Dear Parent/Carer,

The school intends to run an Easter School this year to support senior pupils with their course work. This will involve pupils being presented for N5, Higher and Advanced Higher.

This will take place during the first week of the Easter holidays. The school will be open for three days – from Tuesday 6th April to Thursday 8th April – hours 9.00am to 1.15pm.

There will be 3 sessions each day – pupils will sign up for subjects week commencing 22/3/21. Pupils will choose their session choices by following the link in their Wellbeing Teams on Glow.

More information will follow once sign up is complete.

S2 into S3 OPTIONS 2021

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2_3 Option Booklet_2021

In normal circumstances S2 would be starting the S2 into S3 option process in school. Instead we are sending the information out online via satchel one and teams. I have also attached the powerpoint, option booklet and option form to this post. The powerpoint guides you through the options process.

Pupil support will be calling all our S2s starting the 1st March to discuss options and make note of your choices. They will also speak to parent/carers during the call to consent to the choices your young person has made.

Please watch the powerpoint and read through the options booklet. Pupils can email any questions through satchel one and teams.

Take Care
Mrs Jacobs

Airdrie Academy  New Year’s Honour Roll:

Family Support Partners 2020

We would like to send a HUGE thankyou to the following partners for their amazing support given to our families this Christmas and throughout the year:

new years honours list Jan 2020

There are a range of supports offered including money, debt and childcare advice, access to funds such as the childcare development fund and the discretionary fund, as well as health interventions and also training.

This is a survey to help produce a Senior Options form for session 2021-2022. The final option form will be issued later in the term.

Please follow the link or scan the QR code and submit your form:

A small conversation about mental health has the power to make a big difference. Here are digital bingo cards you can use to help start conversations – one for young people and one for adults .

Link to the bingo card for young people:

seemescotland.org/media/10122/tttd21_see-me_-bingo-a.pdf

Link to the bingo card for parents:

seemescotland.org/media/10134/tttd2021_see-me-bingo-general.pdf

Link to the website:

seemescotland.org/movement-for-change/campaigns/time-to-talk/time-to-talk-day-2021/download-materials 

As residents of Lanarkshire, our families are able to access a number of online courses for free.

Simply apply the relevant North Lanarkshire access code .

Click on the link below for more information:

Lanarkshire-All Courses-Interactive

During these challenging times, we at Airdrie Academy are continuing to seek ways to work in partnership with our families. With this in mind, we would like to invite you to follow the link at the bottom of this message to the ‘Action for Children’ website. This contains useful advice and support for many topics such as home schooling, practical activities to promote wellbeing, mindfulness, overcoming loneliness and so much more (over 50 topics in fact). Within the ‘Home schooling tips’ area there is an opportunity for you to have a free and confidential online chat with a member of their parenting staff.

https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/covid-19/

Mrs L Carlin

Acting Principal Teacher of Engagement and Inclusion

Airdrie Academy has improved access to digital technology for all learners and strives to ensure that digital technology is a central consideration in all areas of curriculum during the current COVID pandemic.

If you require help with access to digital learning, including Glow username and password, please use this form:

This can also be accessed using the QR Code below:

Please click on link below to access the timetable for S5-6 Assessments taking place in January 2021:

To be updated

S4 December Assessment Timetable – please note small change to Art & Design and Practical Cookery exam days (pupils have been informed):

Version3 Final S4 December Assessments TT

More information on how qualifications will be certified this year can be found on the SQA website here: 

https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/96101.html