Willowbank School, KilmarnockWe have enjoyed exploring the values of caring and sharing throughout our theme and worked together to build a tower of blocks. We were confident individuals and took turns to play a game of Jenga, focusing our attention to remember when it was out turn.
We were successful learners learning about animal habitats. We correctly matched different animals to the desert, icy north pole, ocean, park, steamy jungle and woodland areas.
This term the Oak class have been completing interdisciplinary learning through our Great Outdoors theme work.
We have enjoyed learning through the story, ‘A Camping Spree with Mr Magee’. Everyone participated actively in all the activities, the Oak class enjoy learning outdoors and being active.
Here are some of the highlights of our theme work;
Confident Individuals during literacy tasks. We made binoculars and played ‘I Spy’. We also enjoyed taking photos of the things we enjoy using in the playground. We had to share with our peers our favourite item, we worked hard on using speech and Makaton.
We loved building a tent and making a den, we were effective contributors, working together and having fun climbing inside.
Successful learners during numeracy, we used google maps to work out the distance of our house to school. Also worked out who has the longest and shortest journey to school.
We worked on our directional awareness through the bee bots and fun activities on chairs.
As part of our topic “A Bug’s Life” we have been out in the sensory garden exploring and looking for different bugs. But once we return to the classroom we are all confident individuals and are able to stand and wash our hands. Washing hands is very important at the moment – but even more important if you have been exploring the ground outside. All children are supported to wash their hands with soap and water. Some are able to push the dispenser and get their own soap, and some are supported with this. They are then encouraged to sing the handwashing song to ensure all germs are washed away.
During numeracy this week we have lots of fun exploring little jumping frogs. We had to focus and develop fine motor skills to push down using our finger to make the frog jump forward. We then used bricks to measure how many bricks the frog could jump over. There were lots of smiles at the frog jumper across the table. All pupils were supported to push down on the frog to make it jump. Some were able to do this independently. Some pupils were able to count the bricks that the frog hand jumped over. We were all successful learners joining in and taking turns.
This week we used natural materials to create letters of our name and also letters we have been learning about in literacy sessions. We collected natural materials from the sensory garden and then were able to fill the outlines of each letter with these materials ripping them into smaller parts.
Some pupils were able to say what each of the letters were and give the action we have been learning.
* SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS *
The Planets class enjoyed exploring some Indian food today. We had poppadoms, naan bread, samosas, pilau rice, onion bhajis and chicken pakora.
Pupils enjoyed exploring the foods using their senses, some pupils chose just to touch and smell the foods. However, most were brave enough to give the food a taste or a little kiss.
* SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS *
The Planets class enjoyed exploring some Indian food today. We had poppadoms, naan bread, samosas, pilau rice, onion bhajis and chicken pakora.
Pupils enjoyed exploring the foods using their senses, some pupils chose just to touch and smell the foods. However, most were brave enough to give the food a taste or a little kiss.
* SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS *
The Planets class enjoyed exploring some Indian food today. We had poppadoms, naan bread, samosas, pilau rice, onion bhajis and chicken pakora.
Pupils enjoyed exploring the foods using their senses, some pupils chose just to touch and smell the foods. However, most were brave enough to give the food a taste or a little kiss.
* SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS *
The Planets class enjoyed exploring some Indian food today. We had poppadoms, naan bread, samosas, pilau rice, onion bhajis and chicken pakora.
Pupils enjoyed exploring the foods using their senses, some pupils chose just to touch and smell the foods. However, most were brave enough to give the food a taste or a little kiss.
