A busy week with Active Girls / Boys Sports focus for S1 today and Danish visitors during the week. With 1 week to go until the half term, some key points below;
Study Support – As we approach the autumn, we have a great offer of study support across the School. See our website page here Supported Study Schedule – (leithacademy.uk)
S1 Parents Eve – We have our annual S1 Settling in Parents’ eve where Parents can meet their child’s Key Adult Teacher and go over their Track 1 report. See separate emails from School / Mr Stewart re details.
S1 and S2 Track 1 Reports – All Edinburgh Schools are now using a new Pupil Tracking Report system. Ms Watson / School will have sent you email linked to this, such as having specific details in order to sign in securely to see your Child’s report, this to ensure your data is secure and not shared with someone else. Parents should be able to see reports by 5pm on Monday. Any questions please email Admin@leith.edin.sch.uk and we will help.
Parent support with Careers – Please see a note below from our Developing the Young Workforce co-ordinator Phil…..
We are having a careers fair at Leith Academy on Tuesday 29th October. This fair is for ALL the seniors, so S4, S5 and S6 will all attend. This is in the region of 400 pupils, over a two hour fair, so it will be very busy, and the biggest in-school fair the school has ever done.
This is a great opportunity to get your message across to the pupils directly and support the young people with their choices. Many of the young people will be making decisions about their next steps, whether that’s apprenticeships, college, Uni, jobs or volunteering, so you can tap directly into their planning just now to influence their future decisions, as well as raise the profile of your sector.
Logistics – Pupils will be free to move around on their own and you will have a table and space for a banner, and bring any literature you want and also any merchandise.
Set up is from 8am on Tuesday 29th October.
The fair will start at 8.40 and run through until 10.30am
- There will be many teachers present at all times, as well as myself.
- Refreshments will be available.
I hope you can join us to support the young people of Leith Academy, please do email me if you are able to attend.
Thanks -Phil Dickson, Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Philip.dickson@edinburghchamber.co.uk
World Mental Health Day – Next week we will be taking time to further focus on the mental health and well being of us all, and how this has an impact on our working and daily lives.
Our focus will be DEVICE FREE! Where we will be working with youngsters through the importance of switching off and getting a good life v screen balance. See below / attached some of the plans. Thanks to Ms Dewar and HWB Team for leading on this important work.
Non Sport Clubs – We have a great range of clubs and activities on offer across the week. As well as our Sports clubs, see below many wider themes youngsters can get involved in;
- S4-6 Maths club – Wed lunch – Ms Duggan, Maths
- S1-3 Maths club – Thurs lunch – Ms Duggan, Maths
- Maths supported study – Mon, Wed, Thurs lunch and Tues pm – Maths dept
- Chess club – Mon lunch – Maths dept
- Gaming club – Library break and lunch – Joe, our Librarian
- Programming club – Wed pm – Ms Sevenson and Alfee Rahman, Head Pupil
- DofE program – details to follow for this 24/25 School year – Mr Miller and Ms Kelman
- Pupil council – Thurs lunch – Mr Stewart
- Formula 1 in Schools – we have teams of 6. 1xS2, 1xS3, 1xS4 1xS5. Our new S1 Team tbc in the new year post January – Ms Leggatt, CDT
- Anti-racism club UFC (Unite For Change) – Thursday lunchtime in the club house. Open to all S1-6 – Grace, our IYS worker
- Choir vocal group – Thurs 3.20 – 4pm – Ms Ponte, Music
- Percussion group – Monday lunch with Mr Brown
- Junior Rock Band (seniors/Mrs Ponte) – Tuesday lunch
- Model United Nations/Debating club – Wednesday lunch – Mr Connor, House Head
- S1 Drama Club – dates and times tbc keep checking the bulletin to Families
- Drama Pantomime club – as above keep checking the bulletin to Families
…..if there something you want us to consider, speak to your Teacher(s)
With one week to go until the October half term, We hope you have a good weekend.
