Welcome to Class 7

All About us

In Class 7, we follow a broad and balanced curriculum supporting our children to become successful learners, to develop their independence and develop the qualities of a responsible citizen. We recognise that successful learners challenge themselves, and we strive to develop positive relationships between children, their peers and adults. This in turn will prepare them to be successful in the future whatever their endeavours.

Class 7 have PE on a Tuesday afternoon and throughout the Autumn term attend swimming lessons on a Friday morning. Monday mornings are spent developing our skills for independent living through weekly cooking time. We look to develop skills that will help us to prepare a variety of predominantly savoury dishes and healthy dishes in a safe and hygienic way. We also feed our creativity on a Wednesday morning through our music lessons, for which we have the privilege of having a specialist music teacher.

As a school we also have 2 mini buses, which we try to use as much as possible during the school year to develop our capital culture and understanding or he world we live in.

English

In Class 7 we teach our English Curriculum focused around a class book. This often has some links to some of our foundation subjects or previously accessed learning, allowing for some cross-curricular learning and application of knowledge. We have enjoyed reading longer texts, such as War Horse in the Autumn term, when our history topic was WW1. We also explore picture books and non-fiction texts. Children read to an adult, one to one, everyday, giving them the time and space to develop a love of reading. They have an individually allocated reading book and have the opportunity to discuss with an adult what they are reading. Spellings are practiced daily and tested regularly.

Maths

As a school we follow the White Rose long term plan, encouraging children to develop their learning using the concrete – pictoral – abstract approach (CPA). On a morning, children complete ‘Morning Maths’ work, allowing the children to consolidate learning and regularly revisit previously taught aspects of the curriculum. We recognise the importance of times tables and the impact these can have in our maths progress and so practise them daily using a variety of methods such as Times Table Rock Stars and 12x12 grids.

Class Overviews

Class 7 Autumn Term Overview 24_25

For further information about our curriculum or long term plans please visit the curriculum section of our website.