What a busy term we had last term in Pentland, we have done lots of exciting activities. Everything from messy play with flour and shaving foam- not at the same time! to painting with kitchen utensils and toothpaste. We have done lots of physical things like PE, dancing and dressing up and even had time to fit in lots of walks. On our last walk we decorated some hard boiled eggs for Easter and rolled them down a hill. Here are some pictures of what we have been doing.
Christmas is always a very busy time, here are a few pictures of some of the things we have been up to in class.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from everyone in Pentland class. Have a wonderful holiday and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year.
What a busy term we have had! Our topic this term has been the weather, we have been learning all about different kinds of weather by going outside at least once every day. We have also been experimenting and exploring in our messy play. Did you know you can make it snow inside using shaving foam?
Messy play has been a firm favourite this term- for the children anyway! The classroom has often ended up covered in flour, pasta, rice, tinsel, jelly, cornflour and of course glitter.
We have had to do a lot more online activities this term, level four meant that we had online music sessions and even online visits from the clown doctors and an online pantomime! it has been different but the children have still enjoyed it.
Beyond the classroom we have been for our sponsored walk, all the children amazed us with their stamina as the walk was further than we would normally go but they all did very well, and of course a fantastic amount of money was raised. We have also been part of the UNICEF Outright campaign around climate change with all the children being part of making a poster and putting it up in the community.
Cooking had been another favourite activity for the children this term, we have made everything from fruit smoothies to soup and cheesecakes to peppermint bark. All so delicious there was none left to send home.
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!
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