Where a Love of Learning Grows
Birch Wood School
Where a Love of Learning Grows
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We provide a wonderful learning environment and SEND expert staff who are highly committed to our pupils. An education at Birch Wood positively changes children’s lives allowing them to achieve their ‘personal best’. Our ENABLES culture embodies our high aspirations and unwavering passion and determination to provide outstanding outcomes for every pupil.
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📚 Once Upon a Thursday
At Birch Wood, we use adapted Read Write Inc. (RWI) phonics, and one of the most important things we teach is using pure sounds.
Pure sounds help children hear words more clearly, blend more confidently, and develop strong early reading skills.
👉 What are pure sounds?
They’re the clean, crisp sounds – for example:
– m (not muh)
– s (not suh)
– t (not tuh)
Using pure sounds makes blending much easier for our learners.
🧡 How can you help at home?
– Practise the sounds together
– Have fun spotting sounds in books, signs and around the house
🎥 Here’s the Set 1 Speed Sounds pure sounds video to help:
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🌄 Good Morning from Lea Green Learning and Development Centre! 🏕️
The Owls had a fantastic first day of adventure yesterday! They explored the beautiful grounds of Lea Green, zoomed around on the buggies, challenged themselves on the low ropes course, and bravely took on the zip wire! 🎉
After all that excitement, they finished the day with lots of fun in soft play before enjoying a lovely supper and a quick movie to wind down. 🍽️🎬
We’re thrilled to share that all the Owls had a wonderful night’s sleep and are refreshed and ready for another brilliant day ahead! 🦉✨
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💙 Wellbeing Wednesday
This week’s Regulation Tool of the Week is Ocean Breathing 🌊
A simple breathing strategy that helps move us towards the Green Zone and supports regulation across all the Zones of Regulation.
Helpful when we’re feeling:
🔴 overwhelmed
🟡 worried or restless
🔵 low or tired
Pause.
Breathe in like a wave coming in 🌊
Breathe out like the wave going back out to sea.
A great tool to use anytime, anywhere 💙
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📚Teaching & Learning Tuesday
This week, the spotlight is firmly on our amazing EYFS provision and the incredible start it gives our youngest pupils on their school journey.
In EYFS, our curriculum is carefully designed to build strong foundations for learning. From the very beginning, children are supported to develop fundamental skills, grow in confidence and curiosity, and discover a love for learning.
Our pupils are given opportunities to:
-Develop communication and language skills
-Learn through play and exploration
-Develop social skills and build positive relationships
-Discover their motivators and interests
-Develop self-regulation and emotional understanding
-Develop a love of learning
Every moment in EYFS is purposeful, nurturing, and focused on helping children feel safe, confident and ready to learn. The dedication, creativity and care shown by our EYFS team truly makes a difference and their work absolutely deserves the spotlight this week.💚 … See MoreSee Less
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