Citizenship – Page 12 – Orchard Brae School

Home Economics with Howes Hoose

By Amy Dunnett 21st January 2019 15th February 2019 Health and Well Being, Healthy Schools, Home Economics, Howes House, Qualifications and Awards, Senior phase

Howes Hoose have been working on increasing their independence in the kitchen, working on food preparation skills and using electrical equipment safely. They have been using these skills to run their soup making business, with the profits going towards the residential and Duke of Edinburgh trips that they will be attending in the Summer term.

H.E. – With Room 14

By Amy Dunnett 21st January 2019 15th February 2019 Health and Well Being, Healthy Schools, Home Economics, Qualifications and Awards, Secondary Department

Room 14 have been developing their food hygiene and preparation skills with the pupils in S4 working towards National 1 SQA units.

PE at Orchard Brae

By Amy Dunnett 17th January 2019 15th February 2019 Health and Well Being, Healthy Schools, P.E., Primary, Secondary Department

These are some examples of the activities that we are working during PE classes in both Primary and Secondary at Orchard Brae. As you can see we have been having lots of fun and been learning new skills.

Eco Committee

By Amy Dunnett 18th December 2018 15th February 2019 Eco Group

Orchard Brae School is participating in the Eco-Schools Scotland award scheme. Eco-Schools is a global programme which promotes sustainable development education, connecting millions of children across 67 countries worldwide.

Eco-Schools Scotland is designed to encourage whole-school community action and the programme encourages young people to engage in their environment by allowing them the opportunity to actively protect it. The programme starts in the classroom and expands to the whole school, eventually fostering change in the community at large.

Eco Bricks with Room 14

By Amy Dunnett 7th December 2018 15th February 2019 Eco Group, Room 14, Secondary Department, Technology

As Part of an SQA module and class recycling we are making Eco Bricks this year.

We are going to make the bricks into a table for our summer snacks outside.

Halloween fun at Orchard Brae

By Amy Dunnett 4th December 2018 15th February 2019 Howes House, Primary 1 @ Ashgrove, Pupil Council, 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

In October the Pupil Council met and discussed options for a whole school Halloween Activity.

The options were to have a Halloween disco, design a pumpkin or do both. After a whole school vote pupils chose to do both. A picture graph was used to share the results of the vote.

Caroline judged the pumpkin competition and decided that everyone was a winner as they were all unique and individual.

This was followed by the Halloween disco which was enjoyed by all.