Our topic this half term is ‘Deep Sea Dive’. The children will be introduced to new topic-related vocabulary, alongside the appropriate Makaton signs to support their communication and understanding.

In Literacy our story focuses will be ‘Commotion in the Ocean’, ‘The Snail and the Whale’ and ‘The Rainbow Fish’. Our rise sessions, we will focus on the core words, no, I, and like. These sessions will focus on the children’s engagement and will involve some lovely sensory exploration. During our attention autism sessions, the children will be encouraged to take turns with their peers and engage with a motivating activity.

In maths, we will be focussing on position and space. The session will be a free flow session with a selection of activities out for the children to explore. We will look at positional language, comparing sizes and shapes. We will continue to look at our numbers and sing number songs.   

In Science, we will focus on the topic of ‘Our Wonderful World’. Activities will include planting seeds, making seed bombs and recycling activities. The session will be a free flow, and the children will be encouraged to explore the different activities on offer.

Each week, the children will take part in a range of fine and gross motor activities designed to strengthen the different muscles in their body. These will include cutting, moulding, balancing and movement activities. We will also start practicing activities for Sports Day, which is always a lovely day for our children.

Our making sessions will involve making different sea life creatures, including jellyfish, sharks, crabs and star fish. During our cooking sessions, we will continue to encourage independence when using different utensils. We are going to buy and taste different fruits to make a fruit salad and then try different toppings for our fruit salad.

We are continuing to swim this half term, swimming every week on a Monday afternoon. It’s been lovely to watch their confidence grow and see them moving around the pool independently. Please remember to send swimming kits in every Monday. Our weekly community visits will include trips to local parks, supermarkets and garden centres. We will also be having a day trip this term too. (More details to follow!)  

It’s going to be a lovely half term.

Lauren and the Caterpillar Class Team