Summer Newsletter 2023
Alford Academy wishes all our parents, pupils and staff a wonderful holiday. Hope you enjoy reading our summer newsletter
Summer Newsletter 2023
Alford Academy wishes all our parents, pupils and staff a wonderful holiday. Hope you enjoy reading our summer newsletter
Mentors in Violence Prevention : Leadership and the Role of the Bystander
Our young people have been discussing what skills and qualities are required for a leader particularly in the role of MVP.
They will be developing and using these skills in order to educate peers in topics such as social media use, friendship interactions etc and may have to use their leadership traits to deliver sessions on topics that people find challenging or have fixed views about.
The role and responsibility of the bystander is to speak up and interrupt inappropriate statements / behaviour : the standard we walk past is the standard we accept.
Mentors in Violence Prevention
Today some of our senior pupils are undertaking training to become Mentors in Violence Prevention………we started with some ice breakers!
Head Start Young Drivers Event
Head Start Young Drivers.
https://roadwisedrivertraining.co.uk/learners/headstart/
There is a fantastic opportunity for young people aged 14-17 to get their first taste of driving in a professional and safe environment with our experienced instructors.
The first session will run at Grampian Transport Museum, Alford (on the outdoor track) still to be confirmed but provisionally Sunday 27 August.
Prices are still to be confirmed but they will include the session and admission to the museum to make it a really fun day out for the whole family.
If any students would be interested in participating, they (or their parents/guardians) can contact us in the first instance at:
Summer Coding Competition
Entries are now being accepted for the DressCode Summer Coding Competition.
Click below for more details:
https://www.dresscode.org.uk/competitions
Good luck!
Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 20 June
DAILY BULLETIN
S6 Yearbook Committee
Can all pupils who signed up to be part of the yearbook Committee please come to a meeting on Thursday 22nd in E1-56 at 1:30. If you have not signed up, but you would like to be part of the group creating the yearbook, then please also come along.
Library
Summer Reading 2023 has been launched and there are some awesome prizes up for grabs! The first prize is Amazon Fire Tablet!
To find out more and to sign up visit https://www.livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk/live-life-at-home/summer-reading/
(there is a poster with a QR code displayed outside the library too) or come to see me in the library.
I also encourage you to take part in the Creative Competition. This year the theme is DIVERSITY. Head to the link above for more info and to download the form or pop down to the library – to get one 😊
We’re Hiring – Teachers of Business Education
Alford Academy is hiring – there are two positions available in the Faculty of Business and Digital Education. Click here for the link of permanent full time post of Teacher of Business Education.
Click here for the link of permanent part-time post of Teacher of Business Education.
Both jobs have a closing date of 15/6/23.
Daily Bulletin – Wednesday 7 June
Class Magazine
Our class has made a magazine for all different age groups about a range of interests. Our magazine can be located by two ways, we have QR code around Alford Academy that you can scan or you can visit the school blog https://alfordacademy.edublogs.org/2023/05/19/class-magazine/ to read our magazine.
We hope you enjoy it.🎉
S3 Study and Organisation
S4-S6 House/Vice House Captains:
Applications for post of House/Vice House Captains are open. Please pick up an application form from your Guidance Teacher or PSE Google Classroom.
Please return to your Guidance teacher by end of day Friday 9th June.
Alford Basketball Coach Development
One of the junior basketball coaches, William, has recently started coaching his own primary teams on a Wednesday after school. He also plays and captains the senior team at Alford as well as playing for the Alford Bears adults’ team. On the 20th May, William completed his Level 1 referee course, delivered at Alford Academy with seven other candidates. William’s dedication to his coaching and basketball, in general, has been incredible and he has shown maturity and enthusiasm as a great leader in everything basketball. We would like to take this opportunity to thank William for his volunteering efforts and congratulate him on all he has achieved so far. If you are interested in basketball coaching, refereeing or table officiating, please see Mrs Niven or the Active School sports co-ordinators for more information.
