Blog Author: Louise Rees

Students loved cooking homemade chips and gammon again today. Afterwards they made a delicious fresh fruit salad. Students are all developing their ability to peel and chop. Well done!! What a scrummy meal!

KS5W really enjoyed going on a listening walk. Everybody loved hearing the birds in the trees sing and the sound of children playing nearby. Students followed the rules about road safety and listened to instructions.

KS5W took part today in a music therapy lesson. They all took turns playing different instruments and singing along to songs. All the students enjoyed their lesson and it will help with confidence building.

Students loved practicing their peeling and chopping skills again today. The menu was chips, oven roasted gammon followed by ice cream and fresh fruit salad. Everybody chopped, peeled and sliced and washed away all their dishes afterwards. Great teamwork. 

We loved exploring the keyboard in the immersive room today. We were able to change each wall to play a different instrument. What fun!!

KS5W continued with their Business Enterprise learning and opened up another breakfast cafe for staff. They cooked sausage and bacon and buttered bread rolls ready to serve to staff. Students are really enjoying running this small business. Watch out for out next pop-up cafe in the hall.

While learning about wellbeing, KS5H designed their own wellbeing day. Students voted for their chosen activities and recognised how important it was to be able to eat well, exercise and relax. 
We started off the day with a lovely breakfast before having time to talk with our friends, play games…

Studnets loved visit the park recently and even found the Gruffalo when exploring the woods.

KS5W loved visiting the cafe recently. They looked after their own wallets, chose their drinks, paid for them using their money, kept hold of the receipts and used good communication skills when engaging with the person at the checkout. Well done!!

Students enjoyed visiting the school library to explore the variety of books on offer. Some students had the chance to listen to a story being read to them.

What a wonderful Wednesday we have enjoyed. We started off our wonderful day with data handling. We began to learn about making pictograms. After break we cooked a feast when we made homemade chips, southern fried chicken and flapjacks. We have been practicing how to peel and did a great job with…

On Friday the 8th of March students from KS5W took part in creating a pop up cafe for family and peers from KS5S and KS5H. This is part of KS5W Business Enterprise and learning how to make money. The students baked cakes to sell to family and peers and were able to make £26.00 profit after initial…