Conscious of the fact that we have lots going on over the last couple of weeks as we say goodbye to Caroline, our Head Teacher, Room 15 have brought forward their end of term video. Have a look and enjoy their communication in action!
We were very grateful to have trees given to us by the Woodland Trust. We have planted these at the front of the school to create our very own orchard. Thanks to Sharon for supporting us with this project, and for all the hard work she’s put into Outdoor Education this session.
Room 14 also helped to ‘plant a tree for the Queen’s Jubilee’, planting a Christmas tree at the front of the school. How long do you think it will take for it to grow taller than you?
Yesterday we held a P7-S1 Transition Meeting for parents. If you were unable to attend and wish to view the information please see the slides below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZzqPwkpHr9DMqHcPvBSt72GJyw9P8xpU/view?usp=sharing
For any further information, please contact Clare Russell (PT Secondary).
Some of the pupils in Room 16 chose that they wanted to learn how to wash hair as part of their ASDAN award. They practised brushing hair, rinsing, applying shampoo and conditioner and drying it. We were all very impressed with how careful everyone was – there was no shampoo in anyone’s eyes! The end results were fantastic and there were two very happy staff customers.
With Scott, our Sport Aberdeen Coach, we have been learning and enjoying Table Cricket!
We continue to work on our ASDAN Wider World certificate. Recently we’ve been exploring other cultures. As we had a staff connection to Turkey, it seemed like the obvious choice. We spent a whole morning in class exploring some clothing. Coffee sets, tea sets and of course tasting lots of sweet delicacies.
Since we have returned to school Room 18 have been focusing on life skills and getting our S6 leavers ready for transition onto their post-school destination. Everyone has taken part in making snack for the whole class, emptying the bins, washing dishes and keeping our room clean.
Well done Room 18!
Room 14 have been exploring a variety of technologies and software this term. We looked through photos of work we have done and uploaded them to a Padlet. Here is a photograph of the Padlet we created.
Room 17 have been busy exploring the idea of big and small. We have been applying this concept to our everyday life skills; for example, looking at big kitchen utensils and small kitchen utensils; cutting fruit into big pieces and small pieces. We have also had good fun exploring this with different sizes of balls and we have been practicing our turn taking skills at the same time. We have also been decorating our outside area with the idea of big and small too. We have been painting big rocks and small rocks to make a pretty class snake; and making wind chimes by choosing big twigs and small twigs! Our outside area is looking much more welcoming now!
19th May is National Numeracy Day. There are events throughout the day on the National Numeracy website:
https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/numeracyday
Numeracy is all around us. It helps us to understand the world and process our environment. Colours, patterns, shape, size and texture are all related to numeracy and play can support our early understanding of these concepts. As our pupils develop, we focus on functional numeracy, learning about time through our daily routine, money in practical situations such as knowing we have to pay in the shop, measurement in HE and outdoor learning. Numeracy skills are developed across the curriculum.
There are lots of things you can do at home to support your child’s numeracy development. Why not some of these activities? For Primary / early Secondary learner here are some ideas. Follow the link below for more:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EIwt0gKHQ-0tJ7N1p1J9XeYrV3OBIUOx0KXplmkf5zQ/edit?usp=sharing
For our Senior Phase learners:
We’d love to see how you use numeracy at home. Please share any photographs or comments by e-mail to: gw19russellclare@ab-ed.org
