Woodpecker

Teacher for 2025-26 – Sam Stevens

Teaching Assistants – Claire, Rabina, Ruth & Rosey

Personal Support Worker- Tina

Class Updates –

This term Woodpeckers are making fact files in English, starting with a fact file about ourselves! We used PODDMATs and a mirror to look at and identify our facial features. We then drew a self-portrait using colouring pens in our books and wrote a few sentences about ourselves. Well done Woodpeckers!🌟

In maths Woodpeckers have been learning about money! This week we were looking at 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins. We have been sorting different coins by their colours and size with the use of PODDMATs and symbols. Good work Woodpeckers! 💰🌟

Last week in sensory cooking Woodpeckers made their own pitta pizzas! We each took in turns using a spoon to spread the sauce on our pittas. After that we sprinkled on some cheese and topped it off with some ham before putting them in the oven. Later in the day we enjoyed our pitta pizzas during our afternoon snack. Well done Woodpeckers! 🍕🌟

Woodpecker had lots of fun during their halloween “Art party”. They painted pumpkins’ made cats and pumpkin faces as well as painted a haunted house

Woodpecker class have done so well during our Splash sessions this term so far! We have been practicing our swimming skills with adult support and growing our confidence in the pool with independent activities and games. Well done Woodpeckers! 🌟

Woodpeckers have been exploring different cause-and-effect activities in ICT this term. Earlier this week during sensory cooking we made some tasty strawberry and banana smoothies that practiced our use of cutlery whilst cutting the fruit and pressing and holding the switch on the blender. Well done Woodpeckers!

During maths Woodpeckers have been enjoying doing some matching and counting activities using a range of resources such as pinecones and paint. We’ve also been working on our understanding of adding one more and taking one away.