We explored the process of making pancakes using our senses.
We poured, mashed, mixed and blended too.
We showed our likes and dislikes using a variety of communication methods.
This week Room 15 have been busy learning to play Boccia in class. It has been so much fun getting to play all together as a class. We’ve been taking turns and practising our throwing skills and trying to get as close to the white ball as possible.
We have also been getting really good at making playdough. Using our skills to measure out the ingredients and mixing them together.
Handa is a young girl who lives in a village in Kenya. She decides to take seven different fruits in a basket to her friend Akeyo who lives in a nearby village. Handa walks to Akeyo’s village with the basket of fruit balanced on her head. Room 8 follows her on her journey, learning about each fruit is taken by a different animal until no fruit is left. As she is nearing Akeyo’s village, a goat breaks free from the post it is tied to and heads straight towards a tangerine tree which Handa is walking under. The goat headbutts the tree causing tangerines to fall into Handa’s basket. When Handa reaches Akeyo’s village, she is surprised to see tangerines in her basket. Akeyo is very happy as tangerines are her favourite fruit.
Every week we had a great sensory experience learning about each fruit from Handa’s basket.
Since then, we had fun making chocolate covered banana pops, pineapple smoothies and learnt about sinking and floating using some boats made from oranges.
Room 3 have been exploring different Fair Trade items.
We explored the sound of different items when they hit or move on a surface. Some were quiet and some were LOUD.
We used a fan to create a flour snowstorm and slid soap on the Tuff Tray like penguins on their tummies. We also used a bubble machine to show the clouds in the stormy sky. We then watched videos of strong penguins sliding and jumping.
There has been lots of fun going on in school this week as pupils and staff have been busy exploring Fairtrade.
Classes took part in a Fairtrade scavenger hunt around the school, and explored Fairtrade products through a variety of sensory activities as well as arts and crafts and cooking.
It’s been wonderful to see how engaged everyone was in their learning and we enjoyed sharing our learning in this afternoon’s whole school assembly.
For those of you who were unable to join us, you can view our assembly PowerPoint below.
We hope that you have all enjoyed our Fairtrade week. Thank you to all the staff who made this possible and to all the pupils for their enthusiasm – who would have guessed that pancake day would fall in Fairtrade week!?!?
Have a great weekend and hopefully the songs don’t stick in your head too much!
Please find below an updated version of the Orchard Brae Covid-19 Risk Assessment.
This document can also be found on the Covid-19 website page. https://orchardbrae.aberdeen.sch.uk/covid-19/
This week Room 2 had the best dance class yet with Katie and her dance assistant. Our pupils showed interest during it, with all pupils participating actively at times and some pupils consolidating learning from previous classes, particularly during the cool down. Most importantly everyone, including the adults, had fun.
Dear Parents and Carers,
I wanted to give you a quick update on a few things. Firstly, the lifting of COVID restrictions and their implication on school life. We anticipate that further guidance will come out from the Scottish Government re mask wearing and social distancing. As of Monday 28th, we will be removing the need for staff to wear their masks outside, we continue to wear masks inside as we cannot socially distance the adults in the classroom safely. I will ensure that you are updated with any other changes to our risk assessment and ensure it can be accessed on our web page.
Swimming Pool – my hope is to re-open the swimming pool after the Easter holidays. As you will all be aware this will be a great step forward, but it does still require some careful planning, as we will have to limit the number of staff in changing areas due to mask wearing and social distancing rules. Classes will have to be split in half to access, meaning that your child/young person will have a fortnightly slot to begin with. Your class teacher will be in touch with more details closer to the holidays.
Orchard Brae Holiday Club – all parents and carers of pupils attending the school should have received an information poster and return for our holiday club. This will run for the first week of the Easter holidays from 9.30-12.30. Places are limited and you cannot be guaranteed a place, but the information will help us to organise future clubs and holiday access to activities.
Buildings – Our building is undergoing a transformation on the outside. The removal of some of the slate from our building has started which means that we will soon be rid of all the Heras fencing. We do also have plans to create our little garden areas outside each class which allows us to remove the temporary fencing as well.
Finally, we have received word that our report/letter from the latest HMIe visit will be published on the March 1st. Once it goes live you will find access to it via this link on the Education Scotland website at www.education.gov.scot. I would like to thank all of you for your continued support in making Orchard Brae the best it can be and hope to have a thank you gathering in the summer term to celebrate our wonderful community.
Kind regards
Elaine
Every week, Howes Hoose put together our school Newspaper. They interview members of staff, make a list of birthdays, gather the news and choose jokes for the week! What a busy lot. Once everything has been gathered, Neha edits the newspaper together ready to be handed in.
We think they do a cracking job, read this week’s below.
Outdoor Education has been focusing on Force and Motion this week. Kites are super fun so we decided to make our own and decorate our windows!
