Willowbank School, Kilmarnock* SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS *
The Daisies class enjoyed creating erupting pumpkins this afternoon. We used baking soda, food colouring and vinegar to make eruptions which looked like our pumpkins were feeling a bit sick! We loved observing these changes!
We have been successful learners and continued working on out Alphabet books – we made some lovely Caterpillar pictures using green and yellow paint and different brushes – great concentration.
In our SQA Communication Unit, we listened to the ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What can you see?’ story and the rap again and chose your favourite animal – although some of us just could not decide!
We listened to the Singing Hands telling the story and practised our Makaton signs.
Mrs Mac organised a great activity for Diwali, we made clay elephants with jewels, the clay feels lovely to work with , a great sensory experience and good for exercising our hands.
WOW!!!!
On the MOVE!
Disco Time!!!
We have been working on our IDL Unit and trying to regrow some vegetables – progress report next week!
Smelling and touching the different vegetables.
All ready – fingers crossed!!
These confident individuals continued to work on these IDL and Eco work, using their Art skills and made ‘leftover sandwiches’ for our Display Board.
A word from your Vice Eco Captain use up all your leftovers in a sandwich or a frittata – yummy!!!
Using or Rain Spray during the ‘What is the Weather’ this Morning – great fun!!
FRIYAY DISCO!!!!
Ready for IDL Science looking to change the colour of the celery and lettuce.
Numeracy Dominoes
Have a great weekend everyone.
*Successful Learners *Effective Contributors
As part of our theme, ‘Cloudy with a chance of meatballs’, we explored different types of clouds, created cloud pictures and did the science experiment, ‘Rain cloud in a jar’. We also enjoyed dancing an umbrella dance.
The we had fun exploring floating and sinking in science. We chose a variety of different of items to put into the box full of water. The children were confident individuals and able to choose a variety of class items to put in the water and able to guess with pictures whether it would float or sink. We then chose different vegetables and guessed whether they would float or sink before placing them in the water to see what happens.
*Successful Learners
This week we have been doing loads of numeracy activities. As well as our ILP work we have had an outdoor maths trail, learnt about clothes needed for different seasons, measured and counted ingredients needed for Empire Biscuits and made a rain gauge. We did size ordering, explored a sock box, played snakes and ladders where we used a dice and measured using large bricks. We had a great time learning.
This week the Comets class were successful learners during Science. We were learning about Polar Bears and how they are able to keep warm in freezing cold temperatures.
Firstly, the children dipped their hands into icy water to feel how cold it was. From some of our reactions you can see it was freezing!
Secondly, we put our hands in a plastic bag and dipped them into the lard (blubber.) We then dipped our hands into the water again to see if there was a change in the temperature.
The children were all amazed at how much warmer their hands felt with the protective layer of blubber.
We have been completing lots of great outdoor learning activities for POLO day. We enjoyed exploring the water wheel for science and playing games with water balloons. We also had our snack outside and had fun with the parachute and making dens.
Yesterday, we were successful learners and explored forces during our Science lesson.
We carefully follow instructions to create a car, then added a balloon to act as the force. Some of our peers were confident individuals and made a prediction about what would happen after the balloon was released.
When the sun shone this week the Transition class were Successful Learners investigation static electricity and magnets. They charged some rulers to make paper cutting dance then charged up balloons when made the paper dance some more. It was also a hair raising experience when we charged the balloons on our heads. The boys then investigated what a magnet would stick to. They discovered it was metals which included the gate, railing and a plant holder. Great detective work boys!
Fine Motor Skills this morning, colour sorting and threading buttons…..
…..and wearable!!
IDL Art making Apples for Snow White.
See Art is fun!
So what’s the news??
….something funny!!!
Great sitting skills.
Great signing while enjoying Morning Group.
Come Boyle lets get ‘MOVEing’ and dance the Tarantella!!!
IDL Numeracy, identifying shapes and making some dwarfs…..
….dogs and houses – well done!!!
Aren’t our apples cool!!!
Sensory Cookery, working with pastry, sugar, cinnamon and apples.
Kneading and gripping.
WOW!!!!
Musical fun!!!
Sports Day Ready!!!
IDL Pop Art – using the Dabbers and Scented Pens.
Fantastic Sitting.
Looking at the Weather in Social Studies and Science – making a rain storm!!
….waiting!!!
Are you sure you read the instructions right Wilson???
Not as dramatic as we expected – oh well!
Sensory Play – good use of the Shaving Foam!
Art, spoons and messy play – what could be better!!!
Getting our MOVE on!!! Marching to the Grand Ole Duke of York!!
Sensory Play using cereals and plastic fruits…
…and using our fine motor skills to make feeders for the birds!!!
Have a FAB weekend everyone!!!!
Hope the sun shines!!
