Welcome

Welcome to the Fraserburgh Academy School Website. I hope you find this interesting and informative about our work with our young people in our school community.

Currently, like all other schools, our building is closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but learning is continuing online. Our experienced and dedicated staff very quickly reacted to this new way of working and are teaching and delivering learning tasks to pupils through online platforms. The interaction of our young people has been strong and there has been an enthusiastic reaction to our new way of working. On Monday 4^th May all year groups moved up a year and S4-S6 started their new courses and it has been good to see the positive way in which they have engaged in their subjects.

Learning remains at the heart of our school with great emphasis placed on providing engaging learning experiences and focused intervention. We recognise that what happens in our virtual classrooms is key to the success of our students and to the continuation of our upward rise in attainment. It is where we continue to build knowledge, develop skills and promote positive attitudes to learning. We have highly qualified staff who provide a supportive and encouraging environment where every child is known and learning flourishes.

We understand that this is a difficult time for pupils and their families and should you wish to contact your son or daughter’s guidance teacher please phone the school phone number or contact us using this email address: fraserburgh.aca@aberdeenshire.gov.uk. The website posts below provide a wealth of information about virtual learning and more can be found on the Learning on Home tab above. We will endeavour to keep the website updated with information during this time.

Best wishes

Irene Sharp
Rector

News

Young Enterprise Scotland Information

Free Webinar Lessons E-sgoil

Looking to do a bit more studying? Then sign up for the free webinar lessons by E-sgoil.

Clubs and Sporting Activities 2020/2021

Do you fancy trying a new sport or do you need help with some of your subjects? We have lots on offer between help/study clubs and sporting activities over lunchtimes and after school for the academic year 2020/2021. Click on the undernoted links to view everything and remember to sign up quickly for the sporting activities before they fill up.

Sporting Activities

Clubs and Activities 2020/2021

Active Aberdeenshire Information

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⚽️👟 Donation Appeal 👟⚽️

Do you have any astro football boots no longer being used? Our PE Department is appealing to any parents/carers in the community to donate any old (but reasonable) astro football boots (with plastic studs) that the PE Department could have to let kids use when they are at the Astro. Any donations can be handed in to the school office. Please ensure that they are in a plastic bag and clearly marked for the PE Department.

Message from our Catering Staff 🍲

As a Catering service we want to encourage children to get involved in the planning and preparation of meals at home. We have been providing some hints, tips and recipes to share with families across Aberdeenshire over the past few weeks. Below is the link to our page where you can find all the information we have posted to date.

https://aberdeenshire.gov.uk/schools/school-info/meals/school-meals-lunchtime-recipe-ideas/

Parental letter regarding COVID-19

Covid19 parent letter 15.09.2020

Senior Phase Prelim Letter

Please find undernoted a letter regarding the senior phase prelims this year.

SP Prelim 1 Sept 20

Fraserburgh Academy Virtual Careers Fair

Nothing stops a Careers Fair at Fraserburgh Academy…..Welcome to Fraserburgh Academy’s Virtual Careers Fair “Information Tour” – In Partnership with Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) – Together Creating Positive Futures.

“Knowledge is worth nothing if it isn’t shared”….We hope that this Virtual Careers Fair will give you an opportunity to find out more information on what Higher and Further Education Providers have to offer and to develop your knowledge on choosing the right pathway through Further/Higher Education and progressing into the future workforce. Information will also be available on how to apply to university via UCAS and SAAS Funding.

https://wakelet.com/@FraserburghAcademyVirtualCareersFair

Lisa Innes – DYW Co-ordinator

Elizabeth Bruce – Careers Coach (Skills Development Scotland)

Pupil Lockers

If you require a locker to store your school equipment please come to Reprographics, only on Wednesdays between 1pm and 2pm. If you need outwith this time please email reprographic.fraserburgh@aberdeenshire.gov.uk to arrange a suitable time. The service is provided at an annual cost of £5 rental and £5 refundable deposit.

Alan Pirie

Technician (Part time)

COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions For Schools In NHS Grampian Area

Please see the undernoted link on COVID-19 frequently asked questions, provided by NHS Grampian.

Frequently Asked Questions Aug 2020

Updated Risk Assessment

Please click on the undernoted link to read our updated risk assessment as at September 2020.

ECS Covid_19 Risk Assessment v6 9.9.20

Parent Council AGM

The Parent Council AGM is to be held on Monday 21st September 2020 at 6:30pm. This is a virtual meeting on Skype. If you would like to attend the meeting please send your name and email address to fraserburgh.acaparentcouncil@yahoo.com whereby a link will be sent to you so that you can join the meeting.

Prefects

On Friday 28th August a number of S5/6 pupils were presented with their prefect badge and formally installed as school prefects.

In addition our School Captain Isla Noble, and Vice School Captains Rachael Farquhar and Alex -Rae MacArthur were presented with their badges.

We look forward to seeing their impact of the prefects within the school.

Opening of Art & Design Department

Here is our fabulous new Art & Design Department all ready for pupils who will start using this new facility on Monday 24^th August 2020. Now that we have our new Drama and Art Departments in place we very much look forward to all pupils being in the school building all the time, as our use of the old Fraserburgh Academy will now cease from the end of today (Friday 21st August 2020).

Aberdeenshire School Catering Mobile App For Academies

We are delighted to share with you the introduction of a new mobile app called Fusion Mobile.

We have introduced this in our Academies to help with social distance distribution of food. Initially this will be available lunch times only and hoped that it will be available for morning break very soon.

Academy pupils can order their lunch straight from their mobile device to simply pick up from a designated collection point at lunchtime. This will help control the flow of traffic and ensure pupils are following social distancing guidelines.

Fusion Mobile sends pre-ordered meal choices to the kitchen ahead of time. This means that catering staff can prepare meals in advance for pupils to collect at lunchtime.

When pupils pre-order their lunch via Fusion Mobile, their cashless balance is adjusted accordingly meaning their lunch is already ordered and paid for ahead of lunchtime. Pupils will need to bring their phone with them to collect their lunch from their chosen collection point to confirm their order number. Make sure you go to the correct collection point!

Fusion Mobile will also allow pupils to check their balance. To place an order funds must be available on their account. Please note balances still need to be topped up using iPayimpact.

We are asking all parents to register for online payments through iPayimpact to avoid any cash handling. If you have not already registered please follow the instructions here

Please note that the Fusion Mobile App is to work alongside the normal service and all Academies will also be providing an adapted counter service. The mobile App is not a replacement service.

We hope that you enjoy the benefits that this App will allow and look forward to welcoming you back to school lunches. We’re hoping that the app is really easy to use, but if you do run in to any problems you can always visit https://connect.crbcunninghams.co.uk/help to view a range of articles that should get you up and running in no time.

Young Scot Award Winners 2020

We are proud to announce that two of our senior pupils - sisters Eilidh and Isla Noble have been awarded with the Young Hero Award 2020 from Young Scot. They received the award for the bravery and courage they displayed last Summer when they rescued a father and child at Fraserburgh Beach. The girls attended an online Awards Ceremony this week to accept their award.

Pupil Information August 2020

Please click on the undernoted link to read pupil information for returning to school in August.

Pupil information Return to Fraserburgh Academy August 2020

Returning to School in Aberdeenshire

Attached letter from Director of Education.

Parents.Carers.Covid19.Letter 200805

SQA Awards

Attached letter from Head of Education.

General Letter.Parents-Carers.SQA Awards.070820

Covid-19: Parental Guidance on Aberdeenshire Council School Transport August 2020

Please see the undernoted link for information on Aberdeenshire Council School Transport.

COVID19 - PARENTAL GUIDANCE ON SCHOOL TRANSPORT - Aug 2020

School Uniform 2020/2021

Free School Meals Information

Please find undernoted links for an Information Leaflet regarding Free School Meals.

Free School Meals - English

Free School Meals - Arabic

Free School Meals - Bulgarian

Free School Meals - Latvian

Free School Meals - Lithuian

Free School Meals - Polish

Free School Meals - Portuguese

Free School Meals - Russian

Free School Meals - Spanish

Scottish Child Law Centre

Would you benefit from a free legal advice service on children’s rights and child law in Scotland? Did you know that there is a service already in place for this. The Scottish Child Law Centre is very pleased to introduce their new website. The new changes will make it easier for all their advice line users to find out about their service and how to contact them. The new layout will make it easier to navigate the site and information contained within. Click on the undernoted link to visit their website:-

www.sclc.org.uk