Dyce English Department

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[Aberdeen City Music School @acmsaberdeen]

Join ACMS for our ‘Jazz Improvisation Come and Play Day’ on Tuesday 29th October. If you play a jazz instrument and you’re aged 9-17 years, come along 5.45 pm to 8pm at Dyce Academy.

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1B1 are making good progress with their book marketing front covers! 📖✍️

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Look at this fantastic ‘The Highwayman’ analysis poster from Bethan in 1R1! 💜💙💛

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1B1 have been learning their AFOREST techniques while researching different animals! We’ve been debating what the most dangerous animal is- check out these persuasive paragraphs. 🐍🐅🐊

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Another December of Ebenezer has been and gone! The rather sinister Elf left a parting gift for 2B2. 🥳🎄

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@DyceArts Fantastic effort - well done everyone. I could hear the youngsters’ blood-curdling screams around the corridors. Great fun

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Miss Laidlaw’s S3s have begun studying Duffy’s ‘Valentine’! We spent the period exploring the look, feel, smell and taste of an onion and how it compares to love! 🧅❤️ #CarolAnnDuffy #DyceEng #ACC

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1B1 were showing off their teamwork skills when creating Mor’du fact files. They had a roaring good time! 👏🏼🏹📝

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1R1 were feeling super BRAVE with their characterisation in Mrs McGarrity’s class! Check out these fantastic Merida posters 🐻✏️👩🏻‍🏫 #celebratingsuccess #DyceEnglish

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Do you need some extra support? Or do you just need a quiet space to complete your homework?

The homework / study sessions run Monday, Wednesday and Friday at lunch time in the department. Ask your teacher for more information and the room number for the session! 👩‍🏫📚

[English and Literacy Scotland @EnglishScotland]

We wonder if he questioned ‘who’s the monster?’

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N5/Higher English: Remember! Next week is your folio writing week- you have a total of 4 hours in class to produce your first draft 💻📝Come prepared with a charged chromebook and your notes!

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Mrs Leven’s website is live! Make sure to check it out for all the top tips to make the most out of your English and Modern Language lessons!

https://t.co/bfLKyZduZZ

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Our English and Modern Languages @DyceLanguages Google site has now been published. Please feel free to visit and review the ideas and resources shared for our parents and pupils. Please remember this is NEW to us and we will add more over the year.
https://t.co/bfLKyZduZZ

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S3s were working on Duffy’s ‘War Photographer’ this week- making some fantastic points and analysis on their tables! We were very sad to wipe this hard work away 😢📝

[Aberdeen City Music School @acmsaberdeen]

Ensembles have begun again this term, today we have a snippet from the vocal ensemble 🎶🎶

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1K1 spent their english period learning the library ropes! Taking their ABCs to a new level📚🔤

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Miss Laidlaw's S3 class have been practising their annotation skills. Take a look at their amazing deep dives to some of their favourite songs!

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@DyceEnglish - Mrs Leven has created a website! I can't believe it. All staff in English and Modern Languages will spend this session (2023-2024) adding teaching resources and useful information to the site. Be ready for launch day: 1st September 2023

[DyceModernLanguagesDepartment @DyceLanguages]

Look out for an exciting development for Dyce Academy English and @DyceLanguages.
On the 1st of September we will launch our English and Modern Languages Faculty Google Site! Parents and pupils will be able to access the site for information relevant to studying in our Faculty.