GIRVAN ACADEMY

OPEN EVENING

Wednesday 5th

October 2011

6.00pm – 8.00pm

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To: Parents/Carers of Girvan Academy and Primary 7 Pupils

The purpose of the Open Evening is to allow you to view the school and the work of the school in an informal, relaxed fashion. Various activities and displays have been organised by departments and you are invited to view these at your leisure during the course of the evening. Please note that some of the activities will be taking place at set times as shown overleaf eg English, Home Economics To help you to find your way about the school:

You will receive a map of the building on your arrival

The building is well signposted

Senior staff and students will be on hand to act as guides – please ask! The purpose of this leaflet is to give you advance information so that you can plan your evening and ensure that you see everything that is on offer. I do hope that you will be able to come along on 5th October and I look forward to meeting you then. Allan Rattray Head Teacher

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During the course of the Evening you will be able to see the following activities in the

departments shown:-

Expressive Arts Faculty

Subject

What you will see

Art & Design

Displays of work in Rooms 1 and 2 plus display areas outside Art Rooms

Christmas card competition for the parents and visitors to judge.

This will be in the ceramics room.

Dance

Opportunity to watch the students perform dance pieces that have

been created in curricular and extra-curricular time.

Parents are invited to join in if the mood takes them!

Music

Music Department will be open to parents and pupils

Department resources and courses will be available to view and Staff

will be available for answering questions

Subject

What you will see

English

Open Area

Mini-ceilidh, with Scottish poetry recitations, Burns’ songs and music.

E2

6pm / 7pm - Parents’ Guide To Supporting Progress in English in S1-4

E5

6.30 pm - How To Help Your Child Pass Higher English (with Mrs

McEwan, Mr Robertson and Advanced Higher English pupils)

Guidance

1. Peer Mentoring – Mrs Rattray

2. Bounce Back – Mrs Aitken

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Subject

What you will see

Home Economics

HE1, display of courses and resources used in Home Economics

HE2, Hospitality Int 2 course videos being shown

HE3, S3 Int 2 pupils will demonstrate practical knife skills – an

opportunity to taste jardinière carrots and various dips.

TIME: 6-6.45pm

Humanities Faculty

Subject

What you will see

Geography

History

Modern Studies

Display of Higher Geography field trip materials

Display of pupil work and departmental resources

Presentation on how ICT is used to enhance teaching and learning in

Social Subjects

Fairtrade fountain

Religious, Moral &

Philosophical

Education

Display of class materials for S1 – S6 including PowerPoint

presentations

Games with RE context

Subject

What you will see

Mathematics

J2 – Mr Drennan

Demonstration of software and websites. Try your hand on the

whiteboard!

J3 – Mr Galloway

How good is your Maths problem solving? See if you can solve our

puzzle!

J5 – Mr Stafford

Calculate your brain age on Dsi(s)

Open Area – Mrs Collings

Join the Treasure Hunt in the Maths open area.

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Subject

What you will see

Modern

Languages

French Café:

Refreshments

Tour of Department

Display of pupil work and course materials

Staff available for discussion/demonstration of resources in

department

French Food Tasting:

Tasting of traditional French food

Tour of Department

Display of pupil work and course materials relating to French.

Staff available for discussion/demonstration of resources in

department.

Physical

Education

Basketball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Volleyball

Fitness & Gymnastics

IT demo

There will be a demonstration of each activity, and parents are more

than welcome to take part.

Pupil Support

S4 History – film re-enactment of the Battle of Stirling

Organic or Not? Can you tell the type of chocolate?

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Science Faculty

Subject

What you will see

Biology

Come along to Beastly Biology and see what the creepy crawlies look like

close up. Are you brave enough to look a wasp in the eye or suck up to a

leech?

Lab 5

Chemistry

Range of experiments set up. These will be “hands on” – you are invited

to take part.

Lab 1

Physics

Get zapped by the Van “de” Graaff generator and discover the wonders

of electricity

Lab 4

Subject

What you will see

Technical

1. General display of work: Graphics, Product Design, Craft and

Design, Engineering craft skills, Woodwork craft skills.

2. Elective S1/2 work; Project with Culzean and Grants – Bird

Boxes and Bird Feeders Display. Items for sale.

3. Technical Challenge build a cube as quickly as possible to win a

Bird Box

4. Engineering Club Radio Controlled Rampaging Chariots running

around a set course.

5. Senior pupils in workshops producing ECS and PCS projects.

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Technologies Faculty

Subject

What you will see

Business Studies

Demonstrations of equipment, hardware and software used in the

department, examples of pupils’ work and staff will be available to

answer questions and provide information

Computing

Room split up into 4 different areas:

1. Scratch Games and Kodu Games (Examples of pupil work), Pupil

Animations , Internet webwise quizzes, Internet Safety site, and

online Words-Per-Minute typing test.

2. Computer Devices – Old BBC Microcomputer v Modern PC,

display of different text books and departmental website, Pupil

Programming demos, Robots on Show! Pupils will demonstrate how

to program a robot using a mobile phone using blue tooth!

3. Warriors of the Net video. Multimedia Class example web sites.

Careers section.

4. Computer Science Inside workshop – How text messaging

actually works!

Computer Science 4 Fun – card tricks demonstrating computer

science principles.

Visit our School Website

www.girvanacademy.sayr.sch.uk

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Pick up a school uniform order form and details of

where to purchase our new school blazers!!

Also . . .

School Holidays for 2011

Mid Term

Close

Teachers (Inservice)

Re-open (Pupils)

Christmas

Close

Re-open

Friday 14th October 2011

Monday 24th October 2011

Tuesday 25th October 2011 (8.45am)

Friday 23rd December 2011 (Time to be confirmed) Monday 9th January 2012