Willowbank School, KilmarnockThe boys had lots of fun celebrating Robert Burns Day. We discussed who he was and how and why we celebrate this poet every year.
We all enjoyed watching the Transition class’ Burns Supper and were amazed that Mr Nicoll could play the bagpipes!
We made our own haggis, neeps and tatties, made a kilt complete with a sporran and we even attempted to learn the Gay Gordons Scottish dance. We all enjoyed that! 
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The Snowdrops made lots of noise this week while continuing to explore the Glasgow Gruffalo story. All pupils showed interest in the different sounds made by a variety of percussion instruments There was lots of shaking and beating! The Snowdrops then listened to the different sounds made by the animals in the story and each pupil took a turn to match an instrument to the sound made by an animal (including the Gruffalo). Everyone participated in playing their animal instrument as we listened to the Gruffalo song. Well done Snowdrops!
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We enjoyed a Scottish activities morning in class where we recited Robert Burn’s Selkirk Grace before our snack of pancakes. We used rhythm sticks to tap out the rhythm of ‘Donald Whaur’s Yer Troosers’ and danced the St Bernard’s Waltz. We played boccia with tatties, instead of balls, and had fun welly whanging where we hurled wellies at a target. We played the Hokey Cokey my putting ‘oor richt airm in’ and sang Scottish children’s songs.
We played hopscotch in the garden and created a Robert Burns silhouette picture.
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The Snowdrops enjoyed some fun in the playground this week by playing catch. Each pupil showed interest in choosing either a balloon, scarf or ball and everyone participated actively in trying to catch their item as it came towards them. This was followed by a quick game of tig where the Snowdrops tried to catch each other!
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We had a lovely day celebrating Robert Burns by experiencing Scottish traditions, foods, dancing & a class Burns supper. In preparation, we researched our Clan tartan and made placemats for our Burns supper. We also made Scottish shortbread and some fudge as a sweet treat. We read The Gruffalo in Scots and learned some new Scots words.
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The Daisies class enjoyed a mini Burns Supper in class today. We watched the Transition class’ virtual clips of their Burns Supper and braved trying some Scottish foods. We had irn bru, haggis, needs and tatties, porridge, shortbread and tablet.
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The Sunflower’s had a brilliant Burn’s day and enjoyed celebrating with a variety of group activities. Each child enjoyed colouring their own burns themed pictures, completing a tartan paper weaving task and a class game of Scottish bingo. We loved listening to Scottish ceilidh music throughout the day and joined in with our instruments too.
The Asteroids were learning about ‘wonky’ fruit and the difference between ‘wonky’ fruit and the ‘perfect’ fruit you find in the supermarkets. We were learning that misshapen fruit tastes just the same as perfect looking fruit and so to help the farmers, reduce waste and help the environment, we should try and use ‘wonky’ fruit when we can.
We looked at pictures of different fruit, identified them and sorted them into perfect fruit and wonky fruit groups.
We used ‘wonky’ blueberries, strawberries and over-ripe bananas in our smoothie. It tasted delicious!
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During literacy time, the Sunflower’s enjoyed threading the outline of many Edinburgh landmarks. Each child was able to weave the string around their picture to give it a complete outline. Some children were able to identify Edinburgh castle in their picture.
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The Daisies class enjoyed going on a local area walk and looking at different styles of houses. We spotted flats, bungalows and large detached houses. We also spotted a Scottish flag that we recognised from our theme.
