Chestnut is a Key Stage 3 class with 11 pupils. 

Our staff team consists of Craig, Charlotte (Monday - Wednesday), Chris (Thursday - Friday), Emma and Matt.  We also have Alex covering department time and PPA on a Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning.  

Our topics for this half term is; Important People

Our chosen book is: Stories for kids who dare to be different by Ben Brooks 

In addition, we have:

• PE on a Tuesday (all students will need to bring PE Kit on this day - it can be kept in school if you wish)
• Light Room and Dark Room sessions
• Immersive Room sessions
• V.R. headsets
• Educational visits within the community

Reading within Chestnut takes place daily and within sessions across the curriculum.  Reading encompasses: sensory stories, story boxes, information gathering, worksheets, through phonics.  Reading is supported throughout all areas of the curriculum through the use of symbols and multi-sensory approaches.  We promote a love of reading and embed it throughout our curriculum, applying it to real life situations and promoting independence such as reading recipes and timetables.  The Rhino readers program can aso be accessed at home through the personalised logins to gain access to the range of books we use in school to further the students reading and literacy development.  The new codes will be sent home within the first week back.  Please do keep us updated on your childs progress.  

Please see our class timetable for more information on the curriculum taught.  The class webpage will also be updated regularly with the latest information.  Please can we ask that all clothing is clearly labelled to prevent it becoming lost, that the students bring a water bottle with them daily that can be refilled, and prepared for the day ahead (coats if the weather is changeable or it is going to be wet, sun hats and sun cream if it's warm).  

You can also support your child in increasing their independence within the home by:

• Promoting the safe use of domestic goods (washing machines, dishwashers etc) helping to clear away/tidy up.  
• Taking care of their belongings and tidying up after themselves (changing bedding, folding clothes, placing items into the washing basket, preparing snacks for the following day etc)
• Promoting good personal care routines and independence tasks such as independence in the bathroom including when using a shower, retrieving and placing items into their bags that they require/remembering what they need, tying shoelaces

In Chestnut we will be capturing evidence of our learning through the Evisense portal.  Please check your child’s page to see what we have been doing!  It would also be pleasing to see evidence of learning outside of school uploaded to the portal.

Below, are some learning Links that you may find useful to further the learning at home….

Special Requests:

• Please send in a warm/ waterproof coat for your child - clearly labelled with your child's name
• Please remember that we are a nut free school.
• The students require a PE kit and trainers for their PE sessions clearly labelled (It can be kept in school if you wish)