Staff and pupils have been getting involved in Dyslexia Awareness week by showing their support by wearing their blue ribbons and taking part in ‘no pens’ lessons.

Dyslexia Awareness Week

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6^th – 11^th November

Please see below a blue ribbon, this symbolises Dyslexia Awareness Week.  We have asked all staff to support us with this venture by wearing the ribbon all week.

We have given staff some information to help raise awareness, if pupils ask what the ribbon symbolises.   

Dyslexia

• Dyslexia is a difficulty in processing language – based information.
• Dyslexia can affect anyone and is different for everyone.
• It is not a disability, it is a difference in the way you learn.
• It is estimated that 1 in 10 people has dyslexia.

Challenges associated with dyslexia

• Problems with reading, taking notes, remembering numbers, names and details
• Difficulty with time keeping, managing time, organising work etc…
• Problems with written work e.g. spelling and writing
• Short term memory problems and sequencing difficulties

Strengths associated with dyslexia

• Being very creative and enjoying practical tasks
• Strong visual thing skills e.g. see/think in 3D
• Good verbal skills
• Good social interaction
• Being good at problem solving

Famous Dyslexics

• Jamie Oliver – Chef
• Stephen Naismith – Footballer
• Richard Branson – Entrepreneur
• Orlando Bloom – Actor
• Holly Willoughby – T.V presenter
• Bill Gates – Microsoft

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Support for Learning would like to say a massive thank you to the 33 senior pupils who have volunteered to Peer Tutor. This involves them supporting younger pupils across many subject areas, who are finding the work challenging. They assist the pupils in many ways including; helping them to organise their resources, keep up with the classwork, reading text, recording answers and much more. They are very much appreciated by not only the Support for Learning department and the classroom teacher but more importantly the younger pupils concerned.

Peer Tutoring runs annually and each pupil is awarded the ‘Diana Award of Excellence’ for their volunteering and commitment to the programme.

Welcome back to all our pupils who were sitting exams in May!  Every year group has now moved up.

We hope you enjoy settling into your new subjects and routine. There are lots of fun activities going on during June too!  

If you need extra information about any of your classes, please ask your teacher, Pupil Support or SfL staff.

We are very busy in April and May looking after our senior pupils who are sitting their National 5 and Higher exams. This year there is a record number of pupils who have support, several of whom are sitting exams in a digital format.

Good luck to all of our pupils! Make sure that you are preparing to do your best in each exam.

Remember that you can still contact your teachers during study leave for any help that you may require.

Also, all of our pupils from S2 onwards have decisions to make about what subjects they would like to study next year. We are here to help support our ASN pupils with these decisions. Please ask if you need advice.

The S3 ASDAN group 2015/16  were very busy again this year selling Easter chicks to raise funds for the Guide Dogs for the Blind, Chatelherault group.

Guide Gog Puppy Walkers Ann, Margaret and puppy Krista were presented with a cheque for £320.00. They raised the money by selling Crème Egg Easter knitted chicks to pupils and staff at the school. This has become an annual event for the ASDAN group and they have raised just under £1800.00 since 2013.

The Guide Dog Puppy Walkers and their pups visit our school on a regular basis and talk to classes about how they socialise the pups to prepare them for their formal training as Guide Dogs.

Thanks to everyone who bought Easter Chicks.