18 Dec 2024
Last week we were so excited to have the @scottishbktrust visiting us to do some filming. We had the best time and the pupils taking part seriously impressed us all ๐ฅ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅณ @ForAcad
#ForfarAcademyReadingSchool
#FORBeingTheBestYouCan #FORTeamwork
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21 Nov 2024
Unleash the beast! First trial run of our S1 @Greenpowertrust kit car. A few tweeks required with the drive belt- but a productive first run!
#BatteryPower #FORperseverence #FORteamwork
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12 Nov 2024
S3 looking at building engineering models to investigate how levered systems work with pnuematic systemswith a reciprocating input and linear output #FORengineering #FORteamwork
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31 Oct 2024
Ethan, Freddie and Finlay (aka Chips โn Cheez!) deffo up for a Techy Friday appreciation with our S1 @Greenpowertrust Goblin Car wider achievement build
Top effort from this group of S1s with logging up an extra 5 hours in Tech each week!!! #FORopportunitiesForAll #FORteamwork
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30 Oct 2024
Our S2 pushing themselves outside of their comfort zone at our S2 Outward Bound Residential week #FORbeingthebestyoucan
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#FORopportunitiesforall
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25 Sep 2024
It was all very democratic in the library during junior break. A voting system has been established to decide which jigsaw we attempt next ๐งฉ
#FORTeamwork
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12 Sep 2024
Getting set up for our S1 In A Nutshell Event. Open to all S1 Parents and Carers from 6-7.30 tonight. See you soon. #FORteamwork
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29 Aug 2024
Story Cubes have taken over the library today ๐ฒ ๐
Some seriously impressive stories emerging from our S1 and S2 minds ๐ญ ๐ฃ๏ธ
#FOROpportunity #FORTeamwork
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7 Jun 2024
And more fantastic news. Our senior girls football team won the Angus Cup today beating WHS in the final. That makes it a girls and boys double winning season. Very proud school #FORteamwork
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7 Jun 2024
Some fantastic news to finish the week with ๐๐๐ Well done to Mrs Grey and her team on this brilliant achievement #FORbeingthebestyoucan #FORteamwork
7 Jun 2024
๐๐๐ฅ GOLD! ๐ฅ๐๐
So delighted to announce that @ForAcad is now a GOLD READING SCHOOL! ๐ฅณ
#ForfarAcademyReadingSchool
#ReadingSchools @scottishbktrust @Claresbt1
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30 May 2024
Congrats to our Senior boys on winning the Murray Fenwick Cup after a hard fought 2-0 victory against Montrose Academy #FORteamwork
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20 May 2024
Whatโs Sulley in a frenzy about?
Our new Pupil Librarian display, of course ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Series-ously great books! ๐
#ForfarAcademyReadingSchool
#FORTeamwork #FOROpportunitiesForAll
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16 May 2024
Change of date for the Parent Council Quiz night. Get your entries in! Raising funds for the School Fund which supports all of our pupils in a number of areas. #FORteamwork
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1 May 2024
Today some of our Reading Leaders turned up to hold their own meeting. One decided to make a presentation for our next official meeting & asked the group for feedback. One responded: โYou havenโt added our learning intentions or success criteriaโ ๐๐ผ
#FORTeamwork
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25 Apr 2024
Since January, 10 of our pupils have been taking part in a paired reading project with a nursery. Itโs amazing to see how much their confidence has grown in 4 months and how much the young children enjoy being read to ๐ฃ๏ธ๐
#ForfarAcademyReadingSchool #FOROpportunity #FORTeamwork
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23 Apr 2024
Lyall (S5) was recently selected to play for the U19 Scotland Water Polo team to compete in national championships in Gloucester.
Lyallโs team won bronze, the first time a Scottish team have medalled in 6 years!
Well done to Lyall and his team!
#FORteamwork #FORbeingthebest
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16 Mar 2024
Seniors win Semi-final โฝ๏ธ๐
We travelled to Carnoustie for our Angus Cup semi-final. A very competitive game seen both teams take the lead at different points, with Forfar eventually running out 5-4 victors.
Goals - Balfour x3, Crighton, Duncan
#FORteamwork
#FORbeingthebest
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12 Mar 2024
Scottish schools curling championships
Forfar Academy took three teams along last week. FA Sky Blue (grey) team made it out the group & got to the semi-final, narrowly losing in the 6thย end to St Josephs College from Dumfries. Well done to all involved!
#FORteamwork
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31 Jan 2024
We are very excited by this partnership and the positive impact it will have on our school community #FORteamwork
31 Jan 2024
Welcome @ArbroathAcad @ForAcad @DyceAcademy @PeterheadAca to our #Excelerate network.
We look forward to working in partnership as they realise the opportunities to achieve their visions for change.
Read more here: drive.google.com/file/d/1uJgโฆ
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22 Dec 2023
This is an amazing opportunity for the right person to join us on our exciting and ambitious Excelerate journey #FORteamwork
22 Dec 2023
We are expanding our #Excelerate BCSO network into Angus. We are recruiting Business & Community Support Officers for @ArbroathAcad & @ForAcad. thewoodfoundation.org.uk/busโฆ
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