Welcome back ….

It has been a busy but fun year in VTU3. The Christmas and Rushmere fayres were a great success, with our craft bottles almost selling out. We also made Christmas cards and decorations which also sold well, with many families and staff making purchases. Our weekly routine of going to Home Bargains continues and this term we will be going to their café. This gives us an opportunity to practice many skills from choosing from the menu, waiting and using money. P.E is one of our favourite activities and with Brighter Beginnings it is a high energy, fun workout. Each week is different, from team games to circuits. We have also been attending the gym at the local leisure centre. This is a new experience for many, but we are doing great. We enjoy using the various machines, free weights, and the punch bag. VTU3 love to cook and have been making soups, buns and simple snacks. Our School Council duties, Eco Schools; litter picking and gardening keep us busy too.

Hello and welcome to our class page!

VTU 3 (Vocation Training Unit) is a Post 16 class of 10 pupils; 4 girls and 6 boys. We are settling well into our new classroom and timetable. As Post 16 pupils, our focus is on functional life skills, where we are taking all our abilities and applying them to a variety of programmes. Our accreditation this year will focus on the thematic area, ‘Creative Crafts’ making cards, a gift, and decorations. We will sell our arts and crafts at our Christmas Fayre and at the Young Enterprise Trade Fayre in the new year.

Other schemes we will start this year include John Muir and Duke of Edinburgh. These are well established within our school where the pupils progress through the different levels each year to attain their awards. Some of the activities enjoyed in previous years have been forest walks, camping and a two-day residential to an educational centre.

As a VTU class, we will also contribute to the running of the School Deli and Café and have a weekly shopping trip to Home Bargains. This will give us the opportunity to continue our road safety awareness and managing ourselves in the community. Tasks we will be practising are using shopping lists, locating items, paying for items and packing bags. Lots of opportunity to apply our current skills and build on new ones.

As well as all the accredited work we will continue to have our Daily Mile, P.E. with Brighter Beginnings, Yoga with our instructor Barry and weekly departmental music. Some pupils may also be involved in choir practice and music tuition which is provided by the Education Authority.

VTU 3 are Lisanally’s newly appointed ‘School Council’. We are very excited to be the voice for the pupils of our school. Congratulations VTU3!!

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