Deer Class
Meet the Team
Introduction
About half of us in Deer class are Year 6 and we have the time to experience this transition so that we begin to understand that that one day we will become secondary children too!
Supporting Our Students to Learn
Cognition and Learning
Termly themes are taught through a selection of story books, for Maths and English skills. We visit the school library to follow our phonic skills and learn more about our topics. We travel to local outings to develop active engagement with buildings, parks, school and familiar places when we explore learning trough ‘Our World’ We explore practical activities and think about how things work around us when in our ‘STEM’ lessons.
Social, Emotional and Mental Health
We follow our Personalised Learning Plan targets and build on our social, emotional and mental health strengths as well as exploring how to cope with the challenges as we grow.
Sensory, Physical and Life Skills
We are taught different sensory and physical life skill targets so that we can practise and strengthen our gross and fine motor skills and develop our hand and eye co-ordination.
Communication and Interaction
In Deer class we are taught how to be effective in our communication and how we can interact with others and learn how to express our needs. Developing simple problem-solving skills, turn taking, expressing our feelings and emotions and learning how to make good decisions.
Topic for this half-term
The Great Kapok Tree: Week beginning 5th January 2022
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Michael Recycle: Week beginning 24th January 2022
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Our Timetable
Cognition and Learning
Teaching and learning of Maths, English and STEM are experienced through practical investigations and stories related to a topic. Deer class explore the school library to find out more about our topic.
Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Deer class experience social, emotional and mental health strengths and explore how to cope with challenges through PHSE lessons, during targeted SCERTS support in the specialist rooms, for example.
Sensory, Physical and Life Skills
Children practise and strengthen gross and fine motor skills and develop their hand and eye co-ordination following strategies in Clever Fingers, Cycling, Cooking and Self-Help skills.
Communication and Interaction
In Deer class, developing simple problem-solving skills, turn taking, expressing feelings and emotions and learning how to make good decisions in Circle Time, Feelings, Social Groups and Lego Therapy, for example.
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