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S1/2 Science Club
Well done to the S1/2 group who have attended Science Club over the past year. They have carried out lots of fun experiments such as; slime time, flame testing, growing crystals, danci
ng custard and many more.
Well done to you all! Miss Rankin.
Parent Council Quiz Night
On behalf of the Parent Council fund raising committee we would like to invite you to our quiz night on
Friday 12 May 2017 at 7.30pm
This has been an extremely successful event in the past and we would hope that you would encourage friends and family to come along for what always has been a very enjoyable evening.
As tradition demands we will be holding the usual challenges plus you can now acquire your lucky ‘Martin’s Millions’. It will be held in the drama dept and its BYOB and nibbles, with a complimentary glass of wine on arrival.
Tickets are £5 and can be bought from D Ferguson, E McGuire or C O’Connor.
Hope to see you there!!!
We would also be grateful for any raffle prizes that you would like to donate for this evening. Please hand them into any of the named above.
Thanks
Parent Council Fund Raising Committee
Red Nose Day Total
Our grand total raised was £496. Thank you to everyone who took part, especially the 4 senior pupils who gave up lots of their own time selling merchandise – Scott Brand, William McEwan, Matthew Paul and Lindsay Rideout. Veronica Sweeney (covering Catering Manager from the school canteen) also made all of the cakes for us and Liz Brannan was our chief cake decorator!
Fairtrade Achiever School – Letter from Neil Gray MP
We were delighted to receive a letter from Neil Gray MP offering his congratulations to Miss Mann, Erin, Jill and Lucie. The group helped Airdrie Academy revceive Fairtrade Achiever School status for the second year running.
Click here to read his letter.
Red Nose Day
The senior pupils in the school’s charity team are organising Red Nose Day events which include selling the official merchandise in the social area at lunchtimes and also a novelty bake sale on Friday 24th March.
Easter School
Easter School will take place from Monday 3rd April until Wednesday 5th April – 9.30am to 12.45pm. The aim is to provide additional support, advice and extra practice in the majority of subjects in the lead up to the SQA exams. Pupils in S4/5/6 who are sitting Higher or National 5 will have the opportunity to sign up for Easter School during FOL time. Pupils who attended in previous years found the event extremely beneficial.
Developing the Young Workforce Week
Airdrie Academy recently held a very successful Developing The Young Workforce week. This was coordinated by PT Pupil Support Miss Lilly and involved pupils from every year group at different points throughout the week.
The aim of the week was to have a real focus on providing information and ideas to pupils with regard to future careers. It showed them the wide range of opportunities available to them and was very informative and enjoyable.
Pupils engaged exceptionally well with all of our visitors and really gained a great deal of information and advice form all who came to support this initiative.
Thanks to all of those who supported the school over the week and made the workshops so enjoyable for our pupils.
Senior Phase Options 2017-2018
For general information on senior phase school courses click on the following:
Geography Amazonia Trip
Some great photos of the recent Geography Trip to Amazonia. You can check them out here if you dare!
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