Good Evening Everyone Letters will be coming home next week about all the events that are taking place over Christmas. They are also on the school Facebook page. 6th December- Primary Wow Day 1.30-2.30 Primary parents and carers invited. 10th December- Coffee morning at 10.00 11th December Polar Express night 11th December at 1.15 Primary…
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…
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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…
We have been learning about maps this term, so some of P7 went out and about in Annfield Plain to practise our skills. We followed a route of 2.2 km, working hard to keep the maps correctly orientated and discussing symbols as we went. Do you know why mushrooms are not marked on…
Year 11 Design Technology pupils had a ‘preparing for adulthood’ challenge today. They had 2 sofas to construct from flat pack, the first one was full of learning curves, but they worked as a team and completed it within one and a half lessons. They were then feeling confident and completed the second sofa in…
P4 were asked if they could be part of some doctoral research on sensory processing, working with Liz Jones from Durham University. Some parents and carers were more than happy to help and teachers were fascinated by the research. We can’t wait to read the final research documents when they are published. .
Wednesday 20th November was ‘World Children’s Day’ and marked the 30th birthday of the UN Convention for the Rights of the Child. In p5 we celebrated having children’s rights and being able to enjoy our rights by having cake!
P5 have been working with P14 this morning using microscopes in science learning about the different parts and how to use them.
Today, P15 engaged in an interactive workshop with a recovery worker and trainer from County Durham and Darlington Drug and Alcohol Service. They learned about the physical, social and psychological effects of drug and alcohol abuse, the difference between legal and illegal drugs, Class A, B and C drugs as well as investigating what drugs…