Dear Parents and Carers

This week has been full of awards and celebrations as pupils were invited to receive their Duke of Edinburgh awards in the Council Chambers, along with us saying goodbye and thank you to Mrs Harvey who has been such an important part of our school for many years.

We have 1 final week until the Easter break and I know all pupils and staff have thoroughly earned the break! Thank you to all our parents and carers who continue to support us so fantastically – with your support, anything is possible!

Today’s update has 3 notices:

• Reminders from Mr Ewing about Easter study support, supported study sessions and study leave.
• Information about interactive sessions next week being led by Police Scotland
• A reminder about support services that are available for all our pupils, staff and families.

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Miss Claire Meakin
Head Teacher

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
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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.

We continue to work hard supporting our pupils in and out of school. As part of this support Police Scotland will be visiting the school next week to run interactive sessions with groups of pupils in all Year Groups on the subject of Hate Crime. These will be really interesting and worthwhile sessions! Thank you to all parents/carers for their continued support.

​Mr Stanley (our librarian) continues to do a fantastic job at keeping the support pages on our website updated. We’ve been incredibly lucky to have had contact from some brilliant organisations this week including Relationship Scotland (Orkney), Orkney Alcohol and Drugs Partnership and LGBT Youth Scotland. We look forward to adding more information to these pages in the coming weeks but please, if you or your child would like any support, reach out to us and we’ll try to coordinate this for you!

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:

• Reminders from Mr Ewing about Easter study support, supported study sessions and study leave.
• A plea from Mr Harvey and Mrs Watson to keep sharing information about our pupils’ achievements outwith school
• A reminder from Ms Devlin about support available for all pupils

We hope you have a lovely weekend,
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Miss Claire Meakin
Head Teacher

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.
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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.

We 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.
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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: [email protected]

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!

Dear Parents and Carers,

Whilst it’s ‘a little blowy’ outside, the sun is shining, and I hope you can enjoy a relaxing and happy weekend.  Thank you for continuing to offer the school your support – it really does mean a great deal to the staff who are working so hard to ensure our pupils are safe, happy and achieving.

Today’s update has 2 quick notices:

• Reminder about support available for senior pupils in preparation for their national qualifications (Mr Ewing)
• A plea to support our dress code (Mr Harvey and Mrs Watson)

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us,

Miss Claire Meakin
Head Teacher

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.
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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.

​All staff are aiming to keep windows and doors open in classrooms to support good ventilation and we know this can mean the rooms can sometimes be cold.  When the weather warms up, we’ll be asking all pupils to remove outer clothing layers unless they display the school logo. For now though, please encourage your child to wear an item of their dress code – even if it’s under a coat to keep them warm. Your support with this is gratefully received.