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ARRAN
Class Arran have had CLASS
a very exciting few
weeks. We have been exploring Paisley
as part of our topic and have been learning all about its history. We visited St Mirren Park where
we got to tour the stadium and meet the coaches. We even got to meet the Paisley Panda. We
also visited the Paisley Abbey and took pictures of the stain glass windows which we are going
to make in art! We have been making the Paisley Pattern out of different materials so far we
have used paint, sponge, clay and we even made Paisley Pattern biscuits! We are all looking
forward to our next visit to the Paisley Museum.

BUTE

'A moose took a dauner through the deep, mirk widd' - sound familiar? Well, it's the first
line from The Gruffalo but in Scots and there will be lots of great Gruffalo activities going on in class
Bute during our Scottish books topic.
We love stories in class Bute. Handa's Surprise was enjoyed by all during our harvest topic.
With some of our '50 things to do...' challenges involved in our Gruffalo topic too, we will be having
fun indoors and out. Art, singing, cookery and a bit of drama too - we'll all be too tired for Christmas
......well maybe not!

CUMBRAE

In class CUMBRAE we have all been very busy. Among the many learning
experiences the list of favourites has so far been hydrotherapy, autumn outdoor learning,
exploring autumn on the magic carpet, rebound therapy and cause and effect activities on the
akka. We look forward to exploring our topic on Scottish books. Being overly creative we
are creating our own sensory story book thats not Nessie. Watch the space and look out for it
in our corridor.

IONA

Class Iona has been busy this term learning all about autumn. We have enjoyed
autumn walks were we collected leaves and acorns which we used to make pieces of art and
interacting with the falling leaves whilst at the Magic Carpet. We have also been learning all about
the weather and weve loved being outside and splashing in the puddles! We have loved
participating in PE with our friends in class Islay. This term we will be learning all about The
Gruffalo.

ISLAY

Class ISLAY have been very busy since the summer holidays. We welcomed Ben, Christopher, David
and Jamie to the school. We looked at the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See and explored
different colours and textures. Everyone enjoys visiting the different learning areas and we are working on our
interaction skills. As well as going to the park to work on our gross motor skills we join class Iona every Monday
afternoon for PE. We have been working on our 50 Things To Do activities and have explored the bird hut and fed
the birds.
Our topic this term is Scottish books and we are all looking forward to exciting activities and lots of learning!

TIREE/WHALSAY

Classes Tiree and Whalsay have been very busy since the
October break. We have started our new Scottish Book Topic focussing on Harry Potter by the
Scottish Author JK Rowling. The pupils have been sorted into houses by the Sorting Hat, The
pupils also used a variety of materials and designs to make the coat of arms of their houses.
As part of our 50 Things To Do topic we took advantage of the windy weather to do some
experiments. The pupils compared the winds effect on objects of all different sizes. We are
looking forward to our next experiment flying kites in the wind.

YELL

Class Yell have settled in well to our new class at Woodfarm and have made loads of new S6
buddies friends. Weve had lots of visitors, including class Orkney who joined us for some pumpkin
carving. We all had mixed feelings about sticking our hands inside the pumpkins but as you can see, the
results were fab! They then went on display at the Halloween disco (and we think that Ms Scrimgeour
might also have taken them home displayed them outside her house too!!).

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Class Jura have been extremely
busy over the
last few weeks learning lots of new skills through
planning their Butterfly caf for their parents.
They brainstormed a name for the caf, made shopping lists and trips to buy supplies, baked goodies
following recipe cards and served drinks and food to their family members.
Class Jura raised 131.52 altogether and the money was donated to Allans Page to raise awareness of
Paget s disease.

MULL

Class Mull have been busy working, playing and learning. We have used the book Commotion in the
Ocean to learn about creatures that live in the ocean. We painted beautiful fish and have a display on the wall.
We took advantage of the warm weather to extend our physical play at Pollock Park which was great fun.
Halloween is a time for dressing up which most of us like as you can see in the photograph. We prepared spider
biscuits and sparkler biscuits to eat at home. This term we are getting ready for more celebrations which we will
join in enthusiastically.

ORKNEY

Class Orkney have been busy with their China topic this term- visiting china town, Kelvingrove art museum
and SeeWoo shop. The class have also made wish lanterns for the school and as part of the mountain festival have tasted
some incredible Chinese cakes!
This month the class have been writing their pen pal letters to Florida, where the children at Azalea Middle School in St.
Petersburg will receive them for Christmas. We are looking forward to reading their replies.
Last but not least Class Orkney have been out competing in swimming time trials and cross country. They have also enjoyed
taking part in senior PE lessons including Gymnastics and basketball at Woodfarm. Were all getting super fit for the winter
season!

SANDA Hello from everyone in Sanda!

We have been very busy so far this term focussing on the 50 Things to do outdoors before you leave Isobel Mair School. So far, we have
experienced the rain on our faces and hands and have been splashing in puddles. We have fed the birds and have had the experience of
placing our bare feet on the wet grass! We have collected Autumn leaves which we used for a sensory story and have created a beautiful
Autumn collage for the corridor in Loch Ness.
We enjoyed our Halloween celebrations, in particular using our switches to activate spooky pictures on the smartboard and we have been
making brightly coloured, glittery fireworks pictures for Guy Fawkes night.
For our Scottish Book Study we will be exploring a range of stories including No Such thing as Nessie and There was a wee lassie who
swallowed a midgie. Hoots Mon, we are going to be busy wee lads and lassies!!

SKYE

In Class Skye this year we have Awais, Fraser R, Fraser J, Mia, Isaac and Noah.
We have had a busy first term and it looks like our second term will be even busier. Maureen helped us to make a scarecrow
as part of our Autumn topic. After the October break our focus was 50 things to do Outdoors As part of this we went on a
class trip to the Museum of Rural Life and visited all the animals on the farm there. We also participated in lots of outdoor
activities such as running down hills, listening to grass trumpets and eating outside.
Our topic this term is Scottish Texts and we will be learning about many different things that happen in Scotland.

STAFFA

Staffa class had a great time celebrating Halloween. As you can see from the photograph
we all got into the spirit of things!!!!!! We have been busy learning outdoors as part of our 50 Things to
do Outdoors Topic.
We are about the begin a Scottish Book study Wee Grannys Magic Bag by Elizabeth McKay and hope to
have fun making the characters and role playing

SHETLAND
We have had a busy term so far learning lots of new outdoor skills through our 50 Things to Do Outdoors Topic. We also got into
the spirit of things for Halloween, Dressing Up and visiting the Haunted Corrie House!
We will be starting our Scottish Book Study this term learning about Scottish Authors and different styles of writing. We continue
to visit our friends at Yell when we go to Woodfarm on a Friday and participating in lots of exciting learning experiences.

LEWIS.

We have had a super learning fortnight, working on our 50 Things to do Outdoors. The
weather was typically wet and windy, though we didnt let this stop us!
Our new topic is Room on the Broom, and we are all looking forward to exciting activities and lots of
learning!

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