![]() One could easily be forgiven for mistaking their songs as treasures of decades past, as The Deep Dark Woods approach their instruments with studied respect for the honoured traditions of the shadowy side of roots music. Despite the dark themes, the heaviness never overwhelms the music's playfulness.Īn utterly fun rhythm section, brilliant guitar work, and eerily rich harmonies drive the songs. Ryan Boldt's plainspoken lyrics offer a strong but gentle tone which understates poetry, oftentimes as startling as hot blood in fresh snow. Pulsing with human warmth, these original songs echo through the lonesome night. First established in 2005, the band consists of singer and guitarist Ryan Boldt, bass guitarist Chris Mason, organist and pianist Geoff Hilhorst, lead guitarist Clayton Linthicum and drummer Lucas Goetz.įounding member Burke Barlow played guitar until 2012.The timeless sound of the aptly named "The Deep Dark Woods" belongs to the depressing winters of the north. Thank you for your continued support.The Deep Dark Woods is a Canadian folk/alt country band from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, currently signed to Sugar Hill Records in the United States and Six Shooter Records in Canada. If you discover something really useful that you think others might enjoy, please share with us so that we can share the links and information with our school community. Some of these are free but will need you to make an account whilst others are paid apps. These are useful apps that we have used in school which we encourage you to use as required at home. Maddie Moate (Super Science Learning Videos and Opportunities) ![]() Letters and Sounds Phonic Videos (Youtube Channel) Websites for additional learning opportunities:īelow is a list of useful websites that can support you and your family during this time:Ĭhildren have individual log ins and passwords ![]() This helps children overlearn the phonemes and supports them in recognising the phoneme as graphemes which not only supports fluency in reading but is really important for writing too. If your child finds phonics difficult, it is really important that they regularly recap the learnt phonemes from their phonic sessions in school (these will be shared on a regular basis). It is also important to discuss new vocabulary with children. These could be about what has just happened, how a character is feeling, why they choose to do something or what might happen next. It is also important to remember to ask simple questions as you go as this will help children's comprehension. We do expect children re-reading the same book three times per week to help to build fluency and develop sight reading skills. We recommend short daily reading opportunities and regularly rereading familiar books. Please continue to read with your children as much as possible. Popular favourite stories like The Gruffalo are sure to make an appearance and with Playscape at our finger tips, we will have opportunity to go and down and use our imaginations as we roleplay with our friends. We will also be using this term to help children to settle in to school, re-establish new and existing expectations and carrying out assessments. This topic will enable us to share traditional stories with woodland settings like Little Red Riding Hood whilst also allowing us to think about natural woodland animals and what it means to be nocturnal. Our topic for Term 1 will be titled 'In the Deep, Dark Woods'. We are really pleased to welcome everyone back to school and although some of you may be feeling a little worried, we are sure you will quickly settle into the new term. We hope that you have all had a fantastic Summer and managed to rest and enjoy the sunshine that we had.
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