MAPLE VIEW NEWS
Kindness, Bravery, Independence
Headteacher ’ s end of year message:
Book of the half term...and a picnic!
What another amazing year it has been for our school community.
This half term, we have been reading The Lighthouse Keeper ’ s Lunch. Whilst the seagulls stole the Lighthouse Keeper ’ s Lunch, we made sure they didn ’ t get near our sandwiches for our whole
Over the past year, we have continued to grow and develop our provision, welcoming a number of new families and staff members into our school. It has been wonderful to see our community expand, with everyone contributing to the caring, supportive, and ambitious environment that makes our school so special. As we reflect on the year, it is lovely to see how many of the events that were new to us just two years ago have now become much - loved traditions. Our Open Days, annual Christmas Show, and Sports Day are now highlights of the school calendar, bringing together pupils, families, and staff to celebrate all that we achieve together. These occasions showcase not only the talents of our children but also the strong sense of community that we have built. This year also marks an important milestone for some of our pupils who are moving on to their next adventure. While we will miss them greatly, we are incredibly proud of all they have achieved during their time with us. We wish each and every one of them the very best for the future and know they will continue to thrive as they take their next steps. I would like to thank our pupils for their enthusiasm and achievements, our staff for their dedication and hard work, and our families for their continued support throughout the year. Together, we have created another year filled with learning, laughter, growth, and success. As the summer holiday begins, I hope that everyone takes the opportunity to enjoy a well - deserved rest and spend quality time with family and friends. Thank you for being part of such a fantastic year. I cannot wait to see what adventures and opportunities await us as our journey continues next year. Have a wonderful summer, and we look forward to welcoming you back for another exciting year ahead.
school picnic! Children made their own picnic and enjoyed games in the garden.
All change!
Our children spent an afternoon in their new classes with their new teachers and classmates. It was a fun and positive afternoon to help all to feel happy about the new school year. Our leavers all got to have an afternoon out enjoying the park and mini golf!
Theresa Mills, Headteacher.
Sports Day
Lucy, Charlotte and Caia! All have worked hard to complete their Sensory Champions qualification. We are all proud of you, well done, our three superstars!
What a fabulous day this was! All of our children attended and enjoyed an afternoon of fun sports! We had field sports such as foam javelin, bean bag toss and archery as well as races, including sack races which were a lot of fun! Not forgetting, of course,
our family race, a first time for this and I am sure it will not be the last! Sports Day is an incredible achievement for our children where they show bravery for taking part in new sports, independence having a go by themselves and kindness as they cheer their peers on! We are very proud of our children for taking part and making sure they enjoyed every moment!
Why be ordinary when you can be fabulous?
MAPLE VIEW NEWS
Kindness, Bravery, Independence
Learning in the Life Skills Room Over the year,
Out and about in the community
Our children are often out and about, practicing life skills to help with their independence. This could be ordering in a café, checking out their own library books and retuning books, creating shopping lists and looking for
children have been using the Life Skills Room to cook, prepare snacks and learn how to use a
washing machine. We are lucky to have such a great resource to help our children learn some essential life skills to help them live more independently.
products in the shop though to calculating costs and paying by themselves. Children also enjoy just being part of the community and this could be a walk round the local area and parks, visiting bigger parks (and enjoying an ice cream!) and taking trips a little further afield into the city or surrounding towns. Our World Book Day
winners, who received £50 to spend, visited a bookshop in Burton and had a wonderful time choosing books for the class. What was so lovely to see, was how much they enjoyed doing this
ASDAN qualifications
We are so proud to have completed our first formal qualifications with ASDAN. Well done to all in Elm class!
and started reading straight away! Well done to Ash class for being such great readers!
We encourage reading for pleasure here at Maple View and this is why our weekly library visit run by our therapy team continues to be a huge success …
Are your children using the internet independently? Talk to them about:
and the hot chocolates are a fantastic bonus!
Finally, one of the activities we do a lot to promote life skills is Plan, Shop Cook, where children go out to buy ingredients to make something they want to eat in the Life Skills Room!
Why be ordinary when you can be fabulous?
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