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The Youngsters’ Forum has over 1,000 stories, blogs, animations and broadcasts from the youngsters who are the creative engine of the Reading Bus.

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Add comment November 6th, 2007 Russell

Hanover Street PodCast - November 27th 2008

This show is all aboot the Bookcrossing events that have turned Fit Like, Yer Majesty? into a global success!

Interviews from the Fly Cup launch event, including

• Lewis MacDonald MSP for Aberdeen Central
• Maureen Watt MSP for Schools and Skills
• Morag Russell who lectures at Aberdeen University
• Mrs Armstrong who teaches P.E.
• Rebecca Lovie, an active schools co-ordinator

Also brilliant interviews with:
Jenny Shireffs who launched the first books in San Francisco and Chicago

Hanover Street School presenters about their experiences of Doric in Aberdeen

John Cowie who is an Enterprise Officer and also plays and sings a fine folk song
Gill Graham who has led the bookcrossing enterprise

You can check out all the copies released by the Reading bus and their various journeys here: Bookcrossing.com - readinbus1

Find out more about BookCrossing in the Fit Like, Yer Majesty? resource section here: Fit Like, Yer Majesty? > BookCrossing

Add comment November 27th, 2008 Russell

Three Wishes Animation

Here is the wonderful finished animation of Three Wishes by Primary 5 at Woodside with the animator Migy.

Add comment November 12th, 2008 Russell

Riverbank PodCast - September 25th 2008

Broadcasting live from their brand new school, broadcasters from Riverbank present their first programme including

• poems from Fit Like, Yer Majesty? read by a Riverbank chorus on the Reading Bus
• discussion with special guest Ms Jolly, head teacher of Riverbank
• a story about an old Lady, a tiger and a bear, and the internet from Sheena Blackhall
• Primary 4 discuss their various performances, the book and DVD of Crocarattie
• an interview with Ms Martin, including a reading of Jack’s story Superpowers
• an interview with Geoff Lewis about researching how children learn on the Reading Bus

Add comment October 3rd, 2008 Russell

Kittybrewster PodCast - September 11th 2008

Pupils from Kittybrewster primary join Grace Banks in a special show celebrating the launch day of ‘Fit Like, Yer Majesty?’, including

• an interview with Mrs McIver about how the book was created and all the exciting events around launch day
• 2 teams battle it out in an fun informative game of Doric ‘Call my bluff’
• an interview with Jenny Watson about the book
• an amusing interview with Grace Banks including a bonny Doric song
• And finally Jenny tells us about the amazing guests and special events at Fyvie Castle and the exciting future journeys already planned for the bus!

Add comment September 25th, 2008 Russell

Crocorattie

Here is the famous production of Crocorattie by Donbank Primary 3, which has toured to sell-out audiences around Aberdeen and further afield…

2 comments September 16th, 2008 Russell

Super Duper Dinosaur by Rebecca Thomson

One day I woke up and I walked out of my bed without realising I was a dinosaur. I had my breakfast and I let out a ginormous burp. When I went to brush my teeth, I looked in the mirror and I realised….. I was a dinosaur! I was T-rex. I tried to brush my teeth but there were too many teeth and the toothbrush snapped in two.

Then I tried to put my coat on but it was too small. On the way to school everyone ran away from me. I was going through the school doors then my head crashed through the wall. I went into the classroom and I went to sit on my chair when my butt got stuck on the seat. I tried to wiggle it off and it broke the chair.

I ran out of school and sat down in the middle of the town feeling really down. Suddenly a pram ran down a busy road. Help my baby a lady shouted. I ran down the road and I grabbed the pram. Thank you said the lady. It was nothing I said. Whenever I saved someone they said thank you super duper dinosaur.
Rebecca Thomson, Primary 7, Riverbank School

Add comment September 15th, 2008 Jenny

Hanover St PodCast - September 4th 2008

An afa special programme celebrating the Doric, including

• survey results and interviews with Doric speaking folk
• the growing excitement about the launch of Fit Like, Yer Majesty?
• an interview with Doric guru, Sheena Blackhall
• readings of funny Doric poems
• an interview with another Doric guru, Robbie Shepherd
• the top 21st century Doric words and phrases

1 comment September 4th, 2008 Russell

Kittybrewster Film Animation Group

A group of youngsters from Kittybrewster School took part in an after school film animation group. The group met for four weeks and produced their own digi-blue films. Here they are - we hope you enjoy them!

Add comment August 7th, 2008 Russell

The Test

This animated film was created at Word 08. Primary 7 from Sunnybank School organised and delivered two workshops during the Word School’s programme at the University of Aberdeen. They introduced pupils from Bucksburn Primary School and families from Aberdeenshire Home School Group to digi blue animation. The Sunnybank youngsters helped their groups film the scenes for The Test and this is the result! Well done all involved.

Add comment August 5th, 2008 Russell