We have had a fantastic two days in the school with a whole school focus on “Numeracy”.

Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the range of experiences that our Principal Teacher of Numeracy, Mrs McClelland, had organised for them.

Pupils took part in “Skills for Bills” a very innovative budgeting exercise that was delivered by parent members of the parent council. Great to see pupils thinking about the real life context that numeracy plays in everyday decisions.

Construction skills and numeracy were part of the problem solving “tower of straws” task – lots of great ways to build the tower from basic materials and have it support the weight of a tennis ball. Great team skills on show in this task.

We had professor Adam McBride from the University of Strathclyde talk to pupils about his work and life working with numbers.

Throughout the school numeracy challenges and puzzles were posted in corridors and on screens (as were some really bad numeracy jokes) to challenge pupils and staff.

An excellent two days looking at Numeracy across learning.

Well Done!

Possible Gift Ideas

In Airdrie Academy, we know the true meaning of Christmas – spending time with loved ones and the spirit of giving.

To share in the Christmas spirit, we are delighted to support North Lanarkshire Council’s ‘Give a Festive Gift’ appeal. This means that we are looking for donations of items that can be used as gifts for young people in North Lanarkshire. Please click the “possible gift ideas” link above for suggested gift ideas.

Gifts will  be collected by Miss Smith and her team of volunteers. If you would like to help us make sure ALL can enjoy the upcoming festive period then please send your donations to the school between Monday 19th November and Wednesday 28th November.

As always, your support is greatly appreciated.

Thank You

Our S1 parents evening turnout was 68%, 140 families attended from our 206 S1 pupil roll. Great to see so many of you and share with you how your children are progressing. Your views are always listened to and I personally read every single survey and take on board parental views. Thank you for taking them to complete this survey. All responses to surveys shape our improvement agendas.

Please find below the very positive feedback that you shared with us last night. Many thanks Mr Anderson.

Well done to the S3 ASDAN group who completed their St Andrew’s First Aid Workshop  with support from volunteers John and Stuart. Another nine people trained as part of the “Save a Life Scotland” campaign.

Great Teamwork!

The leadership roles of pupils in the school is an important aspect of who we are. Our Senior Sports Leaders work with associated primary pupils and lead them in a range of sporting activities. This partnership alongside Active Schools has produced notable success within our local cluster. Stephen Hughes our Active Schools Coordinator writes:

“The following schools in the cluster have achieved the national gold school sport award from Sport Scotland;

Tollbrae PS, Victoria PS, Golfhill PS and Rochsolloch PS the last 3 receiving it for the first time this year.

The award covers 8 different strands of sports and physical activity across the school. A big contributing part of the schools applications has been the sports leaders from Airdrie Academy delivering regular extracurricular activity in the schools, support at the primary sports days and the volunteering aspect as well as acting as role models to the primary pupils”

Massive well done to all of our Senior Sports Leaders and all of our associated primary schools who have achieved the gold award.

Well Done!

As a school we set and review our improvement targets on an annual basis. In our plans this year – all – of our targets are well underway; thanks to the support and hard work of pupils, parents  staff and partners.

We continue to develop our strategies and collaborative work on a range of initiatives. Updates will appear here throughout the school year on our progress and successes.

Teamwork!

The Halloween Disco will take place Tuesday, 30th October, from 7pm – 9.30pm in the school for all S1 to S3 pupils.

This promises to be an evening of great fun and I am sure that the staff coming along to support this event will get into the spirit of the evening and enjoy dressing up  – There is a prize for the staff member with the best costume !

Be great to see as many pupils and staff there as possible.

We have our second group of pupils over in the Isle of Arran this week taking part in a leadership week with “Tree of Knowledge”. 20 S3 pupils are working with the Arran outdoor staff, Tree of Knowledge presenters and 2 of our teachers Mrs Anderson and Mr Leckie.

I hope that they all have a fantastic experience and learn lots of new skills that will support them in the future.

October Reward Event 2018

Top Merit Pupils for October 2018 –

Well done to everyone who made the standard to attend the merit events today.

Numbers attending;

• 194 S1 pupils (207 in year)
• 159 S2 pupils (181 in year)
• 134 S3 pupils (175 in year)

Congratulations to our top merit winners listed below who earned extra recognition.

On behalf of the parent council

A date for your diary FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9th, the parent council are looking for support to fund raise for the school.

Parents / carers, staff and friends of the school can come along and enjoy this social occasion to play bingo have fun and support the school.

Full details will be issued by the parent council soon.

We really appreciate your support!