posted by Lynsay Jukes, Teacher of PE, Arbroath High School

Article sent on behalf of Lynsay Jukes, Teacher of PE

The school athletics championships have been running for S1 – S3 for the last month with over 150 pupils competing in the championships. With the final events concluding in 100m and hurdles finals this week the winners sealed their titles as follows;

S1 Girls – 1^st Alex Begg-Ritchie, 2^nd Kaitlin Bastow, 3^rd Nicola Fenty & Edana Fraser

S1 Boys – 1^st Nairn Pryde, 2^nd Bryce Duff, 3^rd Rhys Topen

S2 Girls – 1^st Kezia Adam, 2^nd Rachel Lorimer, 3^rd Holly Southwick

S2 Boys – 1^st Nick Bremner, 2^nd Lewis Mann, 3^rd Logan Swankie

S3 Girls – 1^st Pippa Van Wees, 2^nd Gabrielle Jaugaite, 3^rd Rachel Cherry

S3 Boys – 1^st Elliot Boath, 2^nd Ben Paterson, 3^rd Lloyd Cathro

New Record : Kezia Adam S2 Javelin 24.19 meters

Well done to all pupils that competed in the school Athletics Championships!

Back row left to right: Rhys Topen, Holly Southwick, Lloyd Cathro, Rachel Cherry, Logan Swankie, Edana Fraser, Nicola Fenty

Middle row left to right: Kaitlin Bastow, Lewis Mann, Gabrielle Jaugaite, Ben Paterson, Rachel Lorimer, Bryce Duff

Front row left to right: Nairn Pryde, Kezia Adam, Elliot Boath, Pippa Van Wees, Nick Bremner, Alex Begg-Ritchie

Photo by Sonia Alston

posted by Elaine Hughes, Service Manager, Performance, Children and Young People

At the end of March 2016, the Senior Leadership Team were invited to Inverkeilor Primary School for their science festival. The whole school was involved with children from nursery to P7 involved.

My first impression was of the great support from families and friends as we waited for the doors to open with great anticipation.

The theme for the festival was transport with everything from cars pulled by magnets to seeds that had been to space and back.

The children made great presenters explaining their work very clearly and with enthusiasm to all of the visitors. They had also created displays and news articles about their projects. I was very impressed with how they used various skills and experiences to produce a very interesting festival.

As well as the experiments on display, the children had written proposals for innovations for primary engineering leaders’ awards. The variety of ideas the children came up with and the quality of their submissions were excellent.

I think the children and visitors really enjoyed the festival, I certainly did. It was a great way to round off the Easter term.

PS: Since then, four pupils were short-listed for national trophies, with one, Archie from P6 winning the national trophy.

Well done everyone.

posted by Amy Gibson, YMI Coordinator & Creative Learning Facilitator

Please click on the link below to view the Rock Fest Poster

Rock Fest Poster

posted by Sonia Swankie, P4/5 Teacher, Inverkeilor Primary School

Children from P3-P7 at Inverkeilor recently enjoyed a week of cycling during their first Bikeability training.  Mrs Swankie worked in partnership with  Angus Cycle Hub in Arbroath, to ensure that all children who wanted to take part were able to.  We were delighted that 29 children achieved Level 1, with 24 now being recommended for Level 2.

The children spent their lunchtimes learning how to control their bike, use brakes correctly, change gears and complete a safety check.  It was wonderful to see how much more confident they had grown by the end of the training.  To end the week, they enjoyed an afternoon applying their skills on the skills track and obstacle course and were delighted to welcome Active Schools Cyclists who were completing a challenge for Sports Relief.

The partnership with Angus Cycle Hub was very successful with leaders that were engaging and motivated the children using growth mindset and restorative approaches that mirrored those used in school.  “We only get better by keeping trying!” was an important message throughout the week!  Mrs Swankie is now working with Angus Cycle Hub to arrange dates for them to return to deliver Level 2.

posted by Rodger Hill, Service Manger, Schools and Learning

I’m delighted to let you know that registration for SLF 2016 is now open.  Please consider attending as well as encouraging your colleagues and contacts to come along to SLF and participate.

It would also be great for you to promote SLF 2016 via any communications channels you have within your organisation for example, newsletters, email bulletins, websites, blogs etc.

Those who attend SLF have access to:

– inspirational keynote speakers,
– lively Professional Discussions,
– a conference programme with over 100 professional development sessions,
– opportunities for discussion and professional networking with peers and colleagues,
– the largest education exhibition in Scotland.

We are also delighted that the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills will give the opening address.

In addition, there will be keynote speeches from the following internationally renowned speakers:

• Dr Yong Zhao, Presidential Chair and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon
• Prof Carol Campbell, Associate Professor, Ontario Institute of Education, University of Toronto
• Mark Beaumont, TV presenter and broadcaster, record-breaking round the world cyclist and ultra-endurance adventurer

As well as professional discussions focussing on:

• Early learning and childcare
• 3-18 curriculum pathways
• The Scottish Attainment Challenge.

The full programme of speakers and seminars along with details of the range of additional activities and online registration are now available on the SLF website.