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Old News Items - August 2010 - July 2011

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Drama Department - Standard Grade Evaluation criteria and examples - Some examples of frameworks, criteria and example essays are on the Drama page here (13 June)

August 2009 - July 2010

Parental newsletter - April 2010 edition - The latest newsletter is available here in pdf format. Should you need a pdf reader see the Adobe Link at the foot of the page (21 April)

Curriculum for Excellence - Details of briefings for parents/carers on Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) are available here or on the Curriculum Page

My SQA - students who wish to register for early notification of results by email or text should register on the My SQA page here. There are also links to iPhone or Android (Google) phone applications such as the exam timetable builder and study programme. More details at the link. Students need their candidate numbers to register.

If students wish to receive study and exam tips on twitter then follow @mysqa_sam

Website updates - 15th May 2010

Polish Student resources for Science. Translated resources for S1/2 Science students are available for download here

Modern Studies Revision Standard Grade revision files are on the Modern Studies page here (Added 12th April 2010)

Revision Classes 2010 - Details of this year's revision classes are available here in Word format. Click link to download or right click and select 'Save as..'

Maths - Details of the Maths Study Support classes are available here (pdf format) and more Standard Grade past papers added

Physics - Power Stations Animations handout is here

Biology SQA Past Papers Link here or on the Biology page here

Higher History Revision Sheets for Appeasement and the Road to World War 2 Topic - click this link to see the documents for Higher revision. More to follow!

RMPS Revision Sheets for Higher - click this link to see the documents for Higher revision

Advanced Higher Chemistry - Investigation resources added (click link above)

Study leave - Good luck to all S4/5 and S6 students as they depart on study leave and start their SQA exams.

2010 Exam Timetable/Past Exam Papers

The timetable for next year's exams is here (.pdf format) Past papers and marking instructions for use by students for all levels and all subjects are available here The link is also on the Administration menu item at the top of each page.

Easter Break - The Academy will be closed from after school Friday 26th March 2010 until Monday 12th April 2010.

Parental newsletter - February 2010

The latest Parental Newsletter is available on the Newsletters link (at left hand side) or directly from here in .pdf or here in Word format.

School Homework Policy - February 2010

The revised School Homework Policy is available here. It can be downloaded or read as a Word .doc or Acrobat .pdf file.

Parental Survey about the Homework Policy

Please click the button below to see a form which you can use to provide us with feedback on the policy. would be appreciated if you would reply by 26th February 2010. All responses will be collated and actioned where necessary. Your assistance is very much appreciated.

If you need a PDF Reader please use the link at the foot of this page

S2 Reports - Parental Feedback

S2 Parents/Guardians/Carers:

Please click the button below to see a form which you can use to provide us with feedback on the S2 reports which have been issued. It would be appreciated if you would reply by 11th February 2010. All responses will be collated and actioned where necessary. Your assistance is very much appreciated.

PPP - The New School - December 2009

The PPP Team briefed students, staff and parents on the proposed layout and design of the new school. The PowerPoint presentation is here and the pdf format handout is here

Parental newsletter - December 2009

The Parental Newsletter is available on the Newsletters link (at left hand side) or directly from here in .pdf or here in Word format. It includes an important message from the Parent Council

SNOW UPDATE as at 1500hrs Sunday 10th January

The Academy WILL be open from Monday 11th January 2010 to all students and staff.

The top car park has been cleared and there will be parking available for buses/disabled staff only. Staff are requested to park at the Moray Leisure Centre.

Parents are requested to drop students off OUTSIDE the grounds and NOT to enter the car park.

Please check here or on the Moray Council site/school info line for latest information.

Prelim Exams - January 2010

The S4 prelims start on Thursday 14th January 2010 and the S5/6 prelims start on Monday 25th January 2010.

Jodi Henderson - World Champion

Jodi (S1 Innes) recently defended her World Kick Boxing Champion title and successfully retained her title in Marbella, Spain. Congratulations Jodi!

Safe Drive Stay Alive programme for S5 - Wednesday 4th November 2009

The original news item is now on the Old News items page. Those who attended are asked to do a post event survey. Please click the button to enter.

HMIe Inspection

An inspection of the Academy by HMIe took place from Monday 14th September - Friday 18th September. The HMIe site with information about the format and aims of inspections is here

Update: The report is to be published on 17th November 2009. Further details follow

Safe Drive Stay Alive programme for S5 - Wednesday 4th November 2009

S5 students will shortly be attending the “Safe Drive Stay Alive” programme at the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen. The organisers of the event want to understand your current feelings to do with being a driver or passenger. They will use this information to assess whether people who go to “Safe Drive Stay Alive” find it useful and enjoyable. The survey will only take 5 minutes or so to complete and it can be accessed by clicking on the following link:

The results will be used for statistical analysis only and your individual answers will remain private. You will also be asked to complete a short follow-up survey after the event to tell the event organisers what you thought about it”.

Parental Newsletter

The October newsletter to parents has been distributed. A copy is here

Swine Flu

A letter to parents/carers from the Scottish Government/Moray Council can be found here

Elgin Academy Talent Show 2009

Details of the Talent Show on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th October are here. Click the thumbnail below for the poster.

New LCD Welcome screen

The Parent Council have kindly donated a Welcome Screen to the Academy and this can be seen by all our visitors, staff and students at reception. UPDATE: Another screen has now been installed in the canteen for students.

L.I.N.K.S. South Africa

Several staff and students visited South Africa in July to assist at our affiliated school, Mzomble High. Further details follow, but the LINKS page is here.

New school website

The website has been changed to allow a team of staff and students to update it more easily. It is still a work in progress and hopefully will be fully complete shortly.

If you have any comments, suggestions etc please email us. Thank you