Learning about Autism

This afternoon we began by discussing what makes each of us different and what is special about our personalities. We had a fantastic discussion about how it's okay for us all to be different and that's what makes our world so amazing.

We then watched a video about how life can be different when you are a person with autism and then discussed these differences. Some people shared things they found tricky in life too!



After this, we created presentations to inform people of the following things:
- What autism is
- What people we autism can find tricky
- What the signs are of someone having a 'hard time'
- How you can be a good friend to someone with autism

We then shared these with Miss McMunn and the SENCo, Miss Mitchell, so that they could be used to teach others in the future.

Skills week

This week we have been focusing on core skills in maths and SPAG, using our journals to identify areas for improvement that are relevant to us. We absolutely loved being so independent in choosing activities that we know are areas we've struggled on over the year. We use SPAG books, the internet and our peers to help us develop knowledge in these areas.

Family Fun Day

The family fun day was held on Saturday and it was such a fantastic day. All four LKS2 classes worked extremely hard towards the event and this resulted in us raising a whopping £450 towards our outdoor areas. Thank you to everyone who came to support this event.

Google Exhibition

Today we were so lucky that we got to experience Google Exhibitions using the virtual reality headsets. We were able to look around James Bond's Aston Martin DB11. It was such a great experience and we hope to use these in the future to explore more amazing areas.

Easter Egg Hunts

Today we have been collaborating with Class 8, creating clues for our Easter Egg Hunt which people will be able to play at our Family Fun Day. We used the app, Gamar, to hide eggs around the field and created clues so that people will be able to find them. Make sure you come along to our Family Fun Day on Saturday 25th March 2017 from 11am-1pm.

Learning environments

We just LOVE all our different learning environments. It gives us the advantage of learning in any way we choose and if we change our mind we just move somewhere more comfy!

 








 


   

Swimming Competition

Today, members of Classes 7 and 8 took part in a swimming competition at City School.
We entered the following races:
- Breast stroke
- Freestyle
- Backstroke
- Canon Relay
- Team Relay

We were competing against 17 schools and managed to end the competition in 5th place. Miss McMunn was so proud of the behaviour, sportsmanship and perseverance shown on the day.

World Book Day

We had an amazing time celebrating World Book Day, dressing as our favourite characters and reading with our grown ups! Emily even won best dressed for LKS2.