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The Stars class had a lovely Christmas party day. We saw Santa and his trusty elf who gave us all a present and toasted marshmallows. In the afternoon we played party games, pass the parcel, musical statues and corners. We did the hokey cokey, head, shoulders, knees and toes and did dancing to our favourite songs. We enjoyed a tasty party snack too.
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On Christmas Jumper Day we designed our own jumpers and made shortbread for the Christmas Party.
During our health and wellbeing time this week, the Transition class studied feedback from their own bodies. We started with our hands and how different activities made them feel. We tried clapping, rolling playdoh, catching a ball and rubbing in hand lotion. Each time we focussed on how our hands felt and how that made us feel. The class were Successful Learners sharing their feelings with each other. We then started to look at feelings in our feet which we will explore further.
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We actively participated in many St Andrew’s Day activities this week. We did art work, music, sensory handling, a treasure hunt and tasted some Scottish food. We enjoyed the activities very much.
There was a hive of activity in the Transition class when everyone was working on their ILP targets and showing that they were Successful Learners. We had a group setting the clock to show when programmes start on the BBC. Mr Nicoll thought he could pick awkward times but everyone successfully demonstrated them on their clock faces. We had success with lace tying, fine motor skills and writing motor skills. We even had some great vocalisation from our resident Tenor. Well done everyone, a superb effort by all.
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We have participated in loads of fun activities for Children in Need. We have made Pudsey ears and a mask as well as a playdoh Pudsey. We have had a duck race, iced Pudsey cakes and enjoyed spotty sensory activities. We thought Children in Need day was a good way to collect money to help other children.
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The Stars Class made ‘spinning’ poppies which we used to embellish a Remembrance poster for the classroom door. We made tasty iced poppy biscuits, split pin poppies as well as stopping for a 1 minute silence. We talked about why people buy and wear poppies.
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We chose photographs to make a poster depicting good health and well being and ways of keeping safe. We watched a road safety power point, discussed how to safely cross the road and understood the need for road safety.
There was a lot of great work on ILP targets this week. Topics were wide and varied but the common theme was excellent effort and progress. Well done everyone you are all Successful Learners!
Communication
Number formation and understanding
Communication with other adults
High frequency word recognition.
Working successfully in groups including some numeracy targets
Matching money
Understanding different uses of non-fiction books
Following directions
Finding out what is on in Kilmarnock
Recognising time
Tying shoelaces
Movement
Matching time
Working in pairs with movement skills
Time bingo!
Our theme is Oliver’s vegetables. We have been learning about the different vegetables and some of the children are able to identify what each vegetable is using their words or symbols. We explored the vegetables, put them in basin, washed them and then carefully with physical support from staff were able to cut some of the vegetables. We enjoyed smelling, feeling and on occasion tasting some of them.
The children were able to confidently hold the knife with support from the staff to cut up the vegetables from the story. We then used the cut up vegetables to make some artwork in the afternoon. We printed using them. We looked at the different patterns and textures it created on the page. It was great fun.
HWB 0.11a
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