Fortrose Academy - Daily Notices 17/09/2025

This Weeks Assemblies

NO ASSEMBLIES 

📸 School Photo Day – Friday 19th September 2025 📸
Fortrose Academy will be holding group and family photographs between 08:50 and 12:50.

Schedule Highlights: 🧑‍🏫 Class/Group Photos
• Family Groups (including sibling photos across Periods 2 & 3)

📷 Whole School Catch-Up
• Period 4 – For any pupils who missed the earlier session on 2nd September

🎓 S6 Year Group Photo
• Period 5

🏅 Sports Team Photos
• A number of team photos will be taken in sports kit throughout the morning

📞 Requesting Family/Group Photos?
Please contact the school office by Friday 12th September to request a family or sibling photo.

👔 Uniform Reminder
All pupils should attend in full school uniform to ensure a consistent and professional appearance across all photographs.

🏆 North of Scotland Cup Fixtures – Thursday 18th September 🏆

⚽ Senior Boys – Away vs Alford Academy
⚽ U13 Boys – Away vs Kemnay Academy
🕑 Kick-off: 2:00 PM

📣 Players Wanted!: If you wish to be considered for selection, please give your name to Mr Morton ASAP.

Let’s get behind our teams and show some Fortrose pride! 💪 #FortroseFootball #NorthOfScotlandCup #TeamSpirit

Detention 

Anne Marie MacLeod

Wed 17th Sept

RM - 8

Patrick Cronin

Thu 18th Sept

RM - 7

🚌 FERINTOSH COMMUNITY WEE BUS 🚍

Please note:

• If you have booked to travel on the Ferintosh Wee Bus but decide ON THE DAY NOT TO TRAVEL

• You must inform Mr Morton or a member of SMT before the end of the school day  

• Please do not pass on information to another pupil to let the bus driver know

Thanks for your support with this, if you have any questions please get in touch with Mr Morton. 

🚣Rowing club🚣

New Lunchtime Indoor Rowing Club starting Monday 1st September. 

These sessions are open to all year groups, so come along and give it a go!  

For any more information, speak to Murdoch Jamieson in PE’

🌾🌼🌾🌼🌾🌼🌾🌼

Gardening Club is back! 

Tuesdays 3.45 – 4.45pm 

See Mrs Urquhart or Mrs Cawte for info 

🏑Hockey 🏑

For all S1-S3 pupils after school hockey is on every Wednesday from 4pm-5pm in the Leisure Centre.

All abilities are welcomed to come along and give hockey a try.

🏀Basketball TRAINING 🏀

S1-3 Boys - Monday lunchtimes, 

S1-6 Girls - Tuesday Lunchtimes, 

S4-6 boys - Wednesday Lunchtimes, 

Open training - Thursday Lunchtimes.

 All sessions in the Leisure Centre Games Hall.

📱 Mobile phone policy ⛔

We are a phone free zone. If your phone is confiscated by a member of staff, it will be placed in the office and kept there until the next break time (break/lunch)

🚯 Keep Fortrose Clean – Respect Our School & Community 🌍

A reminder to all students: please don’t drop litter during break and lunchtime—on school grounds or in the wider community.

Fortrose Academy is proud of its strong relationship with our local community, and we all have a role in keeping that bond positive. Littering not only affects the environment but also how our school is seen by others.

Let’s show respect, take responsibility, and keep our spaces clean. 💙
Bin it or take it with you.

Fortrose Academy pupil reminder: No food or drinks should be consumed in the PE changing rooms. Water only.  Thanks. 

#FortroseAcademy #RespectOurCommunity #KeepFortroseClean #LitterFree #PrideInOurSchool

TOILETS  🚽

Following consultation with pupils and parents, we have decided to zone toilets according to year groups on a trial basis. 

 This will come into effect immediately after the October holiday. 

Toilets for specific year groups are detailed below and we would be grateful if you could familiarise yourself with these arrangements:

• S1/S2 - Technical & Business

• S3/S4 - Guidance corridor

Boys' Toilets Opposite Guidance Office🚻🚽
If you require to use the boys' toilets opposite the Guidance Office during a teaching period, please go to the Deputes' Office and ask to use the toilet.

The toilets will then be unlocked to allow you to use them.  

If no depute is in the office come to the school office to ask.
The toilets will be open at intervals and lunchtimes.

S5/S6 - Maths

Students with specific needs will continue to access all toilets across the school. 

We continue to encourage our young people to use toilets appropriately to allow others access. 

 There will inevitably be some adjustments made as we implement and review this new approach. 

 We thank you for your support with this matter. 

HOSPITALITY 

Reminder that pupils should bring their own reusable container from home when they are cooking.

 These can be left in Kitchen 2 in the morning and picked up at the end of the day.

Mental health Ambassadors

Meetings are every Thursday at lunchtime. 

 If any new members are interested in becoming a mental health ambassador or have an interest in promoting positive mental health and wellbeing within the school, please come along to R35 on Thursday, all are welcome.

 Also please remember to bring your lunch along.

College Pupils

Days, times and courses are on display outside guidance.

 Please check these if you are unsure about your College course.