Rainbows and Canyons
...is a great rendition of "Rainbows and Canyons"....
Rainbow Class: SEND Music
Our pupils enjoyed taking part in SEND Music session. Through singing and listening to sounds of musical instruments, they were encouraged to develop their attention and listening skills in a fun and engaging music session . The session provided opportunities for pupils to participate at their own...
Rainbow Class- Jungle Animals
As part of our Science topic "Animals Including Humans" , pupils took part in a hands‐on exploration of animals and their habitats. They listened to the story “Monkey Puzzle”, which helped introduce different jungle animals and their characteristics. Afterwards, pupils created...
Rainbow Class - Our Learning
This term, we have been very busy with lots of exciting activities. Check out our learning gallery to see what we’ve been doing
Rainbow Class: Body X-Ray Art Fun
As part of our Science and PSHE learning, pupils explored the human body using simple, visual books showing body parts and organs. This was supported by looking at X-ray images of hands, arms and feet, helping pupils understand what is inside the body. Adults used clear language, repetition and...
Rainbow Class: Fun Learning
Our pupils were well engaged in the fun learning environment. Some pupils explored the safari animals and enjoyed the soft texture of the sand in the sandpit, supporting their sensory development. Other pupils were engaged in intensive interaction, demonstrating strong eye coordination and focus as...
Rainbow Room: Human Body Learning
As part of our Science and PSHE learning, pupils explored the human body, beginning with singing their favourite song “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” with actions to support identifying the names of different body parts. Then, pupils were using an interactive board to match facial and...
Rainbow Class - Human Life Cycle & Needs / Human Body
As part of Science and PSHE, pupils learned to identify and name parts of the human body. They were able to find, match, and write body part names on worksheets using a labelled human body diagram. Pupils demonstrated understanding by pointing to and naming most body parts independently. In...
Rainbow Class: Coreboard Intervention (Pop The Pirate/ Colour Match)
As part of the targeted intervention session, pupils engaged in a small-group activity using the " Pop the Pirate" game, by developing communication, social, and early literacy skills. Pupils took turns inserting coloured swords into the barrel, showing good engagement and anticipation....
Rainbow Class: RE - Learning about Islam
As part of our RE learning, pupils have been exploring Islam. They were actively engaged in matching key vocabulary words with corresponding images, such as mosque, hijab, prayer mat, Ramadan etc . This supported their understanding of important religious concepts and symbols. Pupils explored the...
Rainbow Class: SEND PE
As part of SEND PE, pupils were engaged in developing their balance, coordination and gross motor skills. They practiced walking along the bench, standing on agility tables and safely jumping down using both feet. Pupils also enjoyed jumping on the trampoline, demonstrating increasing confidence,...
Rainbow Class: Writing and Phonics
Our Rainbow Class pupils have been very busy and dedicated as they practised their handwriting. They worked on writing simple CVC words in their learning books and explored mark‑making through dot‑to‑dot activities to develop fine motor skills and correct pencil grip for accurate letter formation....
Rainbow Class: Three Three Little Pigs Literacy
As part of the literacy learning, pupils were engaged in matching story sequences in the correct order by recalling key events from the story and using the illustrations to support their understanding. They demonstrated their ability to remember and identify the different stages of the story....
Rainbow Class - Exploring Plants & Tress (Science)
This week, the children in Rainbow Class explored the life cycle of plants and trees through a range of practical, sensory, and engaging learning activities. Using pictures and matching activities, children explored the different parts of plants and trees by matching, labelling, or writing the...
Rainbow Class - Flower Painting (Arts & Science)
This week, the children in Rainbow Class combined their science and creative skills while learning about flowers and the different parts of plants. Children had an opportunity to to explore the features of flowers and used paint to create their own beautiful flower artwork. The children carefully...
Rainbow Class: Maths (Shapes)
As part of our Maths learning, pupils explored a variety of 2D shapes through engaging shape-identification worksheets and matching activities. Pupils practised recognising, naming, and colouring different shapes using a colour code, including circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, pentagons, and...
Rainbow Class: PSHE: Emotions Monsters
As part of our PSHE learning, our pupils had the opportunity to explore emotions through a fun and creative activity. Using recycled cardboard tubes, a variety of paint colours to represent different emotions, glitter, googly eyes, and feathers, our pupils designed and created their own Emotion...
Rainbow Class: Maths (Shapes Matching/ Shapes Names)
As part of their Maths learning, our learners explored the properties of 2D shapes by counting and identifying the number of sides each shape has. Pupils practised recognising and naming a range of common shapes, including circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. They also matched shapes to...
Rainbow Class: Literacy (Story about emotions)
As part of our Literacy learning, pupils explored different emotions through stories and picture-based activities. Pupils carefully looked at illustrations, identified how characters might be feeling, and matched emotions to different situations within the story. Pupils had the opportunity to name...
Rainbow Class: PSHE & Arts (Emotions Jars)
As part of our PSHE and Arts learning, pupils explored a range of emotions through a creative "Emotions Jars" activity. Pupils identified different feelings, including happiness, sadness, anger, worry, calmness, and surprise, and discussed situations that might cause these emotions. Pupils used a...
Rainbow Class: Iggy Peck, Architect (Design & Technology)
This week, our pupils enjoyed a story that opened a window into the world of architecture. The pupils explored different types of buildings from around the world and learned about the important work that architects do when designing the places we live, learn, and play in
Rainbow Class: Small World - Transports
Straight after the playtime break, some of our pupils noticed train tracks with trains on the table and a rocket set on the floor. They quickly noticed it and decided to play with them, enjoying the activity with lots of excitement
Rainbow Room - Maths: Counting Blocks
Children in the Rainbow Room were engaging in a fun and interactive exploration of numbers. They began by identifying the numerals on the dice, carefully rolling the dice on the floor and saying the saying number name aloud. After each roll, children counted the blocks in various number orders as...
Rainbow Room: Drawing & Painting Pigs from Social Story
As part of their reading activity, the children from the Rainbow Room explored the classic story of "The Three Little Pigs." To enhance their learning, the children participated in an Attention Bucket Activity, where they used paper rolls and pink paint to create their own representations of the...
Rainbow Room - Peers Reading: Library
Children have joined their peers from different classes in the school library to take part in the peer reading by looking at illustrations and words from the books to develop new vocabulary from reading
Rainbow Room - Letters of name
During phonics activities, children in the Rainbow Room eagerly explored the letters in their names, focusing on identifying each letter individually. They practiced matching the letters in the correct order, reinforcing their understanding of sequencing, and actively listened to the sounds each...
Rainbow Room - Singing Intervention (3 Speckled Frogs)
The children were engaged as the adult sang the familiar song "3 Speckled Frogs." They joined in singing along and followed the song's phrases to count the frogs from 1 to 3. As they sang, the children placed the frogs into a red container with water. Additionally, the children used a...
Rainbow Room: Display Boards
The children in the Rainbow Room were involved in a range of fun and engaging activities, which were highlighted in our recent displays. In particular, we focused on the Chinese New Year Celebrations and Growth Mindset Learning
Rainbow Room - PE: Throwing & Catching Ball
As part of the PE session, children were participating in activities to develop their throwing and catching skills using a ball
Rainbow Room: Heart Painting
For Valentine's Day, the children in the Rainbow Room created heart paintings to enhance their fine motor skills. They painted with brushes, added pipe cleaners, and finished with glitter for a sparkling touch. After their had presented their heart painting to their peers
Rainbow Room: Speech & Language Intervention
Today, children in the Rainbow Room were visited by Hannah (SLT), who conducted an intervention using Click Clack to support the development of requesting skills. This was done through the use of a core board and picture exchange books
Rainbow Room - Heart Size Matching
The children were carefully comparing hearts of various sizes, picking up each one and sorting them in order, distinguishing between the small and large hearts as they arranged them on the tuff tray
Rainbow Room: Surprise Day
As part of our wonderful learning journey, we were pleasantly surprised with a special treat! We were given colouring sheets and stickers as a reward for our incredible determination and effort in our learning. It was such a fun and exciting way to celebrate our hard work!
Rainbow Class: Magical Music Session
As we know, SEND Music Sessions with Mr O’Flynn are always fun and magical. It was a wonderful experience for our pupils to explore musical instruments such as the triangle, tambourine, and ukulele. Mr O’Flynn was truly amazed by how beautifully the children shared the instruments,...
Rainbow Room - Number Lines
The children in the Rainbow Room were eagerly engaged in an exciting activity involving numbers on a number line. They had the opportunity to listen carefully as an adult would say a particular number out loud. Their task was to identify the number and then locate it on the number line. To make the...
Rainbow Room - Spring Flowers Painting (Mother's Day)
The children were fully focused on the activity, using forks dipped in vibrant paint to create colorful patterns and lines. With great care, they pressed the forks onto the paper by experimenting with colours and lines formations to represent flower petals and stems. Their concentration was great...
Rainbow Room- Old McDonald Song
As part of the Singing Group Intervention, children from the Rainbow Room participated in an interactive session centered around their favorite song, "Old McDonald Had a Farm," using farm animals to make the activity more engaging. The adult sang a line of the song and paused, allowing...
Rainbow Room - Easter Chicks
The children from the Rainbow Room coloured an Easter chick using pastel crayons. Next, they used pastels and felt-tip pens to decorate their Easter eggs, creating a variety of marks, such as lines, dots, and other patterns, based on their personal choices
Rainbow Room: Actions Words & Colourful Semantics
As part of our ongoing support, some Year 4 pupils in the Rainbow Room took part in an activity to name and match different actions. They learned that action words are called verbs and often end in -ing. For example, they looked at phrases like "watching TV" and "eating food."...
Rainbow Room- Requesting with Coreboard
Children in the Rainbow Room participated in a requesting and sharing intervention using click-clack cars. They were also supported in their communication with a core board during this activity. In this session, children used pictures on the cardboard to request an object or action from an adult....
Rainbow Room - Attention Bucket Fun
Children had a fantastic time exploring messy and creative play during the Attention Bucket Stages. They engaged in a variety of activities, including: Shaving Foam Painting Rainbow Room Experiment (oil, salt, and paint painting) Star Stamping Sticky Animals with Clay Fun
Rainbow Room - Chalk Drawing
The weather outside has been nice, allowing our pupils to have a great time participating in outdoor learning. They engaged in small group interactions, creating their own chalk drawings. Using a variety of chalk colour and the space available at the playground to create own chalk drawing. The...
Rainbow Class: Drums Fun (SEND Music Session)
YAY! We had so much fun playing on the drums alongside our peers
