Our Early Learning and Childcare class had another great session this morning with the Fire Brigade who came to talk to them about home safety as part of the pupils Caring for Children unit.  They learnt about how to reduce risks at home and extra hazards to be aware of when there are babies and young children in the house.  Great seeing the young people have the opportunity to put their theory into practice.

A massive well done to all of our pupils who participated in our Children in Need week a couple of weeks ago. We had numerous events on with a bake sale, a dress down day, lunchtime karaoke and sponge the staff. It was fantastic to see such a great atmosphere around the school all week. These type of events where everyone “buys in” to the idea of a school community were sorely missed during the pandemic and it was great to see things like this being front and centre of the school.

A particular note of thanks goes to the S6 Leadership Team who organised the events all week and weren’t afraid to throw themselves into a bit of karaoke!

All told we managed to raise £1450 for Children in Need. A fantastic week for the school.

Higher Business Management pupils visited West Fraser Ltd to see Operations Management theory being applied in industry.

They received a tour of the site including the famous ‘Cloud Factory’ then heard about the variety of career pathways and opportunities available right on our doorstep.

Thanks to Callum, George and Steve for an interesting and inspirational visit.

The Scottish Government guidance on School Uniform and clothing (released in September) included the following observation that we are keen to develop here: Schools should promote, and support access to pre-loved uniform and clothing.

To make this happen, we are kindly requesting donations of any old Culloden Academy school uniform that your child has outgrown. Anything that has the Culloden Academy logo, plain trousers shirts/ blouses or jumpers or one of our school ties.

A donations box will be available at the front office during the school day and also during Parents’ Evenings.

Culloden Academy is open to all pupils and staff today, Friday 22 November.

Stagecoach and D&E are running all school buses but these may be subject to delays due to road conditions. Remember if your bus has not turned up 20 minutes after the scheduled time you can return home.

Inverness College UHI campus is closed. All Friday college pupils should attend timetabled school classes today.

Culloden Academy is closed to all pupils and staff today, due to the weather. Prelims arranged for today will be re-scheduled.

Neill from Blythswood Care came to school last week to collect 55 completed shoe boxes which will now go to the sorting centre before heading to those most in need this Christmas.

Well done to all the classes involved and a special thanks to everyone who donated big or small it wouldn’t have been possible without your generosity.

Before a trip to Toddler Group last week, the Early Leaning and Childcare class were making obstacle courses.  This made them think about how being active supports wellbeing, the importance of play and taking risks.  They worked together really well showing excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Last week, Barry Reid (Croft No. Five and Treacherous Orchestra) discussed his process of writing and recording music to about 150 pupils. We would like to thank Barry for his inspiration, Keith at the Scottish Music Centre for organising the visit, and the pupils from the other eleven schools for travelling to join us.

The Library Club hosted their first escape room for Halloween last Thursday lunchtime. Pupils were tasked to solve spooktacular cryptic clues to open a series of padlocked boxes. If they were successful, they were rewarded with some sweet treats and could flee from the library! Well done to everyone involved!