, Welcome back to the Autumn Term!
Our staff team consists of Emily (class teacher), Stacey, Sharon and Lorna.
The students in Sycamore are focusing on increasing their independence, communication and functional skills across all areas of the curriculum in order to prepare them for adulthood and their futures beyond the Russett and within the wider community. Some of the students will begin their preparation into adulthood through undertaking a work placement within this academic year and accessing work to count towards their accreditation routes.
The students in the 14-19 department work on the 'Moving On' 14-19 curriculum devised by Equals.
Our Coastal Learners will be making meaningful choices in the world around them. We will be developing our skills to increase our ability to look after ourselves and complete daily tasks as efficiently as possible and taking an interest in the world around us.
Our Countryside learners will be taking the opportunity to explore the world around them by reading signs and navigating with support when out in the community. We will be exploring some stories, comparing measures with a definitve difference, and identifiying living things from the world around us.
Students accessing our City pathway will begin looking at Maths that they will need in life and how this can translate to understanding number/maths and the use of calendars We will also be looking at creating a shopping list for some recipes that we would like to make, calculating costs and understanding how we can look after our money. We will be looking at and navigating our community in more detail accessing the local library and shops. We will also be thinking about plotting our own journeys to access the local area. We will also be increasing our communication and conversation skills by having discussions on current affairs.
Reading within Sycamore 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.
As part of ‘Horizons’ the Academy Careers Programme, the students will get comprehensive Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance. both in small group sessions and in 1:1 sessions to help support them with their future transitions and Career choices. During organised ‘Careers Days’ and during National Careers Week, the students will get the opportunity to meet with different employers and emplyees from local businesses to learn all about the skills needed to do many different jobs. In addition, identified students will take part in both internal and external work experience placements. These are tailored to match the interests and strengths of individual students. This experience is invaluable in the development of essential skills, confidence building and preparation for Adulthood. Students are given their own personal targets to work towards and are fully supported by our Job Coach throughout the placement.
In addition, we have several exciting activities planned across the term, including:
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:
In Sycamore 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….
GoNoodle | Topmarks | The Literacy Shed | Teach Your Monster | BBC Bitesize | Mars Maths | BKSB | Jasmine active | Study ladder | Skills builder | Sensory play ideas Twinkl Go/Rhino readers
Interactive maths games: Fruit Fall Pictograph Game | 2nd Grade Math Games | Toy Theatre Switch activities Autism sensory ideas
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