Cults Academy - providing an excellent educational experience in lower Deeside. UNICEF Rights Respecting Gold School. Google Reference School
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Today we bid farewell to a Cults Academy legend. Mr Angus retires after 40 years of commitment to the young people. We send our thanks and best wishes to a trusted colleague and a truly inspiring teacher.
We’re delighted to announce that we have been awarded the
@UNICEF
Rights Respecting Schools Award at Gold Level. Fantastic news & great recognition for a superb team of pupils & staff. We’re very proud of our school!
@cultsacademyRRS
#UNCRC
It is truly heartening for our staff to receive messages like this. They have been doing a fabulous job in very challenging circumstances, and our pupils have been responding so well. Thank you to parents for your support in these uniquely uncertain times.
Congratulations to Mr Alan Tullock, who has been appointed as Depute Head Teacher. Mr Tullock is currently DHT at Mackie Academy, and will join us in October, following the retirement of Mr Angus.
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#aberdeenlearns
With the sun shining over Cults Academy, it seemed the perfect moment to get a picture of our team of Captains. Fantastic young people with innovative plans for the year ahead.
Today we say farewell and happy retirement to Pat Tunget, our school receptionist (and Queen of the Tannoy!) for the last twenty years. Thank you for everything Pat - you’ll be missed!
We are delighted to announce that
@CultsAcademy
has become a
@GoogleForEdu
Reference School, recognising our outstanding use of technology to drive positive learning outcomes. Congratulations and well done to everyone involved.
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When choices in life became limited by pandemic restrictions, we realised that being kind is something no one can take from us. Every stone, every message is very special exactly like our young people. We send kindness to everyone.
@theKindnessrock
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Many congratulations to our newly selected School Captains Sophia and Max. We look forward to the great job you will do in helping to lead the school. A picture of the rest of the team to come after the holidays!
We’re delighted to have now completed the selection process for the various Captain positions within the school. Congratulations to a very talented and committed group of young people! Full details on the school website.
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Well done to our
@Active_Schools
pupil volunteers who helped at
@Sportaberdeen
Sports Camps over the summer.
Four of the six volunteers received a certificate of recognition today for their hard work. In total, our volunteer pupils gave up over 250 hours this summer!
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Yesterday, we said farewell to the legend that is Mr Keith Sutherland, PT Pupil Support for Cairn House. Mr Sutherland has worked at Cults for 37 years, with 25 of those in his current role. He will be hugely missed on the school. Happy retirement!
A moving rendition of “When the Battle’s O’er” (in extremely windy conditions) to mark the end of today’s 2-minute silence. Very well done to our bagpipers.
#Remembrance
#ArmisticeDay
#ScottishPoppyAppeal
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the UNICEF Rights Respecting Silver Award. Congratulations to all our pupils involved and staff for their amazing work!
#UNCRC
#youngleaders
#rightsaware
Friday is ‘Dress As You Please’ in return for a donation. All proceeds will go to local charity Somebody Cares, which provides free food, furniture and clothing to vulnerable people in the Aberdeen area.
Our S6 ties finally arrived, allowing the first group photo of our terrific team of School Captains! Already doing a great job - we’re excited about all they will achieve this year!
What a fantastic day we had yesterday four our first Summer Sports Event in three years! There was a lovely atmosphere throughout, with something for everyone. Well done to Devenick , who were athletics champions and to Cairn, who were overall InterHouse Champions!
Pupils from S1 to S4 today took part in Anti-bullying ambassador training at the International School of Aberdeen. The pupils even got a special mention for their enthusiasm, commitment and participation throughout the day!
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Well done to our S6 team who organised a fabulous bake sale today, raising over £290 for
@ChiIdreninNeed
. Thank you to everyone who donated, baked, sold (and ate!) the delights on offer! Great teamwork!
We’re delighted to have appointed a fantastic new Pupil Leadership Team this week. Congratulations to you all! Well done to Murray Bone & Jess Freeland who have been selected as our two School Captains. We look forward to they great job the team will do in session 2022-2023!
A huge donation to the food bank at The Lighthouse, as part of Aberdeen North food bank supported by the Trussell Trust. Thank you to all those who contributed - it is hugely appreciated.
An excellent celebration this morning as we said farewell to our S6 pupils. We have the privilege of working with some amazing young people. All the best to everyone for the forthcoming exams.
Wow what a day! The S3 London trip has been very busy today. Selfies at Madame Tussaud’s, exploring at The British Museum, dinner at Pizza Express and ending our day at The Lion King 🦁 Let’s see what tomorrow has in store…
Well done to all in our school community this week - tremendous levels of virtual attendance and engagement. Proud! Enjoy a very well deserved rest over the weekend.
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. Just a reminder that school starts at 8:30 - please don’t arrive before 8:15. Come into school by the door designated for your year group. Sanitise your hands and then go straight to your period 1 class. And enjoy your learning!
Thank you to everyone for your support on our Non Uniform Day. So far we have raised £763.55 with more money to be counted. We are delighted that this money will go to
@children1st
, supporting the wellbeing of young people.
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Whilst our online learning provision continues to be a learning experience for us all, the support we have received from parents has been hugely appreciated.
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#Aberdeenlearns
We’re delighted to share our revised shared vision & values. They would have been launched at the assemblies planned for this week, but making do with a ‘virtual’ launch instead. Our values hugely apt for the times we are living in.
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#aberdeenlearns
A huge thank you has to go out to
@PursuitActive
for once again providing a sensational Activities Week for 160 of our S2 pupils 👏 So many different experiences and skills gained that they will never forget which it’s what it’s all about 🏔🧗♂️🚵🏻♀️
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will be back next year!
Following Saturday’s announcement, everyone in school communities across the country is seeking clarity on what exactly will happen at the start of term. We will share any information as soon as we have it.
S1 Footballers with the their two trophies. Well done to players and coaches. 135 goals scored in 21 games. Conall with a massive 57 goals!
#netripper
#attackingfootball
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Congratulations to our pupils receiving their SQA certificates today, confirming the results shared in June. Your achievements are extraordinary after such a challenging year.
We’ve been busy preparing spaces to help with next week’s next steps of the return to the school building. We look forward to seeing these spaces full of young people! Whilst also 2m apart...
Some of our S5 pupils are volunteering in the Medic Mentor COVID-19 campaign to help provide support for our frontline workers. The pupils have asked us to share the poster below. As a school, we are incredibly proud of all their efforts.
Congratulations to Naeve Cadenhead & Om Pancholi, selected as House Captains for Friarsfield; Noah Bowie & Christy Smith, selected as House Captains for Murtle; & Sam Allan & Emma Bailey, selected as House Captains for Ronan. Amazing young people!
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#aberdeenlearns
An appearance from the Friarsfield Frog, accompanied by some of our captains, on "Dress as you Please Day", encouraging donations to a fantastic local charity
@_SomebodyCares
.
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Today we mark the start of a new collaborative partnership between Cults Academy and
@CamphillSchool
. This partnership will provide opportunities to allow our pupils to develop their Career Management Skills and embark on work experience
@DYW_NorthEast
After a busy in-service day, we’re really looking forward to welcoming all our pupils back tomorrow, and to welcoming our S1 pupils for the first time. A great term ahead!
Today, we bid farewell to four members of staff - Miss Syme, Mrs Bennett, Mr Sanchez and Mr Connell. Huge thanks for everything you have done, and all our best wishes for the future!
We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back tomorrow after the October break. Remember, all the rules are still in place. Please remember your face covering, and something warm for being outside at break and lunchtime. We can’t wait to see you all again!
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All our pupils will enjoy a few days off, but especially our senior phase pupils who have now completed Assessment Week. Well done to them for their commitment and hard work, and thank you to our new team of invigilators for making it all run so smoothly. Time for a wee rest!
Best wishes to all our pupils receiving their exam results tomorrow. We hope you achieve what you were hoping for. Staff will be available in school to answer any queries.
Good luck to everyone expecting to receive their
#SQAresults
tomorrow! We hope you get the result you want. Remember that there is
#NoWrongPath
to future success. Follow
@sqanews
for the latest information or visit
Congratulations to our S4 and S5 Leavers who are all going off to go amazing things! All our very best wishes for the future (and good luck in your exams)!
Over 22,000 steps today from the the London trip! Started the day at Wembley stadium, shopping at Oxford street, flight on the London eye, visiting some of the main sights and dinner at Prezzo. Definitely lots of sore feet!
We’re looking forward to our S1-S3 pupils taking the opportunity this Friday to spend the day in a very wide range of activities to promote wellbeing, and hopefully have the chance to take break from their screens.