Willowbank School, Kilmarnock* RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS *
The Planets class were very responsible getting sunshine ready today with our sun cream. We really enjoyed getting some summer toys outside including chalks and bubbles.
When the sun shone this week the Transition class were Successful Learners investigation static electricity and magnets. They charged some rulers to make paper cutting dance then charged up balloons when made the paper dance some more. It was also a hair raising experience when we charged the balloons on our heads. The boys then investigated what a magnet would stick to. They discovered it was metals which included the gate, railing and a plant holder. Great detective work boys!
The Transition class were watching Deadly 60 again this week. They were Successful Learners identifying and recording the location of the program and the main animals featured. I don’t think the class staff will be visiting Australia any time soon!!
The Transition class were Confident Individuals when they worked through their reflection work on their SQA classes. The boys could confidently indicate what they enjoyed and what they didn’t enjoy. They also gave reasons for their choices. Some excellent hard work was completed.
*Successful Learners
The stars class pupils helped to cut out shapes and followed instructions to build dinosaur pictures. We were very pleased with the finished result.
The Transition boys were Responsible Citizens this week when the classroom staff repeatedly burnt their hands. Clumsy! The boys accurately demonstrated what to do by placing the burnt hand under running cool water for ten minutes. Well done boys!
The class were Effective Contributors when they played a team game of sand bowls. They worked in pairs to try and land nearest to the jack. I think the scores were even by the end of the rounds. We may have got a bit carried away and one ball escaped from the school grounds. Fortunately there was a pokey stick to hand and we got it back!
Some of the Transition class had good success with their literacy work this week. They proved that they were Successful Learners by working together to answer the questions on the next part of Peter Pan. Well done boys! 100%
The Transition class were Confident Individuals this week when taking part in outdoor numeracy. The rolled a die and were sent on a hunt to find the same number of things within different categories. Some examples were ‘four things that are different’ and ‘one thing that has a smell’. The boys worked very hard and were very confident of their answers – well done!
*Confident Individuals
The school has just received this wonderful bicycle and two of the Stars class boys had their first shot on it today. It was fantastic! What fun they had. Lots more goes to come!
