Willowbank School, KilmarnockA year full of hard work was celebrated last week with Prize Giving, an outdoor Disco, Singing Hands concert, lots of fun with friends, the opportunity to explore a Police car & a visit from Bunny Love and friends…
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The Sungazers took part in Power Off Learn Outdoors (POLO) week in school. We took our learning outdoors in all weather conditions. We enjoyed snack & a story under the tent in the Sensory garden. We teamed up with Oak earlier in the week to do some Den Building. Finally, we ended the week with a Bake-off between some of the classes and had some judges visit the Outdoor display. The Sungazers were announced the winners with a Mars Bar tray-bake!! Happy Weekend!
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The Sungazers have had a busy MOVE day in school. We started off with dancing & some physical challenges using our balance. We then took part in some group dances and a game of Rounders during playtime. After a lovely local walk this afternoon, we moved around the stations set up for our Move into Space Day. Lots of fun & most importantly, MOVEMENT!
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This week in the Sungazers class, we have been exploring our senses in this fun science activity. We used smell, taste and touch to choose what we thought the item was from a choice of 5 pictures. Everyone done very well even with a tricky mint scent and the choice between a mint leaf or toothpaste. For the smell and taste we closed our eyes to try and enhance the sense we were using. We placed an object within a bag to hide it so we only used our hands to feel the object, describe what we felt and pick the picture that we thought was right. We played a sound game where we had to listen very carefully to the sound and decide what we thought the noise was. A super fun filled afternoon learning with our senses. 
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The Sungazers have been learning about the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee through various activities and celebrations this week. We decorated the classroom, made royal crowns, and prepared sandwiches and cakes for an Afternoon Tea Party today.
Please click here to watch our Sports Day races.
We were all confident individuals and successful learners whilst taking part in some healthy competition.
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All the Sungazers took part in our annual Sports Day event yesterday. We started off with the flat race, then moved on to the sack race, and ended with a team relay. We showed support to our peers in the school by cheering from the sidelines whilst they raced. A fun day had by all!
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Some of our pupils have been enjoying some time with our animal friends who come to visit every week. We practiced walking safely and using gentle touch with the dogs. Very responsible pupils!
*Successful Learners*
As part of our ‘50 Things – Windswept’ activity, we’ve definitely experienced the feeling of wind on our bodies and face throughout the seasons. This week we watched how the wind effected different objects as it made the dandelions blow around. We also tried blowing them and creating our own wind. We made sure to make a wish!
The Sungazers had a musical afternoon whilst learning about our emotions. Each song showed various emotions and we discussed that all emotions are ok. After choosing our name, deciding how we felt and pressing the speaker which played a short audio clip of the emotion selected, we enjoyed expressing this emotion in a dance, facial expression or verbally.
