Room 4 recently enjoyed a visit to the Central Library in Aberdeen. While they were there they took part in a multi-sensory story time session and everyone had a fantastic time.
Thank you to the library staff for hosting this session for us!
Set your timers and get ready to watch (and record) tonight’s Reporting Scotland where you will see our fabulous Makaton Choir help our colleagues in Speech and Language Therapy launch a new Makaton training course for Santa and his helpers!
Bobath Scotland are launching a new project called ‘Right Start’. The project is aimed at families of children between the ages of 2 and 6 with cerebral palsy. Applications to participate can be sent to the projectcoordinator@bobath.scot
Applications are also open for Adult Outreach Therapy & Support, run in conjunction with Cerebral Palsy Scotland. For further information, please email projectcoordinator@bobath.scot
It’s been a busy term at Orchard Brae. Have a look at our newsletter to see what’s been happening!
We hope all our pupils, their families and staff have a happy holiday and we look forward to seeing you all again on the 28th.
As part of the Citymoves Dance Agency Dancelive Festival, Indepen-dance, an award winning inclusive dance company based in Glasgow for disabled and non-disabled people will be performing as well as hosting a workshop. Their artistic approach is to ensure the arts and dance in particular, is inclusive, and that disabled children, young people and adults are fully included in the creative process of making performing and being an audience for dance.
The tickets for the show are £12.00 (£9.00 Concession) and the tickets for Workshops are £5.00. If you book both together it would be £15.00 (£10.00 Concession).
To Book Email: emma.saddington@citymoves.org.uk
Saturday, October 19th, 2019 | The Anatomy Rooms | 5pm
111 (one hundred and eleven) is a powerful duel between two exceptional dancers as they explore their different strengths and vulnerabilities.
Dance/Theatre/Aerial
Created and performed by Joel Brown and Eve Mutso
Sunday, October 20th | Schoolhill Studio | 11.00 and 12.30
Inclusive Dance Workshop from Indepen-dance
11.00-12.00, For under 16 years of age.
12.30-13.30, For over 16 years of age.
Our workshops are designed to provide the participants with an introduction to inclusive dance and creative movement, our experienced dance workshop leaders will share their skills, knowledge and insight into inclusive dance practice for groups with diverse abilities and will involve the workshop participants in a typical Indepen-dance creative movement workshop.
The creative movement workshop will be practical, stimulating, physical and should be good fun.
You can find all the details on:
https://www.citymoves.org.uk/dancelive/
Aberdeen Play Forum have a range of free activities happening across the city during the October holidays. There is no need to book, just turn up and enjoy. However, if you would like more information, please contact Melanie Jaffrey on the contact details in the posters below
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Book your places now for the Active Schools ASN October holiday camp at Orchard Brae School. Places are free for Orchard Brae pupils. Further details can be found in the image below.
Visit To The Duthie Park
As part of our moving world topic this term, we have been exploring different ways in which our bodies can move and make other things move. We had great fun at Duthie Park moving and playing with the equipment. We used lots of different forces such as pushing, pulling and twisting to move ourselves and things around us.
You can see in the picture that we were really excited when we stood very still and the frog moved out of the water to say hello!
We have also been learning about how to travel in and out with school safely both on our feet and on school transport. You can see that we really enjoy sitting on the bus with our seat belts fastened and ready to go!
Movement through Art
We have been further exploring cause and effect of forces and movement in art where we have been moving different materials to make pieces of art. We had great fun moving toy vehicles through paint to create some interesting track patterns.
As a school we feel that it is very important for our students to support others within the wider community and in some cases, some of the most deprived countries in the world. Following on from this, the staff and students in Howes Hoose are organising the Rotary Shoebox Appeal this year.
You do not have to send in any money and we are not asking for families to fill a shoebox but rather send in donations from the list shown below. This will allow our students to organise and fill the shoeboxes in school. We have found in previous years that the best way is to buy a multi-pack of an item and we will divide these up between boxes. The items do not have to be expensive and could be things you have at home which you no longer want, so long as they are in good condition.
If you could please send donations in by Friday 1st November to allow the students time to pack them up ready for collection on the 8th November so they can be distributed in time for Christmas.
Thank you once again for your amazing support.
Room 6 had great fun trying to make the kite fly on a windy day. Some of us chased the kite and some of us watched from a distance.
Pupils then made their own kites with carrier bags and enjoyed flying these in the playground.
