Willowbank School, KilmarnockConfident Individuals
In class, this week we have been continuing to focus on the importance of making good choices. The children have been pointing to items that they need and items that they really like. Everyday in class, we choose what we would like for lunch using photographs. We are confident in making positive choices throughout our school days.
Confident Individuals and Effective Contributors
The Sunflowers have enjoyed a variety of Red Nose Day activities. We have loved making bubbles with our red hoop, sensory messy play with lots of red items to find and red nose biscuit decorating.
Peace, Justice and Institution
Successful Learners
The Sunflowers class enjoyed using a variety of sensory materials to write their name. We practiced pencil control and also letter formation using foam, salt, magnetic letters, counters and stickers. The children are aware of their own identity and are able to match and point to their name and photo each day. They can move their names from home to school during our morning group and spot their peers on the board.
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The Sunflowers have thoroughly enjoyed Science Week this week. We have carried out a variety of experiments such as making volcanoes, colour milk painting and sensory play with bath bombs, bubble bath and foam.
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As part of our Fairy tale theme for this term, the Sunflowers loved making a fairy potion. The children were able to add a variety of sensory materials and observe colour change and bubbles forming. We loved adding ingredients and mixing the magic potion. Everyone was able to choose an item to add to the potion pot.
Responsible Citizens
In the garden, we also enjoyed using binoculars to look for birds. The children have looked at a variety of different birds in many of their story books and were able to spot different birds in the trees during garden time. The binoculars helped us see them a lot clearer and we even made bird artwork afterwards. It is so important that we look after the wildlife in our area.
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On our return to school, the Sunflowers enjoyed searching for large stones in the garden. We discovered that there were a variety of stones in different sizes , weights and textures. We each chose one to paint. Each child painted their stone in a variety of colours and added their own designs. We then put them in our basket and looked at the variety of sizes and colours.
Successful Learners
During garden time, the Sunflowers enjoyed collecting sticks and making an arrow shape. We were able to make a trail and follow it with our fingers and eyes. Each child took part by placing sticks on the ground to make our arrow shapes.
Confident Individuals
When the sun was shining, the Sunflowers loved taking part in water play outdoors. Our class enjoyed playing with animals, sensory toys and our tea set in the soap and warm water. We were able to fill pots of water and pour them into the cups for each other. Each child experienced splashes on their arms and body.
Successful Learners and Effective Contributors
The Sunflowers enjoyed a banana and chocolate hunt as part of our fair trade activities. Each child took part in sorting the bananas and chocolate bars into colours and sizes and we managed to spot the logo which we have been learning about in our fair trade song. Afterwards, we coloured a variety of fairtrade foods and put them in the shopping trolley by ourselves.
