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Results from Friday’s Inverness Mòd can be found here – https://gaidhliginbhirnis.wordpress.com/ Inverness Royal Academy was well represented and our pupils were a credit to the school. We came away with a huge number of prizes and pupils were able to develop literacy and other key skills at the same time. Well done to all who took part. Mealaibh ur naidheachd uile!

These letters will be coming home in schoolbags today, please look out for them…

The Enhanced Provision in the Support For Learning Department is making an appeal to parents for Lego. If you have any Lego at home that you would be willing to donate to a good educational cause please let us know. Lego is a fun and natural way to develop those essential social communication skills such as sharing, turn-taking, following rules, using names and problem-solving.

Modern Languages Department – Former Advanced Higher French pupil, Charlotte Luke, now at university, is helping S2 pupils with a very lively French bingo

With summer fast approaching the English department would like to share the benefits that a summer of reading can bring:
 Participation in shared reading groups (this could be as simple as parent and child reading the same book) is linked to enhanced relaxation, calmness, concentration, quality of life, confidence and self-esteem, as well as feelings of shared community and common purpose.
 Higher literacy skills are associated with a range of positive societal benefits, including having a stronger sense of belonging to society and being more likely to trust others.
 Studies have found that reading for pleasure enhances empathy, understanding of the self, and the ability to understand one’s own and others’ identities. For example, reading Harry Potter has been shown to improve children’s attitudes toward stigmatized groups such as immigrants, refugees, and members of the LGBT community.
Here are some tips to help increase your child’s engagement in reading this summer:
1.Make books part of your family life – Always have books around so that you and your children are ready to read whenever there’s a chance.
2. Join your local library – Get your child a library card. You’ll find the latest videogames, blu-rays and DVDs, plus tons and tons of fantastic books. Allow them to pick their own books, encouraging their own interests.
3. Match their interests – Help them find the right book – it doesn’t matter if it’s fiction, poetry, comic books or non-fiction.
4. All reading is good – Don’t discount non-fiction, comics, graphic novels, magazines and leaflets. Reading is reading and it is all good.
5. Get comfortable! – Create somewhere warm and cosy with your child, on a beanbag or on the sofa, or make sure they have somewhere comfy when reading alone.
6. Ask questions – To keep them interested in the story, ask your child questions as you read such as, ‘What do you think will happen next?’ or ‘Where did we get to last night? Can you remember what had happened already?’
7. Read whenever you get the chance – Bring along a book or magazine for any time your child has to wait, such as at a doctor’s surgery.
8. Read again and again – Encourage your child to re-read favourite books and poems. Re-reading helps to build up fluency and confidence.
9. Bedtime stories – Regularly read with your child or children at bedtime. It’s a great way to end the day and to spend valuable time with your child.
10. Rhyme and repetition – Books and poems which include rhyme and repetition are great for encouraging your child or children to join in and remember the words.

If you need some inspiration on what to read the following like has a wealth of book lists to help you with some inspiration.

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/our-recommendations/booklists/

Please note, the Tanzania Bingo has been postponed and will not go ahead tonight. If you have bought a ticket you will be offered a refund. New date to be confirmed

We were delighted to welcome Drew Hendry MP to the school yesterday to speak to 5th year pupils about his career journey and lessons learned along the way. The answer to the question in the background of the photos (which former pupil is a current MP) is of course Patrick Grady!

French breakfast – S1 pupils using their talking skills to order their chosen food in French.

All pupils returning to the new S5 and S6 will get their timetables at registration on Tuesday morning. There have been some changes to the teachers for the S5/6 registration classes and these are reflected in the table below. Lists of pupils in these registration classes will be posted on the North and South entrance doors and in both the main and small atrium areas. When new S5/6 pupils arrive in school on Tuesday they should check which register class they are in. We are looking forward to seeing you all back in school ready and raring to go.
CODE ROOM(S) TEACHER (S)
5/6G1 204 Mrs Brindle/Mrs Laing (F)
5/6G2 217 Mr McArthur
5/6L1 102 Mr McLaughlan
5/6L2 113 Mr Stone
5/6N1 317 Mrs Alexander / Mr Dunbar (M)
5/6N2 303 Mrs Carle
5/6S1 208 Ms Lloyd
5/6S2 219 Mrs Danielo.
5/6W1 229 Ms Galloway/Dr Gregson (M/T)
5/6W2 226 Ms Rose

S3 Reports have been issued this morning at registration. Please check your child’s bag tonight.