Foxes Class Information
Foxes Class – KS2
Children in Foxes class follow a bespoke curriculum including maths and English activities, Speech and Language and personal and social development, designed to meet the children’s individual targets, as identified through their EHCP.
In Foxes, the classroom is set up to provide a range of opportunities for different learning needs. The children have opportunities for individual and small group activities with zoned areas for experiential learning and learning through play. Through a topic-based approach, the children work on the following:
- Communication through play activities
- Group turn taking activities
- Activities to develop concentration and attention
- Focus talks to build independence.
- EHCP / IEP tasks
- Expressive and receptive language tasks
- Learning to follow instructions
- Developing social skills
- Early language building skills, including phonics
- Early maths skills
Here’s what we will be covering this term in Foxes:
Communication and Language
To help build communication and attention, we have a daily bucket session and throughout the classroom the children are exposed to a range of communication mats where the adult helps develop the child's language.
We also provide daily Makaton lessons where the children are taught a couple of new signs a week. All adults use Makaton while they are working with the children.
English
In English, we will be using the story Funny Bones – the children will be coming up with different versions and acting the story out. They will also be using the sign to go alongside the story.
Personal, Social and Emotional
In PSE, we will be developing social skills and understanding our emotions on a daily basis we talk to the children about their emotions and we use the zones of regulations to help support this.
Physical
Our PE days are Monday and Wednesday
What we are learning in PE – Gymnastics and Football.
Children are learning the skills needed for gymnastics and will be practising for sports day.
Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing; this can be in the form of plain black tracksuit bottoms or plain black shorts and a plain white or red T-shirt.
No jewellery is to be worn on PE days.
Maths
In Maths, the children will be consolidating their understanding of numbers up to 20. They will also use a range of resources to help them build their understanding of addition and subtraction.
Topics that we will be covering across the half-term
- Art – Sculptures
- History – People who help us past and present
- Science – Properties of Materials
- RE – Different beliefs – Lent and Ramadan
Dates for your diary
Please look at Dojo every day for all the exciting activities and events that are being planned for your children.
Other
Core words – This half-term core words are
With, have, back, people and their
Homework timetable
The weekly Makaton signs will be shared via Class Dojo along with other activities the children can access at home.
Makaton Signs
wave hand once |
wave hand back and forth |
place palm of hand on top of opposite fist |
Food tap side of mouth once |
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