This week during Chestnut intervention group the group have focused on using fine motor skills, turn taking and sharing, hand eye co- ordination, thinking skills, working together, problem solving and recognising the zones of regulation. Fun practical activities have included treasure hunt for gold coins, hand football challenge, jumping into the correct colour hula hoop…
During topic this term in Rowan class we are learning about Vikings. This afternoon we participated in a carousel of activities visiting others classes to complete them including reading and recognising our letters for our names. Writing our name out in Viking rune on a tomb stone then wiping a wet tea bag over to…
During our History lessons this term we are focusing on Anglo Saxons and during this afternoon Rowan, Hazel and Oak worked through a carousel of activities including preparing and making broth with fresh vegetables which the Saxons would eat to sustain their energy to work on the farms ploughing and growing the crops of the…
This afternoon in primary they all celebrated their reading rewards with a picnic in the classroom and everyone had fun.
Yesterday Birch visited Seaham Beach for a trip out and were surprised by some very friendly guests of Dolphins, which was amazing. Once we were at the beach we found a lovely secluded safe spot and set up for our adventure with some pop up tents for shade and beach blankets for our picnic. During…
During Cookery in Enrichment on Friday afternoon the pupils followed a set of visual instructions to support them to collect all the ingredients and utensils they needed to make a cream of vegetable soup and chocolate chip cookies. The pupils adhered to health and hygiene in the kitchen and health and safety in the kitchen.…
On a Friday afternoon Mrs Convery runs a cookery enrichment group. In these groups pupils learn a number of different skills, some being turn taking, weighing of ingredients, following instructions and communication and listening. Pupils learn to use different equipment and try to complete the task independently. This week the group made chocolate crispies.…
On a Friday afternoon in Primary we have been joining enrichment groups. The cookery group met in Hazel class and we made some chocolate crispies. The boys chose which chocolate they wanted before breaking it up into a bowl. They then melted the chocolate in the microwave, checking it did not burn and trying…
In the ‘upcycling’ enrichment group today we started sanding down an old piano and piano stool, where we found a secret compartment with old sheet music from around the 1930’s. We started and ended the session with some music played by Finley.We