Willowbank School, Kilmarnock
This week after reading some of the Katie Morag stories we matched some of the characters and places from the stories. All of the pupils were successful learners and able to glue either the pieces or the paper. Some were able to match picture to picture and some were able to match picture to word. They enjoyed the stories and we discussed each of the characters and the different places Katie Morag visited in some of the stories.
This week we went on a treasure hunt looking for theme pictures. Our theme is Katie Morag and we were looking for pictures of the characters and places from the stories. We went to the garden to see if we could find any. We were confident individuals exploring the garden to find all the pictures that were hidden. Some of the pictures were big and some were small making them tricky to find. We had to look high and low to find all the pictures around the garden.
Hello! Hope you are all well and have been enjoying some fun in the snow over the weekend!
Our new literacy booklets will be ready for collection by the end of the week, if you are looking for some new activities to try at home. Please phone the school before collecting, so we can have them ready for your arrival.
This week is Scottish week and we have some Scottish activities for you to try and enjoy.
Literacy – Have a listen to this Scottish song performed by Singing Hands. Can you copy and learn some of these signs?
Youtube – I’m On My Way CarPark Karaoke by Singing Hands)
Numeracy – Simple maths addition. Have a go at counting and join in at home.
Art – Try some of these fun art activities using everyday items you may have at home.
Health and Wellbeing – Here are some Scottish cookery recipes and videos – try to make some delicious treats. Which one was your favourite?
Just For Fun – if you still have any snow (or it might snow again this week), gather some up and make a mini snowman. Use paints to make him look colourful.
Have a good week! 
Sungazers
Hello! We hope you all enjoyed the activities provided for week 1 of home learning and managed to try some of them out.
This week, we have some new activities for you to try based on our new class theme ‘The Glasgow Gruffalo’. We are very familiar with both ‘The Gruffalo’ story and also ‘The Grufflo’s Child’ in the Sungazers class, so thought it would be good to explore the Scottish version for our Scottish theme. Hope you enjoy it!
Literacy – Here is Elaine C Smith reading ‘The Glasgow Gruffalo’ story for you to enjoy. Can you hear that some of the animal names and words sound different in this story? A mouse is a moose and a house is a hoose. Have a listen and enjoy.
Numeracy – One More or One Less. Use your number line in your maths activity pack or pause this video, find the number and add on more more or take one away (one less). Can you find the correct answer?
one more one less counting maths game for kids – YouTube
Science – Experimenting with Ice
We have previously enjoyed experimenting with ice in the Sungazers Class. We know we can make ice by freezing water. One of our favourite activities was filling up plastic gloves or balloons with water and small plastic toys. We then put them in the freezer. You could try this again at home! How long did it take to melt and free the toys?
New activity – Can you build an ice cube tower? Using ice cubes try and see if you can stack them on top of one another. Does it work or is it too slippery? Now try adding some salt between each ice cube – the salt works as a kind of glue. How many can you stack now?
Health and Wellbeing – Hope you enjoy this song about washing our hands
How to wash your hands NHS song | NHS – YouTube
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.
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.
