Our Class Team

Contact the teacher at chris.roach@abbotsleaschool.co.uk

Our Weekly News

In the boxes below, you can read about our best moments in school.
We are sharing our weekly news every Friday.

Week 23+

This week in Canada class we have made a lamb stir fry in Food Technology. We have made chicken in Breadcrumbs in our Wednesday Food technology lesson, this was thoroughly enjoyed by the students.

We have also focused on understanding what makes a positive friendship and what makes a good friend.

We wish everybody a lovely half term and look forward to seeing you all on Monday 28th February.

Week 22+

It has been a good week of learning for Class Canada. Students have worked hard in their Maths activities looking at both compound shapes. and also fractions. They have also being trying hard to stretch in Maths. We have also taken part in Internet Safety Week and have completed activities particularly online gaming, which many of the students take part in and enjoy. So learning about these things we as a staff team felt would be really helpful for our students.

Week 21+

It has been a good week of learning for Class Canada.

Students have enjoyed making chicken dishes in Food Technology where they have made both fajitas and also hunters chicken.

They have continued to work hard in Maths where they have been investigating and exploring the concept of area.

As a staff we are proud of our students and how they are beginning to try and support one another.

Week 20+

It has been a good week of learning for Class Canada. Students have enjoyed taking part in National Birdwatch week and have been around the grounds trying to find an owl that has been seen in the grounds. We have also worked hard in Maths continuing to work on multiplication and students have made good progress in this. We are really proud of the students in Class Canada and how they have achieved over the academic year so far.

Week 19+

It has been a good week of learning for Class Canada. This week we have been working hard in English looking at how advertising is used. In addition, in Maths we have focused on both times tables and also multiplying one digit by two digit numbers. As a class we have also really enjoyed doing Food Technology making both chicken skewers and chicken fajitas. Well done for a good week Class Canada!

Week 18+

It has been a good whole first week back at school for Class Canada.

In Food Technology we have enjoyed making both chicken curry and rice and also cheeseburgers. In Maths we looked at 3- digit multiplication and the students worked really hard on this.

We also started a on the new topic of quick cricket as part of PE in which engaged in developing our batting and bowling skills.

Week 17+

Week 15+

It has been a good week for Class Canada.

We have enjoyed taking part in various Christmas activities such as making Christmas cards, mince pies and our own yule logs.

On Wednesday we had a great time having Christmas dinner together as both staff and students.

We are also really looking forward to our pantomime trip on Friday.

We would like to wish all our students and parents a restful and peaceful Christmas together.

Week 14+

It has been a good week of learning for Class Canada. Students have enjoyed making various Christmas themed foods including pigs in blankets and roast potatoes. We also had great fun in Science designing our own creatures for different habitats. Then finally we had a great day on Friday Christmas jumper day where we all wore our Christmas jumpers and had a very enjoyable day.

Week 13+

It has been a good week of learning for Class Canada. This week in Food Technology we enjoyed making pizzas and also making baguettes.

In Life Skills we are looking at understanding taking risks with borrowing and using money. Then in English we have been looking at using alliteration and students have enjoyed completing their reading activities this week.

Well done Class Canada.

Week 12+

It has been a really good week of learning for Class Canada this week.

Our highlights have been making pancakes with toppings and paninis in Food Technology. In Project this week we have looked at what kindness and how we can practice being kind to others.

Then in Life Skills we looked at how to manage when we get angry and also different ways to pay for things.

We are really proud of the students in Canada class and are looking forward to a busy period of learning together in the build up to Christmas.

Week 11+

It has been a really good week of learning for Class Canada. The students really enjoyed doing Food Technology this week.

This week we made our choice of fried, poached or scrambled eggs and we also made bacon and sausage barm cakes.

We have also worked hard in Maths looking at perimeter and sought to develop our understanding through various activities through the week.

Well done Class Canada!

Week 10+

This week we have reflected on remembrance day through various art activities, Canada class made a silhouette and poppy themed stain glass windows.

Canada class also enjoyed taking part in world science day and engaged in several science experiments.

Week 9+

It has been a good week of learning for Class Canada. As a class in English students have enjoyed looking at newspapers and creating their own headlines. In Food Technology we had a great time making chilli con carne and also hotdogs. We have also incorporated a number of sensory activities into our curriculum learning this week including making a sensory water bottle firework and making slime as part of Science.

Week 8+

It has been a really good week of learning for Class Canada.

We have been working on some fun Halloween themed activities such as designing and hollowing out our own pumpkins. Students have also really enjoyed making Sweet and Sour Chicken and rice and Chocolate Apples as part of Food Technology. We wish all staff and students an enjoyable and restful half term.

Week 7+

It has been a really good week of learning in Class Canada.

We have enjoyed reading the story of ‘Escape from Pompeii’ linked to the theme of volcanoes that we have been looking at.

The students also really enjoyed Food Technology making stir fry chicken noodles and pitta pizzas. We have also worked really hard in Maths learning to exchange with column method.

Well done Class Canada.

Week 6+

It has been a really good week of learning from Class Canada.

The students loved making meatballs in tomato sauce as part of Food Technology. They also really enjoyed creating their own volcanic eruptions for the mod-roc volcanoes they had made using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. In Life Skills we had sessions looking at supporting students with well-being specifically looking at understanding our emotions and having good patterns for sleeping.

We hope you all have a good and restful weekend.

Week 5+

It has been a good week of learning for Class Canada. This week the students have really enjoyed making their own volcanoes using a plastic bottle for the volcano and scrunched up paper to make the mountain area around. We have been developing our practical life skills as the students made chicken noodles and also beans on toast in food technology in our food technology activities. We wish you all an enjoyable and restful weekend.

Week 4+

The students in Canada have done really well this week and adapted well to the challenges we have faced.

This week the students have particularly enjoyed making sandwiches in Food Technology, visiting the Music room to have a go at playing the instruments and also learning about volcanoes.

Well done Class Canada

Week 3+

It has been a really good week for Class Canada. The students enjoyed making spaghetti bolognese, fruit salad and also healthy milkshakes. We also worked well learning about fables in English and also making three-digit numbers using concrete apparatus in Maths.

We are really proud of how well all of our students have settled in class well done Class Canada.

Week 2+

Canada have had a very enjoyable first week! Beginning the week with food technology, making rice krispy cakes and working out which supermarket has the best overall prices for recipes. 

 

Canada class have also worked well in making a variety of different desserts such as fifteens cakes and created PowerPoints of all their fun they had during the summer holidays!