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Music With Emmeline – Friday 19th June

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Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Musical Story: Superworm

Today’s musical story is going to be Superworm by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Throughout the song there is a song that the other beasties sing to Superworm. Emmeline is going to sing it in the story and can you join in with her? The words to the song are;

Superworm is super-long.
Superworm is super-strong
Watch him wiggle! See him squirm!
Hip, hip, hooray for SUPERWORM

Days like This: Part 5 – Whole Song

We hope you have enjoyed this week’s Makaton Song. We know it might not have been very familiar to many of you previously but hope it is now! Even if you can try and sign along the word Day with the song it will be a very useful sign to have learnt this week. Good Luck!

Music With Emmeline – Thursday 18th June

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Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Familiar Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

We had no idea that there were so many verses to ‘Row Row Row your boat’! If you can at home, pretend you are rowing along too, perhaps someone can help you with this. Emmeline has added another verse at the end about a wizard which she made up but can you make up any more at home? As you can hear the verses can be very imaginative!

Days like This: Part 4 – Verses 4 and 5

There are two more verses of Days Like this to learn before putting the whole song together tomorrow. Here are the words for them.

When everyone is up front and they’re not playing tricks
When you don’t have no freeloaders out to get their kicks
When it’s nobody’s business the way that you want to live
I just have to remember there’ll be days like this

When no one steps on my dreams there’ll be days like this
When people understand what I mean there’ll be days like this
When you ring out the changes of how everything is
Well my mama told me there’ll be days like this.

Music With Emmeline – Wednesday 17th June

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Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Musical Soundscape: Blowing The Dandelion

Today’s soundscape is going to be imagining blowing a dandelion. We have provided this picture of a dandelion as a visual stimulus but perhaps you would like to close your eyes and imagine your own field of dandelions. While you listen to the music can you imagine taking deep breaths and slowly blowing the dandelion? Perhaps you make a wish on your dandelion.

Please relax, listen to the music, look at the picture, is there a dandelion in your garden you can pick and take deep breaths.

Days like This: Part 3 – Verse 3

It is now time to learn the third verse of Days Like This. Here are the words.

When you don’t need an answer there’ll be days like this
When you don’t meet a chancer there’ll be days like this
When all the parts of the puzzle start to look like they fit it
Then I must remember there’ll be days like this.

Music With Emmeline – Tuesday 16th June

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Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Action Song: Move Your Finger Round Your Tummy

Move your finger is a lovely action song that a pupil has taught Emmeline during lock-down. It incorporates many different actions and is very good fun! We hope you enjoy singing along with it with Emmeline and trying out the actions at home.

Days like This: Part 2 – Verse 2

Today we are going to sing and sign the second verse of Days Like This. Here are the words;

When you don’t need to worry there’ll be days like this
When no one’s in a hurry there’ll be days like this
When you don’t get betrayed by that old Judas kiss
Oh my mama told me there’ll be days like this.

Google Classroom

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We are very excited because today is the day that Google Classroom goes live at Orchard Brae and huge thanks to everyone who managed to log into their Google Classroom accounts last week.  And for those of you who haven’t managed to log on yet here is a video of some of the fun and exciting things you’ll find in Google Classroom!

If you are having any difficulty accessing Google Classroom or require any further supports and advice, please contact your child’s teacher who will be happy to help you.

Primary Department Activities – Week Beginning 15th June

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Today’s the day … our Google Classrooms have gone live!  Your child’s teacher will be using Google Classroom to share activities with you but we are aware that some families are waiting on technology and other supports to enable them to access Google Classroom so we will still be posting a selection of activities here too.

If you would like to share how you have got on with our activities, please email any photos via your child’s teacher, through Google Classroom, the Orchard Brae School Facebook Messenger page or email Amy Dunnett (Principal Teacher Primary) adunnett@aberdeencity.gov.uk.  Downloading videos from the Orchard Brae School Facebook Messenger page appears to be working again (fingers crossed!) however if you are having any issues, please send them using a free transfer site such as Dropbox or WeTransfer.

Story Of The Week: ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ By Ronda and David Armitage

Click below to watch and listen to the story on YouTube:

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

The book study below has some activities for you to try at home based on the story.

Links and additional documents to support the activities can be found below.

Activity 1: Template For Lighthouse

Other Activities: Story Word Mat

Dimensional Lighthouse Model

Be Resilient!

Education Scotland, in conjunction with Aberdeen City Council, produced a Resilience Alphabet full of fun think, say, do activities designed to promote resilience and develop coping strategies.  There are a series of activities for each letter of the alphabet, so pick a letter and give it a go!

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/scotland-learns/health-and-wellbeing-activities/resilience-alphabet/

Learning Grid: Life Skills

Here is a learning grid for Life Skills.  It contains 16 activity ideas for you to help develop and promote your child’s independence in a range of household and life skills tasks.

These activities are only suggestions and we would recommend that, where appropriate, you adapt these activities to meet your child’s ability level.

Learning Grid: Get Active!

Here is a learning grid for Getting Active!  It contains 16 activity ideas for you to help promote physical activity both in and out of the home on a daily basis.

These activity are only suggestions and we would recommend completing one activity each day.  However, we would love to see what other creative ways you and your family are using to Get Active daily!

Links to YouTube Channels and websites can be found below.

Oti Mabuse Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mosetsanagape

Joe Wicks – Body Coach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

Cosmic Kids Yoga: https://www.cosmickids.com/

Cosmic Kids Yoga YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Learning Station YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLearningStation

Bumble Bee Physio: https://www.facebook.com/bumblebeephysio/

imoves.com also have lots of fun exercise activities for you to try at home.  Here are some of the challenges and the links to access them:

Mountain Bike Challenge: https://imoves.com/home-learning/723

Exercise And Health: https://imoves.com/home-learning/1272

Wellness Warrior – Fruit And Veg Dance: https://imoves.com/home-learning/1332

Positions And Directions: https://imoves.com/home-learning/1334

Samba Carnival: https://imoves.com/home-learning/1340

Disco: https://imoves.com/home-learning/1346

Balance Challenge: https://imoves.com/home-learning/964

Strong Core: https://imoves.com/home-learning/1393

Music With Emmeline – Monday 15th June

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Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Vocal Warm-Up: Tarzan

“For this week’s vocal warm-up we are going to be pretending we are Tarzan or maybe an ape. Take a deep breath in and vocalise whilst beating your chest, someone might be able to help you with this. It makes quite a funny noise. We will explore making this noise at different pitches and different volumes.

Days like This: Part 1 – Verse 1

To continue our wide variety of Makaton Songs this week we are going to be doing ‘Days Like This’ by Van Morrison. This song is a brilliant one for signing along to and also moves at a more steady speed than Dance Monkey did last week! Today we are going to learn the first verse. The words for the first verse are;

When it’s not always raining there’ll be days like this
When there’s no one complaining there’ll be days like this
When everything falls into place like the flick of a switch
Well my mama told me there’ll be days like this

Art: Rotary Appeal

Bon Accord Rotary Club are hoping to spread some joy by organising for pictures to be sent to care homes and to those living on their own.  The theme for the images is ‘The Seaside’ and they would like you to get involved so get your creative imaginations going and help to brighten up someone’s day.  Full details of how to participate can be found in the picture below.


Drumming: Session 11 – Notation Continued

Dance: Online Classes

Sam is holding two online dance classes this week on Wednesday 6th May and Friday 8th May at 1pm.

Both of these classes will be taking place through his YouTube channel.  You can join in by searching Sam Stephen on YouTube or you can subscribe to his channel by following the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqBDh0VNpocZvdW29VlfPg/

Trash Band:

This week we ave two Trash Band videos for you to enjoy.  The first is a recap of the Trash Band songs covered so far…

…and for the second, find out what happens when Keith and Emmeline arrive at their holiday destination!

Music With Emmeline – Friday 12th June

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Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Musical Story – Tabby McTat

Today’s musical story is going to be Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. During the story there is a little song sung by the Busker and tabby McTat, can you join in singing it with Emmeline? Here are the words:

Me, you and the old guitar,
How perfectly happy we are.
Meee-ew and the old guitar,
How Purrr-fectly happy we are.

What Makes You Beautiful: Part 5 – Whole Song

It is now time to put all of ‘What Makes you Beautiful’ together. We hope you have enjoyed learning it and now can sing along to One Direction at home!

Music With Emmeline – Thursday 11th June

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Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Familiar Song – I Am The Music Man

This week’s well-known song is going to be ‘I am the Music Man’. The only difference is we are going to be singing our Scottish Version of the song! Our Scottish Music man is going to play the fiddle, bagpipes, harmonica and the accordion! See if you can join in with all of the actions that Emmeline will teach you at the beginning of the video.

What Makes You Beautiful: Part 4 – Verse 2

We are going to learn verse 2 of ‘What Makes you beautiful today and this will be the last part to learn before putting the whole song together tomorrow! Here are the words;

So co-come on, you got it wrong
To prove I’m right, I put it in a song
I don’t know why, you’re being shy
And turn away when I look into your eye-eye-eyes
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you