A big welcome back from Dave’s class. We are pleased to welcome Dan, Rebecca and Kath to our team. We also have the very lovely Genevieve who has joined us for her years work placement from University.

This half term we have all been building positive relationships using lots of intensive interaction with the grown ups and each other. We have worked hard in all sessions, building on these relationships, our communication and our physical skills. We have especially loved having our old favourites back; Jabadao, Rebound and Hydrotherapy.

We have been taking part in a new sessions (which is always a little scary) as part of our Preparation for Life. The main focus of PFL this half-term has been about self-care, having our hair cut, nails trimmed, learning to wash ourselves and brush our teeth. We have all been amazing, building up our tolerance to these experiences in this session.

We have been using all of our senses when listening to different sounds in our very own barber shop, touching nail files and brushes. This was very hard at first but we’ve made brilliant progress. Our favourite  part of this session is using the foot spa. We have been using our communication aids to request ‘more’ for the bubbles and vibrations. Relaxation is definitely the most important part of self-care especially after all of the hard work we do!

We hope everyone has a wonderful week off and we look forward to the next part of our journey.