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Regional daily gives away free school magazine

A regional daily joined forces with schoolchildren to produce a special magazine showcasing their achievements.

The first ever edition of Chalk Talk was free inside Monday’s edition of the Aberdeen Evening Express, giving readers the lowdown on some of the projects and events taking place inside classrooms throughout the area.

Pupils played a key part in helping put the magazine together, from submitting their stories to deciding on the layout.

An editorial board of pupils was created, with the youngsters invited to the Evening Express offices to make the key decisions on  story placement, and the design of front page.

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Evening Express Deputy Editor Craig Walker said: “The idea behind Chalk Talk was to share the great things happening in schools across the North-east.  It’s a magazine for pupils, written by pupils.”

He added: “Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories and a special thanks to our editorial board who had some difficult decisions to make.”

Councillor Angela Taylor, convener of education and children’s services committee at Aberdeen City Council, said: “I am really enjoyed reading it from cover to cover and finding out what is important to the children and young people of Aberdeen.”

Gayle Gorman, director of education and children’s services, said: “I am very proud of the enthusiasm, hard work and dedication shown by all our pupils, staff and wider school community, and I know that Chalk Talk will be another great example of this.”

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  • June 17, 2016 at 2:16 pm
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    Erm I don’t want to sound like an old curmudgeon (honestly, I’m not and I don’t) but surely schools don’t still use chalk, do they? I well recall an incident from Flair’s youth when Miss O’Phelan launched a blackboard rubber at my youthful bonce and… (cont p94)

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  • June 17, 2016 at 2:55 pm
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    And does that really read “blitz” with a lower case b? I think we should be told.

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  • June 17, 2016 at 4:50 pm
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    Quite right Gus Flair… Blackboards went through an exciting redesign and became “Chalkboards” which were then phased out in most schools and reintroduced as “Whiteboards” with big felt tips. This is obviously the future but…

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  • June 19, 2016 at 12:22 pm
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    Blackboards still very trendy in pubs and restaurants – so there’s a good market for them.

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