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A reminder that pupils can come to school in casual clothing, suitable for participation in our Summer Wellbeing Event on Monday 10th June. We are encouraging everyone to wear house colours if possible:
Craigievar = Blue
Forbes = Yellow
Glenbuchat = Purple
Kildrummy = Red
Further information can be found here : https://youtu.be/QoSQFdbLuSI
Our final day of activities has provided further opportunities for our young people to learn new skills and build their confidence. It’s been a very enjoyable week and a huge congratulations to all our young people who took part and thank you to all the staff and providers who have made these experiences possible for our pupils. We will be looking for some feedback regarding the programme so please complete the evaluation form that will be issued electronically next week.
Another fantastic day of experiences were on offer for day two of our S1-3 activity days. Our pupils and staff demonstrated their resilience and commitment to take part in more challenging weather conditions and there has been some fantastic achievements on display. We have received some very positive feedback about the kindness, respect and support our pupils are showing to each other and the activity providers, well done everyone!
We’ve had a great start to our activity days. Our residential trips to Aviemore, London and Edinburgh have now all departed and our in-school activities have begun. Today saw our pupils undertake a range of experiences and visits that will encourage them to develop new skills, challenge themselves, interact with others and have fun!
The weather tomorrow is looking less favourable so please ensure that your child is equipped with appropriate waterproof / outdoor clothing, a change of clothing and warm layers if they are participating in an outdoor experience.
The U15 girls travelled to Banff Academy for a league fixture on Monday 22nd April. Weather conditions were challenging but the team made a strong start and were 3-1 up at half time, however Banff scored two quick goals early in the second half to even things up. Banff then took the lead but the Alford players worked hard to take back control of the game and turned possession into goals, winning the match 8-4.
Scorers :
Olivia (S2) = 4
Amy (S1) = 2
Leia (S1) = 2
Many thanks to Geva Blackett, our councillor for Ward 15 (Upper Deeside & Donside) and Vice Chair Marr Area Committee who has provided our community food resource, situated outside the library in our community campus, with food items from the Country Food Trust.
You can choose from : Lentil Curry, Country Curry and Venison Bolognaise. During the Easter break you can access the food resource during campus opening hours.
Our under 15 girls travelled to Inverurie on Tuesday this week for a league fixture v Inverurie Academy. It was a high scoring, end to end match against a well organised and competitive Inverurie side with us losing out 9-7 in the end. The team battled really well and worked hard for each other. Jodi (S3) opened our scoring and Olivia (S2) was our goal scoring machine with 6 goals.
Stuart Milne redundancy support webinar.
There is a support webinar running on Tuesday 16th Jan from 10-11am to provide help and support for anyone affected by the Stuart Milne redundancies. You can access further information and the registration details using the link below :
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Winter Dances : Pre-Loved Formal Wear
The dress code for the Winter dances is ‘smart clothing with appropriate footwear’ e.g. dresses, smart trousers, kilts, shirts etc. In order to promote sustainable living we have a small amount of pre-loved formal wear that can be borrowed, at no cost, by any young person, these can be viewed / borrowed during lunchtime on Wednesday 6th December in C1-30 (Mrs Taylor’s room). If you are unable to make this time then please come and speak with Mrs Taylor or Mrs Munro to make alternative arrangements.
Borrowed items should be returned to Mrs Taylor or Mrs Munro by Thursday 21st December.