ABOYNE ACADEMY TUESDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2014 Early Lunch this week – S4 Contact MERIT STAMP REMINDER – THIS WEEK – S1 P U P I L S & S T A F F Children in Need Talent Shows A huge well done to everyone who took part in yesterday's Talent Show! I'm sure you'll agree that each act was brilliant! An even bigger well done to the winners of our first show - Emily Marshall and Kara Taylor who will join the final on Friday! Remember to buy your ticket for today's show at break time! The conduct in the corridor yesterday was excellent so lets keep that up all week! Today's acts are: Jade Lindsay and Cameron Walker S3 Rachel Aberdein-Quirie S4 Calum Geddes S2 Jemma Ferries S4 Cameron Christie S6 Doors open at 1.10pm, first act onstage 1.15! NEW Children in Need Tuck Shop At break, during the week of Children in Need there will be a tuck shop selling sweets and wrist bands in aid of the charity. From Wednesday onwards there will also be "Guess Pudseys Birthday“ competition which will be £1 a guess and a Pudsey bear will be the prize. The tuck shop will take place in the canteen! NEW Rugby Training Could all pupils attending rugby training this Wednesday please bring appropriate footwear for both the grass and all weather pitch. Thank you. NEW The CiN Team S6 Children in Need team Mr Knight Inter House Rugby This will take place on Wednesday the 26th of November at the following times. Period 1 S4 girls and boys. Period 2 S5/6 girls and boys. Period 3 S3 girls and boys. Period 5 S1 girls and boys. Period 6 S2 girls and boys. Teams will be 7 aside with two subs (9 players in total) Mr Arthur UKELELE CLUB Can you play Ukelele? If so we need you to come along on Tuesday 11th Nov at 1.15pm in room 3. We would like a group to perform at the school concert on Wed 17th Dec so you would need to attend every week as there would only be 5 rehearsals before the big day. Please come along and join in if you know a few chords already. (A BEGINNERS CLUB WILL BE STARTING UP AFTER CHRISTMAS). See you there. Mrs Johnston/ Mrs Vickers S1/2 ARMISTICE DAY – Tuesday 11 November I am sure everyone is aware that Tuesday 11 November is Armistice Day when people in many countries commemorate the ending of World War 1. The war officially ended at 11.00 am on the 11th November 1918. To give us, as a school community, the opportunity to show respect and to mark this very important anniversary there will be a short silence in school starting two minutes before 11.00 am on Tuesday morning. The silence will start when a bell rings at 10.58 am and end with the interval bell at 11.00 am. I am sure we will all appreciate having these moments to think about the impact of war and the importance and value of peace. Mr Jowett DofE Equipment – Amnesty Please check that you do not have any DofE equipment at home; we need it all back, even the small items like tent pegs or stove straps. Please return any items to the office or my room. Many thanks. Mr MacIntyre S4/5/6 Aboyne Academy Young Thinker Competition Thanks to all pupils who have shown an interest so far. It would be great to get a few more of you on board to up the competition! The concept we’d like you to form ideas/write about is: "A simple idea to make the World better…." This gives you the opportunity to write about anything you are passionate about. The next meeting will be after the in-service days on Thursday 20th November in W2. We’ll discuss the December deadline and get some input and guidance from the English department on structuring your written piece. Please see Mrs Lightowler to register interest or ask further questions. Thanks. Mrs Lightowler Drama Club Drama club will be starting up again on Tues 11th November at 3:30- 5pm in the theatre. All new members welcome. Miss Barron Badminton Club Pupils who attend the Thursday after school Badminton club should note that for the next two Thursdays (6th and 13th Nov) the start time will change to 3.30pm with the sessions finishing at 4.30pm. This is so we can host two Basketball games which will be played after badminton on both dates. Mr Arthur S1 Satrosphere Trip After morning registration on Wednesday please go straight to the Bus Bay and meet your allocated Science Teacher: 1C1 Mr King, 1C2 Miss Green, 1M1 Mr McCann, 1M2 Miss Allan, 1L1 Dr Campbell, 1L2 Mrs Drummond, 1L3 Mr Turner. S1 Science Trip to Satrosphere If you have not yet handed in your consent form and payment for the Satrosphere Trip, please hand it in to your Science Teacher or Mr McCann as soon as possible. S3/4 NEW Mr McCann Mr McCann S3 - Duke of Edinburgh Over the next two weeks, you should be logging on to eDofE and completing your programme planners. If you need any help with the online system, come to R4 at lunchtime on Wed 12th, Thurs 13th, Thurs 20th or Fri 21st November. NEW Author Visit On Thursday, 13th November, Cathy Forde is visiting the school. All S3 will be attending her talk P1 in the theatre. They should remain in their form classes after assembly. All S4 will be attending P2. They should come straight to the theatre and sit in their English classes - Miss Moodie's class in the front row, Mrs Elrick in the second, Mrs Mercer in the third, Mrs Dallas in the fourth, Mrs Gray's in the fifth and Mrs Pease's in the sixth. Thank you. NEW Mrs Birnie Mrs Elrick ICT Pupil Volunteers Hi Folks, Would the prospective S6 ICT volunteer group: Danny Punyer, Douglas Anderson, Harry Cooper, Callun Pattillo, Danielle Chawner, Josh Latimer & Jack Massie, please come along to the library on Wed 127th Nov P1, to begin the training for this project. Thanks, NEW Health Leaders Meeting Could all Health Leaders, please meet on Wednesday in Room 5 at 1.15pm for a meeting. It is essential that all leaders attend. Thanks NEW Mrs Robertson Library Mr Knight S5/6 Ernst & Young School Leavers Programme We have been offered the chance to have a representative from Ernst and Young, a major international Business and Accounting Firm, to come to the school and discuss their current School Leavers Program as a possible alternative to university or certainly as a very good plan 'B'. Any of you who remember a former Clachnaben House Captain Jimmy McPetrie may be aware that he is now successfully into his third year of this particular program and on course for a successful career in business and accounting. If you are considering a career in Business, Admin, Accounts, Economics Management or Law then this talk might interest you. If so please give your name to your Guidance Teacher and thereafter Mr Rennie will be in contact with you. Mr Rennie