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

Our fundraising efforts for the Schools Challenge, Cash for Kids appeal are well underway.   S6 have gathered donations from across the community for the raffle.  Thank you to everyone how has supported us.  The raffle will be drawn on Wednesday 30 April – Get your tickets from any of our S6 leadership team!

Glendyne Hotel – £20 voucher

A’ the Airts – Afternoon Tea voucher

A’ the Airts – Sanquhar Pattern Scarf

Cakes by Harry – 3 boxes of 12 homemade cupcakes

Angela’s Sweet Bites & Delights – £10

Memories Forever – Voucher

The Nail Den – BIAB Voucher

Laura’s Café – Box of pre-ordered cupcakes

Carrottop – Voucher

Granny Nel’s Cakes and Bakes – £20 voucher

Pegs Plaice – Voucher

East n West Takeaway – Either a pizza deal/trial meal

Poppy’s – Voucher for a tray for two

Granjas Hut – Gift box

Lean Bean – £20 voucher

TFW, Training for Warriors – 5 Class-Pass

Happy Hooves – Voucher

Bottle of Jura – Mr Cree

Jarmazing By Ashley – mystery gift

Hair by Kelly – cut and blow dry voucher

Crawick Multiverse – mystery donation

Blackaddie Country House and Hotel – £50 voucher

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This Easter we are going to be running a series of huge virtual work experience events with some of the world’s biggest brands!

We are kicking off with our Easter Law Work Experience of which we’re going to be joined by 2 Magic Circle firms in Clifford Chance and Linklaters as well as Browne Jacobson, Freeths, Charles Russell Speechlys and specialist legal university the University of Law.

On Monday 11th April from 9:00am – 4:00pm we’re bringing the best of the best legal firms and one of the UK’s top universities for law together for what’s set to provide an immersive and interactive experience of what it’s like working for one of the world’s top legal companies.

You’ll get to hear and learn from senior legal professionals as they take us through a number of practical workshops, activities and presentations.

This is without a doubt the biggest virtual law work experience to be put together for school/college students so if you’re interested in a career in law make sure to take advantage of this opportunity!

This is a tremendous chance to hear from some of the most distinguished law companies whilst getting your foot in the door to key decision-makers at these firms.  Get an insight into the life of a legal professional, hear what it takes to thrive and be successful, gain application tips and tricks and ask all your questions to our panel of industry experts.

As it’s a work experience opportunity we’ll also be awarding certificates of completion for you to add to your CV.

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Cash for Kids Quiz!

 

This month, Sanquhar Academy have joined West Sound’s Cash for Kids Schools’ Challenge. This includes two weeks of fundraising activities throughout the school, with the aim of raising as much as possible for our school. All money collected will remain in the school funds, to be used for wellbeing and end of year activities for all. We also have the chance for our funds to be topped up by at least £500 if we successfully place 1st, 2nd or 3rd of all Dumfries & Galloway schools entered.

To start us off, this Friday (18th March 2022) we will be hosting a quiz morning for ALL pupils and members of staff. By giving a donation, you will be able to participate in 5 rounds of fun, including ‘guess the teacher’ and ‘movie trivia.’ There will also be a mystery prize for our overall winner, so get your thinking caps on!

Keep your eyes peeled for more fundraising activities going on throughout the next two weeks.

We believe that this fundraising is vital in enhancing the school experience for all pupils, S1 – S6, and would appreciate any donation that you are able to give this Friday!

Good luck!

Your school captains (Jill & Geddes)

Upcoming Virtual Spring Events

 

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Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is delivering a nationwide webinar to parents and carers which offers an Overview of Scottish Apprenticeships. The webinar is on Thursday 10 March at 6.30pm until 7.15pm.

We would also like to take this opportunity to highlight to you that the Parents and Carers section of My World of Work has been refreshed and offers lots of support and information, including access to the recordings of our Parents and Carers Webinar series.

View our playlist to access recordings of the following webinars:

· How to have meaningful career conversations

· School leaver options

· Option choices

· Introduction to Skills Development Scotland for S1 parents and carers

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Overview of Scottish Apprenticeships Thursday 10 March 2022

Parents and carers can learn more about Foundation, Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships on a free webinar later this month.

Careers Advisers from Skills Development Scotland will talk about the different apprenticeships that are available and how work-based learning can open the door to a wide range of careers. They will also be on hand to answer any questions that you may have about your young persons career development.

Parents and carers can register for our session here: https://overviewofscottishapprenticeships.eventbrite.co.uk

The recent exhibition in A’the Airts by Sanquhar pupils and staff was well received by those who managed to get along to see the work on show. The academy is grateful to those who contributed so generously to the book of comments, some of which are shown below:

“Brilliant to see all the artwork and photographs from the talented students at Sanquhar Academy. WELL DONE!”

“Fab work everyone!! Lovely to the Airts filled with your amazing creations.”

“Beautiful work. Very well done. Such talent! Well done teachers and students.”

“Excellent exhibition. We have some very talented people in this area.”

“Great work artists! Lovely pictures”

“Well done Sanquhar Academy. Some good work on show.”

“Well done, very interesting.”

“Fantastic exhibition, really enjoyed the variety of work.”

“Very good exhibition. Congratulations to all involved.”

“Super Exhibition. Well done!”

“So wonderful to see young artists being encouraged to show their work. Some great pieces, well done to all the pupils and staff.”