P3 enjoyed a wet adventure to Beamish wild. They went on a little walk to look for animals before enjoying the adventure park. They practised moving in different ways and like different animals. P3 worked together as a team, showing resilience when they found something difficult. Co-operation and thoughtfulness supporting each other when…
P3 were introduced to the new topic ‘All creatures great and small’. Pupils were asked the big question ‘How do we know we are alive?’ Some answers were: “because your heart is beating”, “because our blood and our heart”, “because we are breathing” and “because we eat and drink”. We then discussed different things…
Miss Robson wanted to thank a young gentlemen this week for all his support yesterday during the reward trip to pizza hut. Not only did he help Miss Robson but he noticed when his peers needed help and went straight over to support. Whether this…
Today in P3 some of the pupils went to Pizza Hut. We took the opportunity to use our PECS skills in a different way. Generalising our PECS communication to request different items from the menu. As you can see we had lots of fun and are very full. Communication is fun!
During P3’s art lesson today we looked at famous paintings by a variety of artists. We discussed how we thought the people felt in each painting, for some of the pictures we got a mixed response. Kinder im Fenster, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, 1853 “Happy” “Exploring” “Mean” “Little bit worried” …
Today P3 enjoyed their communication lesson. They have been working on listening, communication, turn taking and our fine motor skills. Mr Potato head During the Mr Potato head game pupils were encouraged to request different body parts. The pupils used PECS to encourage communication, understanding and sentence structure. Some of the body parts were…
P3 love trampolining. Trampolining is a great way to interact and initiate communication. As a class we use the trampoline in many different way, such as; to support self-regulation, PECS exchange, rebounding, turn taking and maths. P3 enjoy using our PECS book to request the number of bounces we do and then develop our number…
Today P3 learnt about Remembrance Day. Miss Robson put a picture on the whiteboard and asked “Who is this?” P3 thought that the photograph was old and he looked like a soldier. We then looked at artifacts belonging to the soldier to discover that his name was Ernest Johnson Glaholm or “Uncle Ernie” to Miss…
In P3 we communicate in many different ways. Today we enjoyed playing games using our PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) communication books. Mr Potato Head Pupils had to request the different body parts for Mr Potato Head using PECS. This meant being able to recognise and match a symbol to the object before attaching…
P3 are excited for Bonfire night. We spoke about the different fireworks displays we have seen over the weekend and discussed how to stay safe. Some of the pupils said they went to a bonfire and other said they watched the fireworks from their window. P3 then looked at different types of skyline…