Room 2 – Orchard Brae School

Aberdeen Reads: Join the Summer Reading Challenge

By Clare Russell 26th June 2020 6th July 2020 Early Learning and Childcare, Family Learning, Howes House, Literacy and Communication, News, Nursery at Ashgrove AM, Nursery at Ashgrove PM, Nursery at Howes Road AM, Nursery at Howes Road PM, Primary, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 13, Room 13, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 19, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 7, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department, Senior phase

Aberdeen City Libraries have announced an exciting new reading challenge for the summer. Starting tomorrow (27th June) and running until 29th August, everyone is welcome to register as an individual or family / group. Register for the challenge online: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=aw-pJD2_E02ip4k2nOs16xSlCSTRm75Nn6t-EpSexzdUN0kySlJWRlpJUEdRSEdZUlhLRTczUDZDTSQlQCN0PWcu

There are 9 reading related challenges and you can choose those that appeal. Full details of all the challenges are on the Aberdeen Reads website:

There is something for everyone!

Some ideas of how you might use the challenge are:

Places

Read some of your favourite stories that are set in other countries (real or imaginary). Two of my personal favourites are:

Where The Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak), a lovely picture book for younger readers, and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (C S Lewis) for older readers.

Get Creative

Across the school we’ve seen lovely photos of our children and young people engaging in Life Skills and Arts & Crafts during our period of remote learning. Why not challenge yourself to bake or cook something new? You might find a no-cook recipe that will encourage even greater independence. Try a new craft project and make something useful, or use some of your old junk to create something inspired by a book. Lots of exciting crafty projects can be done using recycled materials and this helps our environment.

Ec0-Friendly

Use recycled materials to create a favourite character or a scene from one of your books. One young man from Room 14 did this previously, creating his favourite scene from Harry Potter.

Cover Versions

Some of our Secondary pupils enjoy the Harry Potter books. These are magical stories to escape into and are very enjoyable to read aloud. Why not compare the film and the book to find out which you like best? Horrid Henry is always a favourite and episodes can be watched on TV. Do you like the TV episode or the story best? Popular with many of our younger pupils is Disney Cars or any other Disney movie. Again, see what you like best – the film or the book. There are also lots of E-comics on the library website, including Disney.

Favourite Place

Try reading in different places and find out what your favourite place to read is. I like to read in the garden, particularly on a fine day.

Let us know how you get on and feel free to share with your teachers the stories that you have enjoyed.

Online Learning Survey

By Clare Russell 17th June 2020 17th June 2020 Howes House, News, Primary, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 13, Room 13, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 19, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department, Senior phase

We’ve now been learning remotely for more weeks than we care to remember! This week is particularly exciting with the launch of our Google Classrooms (GSuite) and it’s great to see so many families getting involved with this.

As always, our aim is to support our children and young people as best we can, and we have a Leadership Group working together to focus on how do this as we move towards ‘blending learning’ from August. In order to support their work we’d really appreciate your thoughts on what we have offered so far, any issues or difficulties you’ve experienced, and what you would like to see as we move forward.

All feedback is welcome so please take a few minutes to share your views if you have not already done so. Thank you.

https://forms.gle/oparbBDTDzYbex8Z7

Google Classroom Survey

By Clare Russell 27th May 2020 27th May 2020 Howes House, News, Primary, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 13, Room 13, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 19, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department, Senior phase

Thank you to everyone that has completed our Google Classroom survey for their child to date. If you have not already done so, we would be grateful if you would complete the form on Survey Monkey. This is to ensure that you have access to the necessary IT to enable your child to access it. Please click on the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GLX5LM5

Please note this applies to Primary and Secondary pupils only.

POSTPONED: Friends of Orchard Brae 5k Fun Run

By Clare Russell 22nd April 2020 22nd April 2020 Early Learning and Childcare, Howes House, News, Nursery at Ashgrove AM, Nursery at Ashgrove PM, Nursery at Howes Road AM, Nursery at Howes Road PM, Primary, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 13, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department, Senior phase

Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19 our planned Fun Run is postponed until further notice. We will maintain contact with the City Events Team at Aberdeen City Council and hope that we can have our event at some time in the future. For now, our priority is to keep our school and wider community safe and well.

Sport Relief 2020

By Clare Russell 13th March 2020 17th March 2020 Citizenship, Early Learning and Childcare, Expressive Arts, Health and Well Being, News, P.E., Primary, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 13, Room 13, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 19, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department, Senior phase

Many thanks to Amanda, Salvi, Sam and Scott for organising fun activities for us all to join in with to support Sport Relief 2020. We kicked off the morning with a select band signing up to Run a Mile. Thanks to Room 19 for braving the cold throughout our challenge, the spectators that cheered us on from the warmth of the classrooms and those that came out for playtime, supporting with cheers as we ran our loops. Each of us did 5 loops of the playground in total.

At lunchtime we enjoyed dance sessions with Sam. We all had lots of fun!

Finally, the whole school joined in for the afternoon to Walk a Mile with a Smile. We were grateful that the sun came out and warmed up the playground nicely for us. We also had some special visitors – the sumos!

Our day was just for fun, but we also received generous donations towards Sport Relief, raising a total of £165! Well done to everyone for taking part!

Clothing Exchange

By Clare Russell 9th March 2020 9th March 2020 Early Learning and Childcare, Howes House, News, Primary, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 13, Room 13, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 19, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department, Senior phase, Uncategorised

Room 16 have been doing a great job, supporting the Clothing Exchange scheme. Pupils are regularly tidying up the area, washing, sorting and folding new clothing. It’s good to see an increase in sizes available too. Please keep sending items in if they’re in good condition and no longer of use to your child. Do also feel free to pop in and browse any time or let us know via the home school diary if you’d like the class team to have a look on your behalf.

Friends of Orchard Brae Fun Run: 28th April 2020

By Clare Russell 28th February 2020 28th February 2020 Early Learning and Childcare, Howes House, Nursery at Ashgrove AM, Nursery at Ashgrove PM, Nursery at Howes Road AM, Nursery at Howes Road PM, Primary, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 13, Room 13, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 19, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department, Senior phase

Many thanks to the brother of one of our pupils who has asked if he can fundraise individually through sponsorship for the 5k Fun Run for Friends of Orchard Brae. If anyone else wishes to raise money through the Fun Run or any other sponsored activity in future, sponsor forms can be obtained via the Friends of Orchard Brae by contacting school, or a sponsorship page can be set up at: https://wonderful.org/charity/friendsoforchardbrae

Lisa Thomson (Chairperson of the Friends) is the normal point of contact for any fundraising. Clare Russell can also be contacted regarding the Fun Run.

Full information regarding the Fun Run can be found here: https://scottishrunningguide.com/race/fun-run-for-friends-of-orchard-brae

or check out the Friends of Orchard Brae Facebook page.

Please remember, all participants must be over 12 years of age to enter, and must be accompanied by an adult at all times if under 16. Donations are optional – the event is free to run for everyone!

If we have wheelchair users who wish to participate, an adapted course that avoids the rooty / muddy trail section will be available.

Support Orchard Brae via your local Coop!

By Clare Russell 6th February 2020 6th February 2020 Early Learning and Childcare, Howes House, News, Nursery at Ashgrove AM, Nursery at Ashgrove PM, Nursery at Howes Road AM, Nursery at Howes Road PM, Primary, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 13, Room 13, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 19, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department, Senior phase

If you shop with Co-op, please consider choosing us as your cause to support when you shop. Join here…

https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/41483

Assemblies In Drum Department

By Amy Dunnett 29th January 2020 29th January 2020 Citizenship, Primary, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5

The pupils in Drum have been meeting every Monday morning for assembly. We sit together in a circle and are becoming used to the routine. We start by saying hello before singing favourite songs the classes bring. We then explore a theme or story before finishing our assembly and saying goodbye.

Last week we explored Burns Night. We dressed up in tartan, had a little taste of shortbread and oatcakes, sang Scottish songs and had a wee ceilidh!

This week we learnt about Chinese New Year and tried on some clothes, looked at artefacts, did some movement and then did a dragon dance. We opened up some fortune cookies and shared what they told us! Our youngest pupils in the school are in Drum and there is lots of learning in a busier environment where it is less predictable and noisier than our classrooms. On top of that we get out of our seats to dance and are learning to return to them so well.

We have a great time learning together and there’s lots more assembly fun ahead!

Orchard Brae Clothing Exchange

By Clare Russell 17th January 2020 27th January 2020 Early Learning and Childcare, Howes House, News, Nursery at Ashgrove AM, Nursery at Ashgrove PM, Nursery at Howes Road AM, Nursery at Howes Road PM, Primary, Room 10, Room 11, Room 12, Room 13, Room 13, Room 14, Room 15, Room 16, Room 17, Room 18, Room 19, Room 2, Room 3, Room 4, Room 5, Room 6, Room 8, Room 9, Secondary Department

Thanks to everyone that has sent in items for our Clothing Exchange. Please remember that you’re welcome to pop in and browse any time. It’s a great way to save money and help the planet by passing things on that our children and young people have grown out of.

We’ve got clothing in a wider range of sizes now. All sizes of clothing are welcome as our pupils go from age 3-18.

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