Category: Expressive Arts

Expressive Arts

Expressive Arts – Week Beginning 13th April

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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 and relaxation from Keith and for you to join along with, some cool dance moves from Sam for you to try at home.

Once again, if you would like to share your photos and videos with our school community, please email:
Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary)
adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Art:Painting With Objects

Drumming: Session 3 – Scottish Tunes

Relaxation With Keith

Dance: Crocodile Rock

Expressive Arts – Week Beginning 6th April

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Our Expressive Arts team have been busy creating a range of videos for you to enjoy at home throughout the week.
They include art activities from Diane for you to copy, drumming and trash band from Keith and Emmeline for you to join along with, some cool dance moves from Sam for you to try at home and a story to listen to.

Once again, if you would like to share your photos and videos with our school community, please email:
Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary)
adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Art: Daffodil Foil Paintings

Art: Shadow Tracing

Drumming: Introductory Music

Trash Band:

Dance: High School Musical

Story: The Pig’s Knickers by Jonathan Emmett

Expressive Arts – Week Beginning 30th March

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Our Expressive Arts team have been busy creating a range of videos for you to enjoy at home throughout the week.

They include art activities from Diane for you to copy, drumming and trash band from Keith and Emmeline for you to join along with and some cool dance moves from Sam for you to try at home.

Once again, if you would like to share your photos and videos with our school community, please email:

Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary)

adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk

**There’s also a bonus dance video for you at the end – something from the staff to make you all smile!**

Art: Sheep In Spring

Art: Zentangle Hands

Drumming: Introductory Music

Trash Band: Making Instruments

Dance: Proud Mary

Dance: Bonus Video 

Thanks to all the staff (both willing and coerced) who participated in making this video.  Hopefully, it will brighten up your day!

Story Of The Week: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch

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Our Story Of the Week is ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ by Ronda and David Armitage.  In this story, Mr. Grinling, the lighthouse keeper, finds himself in a disagreement with some ravenous seagulls. See how he comes out on top with a little help from Mrs. Grinling.

You can read and listen along to the story at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wCRq50Wwg 

There are also activities which you can complete each day which cover a range of curricular areas.  We would love to know how you get on and if you would like to share you photos, videos or comments with our school community, please email:

Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary)

adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Template For Lighthouse:

Story Word Mat

3 Dimensional Lighthouse Model

**Please note that these additional resources can also be downloaded from www.twinkl.co.uk**

You can currently join for free using the code UKTWINKLHELPS.

 

Sport Relief 2020

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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!

Show The Love With The Climate Coalition

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Pupils in school have been busy working with Diane, our art teacher, on an alternative Valentine’s project.  The project is part of the Climate Coalition’s ‘Show The Love’ campaign where people are encouraged to create green hearts to promote awareness of climate change and other environmental issues.  The artwork was made using recyclable materials and is now on display in the school foyer.

You can find out more about the campaign at:

https://www.theclimatecoalition.org/show-the-love

 

 

Making Music In Room 3

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The pupils from Room 3 have been enjoying making music both at music therapy and in class. The pupils have all been exploring music in ways specific to them. This has involved playing hand-held percussion instruments, singing, playing the piano and also walking on the floor piano! The pupils have been engaging in a variety of pupil led and specific ways in music therapy and these have been reiterated in class during a variety of activities! Emmeline is looking forward to continuing making music with Room 3!

 

Drumming At SQA National 3

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Here is a wow moment we would like to share from one of our senior students who is currently working on an SQA National 3 in Music: Performance Skills with a focus on drumming.

He has been working with our instructor, Keith on developing his confidence in reading music, following tempo and he is currently working towards putting on performance in school.

Well done!

Chapel Chimers

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Many thanks to the Chapel Chimers for visiting us at Orchard Brae yesterday. Although we love our weekly Makaton Choir, this was a lovely musical alternative for us. We all enjoyed hearing the resonance of the chimes and both singing and playing along.