Willowbank School, KilmarnockThe 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.
The Sungazers have been learning about vibrations and sound waves as part of their science sessions. Mr Dreghorn kindly brought in some fantastic musical instruments for us to explore.
The first was a Theremin which we played using our hands to vary the sound waves. Ryan was a natural and everyone enjoyed using this the best. We also used an Ottomatone, a Stylophone, a Flexitone and a Tambura…. lots of new sounds for us to explore. We all enjoyed making lots of noise!!!
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The Transition boys were Successful Learners this week when we used our remote control bug to practice listening and following directions. The boys were set directional challenges and managed to get the bug the correct way around an obstacle and back to the start. Some even managed to get the bug under the obstacle!
The Stars class had fun creating paper boats and checking whether they would float or not. Thankfully they did! We will take our boating pond outside in the better weather. We enjoyed Burns activities this week making oatcakes and a Robert Burns silhouette picture. The Scottish songs were good too.
Monday morning started with our morning group where we write our day, date and month as well as come together to sing and dance in our seasons song. The boys enjoy using props to dress up as each season and can identify the current season which is winter. After morning group Reece sets up our snack shop and invites his friends one by one to select the correct coins to pay for their snacks.
Pupils from the Stars class visited the Dick Institute today. We chose books to read and enjoyed a lovely sociable snack in the cafe.
The Transition Boys were Successful Learners this week when Mr Nicoll tested them on their 24hour time telling. The boys had to put the correct 24hour time on the 12hour clock with no hints or clues. They boys were all excellent. They completed their challenge with no hesitation!
The Sungazers have had a great day in school. They were all effective contributors during our Centrestage session. They each chose a prop from the bag and joined in with all of the songs. To fit in with our current Scottish theme we changed the words from our usual ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ song to ‘Heid, Shooders, Knaps and Taes’!
Parachute games are always a favourite and we enjoyed playing the Peapod game as well as bouncing the ball on the parachute.
Reece chose ‘Tiny Tim’ to sing about.
Leo hummed the ‘goodbye’ song independently once the session had finished.
Ryan, Jayden, Jamie and Lewis all enjoyed the rhyme about the cheeky monkeys and the naughty crocodile!
Disco time with sensory lights.
Parachute games!
As part of the SQA Planning a Residential class, the Transition Boys planned which clothes would be suitable to take on a residential trip. There were some red-herrings in the options available but the boys were Successful Learners and managed to avoid these items. No hard hats were packed!
Some of the Stars class pupils visited the Dick Institute today. We chose then read a book, coloured in, then enjoyed snack in the café. We all had a lovely time.
