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CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY – FRIDAY 22ND DECEMBER 2017
Dear Parent/Carer
CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY – FRIDAY 22ND DECEMBER 2017
I am pleased to announce a ‘Christmas Jumper Day will happen on Friday the 22nd of December 2017.
The proceeds of the event will go to the school’s charities: Alzheimer’s Scotland, MS Society and Garioch Group: Riding for the Disabled.
The following notes should clarify procedures for you:
- ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ is Friday the 22nd of December 2017. This is NOT a non-uniform day; normal school uniform should be worn however Christmas jumpers can be worn in replacement on school jumpers/cardigans. Normal school uniform should also be worn every other day.
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‘Christmas Jumper Day’ is otherwise a normal working day at Kemnay Academy. Learning activities in class will carry on as usual.
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A donation of £1 is hoped from each pupil. Envelopes will be distributed to registration classes to collect the donations by Friday the 22nd of December 2017.
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From Monday 18th December to Friday 22nd there will be a raffle for a chocolate hamper. Each ticket will cost 20p or £1 for a strip of tickets. Please show your support for our school charities through this – there will be chances to enter at break and lunch time for the 5 days.
I thank all parents, pupils and teachers in advance to the event. In addition to raising funds, the day gives the Academy an opportunity of celebrating its identity and acting collectively to promote that.
Yours sincerely
Mrs L. Paul
Rector
Prelim Parents Information Evening 5.12.17
All information and leaflets provided at the Prelim Parents Information Evening are now available in the Parents section of the website, under the heading SQA & Exams.
SNSA – Scottish National Standardised Assessments
Parent/ Carer letter handed out in registration to all S3 pupils on Tuesday 28.11.17 available online by clicking here.
Book Fair 28th November – 4th December 2017
The Book Fair will be at Kemnay Academy from Tuesday 28th November until Monday 4th December 2017.
Click here for further details.
PRACTICAL COURSE ONLINE PAYMENTS NOW DUE
Payments are now overdue for pupils who study the following practical courses:- Art, Home Economics, Design & Technology.
Art, HE and Design & Technology are all now on the Myaccount system.
Aberdeenshire Council introduced last year a new way of accessing the online payment system, called Myaccount, which many parents & carers have already been using to pay for school meals and for practical course payments for academic year 2016/17 .
Parents/carers using the online payment facility are required to create a Myaccount username and password (click here for instructions or here to watch a YouTube Video). If you have any concerns or issues with this new process please contact the helpline on 03456 08 12 02.
For all school payments please click on the following link and select “School Payments”
To request a copy of your child’s unique pin number please contact the School Office. Please see below a breakdown of costs across the practical classes:
| Course List 2017/18 | Contribution Amount | |
| Art: Advanced Higher Art & Design | £20.00 | |
| Art: Higher Art & Design | £15.00 | |
| Art: National 4/5 Art & Design | £5.00 | |
| Art: S1 & S2 Art & Design | £5.00 | |
| Art: S3 Art & Design | £15.00 | |
| Design & Technology: Graphic Communication | £5.00 | |
| Design & Technology: Practical Craft Skills (Woodwork & Metalwork) | £10.00 | |
| Home Economics: S2 HE Courses | £35.00 | |
| Home Economics: S3 Health & Food Technology | £35.00 | |
| Home Economics: S3 Hospitality – Practical Cookery | £40.00 | |
| Home Economics: S4/5/6 Health & Food Technology (College Students) | £20.00 | |
| Home Economics: S4/5/6 Health & Food Technology (Non-College Students) | £35.00 | |
| Home Economics: S4/5/6 Hospitality – National 5 Practical Cookery (College Students) | £30.00 | |
| Home Economics: S4/5/6 Hospitality – National 5 Practical Cookery (Non-College Students) | £55.00 |
Kemnay’s Aurora
One of our members of staff caught some beautiful pictures of the Aurora last week over the playing fields at the back of the Academy.
Groupcall Xpressions Application – How to see Notifications
November, 2017
Missing messages from the school through Groupcall Xpressions?
When a message is sent to you it will appear in the Xpressions Timeline. Whether or not you receive a notification alerting you that a message has been received will depend on your device.
CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS or see information below;
Apple iOS Devices
You can configure the behaviour of notifications on Apple devices. The below indicates the best way to ensure you never miss a message, however you may wish to alter this to suit your own circumstances.
Open your device’s settings;
- Open the ‘Notifications’ section.
- Scroll to find the Xpressions app.
- Ensure ‘Allow Notifications’ is on.
- Set ‘Show in Notification Center’ to at least 1 or greater.
- Ensure ‘Badge App Icon’ is on.
- Ensure ‘Show on Lock Screen’ is on.
- Set ‘Alert Style When Unlocked’ to ‘Alerts’
This Apple page has more information if you need it.
Android Devices
It’s not possible to configure the behaviour of notifications on Android devices directly. You may be able to get a third party app that does allow this however.
By default Android devices will display an icon in the top left corner indicating there is a message waiting for you. From here you can open the Xpressions app and read the message.
Term 1 Newsletter
There has been lots going on in the first term here at Kemnay Academy. All the news can be found in our latest Newsletter.
Please take a look here.
Scottish National Standardised Assessments
Information for parents and carers
The Scottish Government has commissioned the Scottish National Standardised Assessments as part of the National Improvement Framework.
For children and young people to have the best chance of reaching their potential, parents, carers, teachers and the children themselves, need to understand how they are progressing, and what further support they require. Alongside a wide range of other assessment activity, the assessments help to inform that understanding by providing teachers with objective and nationally consistent information on children’s progress. Teachers can then discuss children’s progress with them and their parents, planning next steps accordingly, and ensuring parents understand how best to support their child’s learning at home.
More information can be found by following the link:
Parents and carers – Scottish National Standardised Assessments
