Willowbank School, KilmarnockThis week we have been learning all about the letter “d”. We love playing pretend with the dinosaurs in class so we found them and decided to make some dinosaur prints. We dipped the dinosaur in the paint getting their feet covered in paint and then made footprints on a piece of paper. All children were able to hold the dinosaur and were confident individuals making their own footprints on their paper.
In the Oak class we have been getting into the Christmas spirit. We were effective contributors during our music lesson. We all had a boomwhacker and together we had to wait and listen until it was our turn to play the note to create the tune of ‘Jingle Bells’.
We took part in lots for art activities to create some lovely Christmas crafts. We were confident individuals when choosing the items for our Santa wish list.
The Beech class have been working hard and developing their confidence and skills in literacy this week. Here we are taking part in a variety of activities whilst being very confident individuals.
The Transition boys were Confident Individuals when they filled out charts to tell how they were feeling about either leaving school or about how they feel about their friends leaving school.
This week we are learning about “d”. The boys all love ducks and were so excited to colour and stick feathers to create their own duck. We also used lots of shapes of brown to create a dog. The boys also used purple triangles to create dinosaurs. The boys are confident individuals in copying the action and saying the sounds. They are then successful learners by following instructions and creating their own animals.
Monday was St Andrew’s Day. The boys listened to a story and looked at pictures on the board. We then made a Scotland flag using tissue paper and cotton wool. We also used cars to create a lovely tartan picture. They were confident individuals dipping the wheels in the paint and rolling them across the paper to create their very own tartan design. We also used crayons to follow the lines on on our pencil control worksheets. We listened to some Scottish music which we were not keen on.
This week we did lots activities related to the sound “m”. On Monday we were successful learners and made a mouse we added whiskers, a nose and ears to a big brown M. On Thursday we made our own mirror with tin foil and added lots of jewels to make it sparkle. We also explored marshmallows and used spaghetti to make structured and different objects. We stuck eight pieces of spaghetti into one marshmallow to make an octopus. In the afternoon we used different materials to make a green M into a monster. The boys really enjoyed choosing their materials and every monster was different. We also read a story about a silly monster and his friends – everyone listened really well looking at the pictures of the different monsters.
We had great listening this week in cookery to choose different vegetables to make a rainbow pasta salad.
We were successful learners and learned about chopping safely. We added our chopped ingredients to a bowl, taking turns with our peers and had super stirring.
We have been working hard on our performance for the virtual Christmas performance. We have been confident individuals when completing our roles within the performance.
It is a surprise so no photos can be revealed until the day.
We have been effective contributors when decorating trees for our Christmas wall display.
The Transition boys were Confident Individuals whilst rehearsing for their Christmas Show. Each boy signed their lines successfully! Can you guess from the pictures what our song is??
