Author: Mr McNichol

Introducing Our House Captains

It’s the time of year to announce who are House Captains will be as we move towards our Sports Days.

Our Captains for Craufurdland are Faye and Lewis with Jessica and Maya as the Vice Captains

Leading Dean this year we have Daniel and Sophie as Captains with Melody, Kyle and Alex as Vice Captains.

 

Hoping the take the cup for Kay this year we have Niamh and Lewis as team Captains with Lily and Oliver ably assisting as the Vice Captains.

Finally we have team Rowallan.  This year they will be led by Captains Callum and Aimee with Max and Liam as Vice Captains.

 

As we begin our sporting activities next week all of our captains will have the opportunity to help (in a Covid friendly way) at different year groups activities.

We all wish them well and in true sporting fashion, may the best team win!

New House Shields Unveiled

Today we are officially unveiling our new House Shields which have been designed by children from all across the school.  After sorting through almost 500 entries the Pupil Council had the task of selecting a winner for each of our new houses: Craufurdland, Dean, Kay and Rowallan.

The Craufurdland shield was designed by Ailah in P2K who took the idea to use a castle design as the real Craufurdland Castle is near to where she stays.

The Dean shield was designed by Greg in P6M who used a deer design as he often walks his dog on the Dean Park and sees the deer which live there.

The Kay shield was designed by Lily in P7H who was inspired the Marie Curie Field of Hope at the Kay Park because it is such an important strategy. Daffodils symbolise hope and new beginnings.

Finally, the Rowallan shield has been designed by Breckin in OLC 3. The creature in the centre stands for powering  through no matter what happens. The blue stands for the Rowallan team with the mindfulness colours standing for calmness.

Each of our winners were today presented with an artist set as a prize for their hard work.

A huge congratulations to our four deserving winners and a massive thank you to everyone who took part in the competition.

 

P5-7 Home Pizza Kits from Morrisons

Local supermarket Morrisons, have donated home pizza kits for the children who are currently in school during this lockdown period.  These have been distributed today to children in Primary 5 to 7 to make at home. When they have cooked their pizza, they have been asked to e-mail a picture of their work to Miss Muir in the office.  However, they had to undergo some expert tuition from our very own Heather before they were allowed to be let loose on their pizza projects. 

P7 to S1 Transition Information for Parents

P7 Parents/Carers

Kilmarnock Academy is delighted to present our virtual information session for parents/carers and young people joining Kilmarnock Academy in August 2021. Please follow the link below to access the session:

 

https://youtu.be/DnbObsR6YtU

 

We hope that you enjoy the session and find it informative as we move towards transition into S1. We are very keen to engage with you and answer any questions you may have.

If you have any questions after the presentation, please complete the form using the link below. We intend to produce FAQ based on your questions but will respond to more personal questions individually:

P7 Parent Questions

We very much look forward to meeting you in person soon.

 

Kind regards

 

Kilmarnock Academy

House Shield Competition Update

We have had a fantastic response to our House Shield Competition and we are still receiving entries.  If you haven’t managed to get yours in yet, you still have time as we are extending the deadline to next Friday, the 20th November.

A huge thank you to everyone who has taken part so far, especially to those family members who have supported us with this.  Once all of the entries have been submitted, we look at organising a judging panel to see if can eventually decide upon four winners.  It’s going to be difficult though as the standard of entries has been so high!

House Logo Competition

This session we are raising the profile of our School House System and as a result each house has been reorganised.  The children have been consulted about renaming the houses and after each class had a vote the winning names are Craufurdland (red), Dean (yellow), Kay (green) and Rowallan (blue).  On Monday, each child will be given a competition sheet like the one below, to complete as a homework challenge where all the family are invited to become involved.  A prize will also be awarded to the winning entry form each house.  Entries should be returned to your child’s class teacher no later than Friday, 6th November 2020.  Good Luck!