Hello,

Congratulations to everyone who took part in Sports Day ’22.  Thank you to our families who came along to support this event.

For session 2022/23 school hoodies are available to purchase.  By now you should have received a letter home regarding this.

A hoodie will cost £20.  Items should be ordered using the form which is available using the link or QR code below and collected and paid for at Nith Valley Embroidery.

https://forms.office.com/r/WQqVYG1ay8

Dear Parent/Carers,

Education Scotland and the Scottish Government are very keen to hear what parents and carers think about STEM subjects.  STEM stands for Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics.  Does your child love these subjects or maybe they are not so keen?  Would you encourage your child to continue with STEM subjects or choose alternatives?  What do you know about STEM jobs?  If you have a child/children in school (Primary 6 to S6) then you can help in the following ways.

1. Complete a short online survey by 01 July 2022.  It will take approximately 10 minutes to fill out: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/STEMParents2022

2. As an alternative to the survey, parents and carers can take part in an online focus group using the Liveminds platform.  The focus group is live for a week with a new question posed each day.  Parents/carers can contribute as little or as much as they like, at a time that suits them – on a computer, mobile phone or other smart device.  Anyone interested in the online focus group should email: laura.comincini@ekosgen.co.uk to confirm their interest.  They will then receive an email with joining instructions in advance of the focus group.

Many thanks in advance for your assistance.

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.

Sanquhar Academy Senior Phase Induction will take place on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st May.  Learners should report to the Learning Hub, Period 1 on Monday.

Also, any seniors who have issues with their timetable or wish to make any changes can do so on 1st June with Mrs Hetherington-Cree or Mrs McGuchan.

As part of our collaboration with the Nith Catchment Fishery Trust, the S3 biology classes spent the day at Rockcliffe carrying out a beach survey and litter pick. The pupils had great fun learning about marine life and the environment. Again, all pupils were a credit to themselves, their parents and the school.