Willowbank School, Kilmarnock* SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS, EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS *
The Bluebells class enjoyed making bat cupcakes during our cookery session. We also used dairylea triangles to create ghosts! We had great fun!
Effective Contributors/Responsible Citizens
The Snowdrops have been thinking about the world of work through pretend play shopping activities. We created a shop in our classroom, selling different fruits and vegetables. We all took turns to take on the role of a shop keeper or a customer wanting to buy some foods. Everyone made good choices of foods to buy, carrying our basket or pushing a trolley. The Snowdrops used pretend coins to buy their shopping at the check out. Being the check out operator was definitely a favourite role and everyone enjoyed scanning the foods!
Today the boys and girls in the Bluebells class made these super 3D pumpkin models. We discussed Hallowe’en and there was a lots of sharing and teamwork on display during the activity.
Well done to our successful learners.
The Sungazers were ‘Confident Individuals’ as they explored a variety of equipment at P.E with their buddies.
Effective Contributors/Confident Individuals
The Snowdrops explored and handled different bread textures and dough mixtures. Everyone helped to add and mix ingredients, pushing their fingers and hands down into our dough. We all managed to create different bread shapes and added raisins to give some facial features. The results were yummy!
The Transition Boys were Responsible Citizens when learning all about appropriate touch.
Our theme is the Hungry Caterpillar. We were able to identify some fruits and vegetables and use these to complete some art work. We cut up the fruit and vegetables and dipped them in paint and made printing patterns on the paper. We investigated the print in made. Some worked better than others. We really liked the pear shape it made. We used carrots, potatoes, apples and pears.
* SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS, CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS *
The Bluebells class gathered information from all of the pupils and staff in Willowbank school. We went round all the classes and asked everyone what their favourite weather was.
We counted our findings and put these on 3 charts. One showing the Infant corridor’s favourite, one showing the Middle Primary’s favourite and one showing the Secondary Department’s favourite.
The Beech class are in India this week as part of our mini-topic. We have had great fun exploring the culture of India and Hinduism through the arts and story telling.
We made our own rangoli patterns using dyed salt.
We learned about the Taj Mahal and other religious buildings that are in India.
We made diva lamps after learning all about the Festival of Light – Diwali
Skye helped to make home-made playdough and used lentils to make a Mandala style pattern on it.
We also read and role-played the story of Rama and Sita before exploring the festival of Diwali and learning about the different Hindu Gods.
Tomorrow is Shannon’s Birthday, and she brought in a fantastic Story Box from home – which included all of the class in the story – we had great fun going through it!!
What is in the box Shannon??
Shake it!!!
Smell the coconut..
..and the vanilla.
Get mixing Jacob!!
Adam loved the party hooters!!
And so did Shannon.
Shannon loved hearing us singing Happy Birthday on a Switch!!!
Pass the Parcel anyone??
The Winner!!!
