Outward Bound Challenge and Adventure Course

BULLETIN – TERM 3
SESSION 2008-2009
St Machar Leadership Academy students at Dalguise
Depute Heads in Marathon Challenge
On Sunday 31 May 2009 St Machar Academy Depute Head Teachers
Jim Purdie and Mike Paul will be running the Edinburgh Marathon to
raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. With the help of their
fundraising team of 6 S3 pupils they hope to raise at least £2500 for this
charity, which has helped the St Machar Academy Community cope with
the loss of a number of close colleagues in recent years. If you would
like to sponsor Jim and Mike you can do so by visiting their „justgiving‟
page at the following link: www.justgiving.com/jimandmike
Also in their bid to meet this target the S3 pupils will be placing plastic
bottles in every Register Class from 22 April for pupils and staff to fill
with their spare change. Staff will also be given the opportunity to
sponsor their colleagues by taking part in a “Guess the Finishing Time”
competition.
Former Pupils Visit Hanover Street School
On Thursday 12 March 2009 former pupils of Hanover Street School
who currently attend St Machar Academy were invited back to see round
the newly refurbished building. The pupils who went along were expertly
guided round the building by four Primary 5 pupils and were all amazed
at the changes that have been made.
Many thanks to the staff and pupils of Hanover Street for allowing this to
happen.
P7/S1 Transition
Over the next few weeks the Guidance Team will visit each of our
Associated Primary Schools to meet with P7 pupils and gather
information to enable us to start the process of forming the S1 classes
for next session. They will also be accompanied by former pupils of the
Primary Schools who will be on hand to talk to the pupils about their
experience of moving from Primary to Secondary and answer any
questions that the P7‟s may have.
The following events will take place next term:
11, 19 and 20 May
18 and 19 June
18 June
W/b 6 July
Parental interviews with members of the Senior
Management Team – either individually or in
small groups
P7 pupils visit St Machar Academy
P7 Parents‟ Meeting
Summer School
News from our Art & Design Department
Jute Bags Enterprise Scheme
All S3 pupils within Art & Design took part in a design competition where
they had to produce a 5cm2 design for the school‟s new jute bag which
will be sold through the Enterprise group. 24 designs were chosen to be
used in the bag design.
The pupils whose designs were
chosen are:
Kerry Glen, Emma Kidd, Ross
Laing, Andrew MacKenzie, Micha
Daniel-Owen, John Hipson, Virag
Erdei,
Tatiana
Rybintseva,
Rebecca Lindsay, Lewis Melvin,
Edwin Jacob, Brogan Christie,
Kamila Czechowska, Matthew
Adam, Marcus Lynch, Aamon
Hani, Danielle Bartlet, Karen
Middleton, Jake Kampa, Laura
Harper, Katie McLean, Sam
Milne, Nadine Ross & Lester
Galicia
Keep an eye out for this excellent product which not only looks „cool‟ but
also gives our pupils a little bit of fame! Well done to all who took part in
the competition.
St Machar Students meet acclaimed artist
On Friday 13
February 20 pupils
had the opportunity
to work with the
BP Portrait Award
winning artist
Stephen
Shankland.
Lester Galicia
works on his
portrait.
This workshop was sponsored by the Equality and Human Rights
Commission and was part of the “Young Brits at Art” competition.
To have such a prestigious,
nationally acclaimed, and local
artist working with pupils in a
whole
day
workshop
was
phenomenal. In the current
educational climate in Scotland
with the introduction of Curriculum
for
Excellence,
this
event
epitomised the philosophy behind
ACfE. To have the artist working
alongside pupils and staff alike,
sharing
views
and
ideas,
encouraging individuality and the
ability to appreciate where they
are in relation to today‟s society
and respond to this was fantastic.
Stephen discusses some ideas
with pupils.
School of Ambition
St Machar Leadership Academy
Following the success of the work
done on the Columba 1400
Leadership Academy we have
established our own Leadership
Academy based on the Columba
1400 model. In February in the
snow, thirteen S3 pupils and
three staff went to Dalguise
Outdoor Centre in Perthshire to take part in our first Leadership
Academy. Thanks to the huge efforts of Miss Stott, Mrs Innes and PC
Sedgwick and the commitment shown by our pupils, Barry Black, Can
Spengler, Aiden Page, Mark Hanvey, Chris Hutton, Stevie Donaldson,
Jayne Wilson, Laura Harper, Susan Thompson, Sarah Thompson,
Rebecca Lindsay, Abbie Mennie and Jessica McLeod, the week was an
outstanding success. Our new Leadership Academy Graduates will be
working on the „Go for Gold‟ project in May as well as a number of other
areas within the school. The next Leadership Academy, this time for S2
pupils, will take place in May.
St Machar
Leadership
Academy
students take
part in a team
building
exercise at
Dalguise.
Alcohol and Drugs Awareness Week
We continue to work towards becoming a Health Promoting school of
Excellence. This term we have had an Alcohol and Drugs Awareness
Week. During the week pupils were involved in various activities that
were planned to raise awareness round the issues of alcohol and drugs.
There were also
a number of
displays, full of
information,
placed around
the school. On
Wednesday 11
March 2009 we
held a Parents‟
Information
Evening, which
was very
interesting and
informative.
Many thanks to
all who supported
the evening.
Pupils enjoyed tasting the fruity mocktails.
SFA School of Football Conference
On Friday 23 January 2009 St Machar School of Football pupils travelled
to Hampden to take part in the SFA‟s first School of Football
Conference. During the day at the National Stadium the boys took part
in some evaluation work of the programme so far, a coaching session at
Little Hampden with all the other Schools‟ of Football, a tour of the
stadium and a question and answer session with George Burley,
Scotland Team Manager. The day was enjoyed by all and our boys (and
staff!) had a very memorable day.
St Machar
footballers
at Hampden
School of
Football
Conference
Learning and Teaching Scotland
We are delighted that a case study of the work being done at St Machar
has been put on the Learning and Teaching website. This study shows
some of the exciting work the school has been developing around Health
and Well-being.
The case study can be found at
www.itscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/sharingpractice
Go For Gold
For the second year running our „Go for Gold‟ project will take place in
all our Associated Primary Schools in May 2009. Led by our S3 pupils,
the aim of this project is to increase physical activity, improve health and
create a very positive transition experience. Last year over 300 primary
seven pupils took part in the programme and this led to an 8% increase
in the number of pupils walking to school.
S1 Pedometer Project – Advanced Notice!
Our S1 pupils will be once again given a pedometer for the week from
Monday 11 May to Friday 15 May 2009 and asked to complete daily
logs. In May pupils will also take part in a breakfast during period one
each day and all S1 pupils will travel to Loch Muick for a country walk on
Friday 15 May 2009. Our staff will also be wearing pedometers which
will give the pupils a chance to see if they are walking further than their
teachers day to day!
L2 - Learning to Learn
“The “L2” programme establishes a solid base of knowledge about
learning, draws out individual learner attributes through a series of
carefully structured challenges and provides opportunities for learners to
demonstrate transferable skills”
(L2 – The Learning to Learn Programme: An Introduction to Year One
for Teachers)
The “L2” programme is currently being piloted with all S2 pupils who
attend a “Learning to Learn” lesson one period per week with Miss
Gardener, Miss McPherson or Miss Shand. We are aiming to raise
pupils‟ awareness and understanding of the ways in which they learn,
with pupils being encouraged to take an increasing responsibility for their
own learning. Some of the areas covered include:
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Motivation
Independent learning
Goal setting
Collaborative learning
Learning styles
Understanding individual strengths and qualities
Thinking approaches
The brain
Learning environment
The following learner attributes are promoted and developed throughout
the course:
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Resilience
Resourcefulness
Responsibility
Reasoning
Reflection
Pupils have just started to work in “Home Teams”. The “Home Teams”
are groups which are constructed of a mix of pupils with different
learning and motivation characteristics. This encourages them to cooperate with others and work together to achieve targets.
A learning journal is filled in by pupils throughout the course to
consolidate their learning. We are in the process of putting some of the
pupils work in notice boards around the school to promote the topics
covered in “Learning to Learn”. For anyone who wishes to find out more
here is the web address:
www.alite.co.uk/index.html
Music/Outward Bound Project
The pupils who attended the Outward Bound Loch Eil trip at St Machar
all displayed increased levels of confidence on their return. In an
attempt to maintain this rise in confidence, two of the second year
classes have been participating in a trial “expeditionary learning” project
in Music with Miss McPherson.
This is a method used in American schools in conjunction with Outward
Bound, where pupils learn through being involved in projects. Pupils
approach tasks in class in the same way as they would at an Outward
Bound course. They are encouraged to work together and learn from
their mistakes in order to solve problems and learn. Projects end with a
final display of learning being produced by the pupils such as a
magazine, concert or artwork.
During the last two terms, Classes 2D and 2L were given the task of
preparing and organising their own music concerts. Throughout the
project, the pupils learned and practised several pieces of music and
were engaged in teamwork, making decisions and problem solving.
The concerts took place in March during class time. The pupils sang
and played instruments including guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, keyboard
and tuned percussion and performed pieces by Snow Patrol, Amy
Winehouse and Duffy in front of an audience of teachers. Both classes
worked really hard to organise and prepare these concerts and became
increasingly more confident about performing in front of other people.
Well done to all the pupils involved!
Commendation Cards
Pupils in S1-3 have continued to collect signatures from their class
teachers, during the weeks 6-20 March 2009. Teachers will sign the
card if pupils‟ appearance, attendance, attitude, attainment and
achievement have been good in their class. These signatures will be
added to those gained in the first term. If pupils gain 8 commendations
they will receive a bronze award, 16 will gain silver and 24 will gain a
gold. They also gain 5 points for their House if they gain a bronze, 10
points for silver and 20 points for gold.
Skene House celebrate their win in December
On 19 December 2008 the reward ceremonies were held for S1-4 pupils.
These consisted of a House quiz and pupils receiving their awards.
There was an excellent atmosphere at all the ceremonies with many
pupils gaining points for their Houses and prizes for themselves. The
next Reward Ceremony will take place on the 3 April 2009. Some of the
finalists from the „S‟ Factor, our house talent competition which is taking
place this term, will provide the Rewards‟ Ceremony entertainment.
Aspire North
Each year, the Aspire North Schools Outreach Programme Coordinators come into school to work with the pupils from S1-S4. Their
task is to engage young people in raising their awareness of the value of
post-school education and provide and deliver a programme of activities,
which motivate, encourage aspiration and build self-confidence.
In December, all S2 pupils were invited to Robert Gordon University
Campus at Garthdee in Aberdeen for one morning to tour the facilities
and take part in various workshops including the following subject areas
– Engineering, Nursing and Fashion Management.
In March, all S3 pupils took part in an awareness raising exercise testing
their knowledge on going to University and Further Education.
All S4 pupils were involved in workshops looking at life after school and
future education or employment prospects.
In May all S1 pupils will be involved in workshops focusing on raising
their aspirations to enable them to visualise themselves moving into
Further and Higher Education.
Aspire North provide an excellent programme to all the pupils at St
Machar Academy, the objective being to enable our pupils to make more
positive and better-informed decisions about their post-school
educational choices.
Youth and Philanthropy Initiative
This session, as part of the Personal and Social Education Programme,
our S5 pupils took part in a pilot project for the Youth and Philanthropy
Initiative. This is a scheme, supported by the Wood Family Trust, which
is designed to introduce young people to philanthropic opportunities and
to encourage them to become and to remain involved in assisting others
and their communities.
Emma,
Claire
and Judith were
delighted to win
£3000 on behalf
of the Archie
Foundation.
During the term, the pupils took part in a competition: they had to work in
teams to choose a local grass roots charity, research its work in some
depth and prepare a presentation about the charity. On 16 December
2008, they had to present in front of a panel of judges which included
Mrs Liz Gillies, Education Officer, Mr Gareth Wood of the Wood Family
Trust, Mrs Peggie Finnie, of Finnies Jewellers and our former Head
Teacher, Mr Len Taylor. The prize for the winning team was a cheque
for £3000 donated by the Wood Family Trust, which was to be given to
the charity with which the team had been working.
Heats were held to choose the six presentations which would go on to
the final and the presentations chosen were: Befriend a Child, Friends of
Raeden, Drugs Action, Pink, Archie Foundation and LOONS.
The judges found the standard of the presentations very high which
made their final decision very difficult. The winner was the presentation
made on behalf of the Archie Foundation by Judith Mahlambeni, Emma
Stuart and Claire Prouse.
The pupils put a great deal of work into this project and most felt that
they had gained a lot from the whole experience. Congratulations must
go to the winning team for an excellent effort, which resulted in a very
welcome cash prize for the Archie Foundation. Commiserations also to
those teams who came so close to winning.
Thanks also to the Wood Family Trust for this excellent initiative.
KCA Deutag Skills for Work
90 pupils from S4/5/6 have been fortunate this term to have professional
input from Julie Adair and Marie Long of KCA Deutag‟s Human
Resources Department. Both Julie and Marie have given generously of
their time to develop and present 6 workshops around the theme
„Preparation for Work‟. Topics such as Interview Skills, How to Prepare
your CV and Transferable Skills have all been covered in each
workshop. As part of their jobs Julie and Marie look through CV‟s on a
daily basis and select the most professional and interesting candidates
for interview. Their wide knowledge of the business world makes them
ideal candidates for passing on their expertise to our pupils and this will
undoubtedly give them a head start when it comes to applying for jobs
and attending interviews. The school would like to say a huge thank you
to Julie and Marie and Ross Richardson of KCA Deutag for their
continued support of St Machar Academy.
St Machar Academy success at the
Science Museum of London
Feeling refreshed after the Christmas Holiday a small group of dedicated
S1 pupils set out to meet the challenge left for us by The Science
Museum team after their „Danger High Voltage‟ show in December. Our
task was to design and build a kinetic sculpture to demonstrate the
principle that energy is never created or destroyed but only changes
from one form to another. Running in parallel with this project all pupils
from 1F took part in a short course to develop their knowledge and
understanding and communication skills. At the end of February the
team from the Science Museum visited us once again and filmed the
kinetic sculpture in action.
Pupils also had the opportunity to
demonstrate to staff and senior pupils.
The following weekend pupils from
1F and 1I visited the Science
Museum of London where they
spent the night in the museum
sleeping amongst the exhibitions.
Pupils were involved in a number
of very inspiring workshops
throughout their stay. The event
culminated in a prize giving
ceremony where our pupils were
recognised
for
having
demonstrated the most significant
improvement
both
in
their
understanding of science and their
communication skills.
Some of our pupils at the Science
Museum
The Garden Project
At long last a much talked about project in the school has got under way
this term. We have finally begun to develop a Kitchen Garden in the
inner courtyards of the school. A new S3 Environmental Studies Group
for session 2009/2010 will become involved in planting, tending and
finally harvesting potatoes, leeks, strawberries and tomatoes to name
but a few of the crops we are hoping to cultivate. Our school technicians
Heather Dallas and Kristine Munro have been key members in setting up
this new project for the school. The Trades‟ Project has very kindly
made composting bins and trestle tables for our strawberry plants from
recycled wooden pallets. Although it is early days we are eventually
hoping to use the produce in the school Home Economics Department to
encourage our pupils to make affordable, healthy meals using home
grown ingredients. There may even be some left over to sell to enable
the project to be self-sufficient after the Determined to Succeed money
that was used as initial start funds has been spent. Could I ask you all
to send in any Tesco for Schools vouchers to the school as we are
collecting these this year in support of the Garden Project? Thank you.
Vauxhall Belmont Apprenticeships
Another of St Machar Academy‟s Partners In Business is Vauxhall
Belmont Motors on the Lang Stracht. Ian Bruce, Assistant Service
Manager, and two of their current apprentices, Ryan and Morgan, visited
the school on Thursday 5 March 2009 and hosted a lunchtime
information session for any Fourth Year pupils who are interested in
becoming an apprentice mechanic when they leave school in May. This
was an incredibly helpful and informative session and really gave the
pupils who attended an insight into how a modern apprenticeship works.
As a result of the session four boys are being given the opportunity to
have Work Experience at Vauxhall Belmont Motors over the Easter
break with a view to being invited to apply for an apprenticeship with the
company should the Work Experience prove successful. We would like
to extend a big thank you to Mr. Iain Menzies, Service Manager at
Vauxhall Belmont, for releasing his staff to attend the lunchtime session
and to Ian Bruce, Morgan and Ryan for giving so freely of their time on
the day.
National Enterprising Practitioners‟ Network Group
Miss Stott, Acting Depute Head Teacher, was invited to represent
Aberdeen City at the National Enterprising Practitioners‟ Network Group.
This group meets once a term and gives teachers from all over Scotland
the opportunity to meet together, share ideas and evaluate school
progress around the Enterprise theme. Teachers are being offered the
opportunity to feed into Learning & Teaching Scotland to give an
accurate reflection of what is happening in schools around the country
under the banner of Enterprise. It also gives participants the chance to
voice concerns, exchange ideas and make suggestions about which
route they would like to see Enterprise In Education take in the future in
Scotland‟s schools. Two meetings have taken place so far this session
and have covered such diverse areas as setting up a Social Enterprise,
Education/Industry links and using the HMIe Toolkit for self-evaluation in
Enterprise in Education. The last meeting for this session takes place in
Edinburgh at the end of April.
News from our PE Department
Skatepark Sessions
Aberdeen Endowment Trust awarded the school £750 to set up 2 blocks
of sessions at the Skatepark, at Transition Extreme. A group of 10
students took part in BMX, Skateboard and Inline Skate lessons – it has
been a very successful initiative.
Cross Country
32 pupils will be representing St Machar at the Grampian Schools Cross
Country Championships during the week.
Rugby
Congratulations to the U-15 Rugby squad. Yes
Scottish Cup, but it was their first ever game!
objectives for the game, which were „Score 2
„shape‟. Try scorers were Jay Davidson S3 and
Well-done boys.
they lost 64-10 in the
They achieved their
tries‟ and keep their
Maciej Kaszowski S3.
Pupil News
Congratulations to Chloe Fitzpatrick who received an unconditional
acceptance to the University of Edinburgh to study to become a PE
teacher. (BEd Physical Education)
France Watersports Trip 2010
The next Watersports trip to France will take place from Saturday 3 July
2010 until Sunday 11 July 2010. There are still places on the trip. If any
parent/carer would like more information please contact Mr. Jamieson in
the PE department.
Sainsbury Vouchers 2009
The PE department is collecting vouchers to buy sports gear. Please
give any vouchers you have to the school.
Pupils can drop the
vouchers in to the PE department or they can be left at Reception.
Football
A better year for St Machar Academy!
We were the only school in the Aberdeen area to have a team at every
age group in the leagues. The senior Girls reached the last 16 of the
Scottish Cup, with Chloe Fitzpatrick, Hayley Annand, Vicki Robb and
Melanie Buist being outstanding. Younger players Sam Somers and
Kirsty Beattie also competed well at this older age group.
The Under 16 boys, captained by Axel Banks, won the Local Cup with
an emphatic win over Cults Academy. They were great ambassadors
for the school showing a great team spirit and no nonsense approach.
The Under 15‟s had a good season finishing 3rd in the league. Their
highlight was beating a very strong Kincorth Academy side 1-0 away
from home. Every player played out of their skins!
The Under 14‟s improved greatly. Having not won a game all season at
Under 13 level, they finished 2nd in League 2 to Kincorth, winning all their
games except against Kincorth.
The under 13‟s who are mainly the boys from the St Machar SFA Soccer
Academy, have reached the quarterfinals of the Scottish Cup. They will
be away to the winner of the Greenfaulds High School (Cumbernauld) or
St Andrews High School (Clydebank) match.
The Under-16 boys team - winners of the Local Cup
Thanks to Miss Fletcher, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bruce for all their efforts
with the teams this session.
S.M.A.C.C.
The St Machar Academy Charities Committee was set up by a group of
senior students to take part in the annual „Diced Cap Delta Challenge‟
which pairs schools with national and local charities. The team set out
their business plan at the „Devil‟s Cauldron‟ event held at the Marriott
Hotel Dyce, on 2 October 2008. The team sold CD‟s produced by their
nominated Charity – „Give Kids a Chance‟ to guests to raise over £100.
Sarah, Elisha, Lewis and Jonathan with the CD
On Boxing Day, four intrepid pupils took part in the annual „Nippy Dip‟ at
Aberdeen Beach and raised over £500 in sponsorship by agreeing to go
into the freezing water dressed as the Tweenies!
The nippy dipping Tweenies!
The team has been involved in a number of events this term in support
of „Give Kids a Chance‟. On 22 January 2009 members of the team took
part in a Speed Networking event held at the AVC Business Centre.
The students involved had to make a series of two-minute „pitches‟
outlining their charity work to a number of high profile companies. The
event gained the pupils many useful business contacts for the future.
On 25 January 2009 the pupils held a Burn‟s Night Ceilidh for staff and
S5/6 pupils in the Assembly Hall. The pupils persuaded several local
companies to support the event and provide tickets, delicious hot food
and raffle prizes including a limousine ride! A live Ceilidh band provided
music on the night. The event was a great success and raised over
£600.
Most recently, a group of students made a presentation at the annual
„Diced Cap Good Samaritan Awards‟ held at the Marriott Hotel, Dyce.
The students showed a short video they had made called „The Kids Are
Alright‟ which showcased their fundraising work so far. To date the
S.M.A.C.C. team has raised well over £1000.
High Energy Drinks
Here at St Machar Academy the number of pupils who are consuming
high-energy drinks is becoming an increasing concern. These drinks
have been designed to increase mental and physical performance. The
central ingredient of these drinks is sugar and the stimulant caffeine.
Some effects of excessive consumption can be mild to moderate
euphoria, agitation, anxiety, irritability, sleeplessness and abnormal
heart rhythms. As well as the obvious health implications these effects
can lead to disruptive behaviour both at home and in the classroom
setting. Given these diverse effects we would appreciate if you
highlighted this information to your children and encouraged a healthier
alternative.
It goes without saying that pupils are not allowed to drink these during
class time. We do, however, allow pupils to drink water in class.
S3 Exams
The S3 exams will take place in school from Thursday 23 April until
Friday 1 May 2009. A timetable has been issued to all pupils.
SQA Information
The SQA examinations begin on Monday 27 April 2009 with the
Standard Grade Art exam. The main diet of exams begins on Tuesday 5
May 2009. All pupils have been issued with timetables for the exams,
but individual timetables will be sent home, along with additional
guidance, in April.
Key dates and information:
 Study leave for S4 pupils begins on Tuesday 5 May
 Study leave for S5/6 pupils begins on Wednesday 13 May
 In the event of illness on the day of an exam a medical certificate
must be obtained for the day of the exam and taken to the school
as soon as possible
 School uniform must be worn for the exams
 Pupils should arrive at least 20 minutes before any exam is
scheduled to start
 Mobile phones, ipods etc must not be brought into the exam hall
 S5/6 induction days are on 11 and 12 June
 The new timetable begins on Monday 15 June for new S5/6 classes
The SQA plans to issue the examination results on Wednesday 5
August 2009. Candidates may register with www.mysqa.org.uk where
they can sign up for the email and text results service.
Good luck with your exams!
Easter Services
This year the Easter Services will take place on Thursday 2 April 2009.
S1 and S2 pupils will visit St Stephen‟s Church on Powis Place during
the afternoon.
At the end of the Service, which will last around 50 minutes, pupils will
be walked back to St Machar Academy, but, with your permission, pupils
who live in the area near St Stephen‟s may be dismissed from the
Church.
A collection will be held for Macmillan Cancer Support to continue our
fundraising efforts following our bereavements last year.
S3 and S4 pupils will have a service in the Assembly Hall in the
afternoon and S5 and S6 pupils will have a service in the morning.
Pupil Council
This term the Pupil Councils were asked to look at the Curriculum at the
school and judge it in relation to the HMIe document, „How Good is Our
School‟. Pupils discussed the transition from Primary to Secondary
school, the broad curriculum in S1 and S2, Standard Grade and national
qualification courses. The pupils also discussed the new Curriculum for
Excellence and how it could be introduced in the school.
The discussions were very informative and several suggestions have
been made that will be considered in an attempt to improve the
curriculum further in the school.
The pupils generally felt that the Primary/Secondary transition went well
but they thought it might be a good idea to introduce activities early in
the new term to allow relationships across the year to develop.
The pupils enjoyed the range of subjects on offer in S1 and S2, but felt
that some choice, particularly in S2 would be welcome.
Pupils thought that the new range of subjects in S3 and S4, including
Citizenship and Enterprise, were well received, but wondered if all pupils
in the year group could benefit from them.
Overall the pupils judged the Curriculum to be „good‟ to „very good‟.
Good indicates that there are important strengths with areas for
improvement. Very good would indicate that there were major strengths.
Many thanks to all the pupils involved in this process. They all showed a
very mature attitude in discussing this very important issue.
Important Dates
Monday 6 April - Friday 17 April
Monday 20 April
Tuesday 21 April
Monday 4 May
Friday 22 May
Thursday 4 June
Friday 5 June
Thursday 2 July
Friday 3 July
Easter holiday.
Holiday
In-service day
Holiday
In-service day
Euro Elections – The school will be
closed to pupils.
In-service day - this is an additional
day from the Scottish Government to
enable teachers to develop „A
Curriculum for Excellence‟.
End of term Ceremony
TERM ENDS