Willowbank School, KilmarnockThis week the Sungazers will get the chance to participate actively in lots of different science experiments and activities. This afternoon we have had great fun trying out 4 experiments – ‘Cornflour Slime’, ‘Balloon Pop’, ‘Make Your Own Volcano’ and ‘Rainbow Milk’.
The pupils all showed a great interest in all of the experiments, paying attention to the steps involved and participating actively when asked to.
Balloon Pop
Rainbow Milk
Make your own volcano
Cornflour Slime
The Stars class enjoyed World Book Day with lots of activities. We were effective contributors and made shortbread men alongside the story, ‘The Gingerbread Man’. Some of us were confident individuals as we dressed up on World Book Day and enjoyed the story, ‘The Old Toy Room’. We made story masks and explored a selection of old fashioned toys. We made a cup and ball game and enjoyed books we had brought in to share.
The Stars class read the book ‘No Matter What’ for LGBT month. We were all responsible citizens and felt we are all the same no matter what we look like or what our families consist of. We did lots of activities including making rainbow flag cupcakes, rainbow love heart pictures, rainbow hand prints and printed a purple picture of grapes. Our week finished with purple activities in the hall which were great fun.
The Stars class made a recycling poster and discussed how we can recycle at home. We decorated a canvas bag so that we can use it every time we go on outings to save using throw away plastic bags. On a supermarket outing we recycled used batteries from the school.
As part of our Eco topic, Responsible Consumption and Production, we have been making piggy banks out of recyclable materials. All the children really enjoyed painting their bottles.
The Transition boys were Effective Contributors when they all worked together to make Spaghetti Bolognaise. Some of the boys used their chopping skills and others safely added the ingredients to the pan. They all used their numeracy skills to weigh out individual portions of pasta. We then sat down to share the food. What a tasty conclusion to a lesson.
The Stars class enjoyed time in the sensory garden blowing bubbles. At times it was so windy the bubbles blew themselves! It was a good thing we were all wrapped up warmly. In the better weather we will return to the garden to blow bubbles using large rings and rope.
The Sungazers have been enjoying their theme story called ‘No Such Thing As Nessie!’ They are good at picking out some of the characters and key words in the story. We have also been having great fun with bubbles as part of our 50 Things Challenge.
It was the Transition Class’s turn to take the assembly this week. The theme was Friendship. The boys were Effective Contributors and took turns at demonstrating what you can do with friends. The pictures show the boys rehearsing for their assembly
The Stars class collected leaves and new buds from the garden, placed in a paint tray then covered them with water. Had the weather been cold we would have put the tray outside to freeze however as the weather has been mild we froze them in the school freezer instead. This produced fantastic ice ornaments which unfortunately soon melted.
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