Sherwood Park Newsletter

“It is with great sadness that I must inform you of the death of one of our pupils this week. Bouna D’Abo was a member of Sunflower Class and while we do not have the full details, we understand that he passed away peacefully.

We are in contact with Bouna’s family and expressed our sadness and condolences. Bouna’s classmates are being supported within their class by Jonathan and his teaching and therapy teams. All of the families in that class have been informed.

In addition, we will be working with an educational psychologist from the local authority to support all affected.

During Bouna's relatively short time with us in Sunflower class, he made a big impression and left a long-lasting legacy of perseverance and effort. He had begun to show an interest and ability in switching and finished a number of creative projects, as well as bringing a welcome new dynamic to the group with who he was.

This is an incredibly sad event and our thoughts are very much with Bouna’s family and classmates. “

Jonathan and David

Dear Parents/carers,

I hope you are well and have had a good week.

The final few dates for parent coproduction sessions have been set for the following times:

· Monday 13th June – 9:30-11:00 am – Sherwood Hill Campus

· Friday 17th June – 1:30-3:00pm – Sherwood Park Campus

These sessions are not campus specific – parents from either campus can attend the session that is best for them. The aim of this session is to discuss areas that we do well as a school from your perspective and to advise us on things you would like us to change or do better. This information will be collated with that gained in the sessions earlier this year to ensure that parent voice is well reflected in our school business plan. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. Please do come for an informal discussion. Please email arichardson37@suttonmail.org or message Anna if you are able to attend.

Just a reminder we have our trip to the circus this Wednesday - we are all very excited! Also a reminder that this Friday is an INSET day for staff training.

Have a lovely weekend,

Simon

Harrison is our star of the week in Lilac as he has been working on his listening skills and keeping to rules and has done a great job! well done Haribo we are really proud of you!

This week Violet class have been rather busy with an outing trip everyday into the community. We have been looking at a new habitat, farms and the animals that live on a farm. We were lucky enough on Friday to take a trip up to a local stable yard, were the students were able to feed horses and sheep, as well as see some chickens and rabbits.

Our star of the week goes to Ethan for fantastic writing, Ethan writes daily reflection stories about what he did during his day at school including a start, middle and an end. Well done Ethan.

Indigo have had a good week learning all about the Gruffalo's child. We enjoyed relaxing this afternoon watching the full film.

Iris have had a great week. We really enjoyed spending time in the sun taking part in some outdoor learning at the start of the week. We have been doing well at coming down to assembly on Friday and enjoyed learning about the Queen's jubilee.

Julie’s update:

I’ve had the pleasure of teaching a number of classes once again this week. I am so impressed at the progress in Capri with the learners all remaining in class to access their individual learning. Violet class visited the Ecology Centre and had a go at some maintenance tasks there. We bumped into 2 police officers who kindly allowed the boys to try on their helmets! Olive class enjoyed Attention Autism and exploring our forest school area before all successfully returning to class for a snack. We had a lively wow moment from Maa when she reached for Narjis snack, examined it and then passed to Narjis without prompting. Iris class continued their healthy eating programme with me bu making herb flat breads using rosemary from the garden. They were devious. My final class of the week, Teal also visited the Ecology Centre-they made herb bread dough in the wild. It’s been a good week across the school!

​Olive Class have had a fun week exploring farm animals and their habitats. Some of the class walked to the park and had fun playing on the equipment there, these were very successful trips. In class we have enjoyed working outside in the sunshine and have completed lots of sensory activities, including water exploration, making art with squirty bottles and exploring different textures and smells. Our star of the week this week is Diya for her interactions and focus during sessions, well done Diya.

Teal class had a good week, we have started exploring life in the farm and learning about different farm animals. Students enjoyed visit to Ecology Centre, we like spending time there as it is not too buys and very quiet. We observed birds, squirrels and fish swimming in the pond. Our stars of the week are Zara and Zac. Zara has made a new friend from Olive class, she was playing and sharing trampoline with Narjis. Zac had lovely time playing with a baby doll that he named George, he looked after George so well this week. Well done Zara and Zac!

This week in lime class we have really enjoyed all the lovely weather we have been having and exploring lots of different water play. We enjoyed playing with different coloured balls and moving them around into different containers. We also had a mini car wash where we got all the cars dirty and then used the soapy water to clean them all! This week our celebration star goes to Zaid for following his daily plan with greater independence and transitioning around the school and local community.

Well done everyone and have a fantastic weekend!

​​Thistle class this week have enjoyed accessing the community trips, particularly the ecology centre where we took 12 learners who all engaged in gardening tasks using shovels and wheelbarrows. Last week, we explored mental health awareness week with a focus on loneliness. The Frazer and Junayd completed a loneliness survey, Sam, Ben and Charlie made biscuits to give out to staff to help boost positive feelings, whilst Reece and Joshua sat in reception holding a sign saying 'stop for a chat for #mentalhealthawareness'. Lots of staff engaged in the project, discussing feelings and personal experiences of loneliness.

​this week in Mint class we have been sitting longer periods of time to share attention during adult led activities such as sharing reading, attention bucket and sensory stories. Children have been following key word instructions within the context and working in their problem solving skills. This week we would like to nominate as our star of the week George for transferring his independent skills to the kitchen room and Joshua for sharing his attention during adult led story. Well done

The star of the week in sycamore is Jennifer for being a fantastic queen in our assembly and for participating in all activities with a smile on her face.

This week, Hebe class would like to celebrate Joshua for cutting his fruits independently during our cooking session . He is also showing more awareness of routine during day to day activities. Well done, Joshua.

Tulip class have enjoyed some of the lovely weather this week and had a great session outside in the discovery forest with Lily class and a sensory story out on the mats in the courtyard. Some of the pupils also got to experience a trip to Bandon Hill Primary school and really enjoyed the lessons there. Our star of the week is Jack for showing great anticipation of different sensorimotor activities.

This week in Marigold class we would like to celebrate Hope, has been working on playing with her friends and asking them to do something she likes. yesterday she was very anxious about this but was incredibly brave she asked a friend to draw chalk with her ! Well done Hope.

Ellie, Ellie, Ellie! (Oi, Oi, Oi!)

Ellie is flying high at the moment, she’s loving school and always, without fail, carries the rest of us with her into Positiveville. She’s been trying out a new feed regimen so that she can participate in more activities, notably trampolining which is right up her street!

This weeks Bamboo star of the week goes to Fred. Fred walked a long distance in a unfamiliar community venue, curious of the environment and those in it.

Orchid Class ‘Star of the week’ is Connor for beginning to represent the number 5 by touching his head or clapping his hands 5 times before stopping.

​Daisy class have worked really hard this week. They enjoyed participating in role play and were especially good at pretending to be cooks . They loved following instructions, pouring, mixing and tasting all of the delicious ingredients.

Daisy Class Star of the week is Charlie: Charlie used the eye gaze exceptionally well and enjoyed choosing an exciting video clip to watch during his break time.

Park Campus:

George is learning to accept his Therapeutic Listening headphones. He is now initiating putting the headphones on himself. Well done.

Hill Campus: ​

Tony is the therapy star of the week for engaging in whole class activities and really enjoying being around his peers. He is demonstrating his affection towards others more conventionally by providing gentle hugs.