The Quiet Ones Apple Tree House

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Well done, class. You're doing well.

Remember, by keeping silent you're doing a brilliant job

raising money for charity.

Now, I suggest you put your drawings away, and remember, no noise.

Go on, you lot. Let's get inside.

I'm desperate to find out about your day.

Thank you.

You're doing ever so well.

How long?

Not long at all.

I know it's not easy, but it'll be over soon.

And it's all for a good cause.

Just think how happy children will be at that school.

HE HUMS

SHE CLEARS HER THROAT

-HE SINGS:

-Just like fam...

Oh.

Oh.

I'm sorry, guys. My bad. I totally forgot about your sponsored silence.

Everything OK?

The report from school is that everyone had a fantastic day,

and not a single word was said.

Though, as you can see, since school finished...

..it looks like it's been a lot less fun.

-But it's all in a good cause, right?

-See.

Your class is going to raise so much money

for that school in South America, and that's totally amazing.

Come on, Kobi.

You and I need to get solving.

Solving?

Yes. Think!

How will we keep all our spirits up until the end of this big silence?

A trip to Flo's Cafe always helps.

Juice? Yeah!

You can have a juice.

And on the way, we'll have a super silent game of follow the leader.

But no giggling, especially you, Zainab.

OK, everyone.

Let's follow Kobi,

and take your sponsor forms.

We can ask Flo to make a little contribution.

Come on, everyone. Follow the leader!

Follow the leader!

-HE SINGS:

-One, two, three, four,

marching, marching, hands up!

And up and out to the side!

Yeah!

Windmill, windmill, windmill, windmill, windmill.

HE LAUGHS

-HE SINGS:

-And, skippity do, skippity do!

Here you go.

A little treat.

Well, I am impressed.

You know, I reckon my Frank would find this sponsored silence easy.

He's not chatty at the best of times, but me...

I'd probably manage...

-hmmm, two minutes before I open my big mouth.

-Oh, Flo.

Oh, I'm sure you'd manage more.

What?

HE CHUCKLES

I think that means treats are for the quiet ones.

But you know Patience is away visiting Sam's cousins,

-and I didn't get to have a treat with my lunch today.

-Hmm.

What do you think?

Well, maybe you could have just the one.

-Thank you.

-And don't forget to let me sign

your sponsorship forms before you go.

The kids are very grateful. Thank you, Flo.

You know, this sponsored silence has got me wondering

about how many different ways there are

for people to communicate, without speaking.

Well, maybe we can get our quiet guys

to count the different ways out on their fingers...

Because using our bodies and our faces and our hands

is a great place to start.

That's interesting.

You know how sometimes your mum chats to people at work?

She uses sign language with the kids

who have difficulty with their hearing.

That's terrific.

It's like how in Mali's favourite pirate story,

the sailors all used flags to pass on messages.

Oh, yeah, and Native Americans used smoke signals

to alert neighbours about any dangers.

Over the years, people have invented all kinds of codes,

like Morse code.

People used to tap messages down wires,

which connected cities and towns all around a country.

And we shouldn't forget about Doreen delivering the mail.

Letters have always been a great way to communicate,

no matter where people are.

And now we have e-mail too.

And back home, over the centuries,

drums have been used to allow villages to talk to each other.

And in Switzerland, the alphorn,

a kind of super-long trumpet

was used by shepherds to help herd their cows.

COW MOOS

I'm not quite sure how drumming and horns

fit into a sponsored silence, Kobi.

Good point.

My grandparents used to tell me about going to the silent movies.

Yes! Silent movies.

When film was originally invented, they couldn't add on the sound,

so they had to mime everything.

It's like playing charades.

-That's right.

-I love that game.

Oh! That reminds me.

Sam, we're supposed to be calling your mum later on.

I don't think that's going to work if Sam's

-in the middle of her silence.

-Oh, yeah, you're right.

So, how can we do that?

Mali thinks we should make a silent film all about our day.

Brilliant.

And we can borrow Ian's camcorder

and send it to Patience and Sam's relatives.

You know what they say,

lights, camera, action!

Hey. Welcome to Apple Tree House.

This is Sam, Mali and Bella's silent movie

about their busy afternoon.

# Oh, we haven't got much time to make our movie

# Time to make our movie

# The movie of how our afternoon was fun

# How our afternoon was fun

# So start the cameras rolling for our movie

# Rolling for our movie

# Oh and share our day of fun with everyone

# Ooh, whee, ooh

# Oh, oh, oh, oh

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# This is how the movies all get made

# Ohh, whee, ooh

# Oh, oh, oh, oh

# Ohh, whee, ooh

# Oh, oh, oh, oh

# Ohh, whee, ooh

# Oh, oh, oh, oh

# Ohh, whee, ooh

# Oh, oh, oh, oh

# So lights, camera action, prepare for your take

# Our fans are all ready to watch what we make

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# This is how the movies all get made

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# This is how the movies all get made

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# Let's get filming

# This is how the movies all get made

# Let's get filming

# This is how the movies all get made. #

So, what time is it?

We're nearly there.

Are you ready with the cards?

And...

10,

9, 8,

7, 6,

5, 4,

3, 2,

1.

THEY SCREAM

-That's awesome!

-That was so hard.

I hope we never have to do that again.

That was amazing.

I loved making it rain, it made me laugh.

And I love making that movie, it was so funny.

Dad, I bet you can't do a sponsored silence like that.

That's way too hard for you.

Excuse me, I think I'd do just fine.

-Are you sure?

-Absolutely.

Well, prove it.

You couldn't do five minutes.

Yeah, no problem.

I'll time it.

And...silence.

HE SIGHS

PHONE RINGS

Hello, Kobi.

Oh, hi.

Yeah. How are the cousins?

Oh, good.

Oh, yeah, the sponsored silence.

That was, uh... It was quiet.

Yeah. They were amazing.

And the film, that's going to be just brilliant.

I just need to get it out of the camera then I'll send it over.

Yeah, soon as possible. OK, see you later.

THEY SCREAM

-LAUGHTER

-Can't do it!

Right, class.

Sam, Mali and Bella have been busy making a movie.

-Shall we have a look?

-ALL:

-Yay!

-ALL:

-Five, four, three, two, one...

CHEERING

CHEERING

OK.

So, the school has raised a large sum of money

that we're going to be sending to our twin school in South America.

Now, the moment you've all been waiting for.

Drum roll please, Bella.

£312!

CHEERING

Wow, that is fantastic!

And I've been telling Mrs Barrett

all about your brilliant silent movie.

-Why?

-Because, in South America

the children at the school speak Spanish.

Now, if you'd have made a movie speaking English,

it might've been difficult for them to understand.

But as you've made the movie in the international language of mime,

it makes sense to everyone.

So, what do you think?

-Should we send it to them?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

Mali, stop playing around!

We've had enough silence for one day.

Say something!

HE CHUCKLES

Come on. Just because we had so much fun

doesn't mean you should do it again.

I'll tickle you.

-You're a good friend, Mali.

-And you're a great friend, Sam.