Butterflies are Class of the Week 16th July (Butterflies)
Friday, July 16th 2010
This half term, Butterflies have been exploring the topic Out and About. We have continued our weekly walks to feed the ducks on the canal, but have also ventured further out to Stockgrove Country Park and had a lovely walk around Willen... Read More
Sports Day 12th July
Monday, July 12th 2010
This year we were supported by volunteers from DHL for our sports day which took place on Monday July 12th. We exhibited true ‘British Spirit’ as the weather did not stop us – in fact we probably enjoyed it more because of the rainy... Read More
Chestnuts are Class of the Week 9th July (Chestnuts)
Friday, July 9th 2010
Chestnuts Class have been working hard over the past few weeks. As part of our PSHE and communication work we have had a trip over to the hospital café where we had a cup of tea with our friends. Sam definitely enjoyed her cup of tea... Read More
The Calvert Trust Residential visit 11th - 18th June
Monday, July 5th 2010
A selection of photographs showing how much we all enjoyed the activities and outings during our visit to The Calvert Trust, Exmoor. Read More
Bluebells are Class of the Week 2nd July (Bluebells)
Friday, July 2nd 2010
Bluebells have been having a busy term investigating lots of different things. We have been out and about in the local community to see what we could find. The scented garden at Interaction was very pleasant on a warm afternoon. We have been for... Read More
Willows are Class of the Week 25th June (Willows)
Wednesday, June 30th 2010
In Willows this term we have been making smoothies. We all enjoyed exploring and tasting the different sorts of fruit and finding out which ones we liked. We all had a go at pressing the switch to operate the blender. It was very noisy and made us all... Read More
Charity Fun Golf Competition
Friday, June 25th 2010
Our very first Charity Fun Golf Competition took place on Friday 25th June at The Three Locks Golf Course, Stoke Hammond and we are proud to announce it was a huge success. The sunshine arrived first, followed closely by the... Read More
Palms are Class of the Week 11th June (Palms)
Thursday, June 10th 2010
Palms have been busy this term with our ASDAN Transition Challenge work. We have been continuing with our mini-enterprise, Palms Produce Stall, where we been selling quite a lot of plants as well as our popular cakes. For our Citizenship... Read More
Tulips are Class of the Week 28th May (Tulips)
Friday, May 28th 2010
This term Tulips class topic for religious education has been ‘The natural world and gardens’. We have had the opportunity to go out into the local environment and investigate the plants and look at the different gardens. One of our... Read More
Post 16 are Class of the Week 21st May (Post 16)
Friday, May 21st 2010
Post 16 has had a great start to the summer term. We have started a new work experience enterprise this term in the form of running our own café. Many members of staff have taken advantage of the excellent service and extremely good... Read More
Daisies are Class of the Week 14th May (Daisies)
Friday, May 14th 2010
In our Literacy sessions in Daisies class we have had lots of fun taking part in sensory stories and poems. We have had poems and stories about the weather, the seasons and food but our favourite one was our “Bedtime” story. We all... Read More
Creative Arts Week in April
Monday, May 10th 2010
The theme for Creative Arts week this year was ‘musicals’. Each of the school departments studied a different musical and became involved in a range of activities relating to their chosen musical. In the nursery they enjoyed listening to... Read More
Sports Day in Oxford
Monday, May 10th 2010
The Sports Day in Oxford was attended by four of our students and what a wonderful day they all had. They all learnt the rules and how to play table top cricket and Frank was the highest scorer in the mixed group of 9 called the Ace’s, so... Read More
Rowan are Class of the Week 7th May (Rowan)
Friday, May 7th 2010
Last week was Creative Arts Week and the theme this year was musicals. Key Stage 3 had Bollywood as their theme. In Rowan this week we have been listening to lots of Bollywood music, our favourite is Jai Ho which was used in the film... Read More
Singing Workshop
Thursday, May 6th 2010
Redway School students have been very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to take part in a series of singing workshop sessions, organized by Milton Keynes Theatre. Eighteen students took part in the sessions, their ages ranging from nine to... Read More
Playground to Podium Sports Day
Friday, April 30th 2010
On Friday 30th April a group of pupils attended a Playground to Podium sports day at Stantonbury Campus. This was an interschool event to get pupils thinking about what they can achieve through sport and the different clubs that are... Read More
Caterpillars are Class of the Week 30th April (Caterpillars)
Tuesday, April 20th 2010
In Caterpillars recently, we have all been singing lots of nursery rhymes and songs. We have all enjoyed playing with our nursery rhyme cushion which has lots of exciting toys attached to explore. Keian and Jakes favourite nursery rhyme is ‘Hey... Read More
Butterflies are Class of the Week 1st April (Butterflies)
Thursday, April 1st 2010
Over the past week Butterflies have been getting ready for Easter. We have been making cards to send home, having fun gluing and painting. We have enjoyed the short spell of nice sunny weather, playing in the garden with toys and... Read More
Poppies are Class of the Week 26th March (Poppies)
Friday, March 26th 2010
Poppies class have been exploring shape and pattern this term. We started by exploring circles and found lots of them around school, which we could roll and spin in! Next we moved on to triangles and discovered that lots of yummy foods are... Read More
Willows are Class of the Week 19th March (Willows)
Friday, March 19th 2010
In Willows this term we have been using the sensory trolley. We like to explore the lights and materials. The sensory trolley helps us to understand cause and effect. We all enjoy using the switches to operate different pieces of equipment. Read More
Asad is Pupil of the Month for March 2010 (Butterflies)
Monday, March 15th 2010
In Butterflies our Pupil of the Month is Asad. He has been working very hard this year on everything including communication, physical skills and playing with toys and with his friends. Asad has started to make many different sounds... Read More
Caterpillars morning group are Class of the Week 12th March (Caterpillars)
Friday, March 12th 2010
Caterpillars morning group has had a fun term, as we have welcomed a new pupil, Olivia, to our group. Olivia started with her Mum, Mandy, to help her settle and Mandy has gradually withdrawn from the sessions, to allow Olivia to cope on her own.... Read More
R.E. Focus
Friday, March 5th 2010
We have all been busy doing lots of work in school this term and our R.E lessons are no exception. In Daisies class Lauren and Sumayya have worked really well together and were happy to share, taking turns posting with their new toy. Abigail was also... Read More
Palms are Class of the Week 26th February (Palms)
Friday, February 26th 2010
Palms have been involved in a variety of activities this term. We have been continuing with our mini-enterprise, Palms Produce Stall, where we have many happy customers. In science we have been investigating how materials change. We have made bird... Read More
Buttercups are Class of the Week 12th February (Buttercups)
Friday, February 12th 2010
This term we have been learning about Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. While exploring the different colours in Joseph’s coat, we have mixed different coloured paints to see what happens to the colours. We have used different sponges... Read More
Dance Workshop
Wednesday, February 10th 2010
Students from Hazel and Post 16 were recently given the opportunity to take part in a street dance workshop. The workshop was organised by Interaction who are based at Peartree Bridge. We were really pleased that we could take part this time as the last... Read More
Post 16 is Class of the Week 5th February (Post 16)
Friday, February 5th 2010
Post 16 have had a great start to the term; we have enjoyed getting on with some of our favourite activities and having a go at some new ones. We continue to go to the hotel for work experience; we have also visited the Buddhist temple to work in the... Read More
Zac is Pupil of the Month for February 2010 (Palms)
Tuesday, February 2nd 2010
Zac is pupil of the month for KS4. Zac has had a brilliant few weeks since he has returned to school, after his illness. Zac has been taking part in as many of our ASDAN activities as possible. He is very popular with all our customers on... Read More
Science Day
Thursday, January 28th 2010
The pupils of Redway School enjoyed another successful Science day this year. The day focused on three main topics: Living Things, Simple Chemical Reactions and Changing Materials. For the ‘Living Things’ topic we had a visit from Zoo... Read More
Chestnuts are Class of the Week 22nd January (Chestnuts)
Friday, January 22nd 2010
In Fitness this half term Chestnuts and KS3 have been enjoying rebound sessions, some of us have been learning to jump high and some to stretch and relax. Abigail is really brave and can jump high without any help. Sam has been practicing walking... Read More
Tulips are Class of the Week 15th January (Tulips)
Friday, January 15th 2010
This term Tulips Class topic is 'Winter exploration' and we have been learning some new snow songs with Brad accompanying us on his guitar. On Tuesday last week we started singing and then it snowed! Was it all our fault? We... Read More
Snow Update
Friday, January 8th 2010
All staff managed to arrive at school safely on Friday by 9:30am, many walking, using public transport and those who managed to drive parked at the local shops. Ruth our Headteacher couldn’t get her car out of her road as Oxford had more than 12... Read More
Willows are Class of the Week 11th December (Willows)
Friday, December 11th 2009
In Willows we have been getting ready for Christmas. We have been making cards and calendars and have decorated our classroom. We liked making and tasting peppermint creams. We enjoy music and singing and liked all the Christmas concert... Read More
Drew is Pupil of the Month for December 2009 (Laurel)
Friday, December 11th 2009
Drew has become one of the more mature and responsible members in our Post 16 department. We can rely on him to help in sessions – he particularly enjoys helping Marie get the equipment for the yoga session he takes part in. He also helps her to... Read More
Bluebells are Class of the Week 4th December (Bluebells)
Friday, December 4th 2009
Bluebells pupils are quite a lively group. Here is Morayo having fun in the new soft-play room. She loves bouncing on the trampette. In Bluebells class we have been learning about shapes this term. Chinar climbed through the round... Read More
Caterpillars Morning Group are Class of the Week (Caterpillars)
Friday, November 27th 2009
Caterpillars morning group have been enjoying a mini topic on Colours since half term. Each week, we have had a focus on a particular colour, or pair of colours. Each day, we have had a colour area set out with a variety of fabrics and materials for the... Read More
Palms are Class of the Week 20th November (Palms)
Friday, November 20th 2009
In Palms we have been busy preparing for our performance of the Ugly Duckling on the 19th November. We have been making props and practicing for the performance. We have also been interviewing lots of different people during our Work Related trips... Read More
Careers Week
Thursday, November 19th 2009
The week of November 9th was Careers Week at school. This is where we focus on the jobs that people do both in school and out. All pupils engaged in a range of different activities and experiences. Pupils in Primary joined together each afternoon... Read More
Daisies are Class of the Week 13th November (Daisies)
Friday, November 13th 2009
This week Daisies have been exploring a pumpkin. It was so heavy that none of us could pick it up without help! We took the top off and scooped out the seeds and felt the inside which was very slimy and cold. Lauren and Sumayya chose to use spoons to... Read More
Wear it Pink Day
Monday, November 9th 2009
On Friday October 23rd we held our annual ‘Wear it Pink Day’ in school to raise money for Breast Cancer Research. As always all pupils and staff embraced the occasion with vigour and gusto! Post 16 ran a pink themed tuck shop which... Read More
