Blog Author: Mrs Stephenson

During life skills lesson & in preparation for adulthood we have been using different cleaning equipment. Students were able to pass on information to others with adult support as to how the equipment worked. Good job 5B! 

Mr S & 5J have been working on their tempo & articulation during Music Technology. Mr S brought his guitar to the Oracle so they could learn the song ‘stand by me’. 

Take a look at what our cooking group have made for their lunch today. Soda lemon bread, with tomatoes, garlic & basil. They also made toasties from the left over bread. Looks delicious. 

5J have been working hard on their BTEC qualification. They have made their own chocolate bars, complete with their own individual wrapping. We went to our local shop to see if our chocolate bars blended in. Can you tell the difference? 

5B have had a round robin of jobs to undertake this morning. They have stripped beds & put new sheets on, cleaned tables & hoovered, sorted washing into piles & sorted food into cupboard or fridge piles. 

5B had a busy life skills lesson, they have been sanding & painting recycled wood to make raised flower beds for our Oracle garden. 

5I have been busy this morning making ice cream. They voted on their favourite flavour & added raspberry ribble to it for extra taste. 

Some of our sixth form students have been working hard on new tricks for Molly. Today Molly has followed the command ‘dance’ from all six students. When Molly has achieved what has been asked of her she is rewarded with a treat. 

We’ve been learning how to control the ball whilst looking ahead of us.

Today we have learnt how uniformed personal use walkie-talkies. We watched a short video where we had to explain 1 person that we saw using our new skills. 

Nathan was awarded his grade 2 trumpet certificate from The Royal academy of music. Such a great achievement, well done! 

We’re investigating the length of different pieces of string using comparison, standard, & non standard units of measure.