Classes Iona and Shetland worked together to prepare and set up a sensory showcase for their families and friends from the primary department.
Everyone had a great day exploring the nursery rhyme themes sensory day.
Some of the parents then joined class Iona as part of the showcase and took part in their morning group.
Well done everyone for a great day.
Here is an updated link to the “Make Your Dreams Come True”, Lochgoilhead 2016 footage as it was sticking near the end of the footage.
You will be able to hear some of the high points of the weekend from the students and buddies.
Pupils and staff dressed up in green today for “Go Green for Halloween” to support NSPCC charity.
We had some activities organised by class Islay to raise money for NSPCC. The sensory challenge box was a particular favourite and the chocolate dipped popcorn and apples went down a treat.
Brogan helped out at the creative corner and encouraged her friends to create a Halloween picture.
Yesterday pupils met the Minister of Public Health and Sport Aileen Campbell – Pupils helped design the privacy curtains and other Art work throughout the centre. The new building is on the site of our old school.
Rachel, Amy and William were so excited to be out on Work Experience this morning at Crookfur Cottages.
They spent some time with the staff, learning skills for life and work
and volunteering in the café.
Some of the duties included setting up cutlery, clearing and
wiping tables, handing out menus and chatting to customers.
Congratulations to Rachel who has achieved her 3 stone award during her healthy eating plan.
We are all so proud of your achievements. 
Classes Fetlar, Unst and Yell classes who are based up at Woodfarm High School recently made a short video as part of their class assembly.
They created a storyboard and decided who the characters were and then created a short murder mystery type movie, called Whodunnit?
Have a look at the lovely example of Intensive Interaction with one of our primary pupils and our dance specialist, Linda.
Communication is at the heart of everything we do at Isobel Mair School.
Mrs McEwan is modelling and communication using PODD with one of her pupils during a dance session, talking about the different body parts used in the dance.
Miss McKay is modelling PODD with one of her P1 pupils during a SMARTBoard activity.
Good luck to Stuart Cherry, S6 and Dylan McCreath, S3 who are representing IMS at a pupil council meeting at Mearns Castle High School this morning.
On Friday we celebrated our first achievement assembly of the new term.
Many certificates were awarded to our young people for achievements gained in school and for other achievements at home and in the local community.
We also celebrated our new school captain, Hannah Murray and 6th prefect Rebecca Withers.
Congratulations to one of our P6 pupils for her recent Class Award, Primary Ballet at the Royal Academy of Dance.
A great achievement and we are all so proud of you.
This afternoon at our Head Boy and Girl assembly, our students were presented with their blazers and badges.
They were so excited to get their blazers but nervous about saying the school promise.
We are delighted to inform you that this year we have two head boys, Marc Wilson and Rob Kenwell and our Head girl is Katherine Butler.
They will be supported by our school prefects, Nicholas, Stuart Cherry and Rebecca Withers.
Congratulations to Harry, P1 who was awarded star of the week for class Shetland.
Have a look at some of our photographs from the assembly this afternoon.
Happy birthday also to everyone have birthdays this week.
Let’s get musical with one of our pupils in class Skye…..
How amazing is this? Click here to watch one of our pupils play the piano and improvise with some tunes.
We are all proud of your achievements.
Classes Yell and Fetler have been working on their school assembly which will take place in a few weeks.
They decided to write a short whodunit type play…………………..”There’s been a murder”.
So with teacher support they came up with some ideas and created a storyboard.
This afternoon they filmed some of the scenes, very exciting as they all got into character.
Congratulations to two members of our staff, Susan & Hannah who have recently passed their 1st level Braille exam.
Well done we are all so proud.
One of our primary 1 pupils working with Mrs. Wako, using a sensory story & class puppet to tolerate wearing glasses.
We are all proud of you.
Self assessment time in class Shetland.
Class Shetland worked hard today and Mrs McConnell is rewarding them with happy faces for good work.
One of our new P1 pupils was singing the happy face song to Jake, which he loved!
Once they put up their happy face, they have to count how many they have.
Some of our senior pupils, including our Head Boy Marc
Wilson attended the Education Committee meeting this morning
to talk about their recent visit to Lochgoilhead for the annual
“Make your Dreams Come True weekend”.
Miss Scrimgeour introduced all the pupils, including Zara and
Zohaib from Woodfarm school and gave a brief overview of the
weekend and then supported the young people with their answers.
Stewart talked about how he took part in the very first
Duke of Edinburgh bronze award.
Hiking and an overnight stay in a tent were some of the activities
he talked about.
Marc explained how we took a group of students from class Arran and how they loved the water activities on the boat.
Zain used his AAC device to ask if he can go back to Lochgoilhead next year. He was so pleased with himself.
Thank you to our school captains, Head Boy, Alex O’Donnell and Head Girl, Sara Clegg for all their hard work and support as they fulfilled their duties as head boy and girl.
We wish them and all the leavers all the best for the future.
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