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Welcome to tonight’s bedtime story. Every week night we will bring you a bedtime story for you to watch and listen to. The stories are read by staff and pupils and we hope you enjoy seeing some familiar faces and hearing some familiar voices.
If you would like to join in and record a new bedtime story to share, please contact Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary) adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk for more information.
So get comfy and cuddle up because it’s time for a new Bedtime Story. Tonight’s story is…
A New Home For Little Fox (written by Janet Bingham and illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw)
When Little Fox sees Mrs Finch building her nest, Daddy Fox explains that everyone thinks about new homes in the spring. Little Fox wonders where he and Daddy will make their own new home.
Here are today’s musical activities with Emmeline.
Soundscape: Rainbow
Today’s soundscape has a rainbow theme. We have provided this lovely picture of a rainbow as a visual stimulus but perhaps you would like to close your eyes and imagine your own rainbow. Do you have anything at home that reminds you of the rainbow. Perhaps something colourful or your own rainbow you have made or drawn and put up in your window to support the NHS and our keyworkers at the moment.
Please relax, listen to the music, look at the picture, imagine your own rainbow and take deep breaths.
All The Small Things: Part 3 – Verse 2
It is now time to learn the second verse of All the Small Things by Blink 182. The words are;
Late night, come home
Work sucks, I know
She left me roses by the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares
Welcome to tonight’s bedtime story. Every week night we will bring you a bedtime story for you to watch and listen to. The stories are read by staff and pupils and we hope you enjoy seeing some familiar faces and hearing some familiar voices.
If you would like to join in and record a new bedtime story to share, please contact Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary) adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk for more information.
So get comfy and cuddle up because it’s time for a new Bedtime Story. Tonight’s story is…
Slinky Malinki (written and illustrated by Lynley Dood )
At night, Slinky Malinki is a very naughty cat but he soon discovers come morning that crime doesn’t pay!
Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.
Move With The Music: Violin
Today we would like you to try moving with the music Emmeline is going to play on her violin. When Emmeline is playing high notes are you able to stretch up tall and when she plays low notes can you crouch down low. Also can you move in time with Emmeline’s music? Pay careful attention to whether she plays fast or slow. You can also just listen to the music and imagine something moving high and low, fast and slow too – maybe a bird or a butterfly.
All the Small Things: Part 2 – Verse 1
We hope you enjoyed learning the chorus to this song yesterday and today we are going to learn the first verse. Here are the words;
All the small things
True care truth brings
I’ll take one lift
Your ride, best trip
Always I know
You’ll be at my show
Watching, waiting
Commiserating
Welcome to tonight’s bedtime story. Every week night we will bring you a bedtime story for you to watch and listen to. The stories are read by staff and pupils and we hope you enjoy seeing some familiar faces and hearing some familiar voices.
If you would like to join in and record a new bedtime story to share, please contact Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary) adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk for more information.
So get comfy and cuddle up because it’s time for a new Bedtime Story. Tonight’s story is…
Fox In Socks (written and illustrated by Dr Seuss )
Meet Fox and Knox. Fox speaks almost entirely in rhyming tongue twisters and poor Knox is having a hard time following what is being said. Can you work out what Fox is saying?
Here are some fun activities for you to try at home this week.
If you would like to share how you have got on with our activities, please send any photos via your child’s teacher, the Orchard Brae School Facebook Messenger page or email Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary) adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk. Downloading videos from the Orchard Brae School Facebook Messenger page appears to be working again (fingers crossed!) however if you are having any issues, please send them using a free transfer site such as Dropbox or WeTransfer.
Story Of The Week: ‘The Colour Monster’ By Anna Ilenas
This week’s story is about a monster who wakes up one morning confused about how he is feeling. Throughout the story, he explores these feelings with the help of a friend. This book it is great way of exploring feelings and emotions with children.
Click below to watch and listen to the story:
The book study below has some great activities for you to try at home based on the story.
Links and additional documents to support the activities can be found below:
We hope you enjoyed trying our one of our forces experiments last week. Why don’t you try a different one this week?
Learning Grid: Life Skills
Here is a learning grid for Life Skills. It contains 16 activity ideas for you to help develop and promote your child’s independence in a range of household and life skills tasks.
These activities are only suggestions and we would recommend that, where appropriate, you adapt these activities to meet your child’s ability level.
Learning Grid: Get Active!
Here is a learning grid for Getting Active! It contains 16 activity ideas for you to help promote physical activity both in and out of the home on a daily basis.
These activity are only suggestions and we would recommend completing one activity each day. However, we would love to see what other creative ways you and your family are using to Get Active daily!
Links to YouTube Channels and websites can be found below.
Our Expressive Arts team have been busy creating more videos for you to enjoy at home throughout the week.
They include an art activity from Diane for you to copy, drumming from Keith and a trash band video from Keith and Emmeline as well as information about Sam’s online dance classes. Don’t forget that Emmeline’s musical activities will be posted daily.
If you would like to share how you have got on with our activities, please send any photos via your child’s teacher, the Orchard Brae School Facebook Messenger page or email Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary) adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk. Downloading videos from the Orchard Brae School Facebook Messenger page appears to be working again (fingers crossed!) however if you are having any issues, please send them using a free transfer site such as Dropbox or WeTransfer.
Art: Printmaking
Drumming: Session 7 – Practical Rhythm Skills
Trash Band: Session 4 – I Know A Chicken
Dance: Online Classes
Sam is holding two online dance classes this week on Wednesday 6th May and Friday 8th May at 1pm.
Both of these classes will be taking place through his YouTube channel. You can join in by searching Sam Stephen on YouTube or you can subscribe to his channel by following the link below:
Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.
Vocal Warm Up: The Counting Game
This counting game will not only help us warm up our voices but will also help us to practise our numbers. Can you sing and count along with Emmeline?
All the Small Things: Part 1 – Chorus
This week we are starting another song from our pupil requests. It is going to be quite a different one to sign but we think it will be a great new challenge for everyone – Emmeline included. It is ‘All the Small Things’ by Blink 182. Today we are going to start by learning the chorus. Here are the words;
Say it ain’t so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Welcome to our new daily post. Every week night we will bring you a bedtime story for you to watch and listen to. The stories are read by staff and pupils and we hope you enjoy seeing some familiar faces and hearing some familiar voices.
If you would like to join in and record a new bedtime story to share, please contact Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary) adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk for more information.
So get comfy and cuddle up because it’s time for a new Bedtime Story. Tonight’s story is…
The Snail And The Whale (written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler)
One tiny snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world..
