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Dear Parents and Carers Thank you for all your support again this week. We know this is a long term, but we are proud of how our pupils continue to focus in lessons and make the most of opportunities beyond the classroom too. Well done in particular to our senior pupils who are working so hard in preparation for their national examinations. Our update today has 3 notices:
We hope you have a lovely weekend, Miss Claire Meakin Head Teacher Reminders from Mr Ewing about Easter study support, supported study sessions and study leave e-Sgoil Easter Study Support: For S4-S6 pupils, e-Sgoil's Easter Study Support School 2022 is open for registration. The e-Sgoil Easter Study Support programme runs between April 7th and April 14th, providing live interactive daytime webinars. There will be eighty webinar groups covering sixty-six courses, ranging across levels from N4 through to N5, Higher and AH. Each group will meet for three different online sessions. For further information, and to register, please visit https://www.e-sgoil.com/study-support/#ss Study leave: The SQA exams begin on Tuesday 26th April. Study leave for S4, S5 and S6 pupils will begin on Monday 25th April. There will be immersion sessions running in subjects throughout study leave and we would strongly encourage all pupils to attend them. Details to follow. Supported Study: Our after school supported study programme has been shared with pupils and is available on the school website and KGS Facebook page. Supported study is available for most subjects. A plea from Mr Harvey and Mrs Watson to keep sharing information about our pupils’ achievements outwith schoolWe appreciate your support in ensuring arrive at school by the 8:35 bell. We have seen a significant improvement in timekeeping, particularly with junior pupils. Celebrating positive behaviour and success is especially important to KGS. Please remember to contact the school to let us know of any pupils’ achievements out with the school. Pupils will receive a certificate and house points. Please email: nichola.watson@glow.orkneyschools.org.u A reminder from Ms Devlin about support available for all pupil We continue to update the ‘Support’ page on our website and a link to it is available here: http://www.kgsorkney.com/orkney-support-service.html You’ll notice we’ve categorised the support to try and make this more accessible for pupils and parents. If you, or your child, have any questions though, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
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