{"id":410,"date":"2025-09-17T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/?p=410"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:48:00","slug":"a-magical-morning-at-the-barony-theatre-nursery-children-meet-yoyo-the-little-auk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/2025\/09\/17\/a-magical-morning-at-the-barony-theatre-nursery-children-meet-yoyo-the-little-auk\/","title":{"rendered":"A Magical Morning at the Barony Theatre \u2013 Nursery Children Meet Yoyo &amp; The Little Auk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-411\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134216\/f6fb06c5-ddeb-40c1-a876-0f7b98e1ba92-300x234.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134216\/f6fb06c5-ddeb-40c1-a876-0f7b98e1ba92-300x234.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134216\/f6fb06c5-ddeb-40c1-a876-0f7b98e1ba92-1024x800.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134216\/f6fb06c5-ddeb-40c1-a876-0f7b98e1ba92-768x600.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134216\/f6fb06c5-ddeb-40c1-a876-0f7b98e1ba92.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-412\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134223\/95ecc86a-5002-473f-9d98-40ffc9653810-300x72.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134223\/95ecc86a-5002-473f-9d98-40ffc9653810-300x72.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134223\/95ecc86a-5002-473f-9d98-40ffc9653810-1024x246.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134223\/95ecc86a-5002-473f-9d98-40ffc9653810-768x185.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/stmarysprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/09\/17134223\/95ecc86a-5002-473f-9d98-40ffc9653810.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"710\">Our nursery children were whisked away on a magical Scottish adventure today as they visited the Barony Theatre for a special performance by Scotland\u2019s National Orchestra. The enchanting story of <em data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"467\">Yoyo &amp; The Little Auk<\/em>, written by Stewart Ennis, was brought to life through a beautiful blend of live orchestral music, animation, and interactive storytelling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1297\">The children were captivated as the story unfolded: the little auk is discovered by <em data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1143\">Yoyo<\/em>, a kind-hearted girl who is preparing for her favourite event of the year \u2014 the Inverkithkin Ceilidh! But Yoyo faces a big problem\u2026 she has no costume.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1699\">With the help of her grandparents and their collection of treasures from around the world, Yoyo and the little auk embark on a heart-warming journey of creativity, culture, and kindness. The story celebrates <strong data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1526\">multiculturalism<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1541\">migration<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1589\">the beauty of Scotland\u2019s natural world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"2269\">There was even a short interactive workshop before the film began, where the children learned how different instruments sounded and how they could be used to tell parts of the story. It was a wonderful way to introduce them to the world of classical music in a hands-on, playful way.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2466\" data-end=\"2754\"><strong data-start=\"2466\" data-end=\"2541\">A big thank you to the Barony Theatre and Scotland\u2019s National Orchestra<\/strong> for offering such an inspiring and accessible performance. <em data-start=\"2601\" data-end=\"2624\">Yoyo &amp; The Little Auk<\/em> is a shining example of how music, storytelling, and imagination can spark joy and understanding in even the youngest of minds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2804\">We can\u2019t wait for our next cultural adventure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Our nursery children were whisked away on a magical Scottish adventure today as they visited the Barony Theatre for a special performance by Scotland\u2019s National Orchestra. The enchanting story of Yoyo &amp; The Little Auk, written &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/2025\/09\/17\/a-magical-morning-at-the-barony-theatre-nursery-children-meet-yoyo-the-little-auk\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9682,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9682"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410\/revisions\/413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/stmarysprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}