of items.

This week we learnt about harvest festival. We learnt about when the festival happens and why it is celebrated and have created a harvest collage.

For our ASDAN short course, we explored different genres of movement. We copied workouts and then explored our own dance moves to the same song.

We have been making our own lunches. This week, we cooked fajitas! They were really tasty and we had to use all of our health and safety knowledge to make them safely.

In the community this week, we looked for shops that sold clothes and commented on which clothes we preferred.

Dover Class are learning about light in science. Here we are exploring how light travels through objects and how it is refracted.

We have been learning about our skills and qualities. This week, we thought about the jobs different people do and the skills and qualities they need to do their job well.

We have been learning about 3d shapes in Maths. This week we looked at how shapes can be sorted into different groups and found 3d shapes in our environment.

We have been learning how to use shapes and transfer them into christmas card decorations.

We are preparing to run our cafe. We conducted a consumer survey to ask what our potential customers thought about our apple crumble.

We have been learning different throwing and catching skills 

We have been practicing our throwing and catching in PE, working on our coordination and our teamwork skills

We have been learning to be able to copy sounds and tones to a variety of music

We learnt to make number lines and put numbers on number lines up to 100 to consolidate our number knowledge.

In drama club, we explored a story using all of our senses and different movements.

In our Sports and Exercise short course, we were learning the names of different sports!

We went to Millbrook for our first community participation trip and we were surprised to see the Christmas decorations in the shops already!

We have been working on our ball skills in PE and learning to make healthy, active choices. At the end of our PE sessions we can choose an activity such as catch or rope swings!

Our ASDAN module this term is on health and safety. We identified health and safety signs in the community and learnt what they mean.

In horticulture, we followed instructions to plant seeds of our choice. We have to watch our plants and make sure they are well watered.

We have been exploring instruments in music and learning to play along to songs using an instrument of our choice.

We are learning about counting and numbers. We have learnt that numbers are made out of tens and ones and that this can help us count quickly. 

We have been learning how to take care of our class and our environment. We have learnt how to clean our tables properly.

We are learning to recognise shapes and their properties. Here we are spotting shapes in our school environment. 

We have enjoyed working on our ball control and teamwork skills in PE. We have also had a lot of fun in sports club!

We have been continuing our work on shapes. We were matching shapes to objects in our environment.

Dover class worked together to make our own lunch. We chopped vegetables,  peeled garlic and fried mince to make spaghetti bolognese.

We really enjoyed eating our homemade lunch!

In our morning meeting, we have been practicing greeting people and asking how they are. We are learning to listen to their answer and take part in short conversations.

We have started working on our ASDAN module about measures. We were working on counting as well as empty and full by making sensory bottles filled with our favourite sensory objects.

We have been learning about shapes. We have learnt about the properties of shapes and how to sort and match them. 

We have been practicing our skills ready to start Castle Cafe. We were learning to safely make hot drinks ready to serve our customers.