3 week course will be run online in the evening on 3rd, 10th and 17th June from 6pm-8pm. 

Understanding Emotions provides parents with information on emotional development in children and techniques on how to manage tantrums.

Topics covered:

·       What emotions are and their development in children.  

·       Emotion Coaching techniques 

·   Emotions and the brain, the science behind what we feel. 

Techniques to manage tantrums, your own emotional control, increasing your confidence as a parent.  

For booking please find the Eventbrite link below, and please find attached a poster for circulation. 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-learning-online-understanding-emotions-course-0306-tickets-1370746853739?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our Parent Council sponsored Bunny hop was hugely successful this year.

The total raised was £1363

Thanks to everyone involved for their help, support, enthusiasm and donations!

Join Family Learning at Sunnybank Skate Park to design your own cardboard skate deck and outdoor sports with Sports Aberdeen.

This event is FREE and lunch will be provided

Torry: Family Learning Easter Sessions in the Park - Torry (0804) Tickets, Tue 8 Apr 2025 at 11:00 | Eventbrite

Kincorth: Family Learning Easter Sessions in the Park - Kincorth (0304) Tickets, Thu 3 Apr 2025 at 11:00 | Eventbrite

We also have: 

Join us at Tullos Community Garden during the Easter holidays for some fun filled activities involving gardening and arts and crafts. This event is for primary aged children and their parents living in Aberdeen. Snacks will be provided. Please wear weather appropriate clothing.

Tullos Community Garden: Family Learning Tullos Community Garden (0204) Tickets, Wed 2 Apr 2025 at 10:30 | Eventbrite

We are pleased to announce another really fun and exciting partnership event with Aberdeen Science Centre and Family Learning. 

Join us for an afternoon testing our Cookbook Chemistry activities—where science meets kitchen ingredients! From bubbly volcanoes and lava lamps to changing colour potions!

Aberdeen Science Centre, in partnership with the Family Learning team, will be running a Cooking with Chemistry session at Greyhope Community Hub on the 28th of February from 3.30pm to 5pm. This is a hands-on chemistry focused event which will give children the opportunity to participate in a number of chemistry based activities.

Snack and juice will be provided. 

Children must be accompanied by a parent at this event.

If you would like any more information, please contact Euan on 07971707468, or email: Eurae@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Please find the event booking link here. 

Through our school community using the ASDA app and choosing Abbotswell School to receive points, we have managed to raise £909.54.

We are incredibly grateful and will look to putting this lump sum to good use once it has been authorised and sent to our accounts. Thanks again for all of your support!

Having reviewed the updated situation this morning, and the anticipated escalation this afternoon, ACC have made the decision to close all schools on the grounds of health and safety on Friday 24th January.  We look forward to welcoming our children and young people back to school on Monday.  

🎁 🎁 Brand New for 2024 🎁🎁

Elfridges - an opportunity to buy a reasonably priced, already wrapped gift for Christmas.

This event will be held over 3 days, the first 2 for pupils only on Fridays 22nd and 29th November.

Parents are then invited along after the school open afternoon on Monday 2nd December.

We will have lots of lovely gifts on offer including candles, calendars, keyrings, bracelets, tool kits, pens, torches, mugs, sweety cones, reindeer food, hot choc cones, stationary sets and so much more. We will provide price lists prior to the first event.

Christmas labels will also be provided.

Monday 11th November 2024 - sessions start at 17:15

For further information contact education@sbunorth.co.uk 

🎁 🎁 Brand New for 2024 🎁🎁

Elfridges - an opportunity to buy a reasonably priced, already wrapped gift for Christmas.

This event will be held over 3 days, the first 2 for pupils only on Fridays 22nd and 29th November.

Parents are then invited along after the school open afternoon on Monday 2nd December.

We will have lots of lovely gifts on offer including candles, calendars, keyrings, bracelets, tool kits, pens, torches, mugs, sweety cones, reindeer food, hot choc cones, stationary sets and so much more. We will provide price lists prior to the first event.

Christmas labels will also be provided.

The Autism Outreach Service are hosting various sessions for Parents/Carers and Professionals. The sessions will be held at Orchard Brae School, spaces are limited, and booking is essential.

Autism and Anxiety workshop delivered by Autism Outreach Service

Monday 2nd December 2024 15.45 – 16.45 – Orchard Brae School

This twilight course has been designed for families and professionals and explores understanding the link between anxiety and autism and different ways to support autistic children and young people that are experiencing anxiety. 

Spaces are limited, booking is essential. To book your space please use the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-and-anxiety-tickets-1068995397009

Orchard Brae School

Cancelled due to lack of interest!

Another date will be trialled to see if it generates any further interest in the near future

It's Dyslexia Awareness Week Scotland

30th September-6th October.

There are great resources on this website: https://dyslexiascotland.org.uk/dyslexia-awareness-week/ and even links to parent courses too!

Good afternoon,

We have recently been made aware that some parents are not receiving notifications when an Xpressions message has been sent.  We have raised this issue with Groupcall and they have advised the following:

If messages are showing within the Xpressions app but the notifications aren't coming up to flag receipt, the most likely issue is that the recipient's device is suppressing notifications. This can be done in more than one place on the phone handset.

Firstly, in the Xpressions app you should ensure that the option "Silence Xpressions Notifications" within the Settings menu at the top-left is turned off.

Secondly, there are a couple of places notifications can be suppressed on a handset's main settings; for an Android device you will need to go into Settings > Apps > Xpressions and then under both Notifications and Permissions ensure all options for notifications are turned on. You will also need to go to Settings > Notifications and ensure that under both App Notifications and Device And App Notifications the Xpressions app is allowed.

Information on where these options are located on an iPhone should be broadly the same.

If you are still experiencing problems following the above instructions, then please contact the school office to advise.

Kind regards

Abbotswell School Office

When: Wednesday evenings during term time 5:45-7:15pm

Where: Kincorth Youth Club at Kincorth Hub

Cost: Free

Who is it for: Befriended, mentored and community children

More information: contact the Befriend A Child website here or email info@befriendachild.org.uk or phone the local office on 01224 210060

The Russell Anderson Foundation are delighted to be running their free of charge, sports camp in the October school holidays offering daily multi-sport coaching from their RADS coaches, learning new skills and playing fun team games. for children in p4- p7

 Where - Aberdeen Sports Village 

When – Monday 14th to Friday 18th October, 10am – 12 noon 

 In addition to sporting activities they are excited to be providing craft sessions on the Tuesday and Thursday.  Please indicate on the application form if your child/children would be interested in taking part in these sessions. 

To obtain a place for your child/children, simply click on the link below which will take you to the application form on their website. Once you have completed and submitted the form you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your e-mail address and after confirming this, your application will be processed.

 https://bit.ly/rafcamps

"We look forward to welcoming your family to our camp."

• Design a Space Hopper

• Guess the Unicorn's birthday

• Jump-a-thon

Family Learning are piloting a brand-new budgeting course in the Lochside ASG called Managing My Money. 

Its a 3-week course on Tuesday mornings from 9.30am - 11.30am, on 24th September, 1st October and 8th October and covers all aspects of budgeting, including guidance on teaching children about budgets and managing their money 

Link to sign up here

Monday 16th September

6-7:30pm

All Welcome - the Parent Council require 8 people to attend this meeting to form an official Parent Council, if not, they will lose out on much needed council funds

This is particularly beneficial to parents and carers new to Scotland.

Run by the Family Learning Team

Use the QR code in the poster or this link to sign up for a space.

Date: 3rd of September 

Time: 6:30-8:30 pm 

4 week course for parents.

Run by the Family Learning Team

Lots of interest in this topic so get signed up fast!

Use the QR code in the poster or this link to sign up for a space.

Starting back tomorrow Thursday 22nd August 2024

New location: Kincorth Community Centre