Our staff team consists of Craig, Sarah, David and Brandon. We also have Bex who covers ELSA, PPA and department lead time on Tuesday's and a Wednesday morning.
The students in Sycamore are focussing 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.
This term will see the students begin their transition into the 14-19 department working on the 'Moving On' 14-19 curriculum devised by Equals.
Our Coastal Learners will be making meaningful choices in the world around them, increasing their ability to cross roads safely, look at social signs within our local and wider communities and how they can care for themselves. We will develop our skills to enable us to work cooperatively with others, sharing spaces and communicating our wants and needs effectively. We will be exploring sound and rhythm along with increasing our early sound knowledge and anticipation through our schools early phonics programme.
Our Countryside learners will be taking the opportunity to explore the world around them, reading signs and beginning to navigate our way through the community. We will be recognising and using money following making a choice and exploring repeating patterns. We will also be looking at the news and providing comments on what we have heard.
Students accessing our City pathway will deepen their understanding of money and transactions and how they can access their money safely. They will be thinking about plotting their own journeys to access the shops and places of interest. They will be creating their own poems and using magazines and newspapers to create discussions and produce their own articles.
Reading within Sycamore takes place daily. 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 login codes will be sent home within the first week back. Please do keep us updated on your childs progress.
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 employees 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. Over the next few weeks, we will also start rolling out small amounts of homework in order for the students to build upon their skills and learning that has taken place within class. 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 Theate
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