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Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 5 March

Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 5 March

World Book Day

Thursday 7th is World Book Day. To mark this event, we are asking everyone to Read the Film. Look out for posters on Clan classroom doors across the next week for some suggestions of what to read as well as a great display in the library. Remember you can use Libby to access eBooks and audiobooks as well. Happy Reading!

Iceland Meeting

Could pupils who are coming on the Iceland trip please attend a meeting in D061 on Friday 8th at 1:30

This meeting aims to get your input in sorting rooms for the trip.

 

Daily Bulletin – Monday 4th March

Daily Bulletin – Monday 4th March

Young Musician of the Year

The Young Musician of the year deadline for applications has been delayed until 8th of March.  We still strongly encourage pupils to get involved in this fantastic opportunity.  Tickets will be on sale from Monday the 4th of March until the event, in the pupil entrance, at a cost of £2.50.

Junior Rangers Program

You will see posters around the school for the 2024 Junior Rangers Programme.  This is a 6-day program open to any pupils from S1-S3.  It takes place in May and you will head out to various locations in Aberdeenshire to learn about conservation and land management, working with Balmoral and Cairngorms rangers. There are only 15 places on the program so we are requesting that all pupils complete an application form. From this, pupils will be selected and informed if they have a place. If you would like more information and to collect an application form, please see Mrs Cameron or Mrs Niven in Humanities or Mrs Rees-Jenkins in Science.   The deadline for handing in application forms is Friday 22nd March.

Red nose day 2024

The 15th of March is Red Nose day, and it will be a dress-down day with a donation for anyone who wants to wear their own clothes.  Also, at lunchtime there will be a Teacher Taskmaster in the theatre with a price of 50p for entry.  If you want to go, there will be some of the teachers in the school doing silly tasks.  Please come and watch to help raise money to end child poverty.  We will sell tickets for the Taskmaster event the week leading up to the event!

World Book Day Quiz

The library is holding two quizzes to celebrate World Book Day this week: Who Read What? And Who Said It? – Batman Or the Bard?

Everyone is welcome to take part.

There may be some prizes involved! Feel free to speak to Mrs BM in the library if you have any questions.

Performing Arts Showcase

Performing Arts Showcase

We are looking forward to welcoming parents and the wider community along to this year’s Performing Arts Showcase on Wednesday 27th March at 7pm.

The evening will follow the same relaxed format as last year, featuring various performances at different locations in the campus.

The event kicks off on our “Main Stage” (the school canteen) with a performance by the Alford Academy Pipe Band.

From 7.30 – 9.00pm, guests can freely choose which venues to visit, including further music performances at the Main Stage, drama performances in the Theatre and the Young Musician of the Year competition in the staffroom.

Tickets are priced at £2.50 and can be purchased from the Interact group from Monday 4th March at the pupil foyer. All proceeds are going towards the school fund and the Interact group to support future school concerts.

Consent forms for participants will be issued in the coming weeks, but there is still time for more young people to get involved! If your child is interested in being part of a music, drama or Young Musician performance, please get in touch with a member of the Performing Arts faculty.

Parent Sessions to support our children and young people in their online lives

Parent Sessions to support our children and young people in their online lives

Aberdeenshire Council have responded to Parent Councils request to provide sessions looking at the digital world children are growing up in and how to support them with that. They are offering the following sessions which will be run on Teams for any parent who wishes to attend.

Growing up online: Come along to our informative session for parents all about supporting our children in their online lives.  We’ll cover tech trends, digital wellbeing and what to do when things go wrong! 

  • Parents of Secondary age young people: 12th March 6pm – 7pm.
  • Parents of Nursery & Primary children: 13th March 4pm – 5pm.

Both sessions are open to any Aberdeenshire parent.

To join either session please email christine.mclennan@aberdeenshire.gov.uk to get the relevant  meeting link.

Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 20th February

Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 20th February

Senior Madrid Trip 2025

Pupils currently in S3, S4, or S5 who are planning to take History, Spanish, or Travel & Tourism courses and are interested in participating in the Madrid trip in February 2025 – we are seeking initial expressions of interest from pupils. Please talk to Mr. Kilerci in room D1-49.

Interhouse Competition

There will be a Basketball themed interhouse competition in the Games Hall on Friday at 1.30pm.  Please come along to earn some house points.

Young Musician of the Year

Applications for Young Musician of the Year are now open.  Auditions are on 5th March and the event is at the Musical Showcase on 27th March.  Application forms are available from Mrs Rees-Jenkins in Science and will be handed round CLAN classes.  Completed forms should be handed to Mrs Rees-Jenkins.  Deadline for handing in forms is the 1st March.

Feedback on Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) career service:  

Feedback on Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) career service:  

Parents and carers are key influencers over young people’s career ambitions and choices.

SDS work in close partnership with this school to support our young people to make informed career choices and they would value feedback from parents and carers on their services. You can do this by taking part in a short survey.

All responses are confidential and anonymous, and the results will be used to inform SDS services.

The survey should only take about 10 minutes to complete.

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