Don’t forget…tomorrow is Christmas Jumper Day at Orchard Brae and we can’t wait to see what everyone will be wearing!
Please note – No donations are required.
We would just like to say a huge thank you to the Friends Of Orchard Brae for this wonderful hamper full of hand creams that they kindly gave to staff.
Their kind gesture is very much appreciated and these will be distributed to staff at the beginning of next week.
Time is flying by and before we know it, Christmas will be here.
To help get you in the festive spirit, we are delighted to announce the launch of our very own Orchard Brae Advent Calendar! Starting on Saturday 12th December, each day in the run up Christmas we will bring you two festive treats from pupils and staff at the school.
This will be shared both on the website and our Facebook page, so get ready to join in the festive fun!!!
Room 10 have been busy investigating measurement using different materials.
We used connecting blocks and joined them together to see who make the tallest group of blocks and worked collaboratively to create the longest group.
We also took maths out into the playground, measuring the length of lines using leaves and other materials and comparing our heights to the width of the path. There was also an impromptu lesson on volume and capacity as we watched the dumper truck put a tonne of sand into our sandpit!
Room 4 has been very busy celebrating different events and successes over the last few weeks.
We have been getting ready for Christmas! We have put on our festive clothes and hats and made Christmas ornaments to decorate our class tree!
We made decorations with our footprints and hand prints and we enjoyed the sensory play with the paints.
We made the Scottish flag to celebrate St. Andrews day.
In Room 4 we have been developing our skills when using our trikes. We enjoy going on our trikes and finding new ways of keeping active!
Our Head of Primary, Karen, asked Room 2 in September if we’d like to do an enterprise which would involve us learning to care for plants in our classroom. Our class teacher Ann didn’t realise Karen was going to give us quite so many Spider Plants to care for! However, we have risen to the challenge and observed our plants grow, helped to transplant many of them, watered them regularly and generally nurtured them. We have all participated actively in their care.
During the last 2 weeks of term we will take turns going round the classes at Orchard Brae School asking if anyone, for a small donation, would like to have one of the plants. We will give all donations to the PE department’s bicycle fundraiser.
Please find below our timetable of Christmas events starting in school next week. We’re all looking forward to lots of festive fun!!
Please find details of the Aberdeen City schools telephone information service for parents/guardians. This is the Schools Information Line.
The main features of this service are:
To be used to inform parents/guardians of emergency arrangements and important announcements, e.g. early closure arising from adverse weather conditions/failure of heating systems.
The system also has the potential to record brief messages of a routine nature from parents/guardians. You will be advised at a later date if this feature is to be activated.
This could hold routine information for parents/guardians, e.g. the times for a Parents’ Night, School Concert details, etc.
Parents/Guardians can access these features by dialling this National Rate number:
Tel: 0870 054 1999
A Council message will be heard followed by a request for a six-digit PIN number specific to their child’s school.
The Pin Number for Orchard Brae School is 011890.
Once connected, a voice will speak out the name of the school and a series of prompts will guide the caller to the appropriate option. The cost of calls is no more than 10p/call (landline calls). You can also check school closure status on the School Closure page on the Aberdeen City Council website. Please use the link below:
We are fast approaching Christmas and we are finalising our plans and the Christmas jumpers are already out 😊.
The school and Friends of Orchard Brae have come together to make a request.
This year due to restrictions we are unable to accept gifts or cards for staff. Instead we ask if you would like to send a thank you using our digital Christmas cards and make a small donation with the money you saved on cards and gifts. You can choose your design, add your message and share the goodwill with Orchard Brae.
Please use the link below to create your e-Christmas card and donate to Friends of Orchard Brae school.
Room 9 have been having lots of fun exploring St Andrew’s Day through a range of activities. Here they are actively engaging with colour and matching shapes on the flag.
