Specialist Areas – Page 33 – Orchard Brae School

News

Winter Reminder

By Amy Dunnett / 5th November 2022

As we head into the winter months, please find below a general reminder of illnesses in school. Due to the...
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News

School Closure Information Line

By Amy Dunnett / 20th January 2022

Please find details of the Aberdeen City schools telephone information service for parents/guardians. This is the Schools Information Line. The main...
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Citizenship
Primary
Rights Respecting Schools
Secondary Department

Whole School Assembly

By Amy Dunnett / 31st January 2025

This morning we held our monthly whole school assembly with a focus on celebration and Rights Respecting Schools. This month,...
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3 - 5 Curriculum
Citizenship
Early Learning and Childcare
Head Teacher Blog
News
Primary
Rights Respecting Schools
Secondary Department

We did it! Orchard Brae achieves Silver RRSA!

By Clare Russell / 6th December 2024

We are delighted to share that today we had our Silver Accreditation visit with UNICEF to look at how we're...
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Uncategorised

A Voice Under the Sea

By Amy Dunnett / 3rd December 2024

A huge thank you to Create, who visited us in school yesterday to perform their show 'A Voice Under The...
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Citizenship
Home Economics
News
Primary
Secondary Department

We Are All Unique

By Amy Dunnett / 3rd December 2024

Back in August, the Home Economics department started work on an exciting project to showcase our school in a vibrant...
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Primary
Secondary Department

A Feast of Pumpkins

By Amy Dunnett / 11th October 2024

For our end of term, we held a pumpkin competition where each class was given a pumpkin and asked to...
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Citizenship
Primary
Rights Respecting Schools
Secondary Department

Whole School Assembly

By Amy Dunnett / 4th October 2024

Today we held our monthly Celebration and Rights Respecting assembly. It was great to say 'well done' to so many...
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Citizenship
Health and Well Being
Healthy Schools
Primary
Secondary Department

Social Snack

By Amy Dunnett / 27th September 2024

Today we held our first Social Snack of the school year. We were delighted to have pupils and staff join...
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News

End of Term Newsletter

By Amy Dunnett / 5th July 2024

Another school year has gone and as I sat through the various ceremonies and prizegiving’s this week, it made me...
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News

Orchard Brae Connect and Friends Of Orchard Brae Newsletter

By Amy Dunnett / 5th July 2024

Here is the latest newsletter from Friends of Orchard Brae and Orchard Brae Connect. Links to book activities are below:...
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Numeracy
Primary
Room 6

Learning about money in our classroom bakery

By Amy Dunnett / 5th July 2024

In Room 6, we recently transformed our classroom into a busy bakery, providing a fantastic hands-on opportunity for our pupils...
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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.

Ashgrove PM Nursery – Look at the things we get up to

By Amy Dunnett 17th January 2019 15th February 2019 3 - 5 Curriculum, Early Learning and Childcare, Outdoor Learning

Outdoor Art with class 10

By Amy Dunnett 7th December 2018 15th February 2019 Expressive Arts, Outdoor Learning, Primary, Room 10

Looking at Outdoor Art with class 10 and how art can be transient; it can blow away, wash away in the rain and disintegrate and we can just enjoy it for the short time it is there.