Thumbelina
Class Team

Jodie Payen (Teacher), Bethany Chambers, Tayah Pack and Cordy Woodward.
Class Story
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Class Overview
Welcome to Thumbelina, a class based in Nicol's phase taught by Jodie Payen (Class Teacher), Beth Chambers, Cordy Woodward, Tayah Pack and Nicole Sherwood (Teaching assistants). We are a total communication classroom, and we work on and use different ways to communicate throughout each day (e.g. Makaton, symbols and gestures). Following primarily our EYFS 2D curriculum through continuous provision, we will engage in sensory based learning such as mark making in a variety of malleable materials, water play, edible experiences and sensory stories with their related sensory exploration experiences. We love to get messy! We will follow our structured daily routines and timetable for teaching and learning with transitions supported by objects of reference, music cues and symbols/pictures specific to the children's needs. We also routinely access interventions such as TAC PAC which supports sensory communication as well as attention autism and intensive interaction. We enjoy learning in the classroom and making use of our sensory and outdoor spaces.
