Willowbank School, KilmarnockThe Transition class returned to school this week and got straight to work being Effective Contributors. The boys were contributing to a whole school display about LGBT+. They decorated butterflies with the colours of the rainbow and different materials to make them as interesting as they could be.
Successful Learners/Confident Individuals
The Snowdrops investigated the different ways toy cars can move. We looked at what happens to the toys when we push, pull, press buttons, wind up, program and use remote controls. We listened carefully to instructions then tried out all the different ways to make the toy cars move across a smooth surface towards our friends.
This week was Science Week and we did lots of different experiments in class. We had lots of messy play and added water to cornflour to make gloop. It felt strange but we really enjoyed touching it with our hands. We did the pepper experiment. We put soap on our hand and watch the pepper move away from our finger. We did rain cloud in a cup and watched as the blue food colouring went through the cloud and went into the cup. We also explored the bubble rocket in the playground stomping and making it go high in the sky and the bubbles float away.
Successful learners Confident individuals Responsible citizens Effective contributors
The Moonbeams have had lots of fun being Scientists this week. The pupils mixed ingredients together to create a variety of chemical reactions. They enjoyed exploring the different textures and observing the changes. Take a look at some of our experiments.
Vinegar Pops – Vinegar ice cubes and baking soda mixed together created a chemical reaction.
Ice Cream in a bag – Ice and salt create ice crystals to make ice cream
Slime – changing back to a liquid form
Cornflour Slime – consistency changes when touched
Mallow Slime – consistency changes when warm
Confident Individuals
The Sunflowers have thoroughly enjoyed Science Week this week. We have carried out a variety of experiments such as making volcanoes, colour milk painting and sensory play with bath bombs, bubble bath and foam.
Effective Contributors and Confident Individuals
As part of our Fairy tale theme for this term, the Sunflowers loved making a fairy potion. The children were able to add a variety of sensory materials and observe colour change and bubbles forming. We loved adding ingredients and mixing the magic potion. Everyone was able to choose an item to add to the potion pot.
We have had lots of fun taking part in different science activities to celebrate Science Week. We were confident individuals making predictions about the outcome of different experiments, and were successful learners following different instructions.
Responsible Citizens
In the garden, we also enjoyed using binoculars to look for birds. The children have looked at a variety of different birds in many of their story books and were able to spot different birds in the trees during garden time. The binoculars helped us see them a lot clearer and we even made bird artwork afterwards. It is so important that we look after the wildlife in our area.
SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS/CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS/EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS/RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS
What a busy week the Snowdrops have had with all our exciting science activities.
We made balloons inflate by mixing water and bicarbonate of soda in a bottle with a balloon attached at the top. It was amazing!
We also made the coloured coating of Skittles dissolve in water when we poured water over them. It was so colourful and pretty!
We were amazed to see that raisins can move and dance. When we added raisins to still water, they sunk to the bottom but when we put them in a cup of fizzy water they moved up and down.
The Snowdrops also learned why it is so important to wash our hands. We did an experiment and used pepper as pretend germs. When we put our fingers in the plate of water and pepper, the ‘germs’ stuck to our fingers but when we put soap on our fingers, the ‘germs’ (pepper) moved away from our fingers.
Lastly, we made our own cress heads and learned about what plants need in order to grow. We enjoyed feeling the compost, watering our cress seeds and making our cress head faces!
