Willowbank School, KilmarnockThe Transition class took advantage of the good weather and got out into the park. The were Effective Contributors working on the target ‘Big Trees’ from their list of 50 things to do in the outdoors. We built a shelter using trees for support. We made some bark rubbings and even had time for a bit of tree hugging!
The Transition class have been Successful Learners when working on their ILP targets. There has been a lot of quiet focus in class and pride in their own work. Well done everyone!
The Transition were Responsible Citizens and the class took part in a few Red Nose Day activities. They were challenged from another class to try and get a biscuit from their forehead to their mouth without using their hands. A lot of chocolate got on faces! We also did some painting with a hammer! We designed a face to add a red nose to. Lots of red paint was put in the nose area which was covered before being splatted with a hammer! Just as well we had our protective suits on!
The Transition class were Successful Learners when they applied science to their cooking class. They juiced lemons and had a wee taste, some very funny faces was the result. They then added some sugar before adding a spoonful of baking soda. The reaction was instant! There were a lot of bubbles produced when the powder reacted with the acidic lemon juice. Some bubbles flowed over the cup and onto the table. The resulting drink was a bit better tasting!
It was science week recently. The class were Successful Learners when they, tricked their sense of smell, made rice dance with sound, tested their hearing, tasted some awful baby food to guess the ingredients and put their sense of touch to the test. The class had great fun trying our experiments.
It was Science Week the other week and the Transition class were Responsible Citizens organising it beforehand and delivering experiments during it. The class wore their best lab coats and each morning delivered a different experiment to each class. The collected them all in during the afternoon to check them before the next morning.
There was a lot of focus in the cookery room this week. The Transition class were Confident Individuals when they tried to make the neatest sandwich. The class worked on their motor skills by spreading, slicing, grating, squeezing and finally cutting before enjoying a cheese and ham sandwich. The sandwiches would be too dry on their own, cups of tea had to be made!
During our Health and Wellbeing time the Transition class took the time to take a break from Science Week prep. We took part in an African Safari Yoga. Everyone used their special binoculars to look at their class mates doing a yoga pose. They had to guess which part of our safari it represented. We had lions, zebra, snakes, elephants and mountains to name a few.
The Transition class were Responsible Citizens when preparing experiments for science week. The room was a buzz of activities. We filled lots of small containers for smell tests, labelled mystery taste jars, printed instructions and made short instructional videos. All set for next week!
Live music was back in Transition class this week! The pupils were Confident Individuals when we had our first visit from Ollie. They showed their skills they’ve been practicing over video call and we had a class full of musicians, playing, singing and signing. A wonderful sound!
