Hello and welcome to The Lighthouse!
Lead SEND Teacher: Miss Robertson (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday)
Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Miss Hall
Learning Support Assistants: Ms Buglass, Miss Kerry, Mr Gardner and Miss Wilson
Thank you for visiting our class page. Here you will find key information about our learning, our timetables and curriculum information and some photos showing what we have been busy doing.
Key Information
Timings:
Start of the day: The gates will be open between 8.45am and 9am for your child to be dropped off at the gate.
End of the day: Please collect your child from our Lighthouse door at 3pm.
P.E:
In the Lighthouse, we do P.E. on a Tuesday. Please can you ensure your child has a named P.E. kit to leave in school so we can practise getting dressed/ changed independently. These kits will be sent home every half term to be washed.
Communication:
Communication between school and home is important to make sure we know about any difficulties and/or successes for your child so we can support them and their needs appropriately. No one knows your child better than yourselves so please keep us up to date with any changes in interests, eating habits, toileting, medication/ medical needs and anything else that you think is important for us to know.
A member of the Lighthouse staff will always be available to talk at the beginning and the end of the day to discuss anything important for that day. We use the Class DoJo app, please send us a message via the app if you have would like to set up or formal meeting or have any questions. Please remember that during teaching time we will be unable to check the app for messages, so if your query is urgent, we ask that you please contact the school office directly.
If your child is absent from school please ring the school office 0191 237 1839.
Toileting, Changes of Clothes and Messy Play:
Please could all children bring in a change of clothes including underwear, socks, trousers/ leggings and a t shirt/ polo shirt which can be stored in their locker in school. This is not just for toileting accidents but also for messy/ water play. It would also be great if your child could bring in a pair of wellies to store in school too as the school field can become quite muddy. If your child wears nappies, please could you send some nappies and wipes into school.
Parent visits
We take great pride in celebrating the achievements of our pupils. Each term, we invite parents into school for special events where children can showcase their learning. To further strengthen the home–school partnership, we use an app called Class Dojo to communicate with parents. Through this platform, we regularly share photos and videos of the children, helping parents stay connected with and celebrate their child’s learning journey.
Autumn term – The Lighthouse Christmas Celebration
Spring term - The Lighthouse Spring Celebration of Learning
Summer term – The Lighthouse Sports Celebration
The children in The Lighthouse receive tailored support and interventions. During the day, the children take part in a combination of teaching sessions, small group adult led sessions, 1:1 learning activities and periods of child-initiated time where they are supported by staff to develop play skills and enhance their learning.
The Lighthouse children follow a semi formal curriculum, which has been adapted to suit the needs of the children within our base. Extra opportunities for real life learning are built into the curriculum, and individual targets are worked towards from the children’s Education, Health and Care Plans. Where appropriate, children in the Lighthouse have regular opportunities to interact with and learn alongside their peers within a mainstream class. We receive regular support and advice from an Occupational Therapist and from a Speech and Language Therapist.
In the Lighthouse, we aim to create an environment which is caring, nurturing and supportive. We strive to develop the children’s confidence and independence, and we love celebrating every small step of success and progress.