News from Lockerbie Academy - Thursday 4 September 2008

Figeac 2008

On the 21st of August, 27 pupils and three members of staff from France arrived at Lockerbie Academy. They were welcomed by their pen pals. Every day they went on excursions and spent the weekend with the hosts doing different activities like swimming, shopping and sightseeing the local area. The Scottish students have enjoyed speaking French all week and discovering the French culture. The exchange has been running since 1979 and is still thriving thanks to all the staff here and in Figeac. We will be keeping in touch with our pen pals and can’t wait to see them all next year. C’etait super!

Andrew Barrie S6, Natasha Dinwoodie S5, Christopher McClune S5 and Danielle Thorburn S5

The Bulb Man

Lockerbie Academy pupils and staff are uniting in an enterprising activity to raise funds to buy outside furniture which will eventually be taken to the ‘new’ school.

The project involves pupils and staff taking orders for “top quality” bulbs. The profits from these sales will then be used to purchase planter/seats for the playground.

It is hoped that this year, people will buy their bulbs from “The Bulb Man” catalogue which are available from every pupil/staff member and from the School Office. Mrs Gilliland has very kindly agreed to process all the orders.

Prepaid orders are due in to the School Office by Monday 8 September 2008. The bulbs will be delivered by pupil/staff contacts in early October before the school holidays.

The school have decided to offer prizes to the staff/pupils in order to encourage sales.

S5 Charities

This year’s Charities to be supported by the school are SAMH (Scotland’s leading Mental Health Charity) and SSPCA (Scotland’s Animal Welfare Charity). Organising the fund raising will be a team led by Mairi Aitken and Craig Stoddart and aided by their committee – Nicola Shortreed, Katie McQuade, Louise Telfer, Jack Matthews and Sarah Thomson.

The Charities were agreed after much debate and hopefully many events will be organized during the year. Mairi and Craig will let S1/2, S3/4 and senior students know about the chosen charities at the first Year Group assemblies of the session.

The school will also support other Charity events including Jeans for Genes and Children in Need.

House Captains

After interviews by Heads of House and Principal Teacher of Pupil Support eight House Captains were chosen for this session:

Annan House – Emily Jackson and Liam Scott

Dryfe House – Hollie Dickson and Dora Lewis

Kirtle House – Martin Donaldson and Jemma Dunlop

Milk House – Craig Prater and Nicola Shortreed

The House Captains are part of the St Steering Committee, and will organize two House Assemblies as well as House competitions e.g. Can Cook, Will Cook and House Games. They also chair and minute House Council meetings. Good luck to the House Captains in what will be a very busy year.

School Meals

The price of school meals has been increased as follows:-

Secondary Pupil 2 course meal or Meal Deal 1, 2 and 3 - £1.65
Secondary Meal Deal 4 - £1.45

Uniform

In school, we now carry a stock of black jackets in the full range of sizes from S1 to S6. Whilst not making these compulsory, they certainly do look smart and we would wish to encourage our students to wear them. They are supplied by Academy Uniforms, Glasgow and are priced at £28. Every purchase receives a free Lockerbie Academy ‘crest’ badge (normally £2).

Academy Uniforms were in school on the morning that the school photographs were taken (29 August). Please contact Mrs Sutton in the School Office if you wish further details. A variety of payment terms are available, and if you wish to enquire more about this option, please contact Mrs Sutton.

Dates for the Dairy