W.H. Smith - Educational Achievement Vouchers!

Many thanks to W.H. Smith in Ayr who have awarded Kyle Academy £200 of Educational Achievement vouchers as part of their 2012 Schools Giveaway! Kyle was one of only 5 schools in Scotland to receive this award. This is in recognition of our recent community partnership work on E-readers as part of the Dyslexia Friendly Schools Initiative. Some vouchers will be used to purchase new books in audio and E format and some will be kept for prize-giving awards in  Reading. Watch this space!

Carnegie Medal Winner 2012!

A small but dedicated group of readers from Kyle shadowed this year's Carnegie Medal Book Awards.  Pupils and staff debated the merits of a shortlist of 8 fantastic books. We couldn't all agree on a winner, but the national vote went to
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Copies of all books are in the Library!

Open University Success!

Well done to Ruth Muir who successfully achieved her Open University Certificate in Human Genetics and Health Issues. Ruth participated in the Young Applicants in Schools Scheme. Her hard work, and indeed that of the other participants from Kyle, should be celebrated as they have achieved a qualification at SCQF level 7 - equivalent to Advanced Higher!