We will be an holding Parental Engagement Evening regarding “Emotional Health and the Internet” on Thursday 28th November at 6 pm in the Assembly Hall. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emotional-wellbeing-engagement-evening-parents-of-aberdeen-grammar-school-pupils-tickets-75124803309
Scottish National Standardised Assessments (SNSA)
S3 pupils have been issued with a letter giving parents/carers information about the SNSA assessments which will be undertaken this term. Please find this letter attached.
World Radiography Day on Friday 8th November.
Interest in a career in Radiography? – World Radiography Day on Friday 8th November. Come and join the Imaging department at Albyn Hospital as they celebrate World Radiography Day on Friday 8th November. The date marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895, where Radiographers worldwide use the day to promote Radiography as a career. Local secondary school pupils whom have an interest in Radiography…
Gap Year Information
At AGS we want pupils to consider all possible options upon leaving school. Perhaps your child wants to consider taking a Gap Year after leaving AGS and this is something we are often asked about. The best contact we can give is www.independentgapadvice.org which is free and impartial. Here you will find information about different Gap Year providers, funds, advice for parents, etc.
S2 Balfour Beatty Challenge
On Friday the 4th of October all of our S2 year group took part in a challenge set up by Belfour Beatty during Period 5 & 6. The challenge was to construct the tallest tower to hold a golf ball at the top in 20 minutes in groups of five. This was lead by John Cairns of Balfour Beatty. The towers were constructed out of K’Nex and marked in three areas:…
S2 Girls interested in Engineering
Young WEIR-WISE: Discovering Engineering with S2 Girls 20 – 21 January 2020 and 23 – 24 January 2020 Applications Now Open! Following the success of the Young WEIR-WISE: Discovering Engineering with S2 Girls outreach programme which saw 100 S2 girls take part in a variety of Engineering challenges here at the University of Strathclyde in January 2019, I am delighted to inform you that the programme will be running again…