Foundation Phase Specialist Teaching Facility for ASD - Miss Davies
Welcome to Our Class!
In our class, we like to learn in lots of different ways and have fun!
Some of our favourite learning activities are going shopping, cooking, singing and we love messy play! Most of all, we enjoy learning together!
Miss Davies is our teacher and we are so lucky to be supported in our learning by Mrs Lewis, Miss Thomas, Mrs Sharpe and Mrs Wallace.
A few helpful reminders!
- Class fund is paid on a Monday every week and is £3. This covers our fruit, healthy snack, cooking and going out on the minibus shopping every week.
- Our PE day is on a Monday or Wednesday afternoon.
- We do lots of messy play so could we please have spare clothes just in case we get a little bit dirty!
- We cook on a Tuesday and we cook or taste different things every week!
- For this half term we will be having our Forest Schools session on a Wednesday morning.
- We go shopping either on a Thursday or a Friday every week, if you're unsure which day your child goes on or if anything changes we will let you know!
Thank you for your continued support :)
Helpful Websites for Parents and Carers:
https://www.autism.org.uk/ - National Autistic Society
http://www.swanseacarerscentre.org.uk/ - Swansea Carers Centre
https://www.asdinfowales.co.uk/ - ASD Info Wales
https://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/11887/Things-to-do - Things to do in Swansea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kbsbz - BBC School Radio (Songs and Rhymes)
A Little Note 
We have provided a range of home learning activities that you can complete with your child. We also have links to different sites that will support your child’s learning. We recommend that you spend 2 hours a day completing learning activities provided. Please can all parents continue to work on pupils’ IEP targets at home daily. Hwb has a range of fun and interactive activities for your child to access at home. You can also check your child's emails on Hwb. To do this, you first need to log on to your child's Hwb account. Select Office 365 and then click on Outlook for emails. It would be great to receive emails which contain pictures of activities that you have been doing together.
We also really enjoy using Just 2 Easy in our class. To access this, log onto Hwb. Click on Just 2 Easy or it might be called J2e on mobile devices. Once you've done that then click on Jit. We love to paint and draw on Jit!
In order for your child to access any of the resources on Hwb; you will need their individual Hwb account details. If you are unsure of your child’s Hwb login details, please will you email your child’s class teacher. Additionally, if you have any questions or queries about your child’s learning would you please email us on the following:
Email for Miss Davies: DaviesA41@hwbcymru.net
Email for Miss Holloway: HollowayS6@hwbcymru.net
Top Tips and Information for Parents from the Local Authority
Coronavirus Social Stories
Our Week of Fun 
Each week we will be uploading a different grid to support your child's home learning to help develop the following areas. These areas include:
Speech and language --> Come and communicate
Gross motor skills --> Magical movement
Cooking skills --> Little chefs
Fine motor skills --> Funky fingers
Listening to music, songs and rhymes linked to literacy and numeracy --> Tune time
Calming and relaxing activities --> Cool and calm
Learning outside --> Wonderful wellies
Helping around the house to support life skill development --> Helpful heroes
Have fun!
Our Week of Fun - Week 1
Our Week of Fun - Week 2
Our Week of Fun - Week 3
Our Week of Fun - Week 4
Our Week of Fun - Week 5
Our Week of Fun - Week 6
Home Learning Activities
Videos of the Week
Week 6 - WC 01.06.2020
Mr Tumble Spring Signs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_q8SQhw0ME
Cosmic Kids Bee Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyj5LooYWyg
Welsh Bore da ffrindiau - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfq0ACrgMBI
There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
Videos of the Week 
W/C 18/5/20 - Week 5
Numberblocks, odd and even numbers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3uxBI9npas
Busy Feet caterpillar to butterfly video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOHkVwe44C4
I am a very hungry caterpillar song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-gNaNOWdg8
Heno Heno - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pIIRziNq7o
How to make leaf rubbings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W66TAqCT4hc
Making sensory bags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuYaH12pNFI
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Videos of the Week 
W/C 11/5/20 - Week 4
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Story – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY
Days of the Week song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXMofxtDPUQ
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cosmic Kids – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhWDiQRrC1Y
Aderyn Melyn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I52fbzsfTxY
Mr Tumble’s Garden - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWZsOr3q8SE
Videos of the Week 
WC 4.5.20 - Week 3
We’ll Meet Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbLAtgUpl2g
Mr Tumble Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWlZ8GCzOAc
Cosmic Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23VdtT0vQUY
Miss Spider’s Tea Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o5JLeFzb98
One finger, one thumb keep moving: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-one-finger-one-thumb-keep-moving/zbtj47h
Mr Hapus ydw i : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGozXPt9M-Y
Videos of the Week 
WC 27.4.20 - Week 2
Cosmic Kids Peace Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_vEZTrmtyA
5 Little Apples: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-five-little-apples/zvt8gwx
Coco the Butterfly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT-s1-phgxs
Lliwiau’r Enfys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-fs5JB_b7E
Mr Tumble – Learn to Sign Food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dZyWQWZ-Gk
Videos of the Week
20/4/20 - Week 1
Mr Tumble's Alphabet Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMog84sQp3o
5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer:
Easter Activities
Easter is approaching and we usually love being creative, making lots of different Easter crafts in School. We know how creative you are and it would be great if you could get creative at home. Please find below lots of different crafts and Easter card ideas. Once you have made some crafts or cards we would love it if you shared your crafts with us on HWB or Twitter.
Video of the Week
Easter Holidays! 
Can you learn the signs for these animals over Easter with Mr Tumble?
Easter Crafts
Video of the Week! 
30/3/20
Learn some new Makaton signs with Mr Tumble!
Routines - Can you follow a routine?
Welsh Home Learning Activities
Helpful Learning Links
Here are a range of helpful links to support your child's home learning. The links cover a range of topics such as literacy, numeracy, movement, mindfulness and ICT.
Literacy and Numeracy Links
Letters and Sounds: Here are some phonics activities. All the games will help your child with reading/sound recognition: http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-1-games.html
Top Marks: Here are some maths activities – We have covered a range of Maths activities this year. We love playing the gingerbread man game and Teddy numbers to help us with our counting skills. There are lots of other fun games to help with patterns, shapes and money: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/counting
Speech and Language resources: https://speechandlanguage.info/parents
Oxford Owl: There is access to Oxford Reading Tree ebooks: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Mindfulness and Movement Links
Busy Feet song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MugzDjGDYjo
Cosmic Kids Yoga – The Very Hungry Caterpillar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhWDiQRrC1Y
Calming music and visual sensory therapy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvM-mpqXllM
Minibeast Topic Links
Here is a story about a ladybird. Listen to the story and talk about your favourite part and why? What the Ladybird Heard Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu9mPX7DuLA
What the Ladybird Heard Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NbyiDpY6Ww
Twinkl - Free resources. You do have to join for free. Use the code CVDTWINKLHELPS: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/class-management/school-closure-home-learning-classroom-management-key-stage-1-year-1-year-2
BBC School Radio – For nursery rhymes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-incy-wincy-spider/zr4yt39
ICT Links
Bouncy Balls: https://bouncyballs.org/
Pixie Dust: https://codepen.io/neave/full/bGdwGev
Imagination: https://codepen.io/neave/full/WNvGNez
Wobble: https://codepen.io/neave/full/yLNaLMw
HelpKidzLearn – Examples of iPad apps and a 14 day free trial for the Help Kidz Learn Website: https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/updates/school-closure.html
How to use Hwb
Spring Term 2020
What will we be learning this term?
This term our topic is 'lightbulb'. We will be looking at light and dark, including what we do in the day time and what we do at night.
How can I support my child's learning this term?
As you know our topic for this term is Lightbulb and will be based around light and dark. We will also be learning about day time and night time routines. Here are some activities you can do with your child to support their learning:
1. Listen to bedtime stories together.
2. Look out of the window and count the stars at night.
3. Brush your teeth together.
4. Try different types of breakfast foods such as cereal or egg on toast.
5. Listen to and sing rhymes such as 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'
You can listen to these songs on the BBC School Radio Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kbsbz
We have been looking at colours!
Autumn Term 2019
What will we be learning this term?
This term we will be learning about heroes and people who help us. We will also look at festivals and seasons!
How can I support my child's learning this term?
As you know our topic for this term is Heroes and is based around people who help us and our own heroes. We will also be learning about different festivals. Here are some activities you can do with your child to support their learning:
1. Watch Fireman Sam together and talk to your child about what different people do to help us i.e. a firefighter puts out fires, a teacher helps us learn.
2. Go to the supermarket or a cafe and encourage your child to say please and thank you to staff as they are helping us.
3. Watch fireworks together and talk about how we keep safe.
4. Make a Christmas card together.
5. Listen to and sing rhymes such as 'Dr Foster Went to Gloucester.'
You can listen to these songs on the BBC School Radio Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kbsbz
Important Dates:
6th December - Trip to Santa and Christmas fete
10th and 11th December - Nativity concert
13th December - Pantomime trip
16th December - Carols around the Christmas tree
18th December - Class Christmas party
20th December - Last day of school
Christmas Time
We love cooking!
We learnt about the police...
We have learnt about the fire brigade...
We learnt about the autumn and harvest.
Roald Dahl Day
What will we be learning this term?
Summer Term 2019
For the summer term our topic is beach. We will be learning about all things to do with the sand and sea!
How can I support my child's learning this term?
As you know our topic for this term is Beach and is based around the beach and the sea. Here are some activities you can do with your child to support their learning:
1. Go to the beach and collect shells.
2. Have an ice cream together.
3. Go swimming in the sea.
4. Go to a beach cafe.
5. Listen to and sing rhymes such as 'A Sailor Went to Sea' or '1,2,3,4,5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive.'
You can listen to these songs on the BBC School Radio Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kbsbz
One World Week - Learning about our Environment
Exploring The Beach
What will we be learning this term?
Spring Term 2019
For the spring term, our topic is Scrumptious! We will be looking at lots of different types of food!
Scrumptious
How can I support my child's learning this term?
As you know our topic for this term is Scrumptious and is based around food. Here are some activities you can do with your child to support their learning:
1. Go to a cafe or restaurant.
2. Try a new food.
3. Bake or cook something together.
4. Go shopping to a supermarket and use a shopping list.
5. Listen to and sing rhymes such as 'Five Currant Buns' or '10 Fat Sausages Sizzling in a Pan.'
You can listen to these songs on the BBC School Radio Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kbsbz
Afternoon Tea Easter Treat
Autism Awareness Week
We Planned a Sleepover Party
Pancake Day
Welsh Week!
We like to go shopping!
Pizza Making
Our Sensory Sessions!
What will we be learning this term?
Autumn Term 2018
Our Topic - Glow and Glitter
For the autumn term our topic has been glitter and glow. We have been looking at stars, lights and all things sparkly! We have had lots of fun.
It is our Christmas concert 'A Little Nativity' on Tuesday 11th at 2pm and Wednesday 12th at 10am. We can't wait for you to see it!