Willowbank School, KilmarnockThe 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.
The Beech class have been learning about water and sanitation. We have learned about the water cycle and today we looked at what we use water for in school and at home. We then had a look at a video made by young people in Africa showing how they have to walk up to 4 miles to collect water. To help us appreciate how lucky we are to have clean water on tap in our homes and schools, we collected water in buckets and experienced what it feels like to carry water across a distance!
The Beech Class absolutely loved our visit from Artie this morning. Lots of the young people recognised his songs and sand and signed along!
We were also effective contributors as we all joined together to support Christmas Jumper Day 2018!
The Beech and Transition class were lucky enough to be invited to the annual Variety Club party in Glasgow this week. We had an absolute ball! The pupils were all very responsible and effective contributors as they joined in all the activities and danced all afternoon!
The Beech and Transition classes joined forces this week for a social outing to Gemmell’s Garden Centre! Every pupil had a ball and were very responsible citizens throughout the morning. We enjoyed some shopping, experienced the beautiful and calming Christmas lights as well as took turns to try ice-skating or driving round a track! We then enjoyed some snacks and hot chocolate in the lovely cafe.
The Beech class started their new ECO target yesterday. We are looking at Global Goals 6 which focuses on keeping our local water cycle clean. We looked at how the water system works and where water comes from. then we started an experiment that lets us observe the cycle in action and listened to a song all about the cycle. We then engaged in a sensory water “play” session where we demonstrated the cycle using different types of water and water-themed objects. We were very successful leaners as we were able to complete an assessment at the end showing how much we learned!
While some pupil went on a rainy day outing, Skye, Dave and Valo enjoyed celebrating St. Andrew’s Day by reading Scottish stories and creating our own tartan kilts whilst listening to traditional Scottish music. The pupil’s were successful learner’s as they followed instructions and listened to the stories.
The Beech girls braved the weather this morning to go on our first independent travel outing on the public bus into town. The girls were very responsible citizens as they looked after their own money and tickets and followed the routines of getting on and off the bus independently.
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