Author Archives: Mrs Maclennan

Applegrove Welcomes Belarus Children

On Wednesday 7th September a group of children from Belarus came to visit us at Applegrove and join in some activities. The children are staying with families in Moray as part of the ‘Friends of Chernobyl Moray’ charity. The children live in an area which is still affected by the after effects of a nuclear accident which happened there almost 30 years ago. The children visit Forres for one month each year for five years and stay with the same family each year. They are given dental and health checks and lots of opportunities to enjoy the fresh Moray air. They also visit lots of local places and we were delighted that they came to visit us at Applegrove. They joined us in assembly where we sang one of our favourite songs ‘welcome everybody’ We  sang the welcome part in Russian ‘Dubro Pozhalovat’. The children visited P4FL who had made a card for each of the 19 children with greetings in Russian. They shook hands and introduced themselves in Russian too . Finally the pupils went outside to enjoy some outdoor learning experiences with 6W, play some games and have a snack inside our school tepee . It was a great experience for both Belorussian and Scottish pupils. img_5124 img_5123 dscn0715 dscn0714 dscn0713 img_5126046 dscn0337 dscn0340 dscn0345 dscn0711 dscn0712 045 039 036 026 025 022

Welcome to the new term!

We hope you all had a fun and relaxing holiday. Although the weather wasn’t so good, the sun is out now so we can enjoy lots of outdoor learning experiences back at school.We hope you will all show how resilient and resourceful you are as you move on to your new classes and routines.  A huge welcome to new  staff and pupils who are joining us at Applegrove for the first time this session. We hope you all have a great week and settle in well.