Our Summer Fayre will take place tomorrow from 11am – 1pm. BBQ, Games, Bouncy Castles, Tea and Coffee and lots of stalls. The Duck Race will follow from the bridge at the end of Orchard Road at 1pm. Come along and have some fun!

The latest newsletter is now available by clicking here . Thank you for supporting us to be a Eco School by reading it online.

We were very lucky with the weather on Tuesday for the Potted Sports and all had a super day. It was noticed how well the children worked in their teams and supported each other. Everyone had a great time and there were lots of smiles and laughter.

A huge thank you to all the parents and helpers who helped out on the day with games and counting. Thank you to the PTA for paying for the crisps and juice. Thank you also to the house captains and teachers who came in early in the morning to help set up the 20 games. Well done to Douglas who won the tournament overall and Douglas A team who had the most points for an individual team.

The April newsletter is now available . Click here to open the link. Thank you for helping us be an eco school by reading the newsletter online.

A letter of thanks has come in to school from local representatives for Marie Curie to thank parents, staff and pupils who contributed to the Easter Church collection. The letter also praised  the hospitality of the pupils and staff when they presented a cheque at the end of term concert

Click here to read the March Newsletter .

It has been a very busy week for lots of people at Applegrove. 83 pupils in total took part in 15 different classes at the Moray Festival. Applegrove were heavily involved in the Speech and Drama classes and gained 17 Distinction and 29 Commended certificates. The children proved they are upholding the School values by challenging themselves and achieving high standards. They performed in an unfamiliar situation to the public with confidence. the Concert at the town hall on Thursday night was a great showcase of the talent we have. Well done to all who took part. Special thanks go to the teachers who gave up their own time to coach the children and to the PTA for funding all the entries and helping at the Concert.

The Forres ASG cross country competition organised by the Forres Harriers takes place this Saturday 5^th March in Grant Park for P4 – 7. You can just turn up on the day to enter. It is a free event and Forres Harriers are keen to encourage as many pupils as possible, of all abilities, to have a go. With so many of you building up stamina in the Daily Mile and taking part in the lunch time club we are hoping lots of you will join in the fun! There are individual trophies and an overall school trophy. It is a great way to demonstrate the Values of Motivation and Challenge from Applegrove pupils! You can register (sign up) from 10am in the Cricket Pavilion at Grant Park and the races start between 11am and 11.45am. The event is run by Forres Harriers and Active Schools so your parents are responsible for you – Good Luck Applegrove!

Congratulations to the cross country runners who represented the school yesterday at Gordonstoun. There were separate races for P5, P6 and P7, boys and girls. At the end the boys’ and girls’ results for each year group were totalled together to decide on the team prizes. In each of their races Bruce Evans came 1^st, David Spencer 3^rd, Roslyn McRitchie 5^th, Luca Abbate 5^th, Alistair Clark 6^th, Lewis Mackenzie 7^th, Talia Pearson 8^th, Ashley Donald 10^th. This means the P6 team won the trophy for their age group and P7 came second. Well done everyone, not only for your successful performance but also for your excellent behaviour.

On Monday 19th February a team of 22 pupils from P6 and P7 took part in the Grampian Regional Sportshall Challenge at Moray College in Elgin. Pupils were allowed to compete in a maximum of two field and two track events. Track events were Obstacle Relay, 1+1 Lap Relay , 2+2 Lap Relay, 6 Lap Paarlauf, Over/Under Relay and 4 x 1 Lap Relay. Field events comprised Chest Push, Standing Long Jump. Standing Triple Jump, Vertical Jump, Soft Javelin and Speed Bounce. Applegrove’s team were – Boys : David Spencer, Scott Perry, Bruce Evans, Alistair Clark, Alex Grant, Luca Abbate, Lewis McIntosh, Lewis Dey, Andrew McRitchie, Matthew Hepburn, Magnus McGhee and  Ruairidh Maver Girls: Ashley Donald, Roslyn McRitchie, Talia Pearson, Jessica Nicol, Kirsty Harthorne, Bethany Young, Isla Brain, Alice Reynolds, Lara Mackenzie and  Abigail Taylor. They all had a fun, busy morning and supported each other so well in every event. It was a fast moving event which was so well organised with the help of the students at Moray College.

There were six schools taking part and Applegrove ended up with exactly the same amount of points as Aberdeen school, Hazelhead Primary, and they both came equal first in the competition . Well done to you all for your excellent sportsmanship  and respectful behaviour at the event.