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On the 11th of October from 8-9am, we are hosting our Business Breakfast. For the fist time since lockdown our local business partners are invited to join us. Employers will hear from our young people about how we can work together to help prepare them to be your employees of the future . If you are a local business and you haven’t received your invitation by email or messenger and you would like to join us, just let the school office know by telephone on 01659 50208.
Sanquhar Academy will be closed on Monday the 19th of September to allow members of the school community to pay their respects to our Queen. Our school captains laid flowers at the Sanquhar war memorial this week in remembrance of the Queen’s 70 years service.
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Dumfries and Galloway council are recruiting bank cleaning staff for the local area. Times across the week can vary however required shifts are, early shift is 6:00 – 08:30 am and the back shift is 3:00-7:00 pm. To apply please contact the school and we can arrange for you to complete the application process and be added to the list. Tel: 01659 50208
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This year to support our young peoples Health and Wellbeing we are working with Jen Kemp from S.T.I.L.L Scotland.
Jen will be working with pupils, parents and staff this session to support our health and wellbeing. If you wound be interested in joining a group please indicate using the questionnaire below when would suit you.
https://forms.office.com/r/MLARxDmBRy
We are keen to work with parents at a time and place that suits you – evenings, weekends in Sanquhar or Kirkconnel/Kelloholm. If your children take part, you will have an enhanced awareness of how to support them or if you just feel that this may benefit you please take the opportunity to sign up.
Below is a brief description of what the S.T.I.L.L method is:
The S.T.I.L.L Method is a multiple input approach to help tackle anxiety.
The method is comprised of five key elements
Stop-Talk-Imagine-Listen-Learn.
Clear, systematic, structured and measured, the S.T.I.L.L Method helps to support young people, teens, adults, parents/guardians and professionals grow in confidence, control their emotions, overcome fear, build happiness and use tools that last a lifetime.
Each element of The S.T.I.L.L Method incorporates tools from a range of disciplines: Neuro Linguistic Programming, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, positive psychology, coaching and personal development.
Here is a QR code to take you to the questionnaire: or follow the forms link above.
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Congratulations to everyone who took part in Sports Day ’22. Thank you to our families who came along to support this event.
We are looking forward to welcoming back our Senior Phase Learners on Monday. As part of their induction they will be trained to become MVP Mentors.
Based on the ‘bystander’ approach MVP motivates everyone to get involved in safely challenging abuse. The programme sees students as a school’s greatest resource in achieving this and trains senior pupils to act as peer mentors who then deliver sessions to younger students in the school. Since 2014 more than 10,500 mentors have been trained, with around 3,500 sessions delivered by mentors in 2018/19. Sessions target issues such as bullying, gender norms, domestic violence, knife crime and harmful sexual behaviour.
Presenters across the two days induction include Medics Against Violence and Rape Crisis. 
On behalf of all staff and pupils at Sanquhar Academy, we would like to say thank you so much for your many kind contributions. Each and every one made our day super special! Fingers crossed it will be enough to take us to first place in the West Sound Cash for Kids Schools’ Challenge. We’ll keep you updated!
A big well done to Mr Hannah and his team for winning the tug of war! We would also like to send a special thank you to Mr Berry, Mr Hannah, Matthew Hubbard, Kane Bailey, Geddes Clark and Mr Rowe for braving the leg waxing! Of course, thank you to Miss Clark for helping us out.
We would now like to announce the lucky winners of our raffle:
Thanks again,
Your 2022 school captains (Jill & Geddes)
It is time to announce the grand finale of our West Sound Cash for Kids School’s Challenge…
On Thursday 31st March, the seniors will be holding an activity day in which students can come in with their non-uniform. A donation of £1 will be accepted on behalf of our Cash for Kids Schools’ Challenge, which we have been participating in for the past week.
In the morning, seniors will come round classes and collect these donations. When doing this, we will also be asking volunteers to participate in a tug of war tournament! The volunteers will be split amongst two teams, in which the leader of one team will be Mr Hannah and the second team leader will be Mr Berry. This will take place during breaktime. Pupils, please come along for some entertainment!
The captain of the team who lose the tug of war will then have their legs waxed ON STAGE by Miss Clark, during lunchtime in the Assembly Hall!
So…Team Hannah or Team Berry?
Good luck!
Jill & Geddes
This week, Sanquhar Academy will be hosting our next exciting activity in order to raise more funds for ‘Cash for Kids.’
This whole week, we will be promoting our luxury raffle. Tickets will be available for £1 from the Main Office. Please feel free to pop in any time. Tickets will also be making their way through the local community, so keep an eye out! Thanks to the kindness of local businesses, we have around twenty prizes on offer, including afternoon tea at A’ the Airts, a designer Sanquhar pattern scarf and £50 to spend at Blackaddie Country House & Hotel.
The raffle will be drawn on Wednesday 30th March, at 4pm so no time to waste!
Please contact us if you would like to purchase any raffle tickets, or pop into the main office any time.
Thank you and good luck!
Jill & Geddes
