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Students from KS5W and KS5S had a lovely day at our homemade beach area. Students enjoyed playing with the water, making bubbles, feeling sand and firing water guns. In the afternoon they enjoyed making sand and glitter pictures of a beach scene. 

KS5L made hot dogs and homemade chips with apple crumble and custard for desert. Student had enjoyed peeling and chopping apples which is something that they have not done before. They learned a valuable new skill.

A superb day was enjoyed by all canoeing in this beautiful summer weather. All students worked as part of a team to play games. They were even able to move positions in the canoes by using their balance.

KS5W enjoyed a lovely afternoon with their families. Their music therapy teacher arranged a special performance for the parents and then students served cakes and biscuits which they had baked. It was a wonderful family celebration. 

The students in KS3S focus on key core words each week. Last week students learnt to respond to, and use, the word “in”, and this week they have done the same for the core word “out”… we therefore couldn’t resist getting out in the sunshine and doing the Hokey Cokey together! Students had so much…

KS4 classes have been enjoying the lovely weather and sat outside for their English lesson today. Miss Wilson’s class listened to their sensory story ‘The Jolly Postman’. All students were fully engaged in the lesson and all took part dressing up and using the different props for parts of the…

KS4L & W enjoyed learning outside the classroom at the park.

Pupil’s practiced their Skills Builder: teamwork, problem solving, speaking and listening skills.

Another wonderful day at the lake learning canoeing skills. What fun!!

3H students loved their Computing lesson this week.  They used their iPads to control cars around a track.  

Young students with iPads in hand,

Made toy cars obey their commands.

In a race they would steer,

With a cheer and a jeer,

Tech racers in a virtual…

Another wonderful music therapy session getting ready for our family performance next week.

Students from KS5 have been practicing their counting and documenting skills for their very own tuck shop. Students take part in conducting a stock take before selling the tuck shop to their fellow peers at break time. This teaches them valuable skills of working within a shop environment and also…

Students loved experiencing canoeing recently. They really enjoyed going out in the large paddle boat and learned to paddle as part of a team.