Youngsters’ Forum

The three characters

Here are the three characters that are featuring in the Three Wishes animation. The art & design group made these especially for the animated movie.

Penny-less - Jack’s Wife

Jack

and Bea magic - the fairy

Add comment May 31st, 2008

Three Wishes

Primary 5 have created their own logo for Three Wishes. First we had a class discussion about logos. Then we drew ideas for a logo. We got time to look at them and choose our favourites. We chose our three favourite designs and put a tick on the paper. Then we counted which had the most ticks. Alex Simth’s logo won.

Add comment May 30th, 2008

Special ESTRELLA PodCast May 29th 2008

A one-off special broadcast for the Reading Bus featuring guests, the rock and rollers from Aberdeen band Estrella.

Have a listen to find out about the band and hear some great acoustic songs. It’s also an exclusive chance to hear some of their unreleased music!

More info and music on Estrella’s MySpace Page.

Add comment May 29th, 2008

St Peter’s PodCast - May 22nd 2008

This broadcast from the talented presenters of Primary Seven at St Peter’s R.C. School focuses on their recent exhibition “From West Africa to Old Aberdeen”. It tells the story of their exhibition at the MacRobert Foyer as well as featuring extracts from their recently published book and explaining about their fantastic animations. Tune in and hear…

• interviews with parents, visitors, curators and others at the project exhibition held at the Word ‘08 festival
• poems from the book From West Africa to Old Aberdeen
• interviews with class teacher Mrs Wischik, Head Teacher Mrs Martin and Education Officer from Marischal Museum, Alison Parfitt
• a stirring song created as part of the project with Grace Banks as well as an interview with Grace

1 comment May 23rd, 2008

Pearls tae the Grumphies

We are Primary 5, Room 7 at Woodside School. We are making our own animated film. Miguel is a professional animator and he is going to help us. Migy came to visit our school on April 11th, 2008.

The animated film is based on one of the poems that will be published in the Reading Bus book of Doric Verse called, “Fit Like, Yer Majesty?”

Pearls tae the Grumphies

By Bogendreip oor Jack did fin
A tint’d fairy quine
He helped her hame and in return
She gaed three wishes fine!
Fair kittelt up, he telt his wife
“My erst wish,” he did speir
“A puckle o sausages, fried an broon!”
An strachtwye they appeared!

“Ye gype! Fit a wastry!”
“I wish them on yer heid!”
An noo the het, het denner
Dangl’t fae his neb sae reid!

“Ow! Ow!” he cried, “I wish them aff!”
An WHOOSH! they were awa
An Jack an his guidwife did glare…
NAE WISHES LEFT AVA!

@ Grace Banks

4 comments May 22nd, 2008

Hanover St PodCast - May 15th 2008

The broadcasters from Hanover St presenter a special show inspired by a event at the school ‘What motivates boys to read’ including

• the thoughts of Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Peter Stephen
• an interview with children’s author Keith Charters
• a discussion with Moira McIver
• Grant Bilsland reading his story ‘62 Siren Place’ from
  Search Inside (now added to the interactive book!)
• Reading Champion Liz Gilles talking about the books she loves and wants to read
• a big debate about the changeover from Hanover to Linksfield
• Breaking News - Missing misty
• Slogans for Hanover St
• Reading Champion and teacher, Miss Graham, with a Harry Potter reading
• and the presenters’ reflections on their djing experience

Add comment May 15th, 2008

New Books section

Following the launch of the first two books by Reading Bus youngsters, we now have an interactive Books section. So now you can start flipping through the pages of Search Inside and From West Africa to Old Aberdeen online.

Happy reading!

Youngsters’ Forum > Books

Add comment May 13th, 2008

Kittybrewster PodCast - May 8th 2008

An extra-special broadcast from Kittybrewster pupils leading up to Aberdeen’s writers festival Word 08, featuring:

• an interview and rap from hip-hop star, MC
• readings from the Reading Bus book, Search Inside
• an interview, Doric poems and songs from Sheena Blackhall
• Louise Wallace discussing the Reading Bus book group for parents
• Reading Bus story-teller Grace Banks talking about her involvement with the festival
• and finally MC turning the tables to interview the Kittybrewster broadcasters

Add comment May 8th, 2008

Crazy Talk animations

Pupils from the Reading Bus created some magical animations, inspired from their recent work about West Africa. Take a look…

Add comment May 5th, 2008

Fyvie Castle

Primary 5/6 from Causewayend School visited the Aberdeen Art Gallery with their class teacher and Sheena Blackhall and David Barry from The Reading Bus. The class were enthralled by storytelling sessions from Sheena using different paintings as the stimulus. Back in class the youngsters wrote fantastic poems, stories and plays using the paintings as the inspiration.

Fyvie Castle, 1828

James Giles RSA
Aberdeen 1801 - 1870

Aberdeen Art Gallery: Fyvie Castle

We hope you enjoy the following writing about Fyvie Castle:

By Jordan P6

Fyvie Castle

Fire coloured grass
Yellow stoned castle
Very dark and scary inside
Inside a skeleton lays
Everyone who goes in,
The ghost will get you.
Could the castle be haunted?
Anyone who goes in Fyvie castle
Skeletons will be on you
Strong stone walls
Towers are very old.
Long, long ago noblemen lived in Fyvie Castle
Everyone who visits is scared.

By Daniel Thompson p5

By Liam D P6

Add comment May 1st, 2008