We are working towards our LGBT Charter status and our aim this year is to achieve our Bronze Award. Pupils and staff have all been involved in leading this important aspect of our inclusion work.

I am delighted with the hard work and commitment of all in the school and the way in which this has been embraced.

On Friday 22nd February we will have a dress down day with the option of wearing an item of purple clothing. All proceeds will be donated to LGBT Youth Scotland.

A range of business partners have kindly given of their time to visit the school yesterday and today and talk with pupils about their careers.

Pupils have been involved in a range of employer activities which will all help to aid their subject choices and career pathways.

Well Done to Mr Lawson and all of the staff involved in leading these two employer engagement days.

We are always keen to hear your views and take on board what you say. Very grateful to all parents and carers who attended, despite the winter conditions. Thanks to all parents and carers who completed surveys at the S4 parents evening last night.

Very pleased to see the positive feedback that we received. We value your opinions, suggestions and ideas. If there are any ideas that you have to help us to help you to have your views heard please get in touch. All of the survey information from parental, pupil and staff surveys is collated and used to help us to plan for the future. Our partnership with you matters to us. We believe in the “you said, we did” approach.

many thanks

The collated feedback is shown below;

Monday 17th December

Periods 5 to 7 S1 and S2 Christmas Dance.

Evening 530pm to 7pm Mrs Claus aka Mrs Dewar’s Kids Christmas Party.

Tuesday 18th December–

Evening Senior Christmas Dance 7pm till 10pm

Wednesday 19th December–

Afternoon Airdrie Academy does “Strictly Come Dancing” with a range of performers aiming to win the “glitter ball” .  THIS IS A TICKET ONLY EVENT FOR PUPILS.

Thursday-20th December

Christmas Services – Pupils and staff come together in their House Groups to reflect on Christmas and what this time of year brings. Our Chaplaincy team link in with their respective houses .

Period 1 (8.55) CLEDDANS

Period 2 (9.45) MONKLANDS

Period 3 (10.50) ROCHSOLES

Period 4 (11.40) FASKINE

Afternoon The House Quizzes – periods 5, 6 and 7

Friday 21st  December-

Periods 1 to 4 Reward events – pupils who achieved the “green zone” will be out enjoying a range of activities and we say a massive well done to everyone who achieved the merit list. Thanks to all staff involved in organising and supporting the activities on offer; climbing wall, cinema and laser tag.

Lunchtime will be 1230-115pm as normal

School closes at 230pm.

Airdrie Academy wishes all of our pupils and their families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Congratulations to Millie Striker in S2 on winning Provost,

Mrs. Jean Jones,   Christmas Card prize.

A superb achievement – Well Done!

As part of NLC’s Read to Succeed initiative, Airdrie Academy had the pleasure of welcoming writer and illustrator Oisin McGann. S1 pupils were treated to Oisin’s humourous presentation which focused on the types of books he writes, the inspiration behind his writing and the creative writing process. The school was gifted with a fabulous illustration which Oisin drew as he answered the many questions asked by pupils inspired by his talk. Pupils also had the opportunity to purchase a book and have it signed.

All pupils are encouraged to read for pleasure and the school library has something to suit every reading age and ability. The school has recently received a large collection of new books so that all S1 pupils, recently welcomed into the school, can also gain the benefits of reading for pleasure.

Thanks for the visit Oisin!

Mr Ferguson from the PE department shared some recent updates on the prowess of some of our pupils;

Football

Congratulations to Lewis Buchanan and Craig Cumming S6, both boys had a trial for the Lanarkshire Select under 18s football squad and were successful in making this team.

NL Swimming

Hannah Anderson S1, Ethan Stewart S1, Beth Wilson S3, Gregor Bryson S3, Lewis Graham S4 and Marijus Kringelis S4 all competed at the North Lanarkshire Swimming Championships. All pupil achieved PB times in 1 or more races.

Ethan won: Gold in the 200 Backstroke, Silver in 100 Backstroke and Silver in 200 Freestyle.

Beth won: Silver in the 100 Freestyle, Bronze in the 100 Backstroke.

Gregor won: Gold in the 100 Backstroke, Silver in the 100 Freestyle, Bronze in the 100 Butterfly and Bronze in the 100 Breast.

Marijus won: Gold in the 100 Breast, Gold in the 200 Breast, Gold in the 200 IM, Silver 200 Freestyle.

Well done to all of the pupils listed!

Well Done to all S4 pupils for their hard work and superb commitment throughout the prelim fortnight.

The invigilation team were very impressed with all of the pupils and really enjoyed working with them.

Fingers crossed for positive results! This is an important milestone for all S4 pupils. The hard work continues following the exams.

Keep working hard and take all of the advice and feedback from your teachers  that you are given and use this as a means of helping you to aim for success in the SQA examinations next year!

Good Luck!

This year, all S2 Music pupils were set the task of creating a short jingle to be played over the tannoy system before announcements, in the month of December. The brief was to create a short ‘festive’ piece of music using the Music Technology software. They also had to ensure part of the jingle featured original music. The pupils worked in pairs or groups of three over a three-week period. The Music staff selected the top 7 jingles, from which the winning jingle was selected by a judging panel made up of Mr Anderson, Mr Spencer and Mrs Jacobs. The sound file is embedded for you to enjoy!

The 7 finalists were;

1 Bailey Mair/Marc Blair

2 Leah Alexander/Robyn Ward

3 Emilia Tamburrini/Amy Levet

4 Daisy Atfield/Tyler Meechan

5 Lucy Haggerty/Declan Deighan

6 Ryan Reilly /Jamie Marshall

7 Adam Cochrane/Tommy Fagan

 Winning jingle: 1st place Emilia Tamburrini/ Amy Levet

2^nd Place: Daisy Atfield/Tyler Meechan

3^rd: Place: Bailey Mair/Marc Blair

 Well done to all of the pupils involved and to the Music Teachers for this innovative idea. Santa’s footsteps will be enjoyed throughout the school.

An update from the S1/2 Dance Show at Bellshill Academy yesterday.

We had 19 S1/2 Girls and 3 senior girls in attendance. The S1/2 pupils performed a combination of group and duo dances in various styles. All girls performed very well and their conduct yesterday was excellent. They will now be working towards the North Lanarkshire Competition in March. Senior pupils help to run the Dance Club and ensued that the girls were prepared prior to the show and on the day.

Congratulations to all of our performers (listed below)and thanks to our senior helpers and Mrs Robertson from the PE department.

Dance Development Show

Senior Helpers – Cara Garvie, Lucy Mitchell and Kara Stewart

 Teamwork!!