June 2023

End of Session Letter

June 29, 2023

School closed for the summer today, and Dr Vance issued this end of session letter to all parents and carers. It covers:

SQA Results Process
Key Dates for next term
Staffing Changes
Uniform
Sports Day
Mobile Phones

End of Session Letter

Maths Brain-Teaser Challenges

June 29, 2023

The winners of this season’s Maths Brain-Teaser Challenges:

Bronze: Ailish Boyd S4
Silver: Amy Lainton S5
Gold: Freddie Hoare S3

Participants entered seven rounds of Brain-Teasers, gaining points for each correct answer. Well done to all who entered!

Pride Month was started to allow members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies to embrace their true identity and to celebrate their contributions to society. Pride Month is a month-long celebration that recognises LGBTQ+ people as a diverse and inclusive community; accepting of all. It is a time to acknowledge the challenges faced by this community and to stand in solidarity to break down barriers for equality, acceptance, and human rights.

Today is the anniversary of The Stonewall Riots. These took place in New York City on June 28^th 1969 outside the Stonewall pub after police raided this venue to prevent LGBTQ+ people expressing their identity and being themselves. Every year since then, whole communities in many countries have marked the event with Pride Day/Pride Month when individuals and communities: campaign against discrimination, challenge prejudice, celebrate inclusivity and campaign for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people all around the world.

Lifescan Visit

June 28, 2023

A big thank you to Lifescan for their visit to raise awareness of career and further education opportunities within the an industry situated right on our doorstep. Students from Higher and Advance Higher Maths classes were invited along to find out more about how their skills in maths could set them up for an amazing career in medical research and/or healthcare and the impact they could have on the future of diabetes management.

Duncan Forbes Reading Project

June 28, 2023

This term, the Library and English Department have been taking a small group of now S4 pupils out to Duncan Forbes Primary to read with P3 pupils as part of a reading initiative. It has been wonderful to see the relationships develop between the two year groups through reading together. Here is some feedback from the pupils involved: “It was a great opportunity to be able to take part in the project. For 7 weeks we walked down to Duncan Forbes Primary School and we were all assigned a ‘reading buddy’ who we read with each week. I really enjoyed being able to read the books alongside them, and to be able to help them with using various reading techniques, such as fluency and pronunciation. I also really enjoyed being able to create a bond between myself and the Primary 3 I was reading with”.