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Kilgraston Upper Sixth Lockdown Moments

Some of our Upper Sixth sent in their snaps and stories of the things that epitomise their lockdown experience. Our Class of 2020, congratulations and here are your lockdown moments.

 

 

 

Kilgraston adopts BSA Covid-Safe Charter

Kilgraston is delighted to pledge its support to the BSA Covid-Safe Charter. The charter identifies clear objectives for schools to adhere to when we return in August. This includes what we will do before the School opens such as cleaning, and testing policies, but also details what we will do when we are back in session including social distancing measures and laundry procedures.

As always, our priority is the health and welfare of all our pupils, parents and staff so to ensure our robust measures continue, key members of staff are already back in School, preparing for the August return. Guidelines and advice are changing week-on-week as the COVID-19 declines so we will continue to monitor the situation and communicate our plans with the wider Kilgraston community.

In addition to what we are doing as a School, our hope is that by adopting the BSA charter, our families continue to feel supported and positive about their children returning in August.

You can read the BSA COVID-Safe Charter here.

Kilgraston sees surge in new pupils

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Kilgraston has continued to provide the first class education for which it is so well known. So, as we look at our return in August, we have seen a surge in new families looking at our School. Newspapers including The Times are reporting that this is because of ‘confusion’ surrounding a part-time return to normal classes in August.

For Kilgraston, our recent Virtual Open Day was testament to how much confidence parents across Scotland, and indeed around the world, have in our support of our pupils and their education with more than three times the usual number of families attending. Kilgraston’s Headmistress, Mrs Dorothy MacGinty said: “We have been hearing from a number of new families who have concerns surrounding the return to School and what this might look like. Kilgraston and our teachers have moved seamlessly from teaching our children in classrooms to teaching online so we are able to discuss with them how their children might progress here.”

This sentiment is one which is echoed by our parents. Susan and Simon from Fife said: “We have been very impressed with how Kilgraston School moved so quickly and effectively to online schooling. From day 1, there has been an excellent structure to the day which has kept our daughter engaged, challenged and happy throughout lockdown. There was clear guidance from the school for parents too. Of course we are looking forward to returning to school and the classroom but it has been a positive experience for our daughter.”

​Over the last few weeks, we have been working on the final arrangements for returning to School in August, and as always our top priority is the health and welfare of all our pupils, parents and staff. Kilgraston is extremely fortunate in that our large countryside campus allows our pupils ample open space to run around. We have initiated clear plans and dates for the return of all our pupils to School in August.

Kilgraston is a School with a strong and rich heritage, one which stretches back to 1930. But this new world in which we live has shown how we can change and adapt whilst keeping our pupils and their education at our heart.

* If you could like more information on Kilgraston, please contact our Admissions Team via [email protected] or call 01738 812 257

Naming the treehouse

We received some wonderful name suggestions for the new tree house, some were very traditional and some were very inventive! Sadly there could only be one winner which was chosen by Ms Cooper, Mrs MacGinty and of course, Charlie. The new treehouse has been named:

The Eco Treehouse

This winning name was an amalgamation of two names chosen by Elsie and Sally. Well done girls!

We are looking forward to welcoming the girls back to see their new treehouse in August.

Charlie of the Eco Treehouse!

Kilgraston says thank you

 

We all find ourselves in challenging times, so our pupils and staff have come together to show their gratitude and appreciation.

 

 

 

 

#twopointsixchallenge

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect with the cancellation of thousands of events and the loss of billions in income through fundraising events.

The Virgin Money London Marathon alone, which should have taken place on Sunday 26 April, is the world’s biggest one-day fundraising event, which raised more than £66.4 million for thousands of charities in 2019.

The challenge involves dreaming up something to do with an activity based around the numbers 2.6 or 26 that suits your skill, this could be something as simple as pledging to run or ride 2.6 miles as your daily exercise, holding the plank for 2.6 minutes, to gardening for 26 minutes. There are no rules – apart from the Government guidelines on how to exercise safely during this time.

We are enormously proud of all the girls and staff who took part in the #twopointsixchallenge, here is what some of our pupils and staff did:

  • Anais made 26 pancakes
  • Rebecca made 26 cupcakes
  • Mrs Lund walked 2.6k everyday for 10 days
  • Paula ran 26km
  • Laura shot 26 netball hoops
  • Charlotte cycled 26km
  • India did 26 repetitions of each of her ballet movements
  • Bethan did a 260m cycle 10 times a day for 10 days
  • Rosie and Natalie cycled 2.6 miles
  • Mrs Speed did a 2.6km run

What did you do for your 2.6 challenge? Email us at [email protected] and let us know!

twopointsix challenge - Miss Patton takes part

Miss Patton’s 2.6 challenge

Are you taking part in the #TwoPointSixChallenge?
PE teacher Miss Patton was scheduled to take part in the London Marathon this year. Even though it’s been postponed due to COVID-19, she took part in the twopointsix challenge and completed 260 SIT UPs, 26 MILE CYCLE and 2.6 MILE RUN indoors! Well done Miss Patton and watch her in action in the link above.
The London Marathon is the world’s biggest one-day fundraising event, which raised more than £66.4 million for thousands of charities in 2019. Many of these charities have had to reduce or stop services at a time when vulnerable members of society need them most. With the support of family, friends and many of the Kilgraston staff Miss Patton has raised over £2,000 for the MPS Society, a charity that is very close to her heart since her nephews and wider family were diagnosed with Fabry disease. Fabry is a rare genetic condition that leads to the failure of key organs in early life.
You can donate to Miss Patton via her just giving page:https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/emma-patton23
Share your videos and photos of the twopointchallenge with us!

Maths Challenge!

Ages 5 - 7

Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party.

He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit.

Then he put a cherry on every third biscuit.

Then he put a chocolate button on every fourth biscuit.

So there was nothing on the first biscuit.

How many other biscuits had no decoration? Did any biscuits get all three decorations?

 

Ages 7 - 11

“Can you make square numbers by adding two prime numbers together?”

 

Ages 11 - 14

1 kilobyte is actually not 1000 bytes, it is 210 bytes.
1 megabyte is 210 kilobytes.
How many bytes are there in 1 megabyte?

 

Ages 14 - 16

Take a look at the system of equations below:

ab=1

bc=2

cd=3

de=4

ea=6

Can you find a set of values {a, b, c, d, e} that satisfy the system?
Can you find more than one?

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Ages 16 - 18

Find the range of values of x for which

x√+1x√<4,where x√ is the positive root.​

 

Looking for some more maths challenges?

Try visiting https://nrich.maths.org/covid19 - this site was created by Cambridge University with activities and games from age 3 to 18.

Or why not try…

  • Board games
  • Card games
  • Games with counters (such as nim listed above)
  • sudoku and other printable games above.
  • Cooking: weighting and measuring and buying ingredients

TOP TIP FOR PARENTS: Children can explain to you what they are doing and what they were going to try to solve a problem. Avoid leaping in and solving it for them, the journey is more important than the destination.