P4

We can’t believe we are in our last term before the summer holidays! I’m sure you will agree that time has flown so quickly. I just want to thank you all for such a lovely year in P4 - it has been a pleasure getting to know you all and working with the students!

Term 6 Themes

For this next term we will be starting a new theme ‘Festivals, parties and funfairs’ This will include some new sensory stories such as ‘A trip to the Amusement Park by Noah Lukeman’, ‘Mr Men and Little Miss go to the festival’ and The Feelings Fair: Exploring Emotions and Building Resilience by Alaina Popescu.

We will also be continuing to work on our Makaton signs focusing on signs around music, festivals and singing and using these within our stories. As well as our sensory and makaton stories we will also be continuing with our music sessions, as well as Bristol Bears PE sessions / physio activities and we will also be continuing to work on our choosing through symbols and photos, IT skills through switches and exploration through play. We are also hoping to get to the Ardagh Centre for some life skills / gardening sessions.

Therapists working with P4

Therapists will visit our class on a weekly / pre-arranged basis. If you have any questions/ queries about your child you can contact the school and we will be happy to direct you to the appropriate therapist.

Hydrotherapy

Hydro will be every Wednesday afternoon. Please send swim kits in for then (including a swim pad / nappy and a spare towel). We are currently having to travel over to our Secondary site for hydro and are therefore only able to swim pupils with hydro stated on their EHCP.

Earwig

We are continuing to use Earwig as the assessment and record platform throughout school and parental access will also continue. Earwig also has an extra feature where you can send us photos, comments or video's of what your child has been doing at home which we would love to see. If you have any questions about Earwig or viewing your child’s earwig observations then please let us know.

Home school communication

As always, please use the home-school diary or email either of us with any questions and updates. If you need to speak to us for any reason please phone the school office on 0117 3533622. If your child is going to be absent for any reason we really appreciate an early morning phone call to the office by 8.30am and a message left on the answering machine, as this greatly helps us plan our staffing.

We also love to see a photo from home which you can email to us and we like to listen to news from home on our VOCA’s together as a group.

Reminder of what’s needed in school

Change of clothes kept in school, useful for any messy days.
A supply of pads (nappies), wet wipes and creams if needed. (We will write in your diary if these are running low.)
Snacks and squash if your child needs these.
Clothes that are appropriate for the weather, especially during outdoor learning sessions.

We look forward to a fun term ahead - especially now the weather is better!

P4 Class Team