Youngsters' Forum

Welcome to the Youngsters Forum

Russell — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:48:49 +0000

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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Hanover Street PodCast - November 27th 2008

Russell — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:49:14 +0000

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

Three Wishes Animation

Russell — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:04:38 +0000

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

Riverbank PodCast - September 25th 2008

Russell — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:26:51 +0000

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

Kittybrewster PodCast - September 11th 2008

Russell — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:54:37 +0000

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!

Crocorattie

Russell — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:10:07 +0000

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

Super Duper Dinosaur by Rebecca Thomson

Jenny — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:09:21 +0000

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

Hanover St PodCast - September 4th 2008

Russell — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:26:15 +0000

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

Kittybrewster Film Animation Group

Russell — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:20:46 +0000

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!

The Test

Russell — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:56:35 +0000

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.