We are in the process of holding a set of assemblies to cover themes of safety, discrimination and tolerance. The slides I am using are attached here: Special assembly March 2019 We had decided to hold these assemblies before tragic events in New Zealand last week but those events made the assemblies even more relevant. […]
Category Archives: Parents
11th – 15th March: Progress
Today under the banner of ‘Progress’ I want to mention; school day, internet safety and learning. School day: In my blog two weeks ago I highlighted a proposal to shorten the lunchtime. I asked pupils and parents for feedback on the proposal and had to ballot staff. In order to move forward with the proposal […]
4th – 8th March 2019: Preparing for exams
The SQA exams start in around 20 school days so this blog is for those families who are preparing for the exams. The first thing I will emphasise is to know what you are sitting and when it takes place. Over the next week teachers will be confirming with pupils which level they are being […]
25th February – 1st March 2019: Success, safe and school day
Duke of Edinburgh Awards: I attended an event at a packed Beach Ballroom on Monday evening last week. It was organised by Aberdeen City Council and was to celebrate all those youngsters who had gained their Bronze, Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards. In total 77 pupils collected awards on the evening and overall […]
18th-22nd February 2018: Respect Community
Over the course of this week I have being leading assemblies with a focus on one of our 3 behaviour statements: Respect Community. The slides I used at the assembly can be accessed here Assembly February 2019 alongside the slides were some key messages which I will summarise here: we have a fantastic community which […]
S3/4 & 5 Course Choice Information Evening
S3/4 & 5 Course Choice Information Evening – Wednesday 30th January at 7.00pm S3/4 & 5 Parents & Guardians are invited to our Course Choice Information Evening. Information will be given on the course choice pathways, options and process.
14th – 18th January: Learners, teachers, families and community
We often think of school in terms of the interaction of pupils and teachers within classrooms. If I reflect on the past week it is clear school is about much more than this. I want to start with a diagram of a jigsaw. At the centre are the two pieces – student and teacher. The […]
17th -21st December 2018 – Into the holidays
Incident on Thursday: At lunchtime on Thursday one of our pupils let an intruder into the school and this resulted in a potentially serious event taking place. I am unable to comment on what took place as it is part of an on-going police investigation. What I will say is that our staff and pupils […]
10th-14th December 2018 – Christmas Kindness
As we head towards the Christmas holidays we will try to strike a balance between keeping the focus on the work and acknowledging some of the key ideas around this time of year. On the work front we are very aware of the need to prepare senior pupils for prelim exams in January. Therefore pupils […]
3rd – 10th December 2018: Success and reassurance
National success: The highlght of the week was being able to tell people of our success at a National level. We use a system called accelerated reader to promote reading for our pupils. The company behind this Renaissance Learning keep an eye on how well it is being used and as a result we were […]