Willowbank School, Kilmarnock* SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS *
The Moonbeams class looked closely at the life and work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. We explored some of the buildings he designed in Glasgow and also attempted a step by step drawing of his famous rose.
We finished the lesson by colouring in a black and white template of his most famous piece of work. This took us a long time and we were all very focussed on the colours we were using and the shapes involved.
Some members of the Beech and Transition class enjoyed a trip into town on our local public bus. We used our bus pass or selected the correct change to pay for our ticket and used excellent communication skills with good manners when speaking to the driver. We decided to heat ourselves up with a hot drink in WG13. All pupils were very responsible citizens.
The Beech class were one of the winning classes who entered a competition to name a local gritter! One of the newly named gritters came to Willowbank to show off its new name plate! We were proud as punch to see ‘Nitty Gritty’ in the flesh.
The Beech class delivered a special Robert Burns assembly last week. We played Scottish themed games, had a Robert Burns quiz and dramatised the story of Tam o’ Shanter for our audience! We were confident individuals as we all took on a special role for our drama exercise and remembered our steps.
The Beech class have been learning all about water as part of our sustainable development work. This week we looked at the difference between clean and dirty water, thought about which would be safe to drink then completed an experiment to try and turn dirty water into clean water by making our own filter! We were effective contributors as we all took turns to add an aspect of the filter and make our predictions on whether the experiment would work.
We had lots of fun exploring the sensory room this week. We especially liked looking at ourselves in the Magic Mirror.
On Thursday we had lots of fun with ice. We enjoyed rolling the balls of ice across the tuft tray. We were trying to melt the ice by warming it up in our hands. We even borrowed the kettle. We watched the steam come out and then Miss Hill poured it over the ice and watched the ice pieces get a little smaller. 
The pupils in the Bluebells were responsible citizens this week as they went shopping to Tesco. The boys followed their shopping list and matched it with the items. They then worked hard in cookery where they demonstrated all the skills they have been learning to making some delicious waffles with toppings. They were very careful and responsible when using the toaster also.
The Sungazers were ‘Successful Learners’ as they mixed a variety of ingredients to make their own volcanoes. This caused great excitement!!!
In Transition the boys practised for the Burns’ Supper. Patrick was a Confident Individual when he stood in front of the class with a microphone and read a Robert Burns poem.
