Pentland news!

It has been so good to get back to school again after such a long time away!  The children have been really busy with all their activities and we have had a few sleepy heads by the afternoon some days.  We have introduced some new things on our timetables over the last few weeks as well as exploring some favourite activities too!

Cole has really liked getting time outside again to explore Duntarvie garden, Campsie play area and the sensory garden.  Even the rain didn’t stop him having fun.  He has been working really well on his independent work tasks and is enjoying his favourite rewards after work – the spinning chair and the trampoline.

Megan has loved time in the nursery softplay and running around outside on the soft grass in Duntarvie garden.  She likes our new Sensology group where we explore different resources.  She especially enjoys the smelling tubs just now!  We have added lots of new toys to her free choice box so she has been busy playing with them every morning.

Ruaridh has settled back to the school routine really quickly and has been checking his timetable every morning to see what will be happening.  He has enjoyed our deep pressure massage group a lot, especially the bug massager which he likes to hold against his ear and cheeks.  He has loved softplay too, so much so that he doesn’t want to leave!

Benjamin has been enjoying getting to know his new classmates.  He is having fun exploring softplay and the garden again.  He’s working really well on his TEACCH activities too.  Our afternoon relaxation groups are a real favourite for him as he enjoys lying down and interacting with staff.

Ethan has really enjoyed all our music and movement groups as he loves to dance!  He has been working hard on is work tasks and has taken a real interest in drawing this term which is great.  He likes to relax at our Sensology and Tac Pac groups after a long day.  Time outside is always popular too as he loves exploring the gardens and playground.

Sean has been exploring lots of new activities in class and has been working hard on his TEACCH tasks.  He has enjoyed relaxing in the quiet corner with the bubble tube in between his timetable sessions.  Softplay has been a huge hit too as he loves throwing out all the balls from the ball pit.  Keeps all the staff fit throwing them back in again!

What a busy start to the term!

 

Ochiltree 2020 – 2021

It is so nice to be back at school and to see everyone who is in Ochiltree this year. We are not seeing too much of anyone else in the school at the moment but hopefully in time we will be able to get together soon.

I hope you all managed to have some kind of summer holiday and enjoyed your time together as a family.

The Ochiltree family has already had a few changes but for the moment the class team consists of:

Sandra (Class Teacher) and Catherine (Teacher), Anna, Gina, Shonet and Jacqueline who are all enjoying supporting and encouraging  Luca, Aria, William, Stanley, Rylie and Vanessa.

We have been having a busy start to the term participating and experiencing different activities – Making our Class Charter and our Birthday Display as well as starting our Whole School Topic ‘Story Land’.

It has been great fun and we have enjoyed the stories: ‘Poo in the Zoo’ and ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. There are more stories to come so we are looking forward to what is next.

Have a look at some of the photos of what we have been up to.

Welcome to Lomond!

It has been great to finally get everyone back to school and to begin to settle in to our new routines. This year the staff team in Lomond consists of:

Susan – Class Teacher

Annmarie, Natalie , Jacki, Tanya and Caroline  – Advanced Pupil Support Workers

We have been so impressed with how quickly and confidently all the children have settled. It’s as though they have never been away. This term we are focusing on the theme ‘Storyland’ in class and will be reading lots of stories and exploring our senses through the different themes in the book.

Have a look at some of the thing we have been up to already.

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Duntarvie

Hello and welcome to Duntarvie class 20/21.

All the staff just want to say a well done to all our young people for coming back to school after such a long absence and getting right back into their routines and targets – well done.

We hope that you found the wee videos and back to school book helpful and are getting into the swing of using our new electronic diary system.

This term we have started off by exploring early literacy and sensory development through the use of our story land theme – Hazel does like a bit of mess so sorry in advance mums & dads! The class is looking forward to sharing some of our learning on world literacy day (8th September) through YouTube videos and will be sending home some fortnightly good work photos through journals too.

Looking forward to a great year in senior phase.