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Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes. Wonder Woman uses her superhuman strength, speed, and ability to fly to beat the bad guys, while heroes like Batman and Iron Man rely on state-of-the-art inventions to help them join the fight against evil—even though they’re just ordinary people. What if we told you a dentist has more in common with superheroes than you might think?
Room 8 organised the Project ”What makes someone a superhero?” to help our pupils to boost their enthusiasm for trips to the dentist.
We used these ways to highlight that a dentist is like a superhero.
1) The dentist role-playing taught us to protect ourselves by flossing and brushing our teeth.
2) This role helped kids fall in love with science and dentistry. Many superheroes, like The Flash and Iron Man, were scientists or inventors before they started fighting crime. They inspire kids to love science and stand up for good throughout their comic series and movies. Our fun tooth decay experiment with eggshells was all about teeth and how to keep them healthy. First, we talked about how important it is to brush our teeth every day and then chatted about foods that are good for teeth and foods that aren’t.
Sugary, sticky food is not suitable for teeth as it sticks to the surface. Bacteria then break down the sugar to make acid which can damage teeth.
3)We summarised that dentists support kids with healthy smiles they’re happy to show off.
We also learned that we don’t need special powers if we’d also like to be a superhero. Like a dentist, we can start conquering plaque by brushing and brushing and flossing our teeth regularly at home.
At your next appointment, your dentist will see how healthy your teeth look and know that you’re a dental superhero in training!
Room 2’s learning context is People Who Help Us and our photos show our focus on helping our pupils to be independent. Our class team are really proud of our happy learners.
In room 18 we have participating in lots of varied activities outside and inside the school.
We have been going on nature walks in the vicinity of the school and encountered a couple of young deer grazing in a field.
We have also been experimenting with light shows in different classes. The students especially liked participating and interacting with the “Magic Carpet”.
Soundplay Projects (www.soundplayprojects.com) work across sculpture, installation, music and sound art to make inclusive and accessible audio-visual artworks and music. Come along and play, communicate and express yourself with movement, rhythm, sound and light. This event is open to all and is especially suitable for families who have children with additional support needs.
https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/whats-aberdeen-art-galleries-and-museums/soundplay-north-east
https://www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com/shows/soundplay-dome/
Soundplay North East
Saturday 12–Sunday 13 November
Art Gallery, free (last admission 30 mins before closing)
Soundplay Projects (www.soundplayprojects.com) work across sculpture, installation, music and sound art to make inclusive and accessible audio-visual artworks and music. Come along and play, communicate and express yourself with movement, rhythm, sound and light. This event is open to all and is especially suitable for families who have children with additional support needs
Soundplay Lab
(Learning Space, ground floor)
Expect a noisy exploration of light and sound where a cardboard box can make otherworldly sounds, or a bike wheel generates techno beats! Explore and control different devices at your own pace, use your voice to activate psychedelic animations and build amazing instruments with playdoh, tinfoil and fruit.
Drop-in sessions will take place on:
Saturday at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:15pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
and
Sunday at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
No need to book . Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Signwave Installation
(Seminar Room, top floor)
Play with ambient sound and LED light to create hypnotic music with Signwave, an interactive plywood sculpture.
Supported by Aberdeen City Council Creative Funding
Visiting Aberdeen Art Gallery
By local bus
Lots of local buses stop on Union street and the Gallery is a short walk along Belmont Street. The closest bus stops are outside His Majesty’s Theatre, on Blackfriars Street and Schoolhill.
https://www.firstgroup.com/aberdeen/plan-journey/journey-planner/
Parking
There are 4 blue badge on-street car parking spaces outside Aberdeen Art Gallery.
The nearest car park is the NCP at Harriet Street, the Bon Accord shopping centre or Denburn.
https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/roads-transport-and-parking/parking/find-car-park
Access
As we head into the winter months, please find below a general reminder of illnesses in school.
Due to the increased vulnerability of our Pupils, we must all take extra precautions when dealing with potential infectious illnesses.
If you feel your child/young person is unwell, please contact the school to check before sending them on to transport.
If your child has required paracetamol/Ibuprofen, please contact the school before putting them on transport.
Pupil Escorts will be encouraged to contact the school if they feel that your child is in any way unwell, so please be patient and understanding.
Other Information
For cough/colds/respiratory illnesses – Please keep your child at home if the following applies:
· coughs where the child young person is unable to perform cough etiquette in the infectious period.
· Runny noses – Green/yellow or constant runny nose.
For Diarrhoea and vomiting
• Please ensure that 48 hours has passed between the last episode of vomiting and or loose bowel movement
If your child/young person has a regular cough/vomits/diarrhoea or paracetamol/ibuprofen for medical reasons, please ensure that the school have been informed of any condition. Otherwise, normal exclusions will apply.
In Room 5 we have been learning about autumn and harvest time. We have painted and carved pumpkins, made beautiful apple print pictures and experienced the feeling of dried leaves. We made some lovely suncatchers for our class window out of dried leaves we collected when out and about. We enjoyed all the different textures and smells of autumn.
All our children in the Nursery at Howes Road have been busy settling in this term and have done a great job of it. Well done!
Over the past few weeks we have been walking in the local community, collecting interesting items that tell us Autumn is here. We have used our senses to explore them and been creative in using them for art and craft activities such as conker rolling and hedgehog making.
It is lovely to have all our returners back and we have welcomed some new friends too.
We have been busy exploring our new Nursery Playroom since returning after the summer holidays. Fun activities include: going out for walks and trips to our local park, weekly drumming sessions with Keith and making playdoh which involves getting very messy!
We are focusing on Myself this session, and are learning about our body parts through singing, sticky kids, painting with our hands and feet and learning how to brush our teeth.
We play music with Scott, experimenting with different instruments and the sounds they make. One of our pupils is really fond of the drum sounds what this drum machine makes. We practice to identify emotions and how to recognise them. This will help us to better understand how others and we feel.
We are ordering the numbers from one to ten to practice our numeracy skills.
