FARM VISIT
Mr McLellan's 3rd Year classes took a rather long walk, up to Sorbie Farm last week. Accompanied by Mr McLellan and Mrs Humphreys, they visited the farm as part of the Farming section of their Standard Grade course. They were able to look around the farm, measure the fields and examine the soil type as well as take temperature readings of the area. We would like to thank Alan Hogarth of Sorbie Farm, very much for allowing the classes onto the farm, which helps in their understanding of the topic.
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PRE-UCAS WORKSHOPS
Pre-UCAS workshops are underway this week in the Library with Mrs Lee and Mr Boyd. These workshops are for current 4th and 5th Year pupils who intend going to university in 2011 and are designed to give pupils information about job trends, career prospects and university life. We are also encouraging the pupils to start thinking about courses they may wish to apply for and find out as much information as possible, before they have to make decisions later this year.
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WARHAMMER CLUB
The Ardrossan Academy Warhammer Club has been successfully running since September 2009. Pupils have been building and painting citadel miniatures, designing and making table top battlefields, with help from Mr Sutton. Mr Wheeler has also been assisting pupils in the design and construction of paint stations.
On Monday 22nd February, Mrs Howie and Mrs Browne escorted pupils on their first of several visits to the Games Workshop in Glasgow. Pupils were given tuition on the rules for the various games. The club meets at lunchtimes on Tuesdays, while on Monday nights, primary pupils join our pupils from 3.30 to 5pm. The club is supervised by Mrs Howie, Mrs Browne and PC Stewart. New members are welcome. If you would like to come along, please contact Mrs Howie in the Social Sciences Department.
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SPONSORED SILENCE
Well done to Moder Studies class 2M who completed a sponsored silence in aid of the Ayrshire Hospice and raised over £290. Congratulations to all pupils involved and thanks to all those who kindly donated.
SWIMMING SUCCESS
Six of our pupils competed in the Scottish Schools' Swimming Championships at Tollcross recently, having won their races in the Ayrshire Schools' Championships last year. 1st year Julie McClymont swam in the 200 Back and 200 Free while sister Heather swam in the 200 Free. Fellow 3rd Years Mhairi Gilmour and Kerry Andrew swam in the 200 Breast and 200 Free respectively. Ross Hughes of 1st Year won the 50 Butterfly for his age, while big brother Jordan not only won the 100 and 200 Free, but also broke the existing schools' records. As a result of winning his races, Jordan has been chosen to swim at the WISE (Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England) International at Tollcross on Saturday 20th March, representing Scottish Schools and Ardrossan Academy. Well done to all our swimmers on taking part and congratulations to the Hughes brothers on their wins. We wish Jordan the best of luck for the WISE meet and we hope to be able to bring news of success. |
