The Base

In The Base, we strive to provide a nurturing learning environment for children who struggle to access the age-related curriculum within their year group. We have a well-resourced classroom, with a high adult to child ratio to meet the needs of the children through interventions, which we hope will have a long-term impact on learning and development.  

 

Morning session for Key Stage Two children taught by Mrs Ibrahimi, and supported by Miss Russell, Mr Emmanuel and Miss Hollingsworth.

 

In The Base this term, we are working on the topic “Space”. We aim to learn the names of all the planets in order, which we have been looking at using pictures, songs and actions. We're very excited about a planetarium, which will be visiting us during the Spring Term.

In English, we are using both colourful semantics and "I am a Clever Writer" to develop our sentence writing skills. We have been using InPrint resources to create sentences to express our ideas about the stories we are reading. Our favourite story so far this year has been "The Snail and The Whale" by Julia Donaldson, because we loved the rhyming words!

In Maths, we have been focussing on place value, addition and subtraction. We have used diennes, counters, number lines and hundred squares to support us. Depending on where we are on our learning journey, some of us work with numbers to 10, while others are working with three digits!

Everyday, we access sensory circuits, which we thoroughly enjoy. We are also supported by Makaton - ask us about it, because we're experts and we love teaching others the signs. 

Key dates:

- Planetarium visiting Edgewick on Tuesday 21st January 2025.

- TBC: Twycross Zoo in Spring 2.