Clare Russell

Ragbag Collection

By Clare Russell 11th March 2019 11th March 2019 Eco Group, Howes House, Nursery @ Ashgrove, Nursery @ Howes Road, Primary 1 @ Ashgrove, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department

The pupils in Room 16 have been working hard on our Ragbag project for 18 months now. We are delighted to confirm that we have raised approximately £900 for the school fund (that’s more than 2 tonnes of clothing that have been saved from landfill!).

Rag bag is a Scottish textile and clothing recycling scheme. Items are graded according to their quality at their premises in Falkirk. Wearable items are sent to developing countries as 2^nd hand clothing, items which may have been torn or damaged recycled and become carpet underlay or industrial cleaning cloths or even mattress lining. Either way they are kept from landfill.

There are 3 collection schemes, 1: send bags home, 2: inside collection bin (at school front office) and 3: external collection bin. We are proud to say that we have all 3 schemes in operation.

We collect clothes, pairs of shoes, belts and bags.

So this Spring, as you clear out your winter wardrobe, feel free to fill a bag of rags for us!

Works of Art for our Loved Ones with Room 13

By Clare Russell 7th March 2019 7th March 2019 Core Curriculum, Inter Disciplinary Learning, Room 19, Secondary Department

Room 13 are being organised once again. This time they are planning for another special day at the end of March where we share our love and appreciation for our families and those close to us. We have used a range of techniques to create our own special artwork.

Birthday Celebrations in Room 12

By Clare Russell 4th March 2019 4th March 2019 Room 12

Room 12 enjoyed celebrating a pupil’s birthday. There was a lot of excitement about the treats brought in to share.

Room 16’s Colourful Science

By Clare Russell 1st March 2019 1st March 2019 Inter Disciplinary Learning, Room 16, Secondary Department, Uncategorised

We have been doing a selection of colourful science experiments this month. Yesterday we dissolved the sugared coating from Skittles in warm water to make patterns. It worked instantly. We had great fun watching the colour of the water change, and observing the different patterns.

Howes Hoose Plant the School Logo

By Clare Russell 20th February 2019 22nd February 2019 Howes House, Outdoor Learning, Secondary Department, Senior phase

A team member from the Parks Department at Aberdeen City Council came to work with Howes Hoose pupils. We were asked to design a flower bed. He then took all our designs and put them together to make the design for the new flower bed. We set to work planting daffodil bulbs in the shape of an O for Orchard Brae. Over the next few weeks we will plant out more bulbs to make the B, put down bark in the shape of the hands on our badge and finally plant more bulbs to finish the design. Please look out for the flowers as they begin to grow on the bank at the far side of the car park over the next few months. Many thanks to the Parks Deparment for helping us with this project. We are looking forward to working with them every second Tuesday.

Room 15 explore Our World of Colour

By Clare Russell 20th February 2019 22nd February 2019 Room 15, Secondary Department

Last term Room 15 explored Our World of Work. We all made posters of ourselves as workers. We think one of our class must have had inside information about our next topic. She chose to be a painter and now we are exploring Our World of Colour! We had a class outing to a DIY store and investigated the many different colours of paint there. We all looked closely at the colours trying to decide which was our favourite.

Football Tournament

By Clare Russell 20th February 2019 20th February 2019 Howes House, P.E., Room 10, Room 18, Secondary Department, Senior phase

The football team recently played another session of matches at Aberdeen Sports Village. They showed great improvement and battled on despite fierce opposition. Congratulations to them all for their sportsmanship. They were all a real credit to the school!

Happy Valentine’s Day from Room 13

By Clare Russell 14th February 2019 15th February 2019 Expressive Arts, Secondary Department

Room 13 have been making Valentine’s cards for those special people in their lives: Mum, Dad and Auntie. We took a lot of care making our cards and enjoyed the process.

Room 18 Keeping Fit!

By Clare Russell 13th February 2019 15th February 2019 P.E., Room 18, Secondary Department, Senior phase

As part of our Senior Phase Curriculum, pupils from Room 18 have been keeping fit at our local Sports Centre. They have taken to it very quickly and are very much enjoying the cardiovascular equipment. We’ve shown enthusiasm in cycling, rowing, using the cross trainer and treadmills. Many of us enjoy walking uphill on the treadmill and some of us have even been for a run. Good effort Room 18! We all need to follow in your footsteps a bit more!