On Tuesday our classroom was transformed into a jungle for our new topic. During our sensory story we explored lots of different animals; we especially loved the green jelly for the slimy snake, the hanging spider web in the trees and we could even smell a campfire burning!

We have loved getting messy during art, we chose our own colours by eye pointing, got messy with the paint and created beautiful butterflies, look out for our wonderful creations!

As always we have worked so hard on our physical skills this week especially during our Rebound therapy sessions. Rebound therapy helps us with our balance and sitting skills, increases or decreases our muscle tone, promotes relaxation and even supports with our communication. We are all amazing at asking for ‘more’ on the trampoline.

Nadia’s Class

Welcome back after our Easter Half Term! We have had a fantastic week back in class!

We had an extra special treat this week with a visit to the Fun Fair! We absolutely loved getting on all the rides, lifting our arms to go faster and using our voices to stop! We loved looking at all the flashing lights and watching our friends on all the rides!

What an amazing treat to welcome us back to school this summer term!

What a difference to last week! Despite the snow we have still managed to enjoy the start of spring in class!

It was our turn to look after the chicks in school this afternoon. We absolutely loved them, some of us were even brave enough to stroke and hold them with support!

We have also continued to work so hard this week on our physical skills, we love getting in our hydro pool, looking at all the sensory lights and using our arms and legs to splash our friends! We have also been working on standing, floating on our backs and on our front with less adult support!

We have also had some amazing communication wow moments! Using our voices and eye gaze to communicate with our friends and adults in class!

We have had a fabulous week in class! We loved getting out in the sunshine, dancing with our friends, listening to music and catching the bubbles on our faces! We took a walk to the Caterpillar Garden; it was transformed into a ray of sunshine for ‘Marie Curie Day of Reflection’ to mark two years since the start of the pandemic. We loved walking through the tunnel feeling the wind on our faces, reaching out and playing with the balloons.
We have been working on our communication outside, especially to ask for ‘more’ bubbles and swinging! They seemed to be our favourite this week!
We have also been getting messy and creative to make some lovely gifts for Mother’s Day! We hope you enjoy all of the lovely prints and that you all have a lovely weekend!

Nadia’s Class

Hello!

We have loved learning about Holi: The Festival of colour! Holi is a Hindu festival which celebrates spring, love and new life.

We have been on a journey this week through our sensory story. We loved the smell of the ‘bonfire’, feeling the confetti falling from the sky and looking at all the bright colours.

We have also been exploring our topic throughout different lessons in class. We have made our own Rangoli patterns in messy art and designed patterns using our hands and feet in bright coloured sand.

During water play our classroom was transformed into an amazing rainforest! We could hear the birds singing in the trees, feel the cool water on our hands and the wind in our faces! We could even smell pine trees and a sweet smell of oranges around class!

Whilst we have been exploring and enjoying all our sensory experiences we have still continued to work hard on our physical skills; sitting in a range of positions; independently and supported, on a bench, in a corner seat, over a wedge and in our standing frames!

After all that hard work we have finished off our week with a nice tranquil spa! We loved smelling the relaxing lavender, having our hands and feet massaged and relaxing with our friends after another busy week in class!

We have been getting into the Christmas spirit in class. On the 1^st December we all enjoyed watching and listening to the advent assembly; singing Christmas carols and watching the official Hadrian School light switch on! The tradition at school is that the youngest and oldest pupil’s get to turn on the lights! Well done to our Evelyn who was so eager to press the switch! The lights look beautiful.

We followed the Christmas theme in class by organising a Christmas coffee afternoon, thank you all for your continuing support; it was such a lovely afternoon and we hope to see you all in the New Year.

We have also enjoyed our winter sensory exploration sessions; tracking lights and reaching out for snowflakes and stars!

In art we have been making lots of Christmas designs using our hands and feet, look out for our Christmas crafts coming soon!

As always we have worked hard on our physical skills; spending time in our standing frames, tummy time, walking and sitting skills, not forgetting a massage and relax afterwards!

We ended our week with a Christmas party and even had a visit from Santa!  We loved dancing with staff, listening to the Christmas songs and looking at the disco lights! Santa left treats for everyone in class!  (photos to follow!)

We can’t wait to continue the festivities this week!