Dear Parents and Carers,
Please find attached a copy of the new session information just published on the school app. Also attached to this post is a copy of the letter for parents/ carers of new S1 pupils.
Letter to Parents and Carers- 11 August 2023
Information about how to down load and use the school app can be found in the post below: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/stewartonacademysite2016/?p=2667
Important Message for all Parents/ Carers and Pupils S1, S2 and S3 only – who are attending Prize Giving on Tuesday 6th June 2023
We have had an exceptionally large and positive engagement and interest in Prize Giving this session. In particular, the demand for tickets from supportive parents, carers and family members has been far higher than in previous sessions.
In order to accommodate the numbers involved we have taken the decision today, to separate Prize Giving for S1 – 3 on Tuesday 6th June into two sections.
(Please note that the S4-6 Prize Giving on the following evening is not affected).
New timings are as follows:
S1 and S2 Prize Giving – 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm
S3 only Prize Giving 7.15 pm – 8 pm
Please contact the office if this adjustment of times causes any difficulties for you as a family as we have contingency plans in place for this scenario.
Please note that if you have a child at Prize Giving for S1-2 and another child in the S3 Prize Giving your tickets will be valid for both slots on the evening.
Please let the office know if you have requested tickets but are no longer able to attend.
We apologise for altering these arrangements at this stage but we trust that this change will result in a more condensed and pleasurable experience for all.
Further update from the school transport team regarding Kilmaurs to Stewarton Academy buses
Due to the closure of the Irvine Road in Kilmaurs all pupils will be collected on Main Street, Kilmaurs from tomorrow morning (Tuesday 18th April 2023) to Friday. It is anticipated that the works will be complete by Friday and revert back next Monday 24th April.
Important Message Regarding School Transport Kilmaurs to Stewarton
Irvine Road in Kilmaurs is closed this week between 7am and 5pm, therefore there is an impact on school transport for pupils being picked up and dropped off in Kilmaurs from Monday 17th April – Friday 21st April 2023, inclusive.
Marbill Coaches are aware of the closure and will be sending coaches to uplift pupils at either side of the road closure at the normal pick up times.
We will stop using our existing app as our form of communication from this Friday, 31st March 2023. All future communication messages will come via our new Safer Schools Scotland App.
The new Safer Schools Scotland App gives empowering, current and informative information on current digital platforms/tools/apps in an accessible manner. Within the app there are different users. Please find below and attached details about how to download the app and set everything up.
-Go to your App Store for Apple or Google Play and search for ‘Safer School Scotland’
-Set up your account
-In the school field type ‘Stewarton Academy’
Amend as appropriate – The code Parents/Carers is 1990
-To receive notifications we recommend enabling push notifications.
Please read the instructions below on the PDF attachment carefully before downloading the App.
We trust that you will find this information helpful. The new App has many beneficial features which we will highlight to you in due course.
However, for now, please ensure you download the app and get it set up to continue receiving communications from the school.
(Please note the current code is for parents and carers – pupils will be supported to long in to the pupil section later in the year).
Best wishes,
John Stuart
Head Teacher
Action for Children are offering a series of sessions for young people looing to develop their skills in employment with a view to entering the customer service industry.
Please click on the link below for more information
Our apologies for the technical failures that prevented the video link working properly for the S2-S3 options information evening on Wednesday 18th January 2023. I have now delivered presentations to all S2 pupils present today to go through the options choice process, to outline supports and to answer questions. The presentation, options form and subject information booklet have all been uploaded to the S2 Teams page, and will also be shared using the school app. The presentation has also been uploaded to the school website (below).
The options form is completed on-line and I have attached the link to this post.
https://forms.office.com/e/RTy2yn944p
There will be opportunities for in-person delivery of the presentations on the parents’ evening on Thursday 26th January 2023. These will take place at the following times:
4:00, 4:30 and 6:30
We also plan to upload a voice over recording of the presentation to the school’s YouTube channel and the link and details of this will follow in due course.
Click to access S2-S3-Information-Evening-Options-Presentation-January-2023.pdf
Dear parents and carers,
We are very sorry that we have had to postpone this evening’s S2 Options virtual event due to technical difficulties.Unfortunately, there was an issue with Teams which did not allowing the organiser to access the meeting link on the Parent Council Teams account.
All possible work arounds were attempted attempted
Therefore, we had to unfortunately take the decision to postpone this evening’s event.
We will confirm a new date via the school app tomorrow.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Dear Parents and Carers
There is an ongoing issue with the School App at the moment. This is impacting on all the App’s customers and is not specific to Stewarton Academy. They are working on a resolution.
In the meantime, key information will be posted on the school website and shared via Twitter.
Vital communication will be sent via email/text/letter
Regards
John Stuart
Head Teacher
Happy New Year to all in the Stewarton Academy community.
We will be straight back in to a busy term so I hope the reminders below will be helpful.
Industrial Action
You will have seen the message on this app from East Ayrshire Council on 6th January which reminds you of the arrangements necessary due to industrial action by four teaching trade unions.
Please read this message from 6th January carefully as the action will impact on different schools and learning centres in different ways. It also gives detail of support available for pupils who are entitled to free school meals. As far as Stewarton Academy is concerned, we will be closed to pupils on Wednesday 11th January and then again on Monday 23rd January 2023.
We aware that the strike action will cause an inconvenience to many families, but we cannot operate safely without the required number of staff in situ, and I thank you for your understanding at this time.
Key Dates
There are a number of important events in January. Please find a link in the box below to the key dates document as a reminder.
Please remember that there have had to be a couple of changes to the calendar published at the start of term, specifically the S4 parents’ evening is on in school Thursday 12th Jan.
As highlighted in December, the virtual information evening for parents/ carers of S2 pupils regarding subject options will take place 6:30 – 7:30pm Wed 18th Jan via Teams – the link will be shared in due course in the coming week.
Pupil health and wellbeing
We very much hope that you have had a restful holiday. However, we know that there are a number of winter illnesses in circulation. Trusted health advice can be found on NHS Inform https://www.nhsinform.scot/ . You will recall that East Ayrshire issued specific information about group A streptococcal infections (including scarlet fever) via this app on 8th Dec.
If you child is unwell, please consider not sending him/her to school, especially if he/she has a fever.
You will be aware that the S5/6 mid-course assessments begin this week. Please be assured that any pupil who misses an assessment through illness will be supported to complete necessary assessments when back in school.
Conclusion
Thank you for taking the time to read this pre-term information. We look forward to supporting all our young people to achieve and thrive in 2023. If you would like support with any aspect of your child’s experience at Stewarton Academy, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s Principal Teacher of Pupil Support via the school office.
Best wishes,
John Stuart
Head Teacher
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