Term 1
A huge welcome to the new school year. We are very excited to be back and to have your student as part of Team Diamond. We have moved classrooms and are now based upstairs with Ruby Class.
Curriculum overview
This term our topic is 'Space'.
Our topic will be focused on a mixture of history and science. We will look at some significant figures, such as Neil Armstrong. In science, we will focus on light, shadows and the solar system.
Our books for this term are 'Moon Man' by Tomi Ungerer and 'The Boy Who Grew Dragons' by Andy Shepherd. As part of our learning, we will be exploring the non-fiction genre of recount. Our topics for maths will be place value and length. In PHSE, we will be looking at 'Being Me in My World'. We will explore our identify and how we connect with our communities and the world around us.
Once a week in Diamond class we practice life skills using the Talentino programme. This will help us develop our life skills, such as cleaning, making beds, gardening, office jobs etc. We will also cook once a week with Janet. We will follow recipes to cook savoury meals, sweet treats and other things our students suggest.
PE is Wednesday afternoon. Students can wear their PE kit for the day.
Timetable
Key Dates and other information
PE is on a Wednesday afternoon. Students can wear their PE Kits into school for the whole day. Janet is our teacher for the day.
Cooking is on a Wednesday morning. We will communicate via the diary what we will be making and whether we are eating our cooking in school or at home.
Thursday is the day we practice our life skills. Our life skills this term are household chores and gardening related. Our students are earning stars every time they practice a skill.
Feel Good Friday is back! We will be mixing up with classes to support our wellbeing and mental health.
