Willowbank School, KilmarnockI hope you have all had a lovely weekend. 
The art challenge this week is to try and create some interesting images using a rubbing technique.
Wax crayons or coloured pencil will work best when used with white paper. This activity can be completed indoors or out.
Have fun and stay safe.
Mrs Macdonald 
Hi Snowdrops,
We have had a lot of lovely sunshine and this can be a great time for some fun science activities. All the Snowdrops ladies are going to help you with this idea. Let’s explore what melts in the sun!
We have found some foods for you to test but you can choose lots of different things.
Take small pieces of food and place them on a tray, leave your foods out in the sunshine and keep checking to see what happens.
Enjoy some science in the sun but only if you get time. Take care Snowdrops, we miss you.
Hi everyone. We hope all is good for you and that you are enjoying the mild weather. 
Helping at home
Our families do lots around the house to look after us. Maybe you could help them do some chores. Why don’t you help………
Set the dinner table
Clear the dinner table
Wipe the dinner table
Wash and dry the dishes
Vacuum any crumbs up
Brush the floor
Dust
Mrs Logan, Mrs Westerman and Mrs Gardner have been very busy doing these chores around our own homes.
Balloon Rocket
Mrs Chisholm and her family had a great time making balloon rockets. Her children enjoyed this activity so much that they showed their teacher’s at their own school what they had done.
Why don’t you try making a balloon rocket too. All you need is some string, scissors, a straw, balloon and sellotape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uJLb-HrsMY
Picture Dominoes
We have good fun matching the pictures in this game. If you don’t have a picture dominoes game at home why don’t you print out these farm animal picture dominoes.
https://freeprintablepdf.wordpress.com/portfolio/discussion-cards/
Story
This is one of our favourite stories but read today by James McAvoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sly2G9tae_s
If you choose to do any of these activities then why don’t you send us a comment or some photographs. We’d love to hear from you.
Have Fun! Stay Safe! 
Hello everyone hope your all doing well . I can’t believe it’s been so long since we seen you all . You are all doing so well and I’m sure your enjoying all the time your having with your family ( but secretly looking forward to getting back to school ) 
This weeks tasks are listed below
Activity 1
In the snowdrops we love a song for any occasion, so I thought it’s time to practice our number songs
Singing hands -Three little monkeys https://youtu.be/mZBZ8J1R_yU
Five little ducks
Ten in the bed
Activity 2
This activity is all about colours . I want you to have a look 
about and find lots of items of different colours maybe choice red , yellow , blue and green and then sort them so the same colours are all together . A good colour sort activity is lego bricks or pegs for hanging out the washing . Have a go see what you can find 
Activity 3
We have enjoyed this activity in class before and thought you might like to do it at home . It’s sensory bags . Easy to make and no mess but lots of fun 
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All you need is
ziplock bag
tape
water
oil
food colouring
into the bag add about 1/4 bag of oil ( baby or vegetable oil is fine)
next add some food colouring
then 1/4 bag again of water
now zip it closed fold over and tape That edge so no leaks .
You can also add glitter if you like some sparkle .
Raid the craft box and make some of your own , water or hair gel works well with Pom poms , sequins or pick something and try it out .
A really simple one is to add shaving foam to the bag , you can use this to practice your letters or numbers or just make some patterns.
Have a good week Snowdrops and remember your photos if you can . We would love to see how your Peter rabbit plants are coming on .
Hi Everyone
I hope you are well and staying safe.
This week I would like you to try out an exercise circuit. Check out the YouTube link above.. This circuit can be done inside or outside with the help of the members of your household.
Try to get your heart rate up and get busy.
Please only do what you can and enjoy yourself.
Take Care
Mrs Feeney
Hello everybody!
Another week already! I hope you are all still keeping well. The weather for this week looks quite mixed. The home learning this week is a mixture of indoor and outdoor activities so you can dodge any potential rain showers! I have chosen two activities from Wilderness Outdoor Education. They have lots of good activities. You all know I like my food so there is another fire-pit recipe and some work around the human body. I would love to see pictures of your creations.
Here is this week’s learning. Home learning 8th June
Stay healthy and be kind to each other.
Mr Nicoll
Good Morning!
Below are some activities you can take part in throughout the week. Complete the activities at your own pace, choosing which you would like to take part in.
Have lots of fun!
Hi everyone,
I hope are well and enjoy the activities we have planned for you this week.
First here is the activities you can do for week 2 of the 30DaysWild challenge. How many of the days did you complete last week? We would love to see some of your photos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sOWSJMHcLc
Keeping with the wild theme we thought we would build a den to read a book in. Have a look at our creations. Let us know what you get up to. Did you build a den indoors or outdoors?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUZOd1lboyw
I have created a little scavenger hunt that can easily be completed in the garden or you could take on your daily walk and see how many of the items you found. Happy hunting.
If you want to work on your fine motor skills here is a little video all about lacing that you can do at home. Get your fingers moving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSBIA1T9Zn8
Enjoy family time. You can create a calming sensory bottle. Some of the ladies made one and they were very calming to sit and watch. Here is a how to video so you can make your own.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIKesk9teWY
Try playing a game with your family. Games are so much fun and help with turn taking. Can you see a game we used to play in class in the video?
Hi everyone! 
This week we are focusing on all things sensory. We will explore all our senses through a variety of activities and experiences. As always, these activities are only suggestions and you are under no obligation to do all or any of them. Have fun and stay safe.
Sight 
‘Eye spy’ is a great game that can be played anywhere and with limited resouces, it also helps us to explore letter sounds and words. I challenge you to make a sensory ‘eye spy’ bottle with an adult. The bottle can be made using anything small enough to fit inside along with either water (with food colouring and glitter!), sand or rice so that we have to move the bottle around to find all our hidden items. Here is an example of a sensory bottle for your reference.
Hearing 
Listen to this sensory story and have a chat about all the different sounds you hear! Could you read a story with an adult and create some sound effects to go along with it?
Your hearing challenge is to go on a ‘senses hunt’ either in your garden or while you’re out a walk. Takes some time to just stand safely in an outdoor space and listen hard for any sounds you can hear. How many sounds did you hear? Did you know what all of them were? Have a think as well about what you can see and smell and touch along the way!
Taste 
This is a very funny video of celebrities taking a taste test which should introduce your taste challenge well! Your challenge is to wear a blindfold and try five different foods. How many foods did you try and how many did you guess correctly?
Want to make the challenge more interesting? Take away another sense. Simply put headphones on as well as a blindfold and try the challenge again. Was it trickier?
Smell 
Your smell challenge has an arty flare! You are going to create bubble art with different smells and colours. For this challenge you will need; Bubble mixture/fairy liquid, a bubble blower wand, food colouring/coloured paints, cups/tubs to dip your wand into and white sheets of paper. This activity should be completed outdoors
Simply mix a colour and a drop of something smelly (shampoo, vanilla extract, sauces, shower gel) into a cup/tub filled with bubble mixture and then blow your bubbles in the direction of the paper! Watch the colours mix and smell the different scents mix together! (If you don’t have a bubble wand, sellotape plastic straws together!)
Touch 
Sensory writing. For this activity, simply fill a tray with any dispersible product such as rice, lentils, foam, sand or salt and practise finger writing. Try a range of products one after the other and see which texture you prefer. If you want to get creative here are some recipes for creating special sensory writing trays:
The lesser known internal senses…
Vestibular 
“…The sensory system that provides the leading contribution to the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance.”
Yoga is a fantastic and calming way to develop balance and muscle control and coordination. Cosmic Yoga is favourite with our young people – check them out on Youtube.
I have included a link that will take you to a Harry Potter themed session for the Beech Harry Potter fans!
Proprioception 
“Proprioception is the unconscious awareness of body position. It tells us about the position of our body parts, their relation to each other, and their relation to other people and objects”
Chores that will provide proprioceptive input:
Try to help with at least one physical chore a day 
Keep an eye out for our end-of-the-week staff quiz!
Hope you are all staying safe and looking after each other, missing you all lots. 
This week, the Bluebells staff thought you could take part in some cooking challenges as a family. You can make all of these below or just choose 1. Even if you don’t want to eat it, you could help make it for someone in your household 
We have all chosen a snack/dinner and taken a picture of it this week to show you some ideas. For the simple recipes, scroll down. Enjoy! 
*Tortilla Pizza 
Ingredients:
Tortilla wrap
Passata
Cheddar cheese
Method:
Grate cheese using a grater.
Pour passata on the middle of your tortilla wrap.
Spread the passata with the back of a spoon (all the way to the edges).
Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
Add any additional toppings of your own choice.
Put in a preheated oven at 180° for 8 mins.
Cut into slices and enjoy
*Chicken Fajitas 
Ingredients:
Diced chicken breasts
Onion
Mixed peppers
Fajita seasoning
Tortilla wraps
Garlic salt (optional)
An adult will need to help you
Method:
Add some oil/vegetable oil spray to a wok. Turn on the cooker to a high heat and add the chicken to the pan.
Fry the chicken, add the fajita seasoning and garlic salt.
Add some mixed peppers and a finely chopped onion and allow to soften.
Add some more fajita seasoning for flavour and reduce the heat.
Heat up the tortillas in the oven.
Spoon the fajita mix onto a wrap. Add some sauce if you would like.
Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 to wrap your tortilla.
Enjoy!
* Toast and cheese 
Get some bread and cheese and with adult help cut the cheese in to slices to put on top of your bread.
With adult help put the grill on and wait a few minutes for it to get warm.
When it’s warm enough put the bread with the cheese on it and you can look from a safe distance and watch for the cheese to bubble that’s when it’s ready
Safely take it from the grill and wait a few minutes for it to cool down. Then enjoy
* Tattie Soup 
Ingredients:
YOU WILL NEED ADULT HELP
Potatoes
Carrots
Onion
Leek
2 vegetable stock cubes
Split lentils
Salt
Water
Method:
Wash and peel carrots, chop them into small pieces.
Was and peel potatoes and chop them into medium sized chunks.
Wash and chop leek into small pieces.
Peel onion and chop into small pieces.
Add all the veg to a pan and dissolve the stock cubes in boiling water then ad liquid to pan.
Add half a cup of split lentils.
Make sure the veg is covered with water add salt to season.
Bring to boil then simmer.
Cook until potato chunks are soft.
ENJOY
