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.
Howes Hoose pupils have been having great fun using the website Google Earth. We have been learning about our homes as part of our ASDAN work so thought we’d share with each other what our homes look like. We used street view to navigate up and down our streets. Lots of us were very excited when we saw our homes. One pupil wanted to find the horses in the field nearby to his home so started taking us on adventure up the street! The next day we were shown two pictures of different homes and identified which was ours – we all did really well in this task!
This term in Music we have been exploring producing sounds using hand percussion and technology.
Here are some pupils from room 11 enjoying music making using the Soundbeam and switches.
During Home economics, we made chocolate muffins, by using our skills to measure ingredients, pressing buttons to operate the mixer, and used our fine motor skills to fill up the cups. We know how we are different so we made vegan/gluten free and regular cupcakes so we can all enjoy a nice a treat.
Howes Hoose have been very busy maintaining the new composting area. The children have been taking turns with the wheelbarrow, digging and filling.
