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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.
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.
Pretend play makes up a very important part of our class activities. It allows our group to play different roles and test our pupils’ reactions and responses to different situations. Playing shop is great for this type of activity-based learning.
Our pupils had as much fun setting up the shop as they did playing shop, and they learned an awful lot too!
Children had fun being supported writing the main shop sign, collecting things that can be ‘sold’ in the shop.
We had a little play-till for our shop and the kids loved punching in numbers and calling out the prices of things. They priced things with labels and practised writing numbers too. They started to understand how price and value differ from item to item.
We used play money giving coins (£1 and £2) and notes (£5 and £10) in exchange for items that they ‘bought’ from the shop. This was a great way to introduce the concept of money and trade.
Of course, every shop needs to be in good order if the customers are going to be able to find things! Perhaps all the food should go on one shelf and toiletries on another. Therefore, we got some great plastic food items like fruits and vegetables that helped the children to play and identify, or sort, different items.
Next step for our pupils is to use some real fruit and veg, bread and cans to get ready them to ‘buy’ themselves a healthy snack/lunch.
In Room 8 we know the value of pretend play, and encourage the fun times and learning experiences that activity-based play can bring. So, you could help us upcycling some household items and collecting some baskets and paper shopping bags for our learner’s very own shop. Thank you in advance.
Dear Parent/Carer,
Today we move into protection level 2 which has been long awaited by everyone. I have listed below what this means as a guide as I know how confusing it can get trying to keep track of what is and is not permitted within the different protection levels.
At Level 2:
What can open at Level 2
Places and business that can open at Level 2 include:
What must close at Level 2
Places and business that must close at Level 2 include:
This is not a full list. You can get more information in the sections below.
Full details can be found in the link below.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) protection levels: what you can do – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Once I have received the updated school’s guidance from the Scottish Government, I will update our Covid-19 risk assessment and share it with you.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact school.
Take care
Kind regards
Caroline
Thanks to Amanda and the team in Room 15 for sharing this lovely video. This is the Room 15 version of two stories that they’ve read in recent weeks. I’m sure you’ll enjoy seeing their lovely smiles and greetings. This work is also part of their ASDAN award, showing that our pupils know how to greet people.
Our return to school after the Easter break has been pretty hectic. There has been lots of giggles as we all enjoyed being back in a bigger group. The pupils all worked hard with Google Classroom and Google meets last term. I am so impressed at the communication skills and confidence the pupils developed during virtual lessons. We still enjoy conference calls with peers at home as well as live music lessons online. Here are a few photos from our first week back in school, playing “Headbandz” and mindfulness.
