Welcome to the Hive!!!
We are an inclusive space for a group of up to 12 leaners who have or are awaiting an ECHP. All learners access a bespoke curriculum based on their individual needs and learning is ambitious, multi-sensory and includes weekly forest sessions, enrichment and learning through life-skills including practical trips and visits. Learning in the Hive meets children's academic goals in a way that works for them. Snapshots of our learning will be posted on this page weekly!
Adults in the Hive:
Miss Palmer- Class Teacher
Mrs Haigh- Teaching Assistant
Mrs Fowler- Teaching Assistant
Miss Runham- Teaching Assistant
Miss Greenspan- Teaching Assistant
Arriving at the Hive:
Children attending the Hive in the mornings will come into school via the Office. Parents and carers should also collect children from the office at the end of the day.
Timings:
The Hive operates a soft start from 8:45-9:15 so that children who are sensitive to noise and busy environments can come in after the business of whole-school drop-off, you may drop your child off at any time in this window . Our official day will end at 3pm and then you may collect your child anytime between 3pm and 3:30pm. Children will have calm, choosing time after 3pm until pick-up.
PE: PE is on Wednesday mornings with our sports coach- Eddie- please come in PE kit.
Forest school: We do our learning in the forest school area on Tuesdays- please come with wellies and in appropriate clothing for outdoor fun.
Our first two full weeks in the Hive!
How has it already been too weeks! We have been so busy in the Hive and we have had lots of fun learning and getting to know each other.
Below is a snapshot of some of the things we have been up to:
Our trip to Inflatebounce!
Turn taking games and music activities
Communication and language activities
Our year 6 superstars budgeted for a recipe with a £5 cooking challenge- they made edible slime!!! And only spent £3 with ingredients to spare!!! Did you know edible slime was possible?
Writing and phonics
Maths fun with games and speedy calculations on the number poppits
Forest school- pond dipping and making rafts that float
Bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles
Sensory exercises on the gym balls
Lots of experimenting making slime
Bug hunting and one superstar even found a creyfish!!!
Stories
Sorting
Making our own potions to turn everyone into chickens and frogs
Learning about the history of motorways
Lots of german learning
Our stick insect eggs arrived!!!!! When will they hatch?
We have been thinking about the creation story, Psalm 139 and how we are all wonderfully made and made our own wonderfully made galaxy paintings.
Well done everyone- you have all smashed it!
Our first days in the Hive:
We have had a lovely first two days back getting to know each other and exploring our new space. We are learning about each other, getting to know our routines and doing lots of exciting learning.
This week we have:
- Done sensory circuits- the gym balls are a hit!
- Circle time- communication and music activities around our word of the week- 'Welcome'.
- Fizzing color's and Volcano science experiements
- Starting our project based learning
- Reading
- Trip to Tesco to buy fruit and prepare snack
- Lots of sharing
- Clay modelling with Mrs Fowler
- Water and sand play
- Getting to know our giant dinosaurs
- Lots of bouncing
- Bug finding and classyflying
- Learning and teaching each-other German- including all the names of rare animals at Leipzig zoo!
- Planning a project to learn about sports and exercise and to be Mr Grey's personal trainer!
- Den building
- Show and tell about our summers and asking questions
- Turn taking with our ocean drum