We are all Super! Room 12
We created superhero badges and superhero armbands by using our cutting and fine motor skills. We did so because we are all unique and super in our own ways, which is celebrated and promoted in room 12.
We created superhero badges and superhero armbands by using our cutting and fine motor skills. We did so because we are all unique and super in our own ways, which is celebrated and promoted in room 12.
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.
Room 15 have had a great (and busy) start to the term. We’ve been playing lots of games with the parachute and had blown lots of bubbles! We’ve been creative and arty by painting on a huge piece of paper. We’ve done some experiments with some colourful results (lots of food colouring involved!). We’ve had a lot of fun and laughter as we’ve built new relationships within the class.
This week, we have been having lots of fun and getting a bit messy! We took off our socks and shoes and covered our hands and feet in paint before taking a walk around the classroom! The paint felt really cold and slippery between our toes and fingers! It was all worth it though as the end result looks awesome and shows us all taking steps together in our learning!`
We are looking at “Heavy and Light” in Numeracy through “Floating and Sinking”.
We took some classroom objects, predicted whether they would float or sink and plonked them into our basin of water. We then glued the results on to our worksheet.
Orchard Brae have restarted the clothing bank. We can provide preloved school uniform items for our pupils. This can also include warm jackets and blankets, depending on what we have in stock. Please either pop into school to view our collection or contact the school office directly if you wish us to send something home with your child. Alternatively you can email Ru Mason or Gill Moffat directly.
We are also gratefully accepting donations of good quality school uniform items that your child might have outgrown. Please send these into school and ask for them to be passed along to the office or Room 17.
gw20masonruana@ab-ed.org – Ru Mason
gw09moffatgill@ab-ed.org – Gill Moffat
In room 18 we have been trying to get out enjoy the best of the weather before the cold weather sets in. Here are some of the activities that we have been participating in.
As the term progresses all pupils have had a chance to try out different work experience tasks in school. They are becoming more comfortable with their roles and responsibilities and are clearly concentrating on their tasks.
Room 19
We’re only 2 weeks into the term and we are concentrating on establishing relationships and getting reacquainted with school life. It can be quite busy in school so we have made sure to make time for relaxation too. A particular hit for pupils and staff has been sensory massage songs. These can be found on youtube, if you have 5 minutes and want to relax. We Don’t Talk About Bruno, Sensory Massage Song
Our next focus will be to establish work experience roles for all pupils in class. We’re starting with trying out different roles before appointing them. The positions will include but are not limited to:
We have reached the time of year again where we say goodbye to our S6 leavers.
We are very proud of all of them and will miss them immensly. Keith and Emmeline worked with them all to make a video for their leaver’s ceremony. We hope you enjoy it.
Everyone at Orchard Brae wishes our leavers all the very best in their future endeavours. We will miss you!