Summer Term in Rock Hub 2

Our summer term has been filled with lots of activities and outings. We really enjoyed our Liquid Therapy sessions as Rossnowlagh - we were very lucky with the weather and loved the sensory experience of being in the water. We have also been attending swimming lessons this term. Everyone has developed confidence being in the water and everyone has made great progress with their swimming. 

In class, we have been learning all about sea creatures and being at the seaside. We’ve been singing sea songs and creating lovely sea art based on the story, ‘The Rainbow Fish.’ Some members of our class received the sacrament of Communion and had a great day a few weeks ago. We really enjoyed the ‘Sport of All’ day in school and engaged in lots of fun activities throughout the day. It was great to try out new sports! We have also enjoyed our school trips with our classes and are already looking forward to next year’s school tours! 

I hope everyone has a lovely summer!


​This term, we have been very busy learning and growing together, especially in the areas of social interaction, communication, and motor skills. It has been wonderful to see the children enjoying sensory play, particularly with jelly and kinetic sand—there were so many smiles and moments of curiosity.
In communication, we have been focusing on expressing our needs, and it has been lovely to watch the children grow in confidence as they use their voices. In science, we explored all things spring and had great fun learning about the life cycle of the dandelion.
We also spent time learning about positive social interactions and what it means to be kind. Through social stories and role play, the children have been developing these important skills in such a thoughtful and engaging way.
Creativity has been a big part of our term too. The children explored a variety of art activities, including finger painting, cubism, spring collages, and sketching, producing some fantastic work along the way.
​In music, we had a wonderful time playing the boomwhackers—these were a big hit, and the children really enjoyed learning new songs each week.
​It has truly been a happy and productive term. I am so proud of all the children for their tremendous effort, enthusiasm, and positivity in everything they do.

This term the students have been busy working on their communication, listening to sensory stories and sequencing the stories. In Maths they have using Numicon for their number work, learning about shape, data and money and using technology in their learning. For Science week we looked at rockets and made our own rocket. We also looked at liquids that mix and do not mix and made a lava lamp. We have been learning about feelings and for anti-bullying week we explored what 'belonging' means and what makes a good friend. In art we made some animals from the story Handa's Surprise and we used printing to make Christmas trees. We also made our own Christmas tree decorations using salt dough. The children have been busy listening to and singing Christmas songs and preparing for Christmas plays. Well done to the students on all of their hard work this term!

Welcome to the Rock Hub 2. The children have busy working on their fine and gross motor skills. We took park in weekly swimming classes and participated in Liquid Therapy at Rossknowlagh beach  where we got to build our water confidence, safety and surfing skills. We have been learning to play new games together. The class have been working on 'Number' in maths and working hard at independent tasks. We have been practising regulation strategies such as belly breathing and rainbow breathing or the body scanner which the children enjoyed. For maths week we looked for and solved 'principal puzzles'. The children have enjoyed circle time, listening to stories, choosing books to read and sensory play. Well done to all of the students on a great first term!