Our school choir’s starring perfomance @queens_hall .
A night to treasure and this beautiful video brings back so many wonderful memories.
As ever, @md0wling speaks beautifully on behalf of our school. #proud #Edinburgh @LoveMusicScot #sametimenextyear?
*The pony version!
This week has been Outdoor Learning week at Oaklands.
It’s been a fabulous week full of fires, storytelling under a gazebo, songs, a sound garden in the woods and beech wheelchairs. Some of our pupils were even lucky enough to get a ride along Cramond beach with Obama the pony this morning!
Thanks to our Principal Teacher, Ele, for her fantastic organisation and imagination that has made this week such a wonderful experience for our amazing children and young people!
As ever, lots more photos of the week’s events on our Twitter feed @Team_Oaklands
… here it is! This month at Oaklands School we are focussing on the Core Word “want”…
… postcards and symbols will be going home in the home-school diaries today to parents/carers. Just get in touch with Speech and Language Therapy if you WANT any further support!
If you are thinking of using SignAlong at mealtimes then this video may provide some ideas and information to help you.
The Speech and Language Therapy Team
Our new Core Word of the month is “help”!
It is a really important skill to learn to confidently ask for “help” when needed… but first the children will need to spend lots of time getting familiar with the sign and symbol for “help”.
Parents/carers… please look out for the “help” postcards tomorrow, and take a look at our video of how to sign “help” with your child at home…
… just ask if you need any “more” “help”! Thanks! From Speech and Language Therapy
From our friends at PAMIS:
At WILDHOOD we believe in the power of inclusive play, giving children with different needs the opportunity to play together without barriers.
This year we are delighted to announce that, thanks to funding from Better Breaks, PAMIS (Promoting A More Inclusive Society) are taking Camp PAMIS on tour and joining the fun at WILDHOOD, making the festival fully inclusive.
We are adding multi-sensory storytelling to our fabulous programme of events, with Leo and the Lightning Dragons and a specially developed WILDHOOD themed multi-sensory story. We will have music sessions, art sessions and adapted games. We are excited about the return of Pony AxeS, with Simon and Obama bringing wheelchair accessible pony rides to the grounds of the castle. The Pamiloo will be with us as well, providing fully accessible toileting facilities.
PAMIS have a limited number of day tickets for families of children with profound and multiple learning disabilities so book soon. If you’re interested in finding out more, please get in touch with us here and we’ll get back to you with more information.
Unfortunately, we’re no longer able to attend Edinburgh v Munster this Saturday, or make the guard of honour due to a shortage of wheelchair spaces.
We’re as disappointed as you are and will be phoning parents this afternoon to apologise.
This morning, some of our Senior pupils joined many of their mainstream peers at the Youth for Climate Change march at the Scottish parliament.
It was wonderful for our young people to share this experience with peers from Leith Academy and other mainstream schools. Jack even met his cousin Calum there!
Much more, as ever on Twitter @Team_Oaklands
‘The Keys to Life’ framework, setting out the Scottish Government’s framework for supporting and promoting people with learning disabilities, released its priorities for 2019-2021 today.
Than by joining us for Oaklands Parent Council meeting tonight at 6.30pm!
We are delighted to have guest speakers from PAMIS joining us tonight and look forward to seeing lots of you there.
To follow-up on our focus on “yes” last month, our new Core Word is “no”!
We will be supporting our pupils to learn to communicate “no” with symbols, signing, body language, voice or communication devices.
Parents/carers – please check your child’s home-school diaries for your new “no” postcards, and watch this video below to find out how to sign “no” with your child.
Any questions about his? NO problem! Just contact Speech and Language Therapy at the school.
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