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S4, S5 and S6 Interim Reports will come home in school bags today.

For many pupils, difficulties in reading can stem from contrast sensitivity. Many of us can cope with the traditional black and white but for some it is very difficult to read due to the stark contrast.

Pupils who have this issue may:
• Talk about text jumping, lumping or shimmering
• Rub their eyes when reading
• Wriggle or being fidget when reading
• Express a feeling of fatigue when reading

Pupils adapt the contrast to suit their own preferences by setting the screen of their chrome book to the colour that causes the least contrast sensitivity by following these instructions:

1. To install the Change Colour extension, either visit the Google Chrome Extensions website using Google Chrome and search for the extension named Change Colours or go directly to the Change Colour extension.
2. Click on the install button to install the Change Colour extension.
3. Once installed, you will see the Change Colours icon at end of URL field.
4. Right-click on the icon and select Options to change background colour, text colour, links colour and visited links colour.
5. Once your options have been set, you can click on the icon to apply/remove your colour options.

We are looking for new members to join our invigilation team for the 2020 diet. The SQA exams run from the 27th of April to the 4th of June. Invigilators will be paid and hours are negotiable with the Chief Invigilator. If you would like to know more, please contact Mrs Reid at the school for more information.

A reminder that we will be hosting a lecture from Professor Antonella Sorace tomorrow at 7pm in the theatre – failte oirbh uile!

Why Gaelic matters: connecting research and communities
Antonella Sorace
University of Edinburgh and Bilingualism Matters
Research shows that bilingualism in any languages, regardless of their status, prestige, and worldwide diffusion, can give children a range of linguistic, cognitive and social benefits. Some of these benefits have also been found in adult second language learners, both younger and much older. I will first briefly present the main facts and benefits of bilingualism over the lifespan, focusing in particular on current research on Gaelic and other minority languages. I will then argue that more attention should be paid by parents, educators and policy makers to bilingual children’s attitudes and perception of their languages. I will then suggest that revitalization of minority languages crucially depends on community foundations for bilingual education and inter-generational transmission. Finally, I will show how the dissemination of correct information on bilingualism can enable informed decisions in minority language communities.
ANTONELLA SORACE – SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Antonella Sorace is Professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. She is a world leading authority in the field of bilingual language development across the lifespan, where she brings together methods from linguistics, experimental psychology, and cognitive science. She is also committed to disseminating the findings of research on bilingualism in different sectors of society. She is the founding director of the information centre Bilingualism Matters, which currently has 26 branches in 10 European countries, in the US, in the Middle East, and in China.

Rory Urquhart
50m Freestyle Gold
25 m breaststroke Gold
25m Backstroke Gold

Anna Macleod
50m Freestyle Gold
25m Breaststroke Gold
25m Backstroke Gold

Anders Oliver
50m Freestyle Gold
50m Breaststroke Silver
50m Backstroke Silver
50m Butterfly Silver

S1 will be issued with letters tomorrow morning regarding an Open Evening on Thursday 3rd October from 4-6pm.

On this occasion each department will lay out examples of pupils work and your child will guide you between departments. This is not a time for individual meetings with parents about your son or daughter’s progress but a general look at the departments they visit each week.

Tear off slips are due back by Tuesday 1st October.

WELL DONE TO YOU ALL! What a massive achievement and a fantastic day. We hope your legs aren’t too tired! Thank you to all of you for your participation, good behaviour and smiles! We are very proud of you all for taking part. You should all have your sponsor forms back now. The sponsor money is due to be handed in by the 4th of October.

Our senior boys football team (S4-6) recorded a 4 – 0 friendly win against Culloden Academy yesterday, in their first outing of the new season. Goals from Ally Riddle (2), Finlay Tyronney and Neil Davidson. A great performance from all the boys and all very promising for the league season ahead!

A reminder that sponsor walk forms are due in now. if you have not already handed yours in please do so by Wednesday. Thank you.

Inverness Royal Academy are delighted that Professor Antonella Sorace will be visiting our school on Thursday 26th September. Senior Gaelic and Gàidhlig classes will attend an afternoon session with Professor Sorace and the public are invited to attend an evening lecture help in the Theatre from 7pm. Professor Sorace has been involved in numerous projects researching the benefits of bilingualism and more about her work can be found here – http://www.bilingualism-matters.ppls.ed.ac.uk