Vale of Leven Academy is a non denominational, co-educational comprehensive school near Loch Lomond which draws its pupils from the surrounding communities.
We were honoured to have the artist
@Rossmuir_Art
hand over the art department's new award in his name. We were blown away that Ross gifted us a bespoke hand crafted award to give to the pupils! The first winner of the Ross Muir Award for Art-Chloe Robinson!
#rossmuir
#inspiring
What lovely news to share... 3rd year pupil Beth Turner won 1st place in the Highland Drum Major competition at Gourock Highland games last weekend. This is the first competition in nearly 3 years! What an achievement, well done BETH!
#talentedpupils
#proudteachers
#success
‼️💻 Online Learning 💻‼️
Things are about to get harder before they get easier, and here are some fantastic tips to support the difficult transition to online learning & make it a little bit smoother. Some extremely helpful tips to add into your routine.
The VOLA Italy Ski Trip... 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹We are delighted that MrMcPartane is going to keep us up to date throughout the week and he's already sent us this pic from their arrival in TURIN this morning! The pupils had their first opportunity to try out speaking in Italian!
⭐️Ben Miller and Callum Crumley attended Christie Park Primary yesterday to support Scottish Book Week. The boys read to the children and discussed literacy. They were an absolute credit to Vale of Leven Academy.⭐️
#proudteachers
#greatpupils
The school is certainly feeling very festive at the moment, the tree is up and lots of classrooms are decorating their christmas doors for our annual christmas door competiion....
#christmasiscoming2022
Thanks to
@Kilpatrickscho1
for inviting us to their fun day.Our students got to demonstrate their skills in Hair & Makeup Artistry. We even got to meet & pleat Bobby McGee & Whiskey the Shetland ponies who also popped in to say Hello!
#workingtogether
#skillsacademy
🎺🎶 Vale Of Leven Academy Brass Ensemble 🎶🎺
Our wonderful pupils have been working really hard over this term to create a virtual piece of music and bring people together. Fantastic work to bring a little joy during difficult times 🌟
Thanks to ACADEMY HOUSE for inviting us along to donate a cheque for £300. Pupils from VoLA Hair & Beauty raised the monies through our ‘Pamper Hamper’ appeal. Academy House Services is a new and dynamic service offering day opportunities for adults with learning disabilities.
The Chris Moses 5K is about to start! Well done to all the teachers and pupils who are running the 5K this morning! The rest of the school will be walking 5k this afternoon...more photos to follow!
#5krun
#ourschool
@VoLAPEDept
A big thanks to all pupils and staff that brought in donations for the West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare. We are so grateful for your thoughtfulness which will allow others to have a better experience over the festive period 👏🏼
#kindness
Today, we embarked on our ambitious plan, to train every young person in VOLA in CPR and how to use a defibrillator.
Working in partnership with our Local Police and Fire Service, they provided training by...
Congratulations 👏🏼🌟 we are so proud of you Jack (S3) and Alfie (
@OLSPHigh
), you are true inspirations and should be so proud of everything you have achieved 🎉
#YSawards
#nextgeneration
We want to wish Nancy, one of our fantastic canteen staff, a wonderful, long retirement. Nancy has been with us for 34 years and will be missed by all at Vale of Leven Academy. Thank-you to Nancy for all of her hard work and for looking after us all for so long!
A big thank you to staff and pupils who brought in donations for the West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare. The food and toys donated were delivered yesterday by pupils from the schools Communication Base with the help of our S3 runners who got it all on to the minibus.👏
VOLA girls team looked very smart in their new kit generously supplied by Callum at
@PolsecGroup
. Yesterday the girls played against Lochside Acad. in the Senior Girls Scottish Cup. The result didn't go our way, but a great game played and we are so proud of them all!
#welldone
S3 Spanish pupils learned about the Mexican festival of "Día de los Muertos" last week and decorated their own skull masks, "calaveras". Look at their fantastic work 💀🌸👏🏼
This week is S6 Theme Week - today is 'Bring anything but a bag' day! Great to see the effort some of the pupils have gone to! I think prizes have to go to Lewis for bringing in some bedside drawers and Aimee for stealing her brothers pram!
#s6leavers
#themeweek
#lastweek
Delighted to have been able to present these amazing charities with their cheques following the Chris Moses 5k staff & pupils took part in back in June 💫
Massive thanks to the staff, pupils
@VoL_Academy
& family of teacher Chris Moses for their generous donation given to
@ysortit
today in his memory. The money received will go towards continuing our services for young people and their families of WD
Senior phase interim assessment begin tomorrow, Monday 6th December 📆
Best of luck to all our S4, 5 & 6 pupils, remember you can do anything you put your mind to 🌟
#achievement
⚽️VoLA Girls Football Team⚽️had the first round of the Scottish Cup against Eastwood High School. With only 10 players (due to sickness) our girls still managed to go out and win ⚽️6 -1!⚽️ We couldn’t be more proud of them!
#welldone
#girlsfootball
#winners
Huge thank you to all school staff and pupils who donated to the foodshare. The charities committee have worked hard to collect a significant amount that senior pupils Lucy Kennedy and Leigh Russell presented this afternoon.
Great work from our S3 Bronze Duek of Edinburgh Award group who were out on their expedition this week. Despite the incredibly hot weather, the group walked around 25 km between the two days and did it all with a great team spirit and a smile on their face. Well done!
#dofe
Happy Halloween 🎃 to all our students, families, staff & everyone in our community. Our Hairdressing & Makeup Artistry students have had the best fun in all their classes this week, creating monstrous makeup’s & SFX.
#creativelearning
#halloween2022
#spookyseason
#volavampires
🏃♀️🏃🚶♂️🏃♂️🚶 We will be doing our annual 5k run in memory of CHRIS MOSES. This will take place on Thursday 23rd June - find all the info below.
🏃♀️🏃🚶♂️🏃♂️🚶
#5krun
#inmemoryof
#vola
#PEdept
Our Senior Leadership Team had to try out the balloon arch before anyone else! 1st - 3rd Year Awards Ceremony happening today! Stay tuned for photos!
#celebratingsuccess
#awardsceremony
Introducing our 2021/2022 captaincy team 👩🏻🎓🌟 congratulations to you all, we are looking forward to working with you over the course of the next year 👏🏼
#aimhigh
#achievingtogether
Well done to our BGE special award winners...
S1 Dux - Rosie Smith (not pictured) S2 Dux - Mylie McGill, S3 Dux - Bethan Price . Bethan also received the Faslane Cup for Numeracy and Science.
Also well done to the Hive special awards winners - Kyle, Logan, Kaleb.
🌟What an amazing turn out for our CAREERS EVENT this evening! 🌟
Thank you to all our wonderful exhibitors who took the time out of their busy schedules and a massive thank you to all the pupils, parents and carers who showed up and supported the event!
#careersevent
Thank you to everyone that popped in, or baked cakes 🍰 and supported our
@macmillancancer
Coffee Morning last week and a huge thanks to our Music Dept for providing some fabulous entertainment. We raised a whopping £546.37 all for a fantastic cause!
#welldone
#charity
🥳CONGRATULATIONS🥳 to Brooklyn Gordon and Evan Gallacher who brought back the MacKinnon Cup for Debating to VoLA yesterday! A fantastic achievement! 🤩 Thanks also to Ashley Lennie who supported them with their preparation. We are a very proud school today!
#celebratingsuccess
🌟 90% Attendance 🌟
We are delighted to announce that for the first time this year, we have hit 90% attendance rate. This is a wonderful figure and we would like to thank both parents and pupils for showing their dedication and commitment to learning.
Vale of Leven Academy marked Remembrance Day today with the sale of poppies, a reading, a minute of silence and a rendition of 'The Last Post'. We continue to be grateful for the enormous sacrifice made by so many from our own community and from across Great Britain.
#LestWeForget
Well done to our
@VolaEnglish
READERS OF THE MONTH - Bethan Price won the top prize of a £10 Amazon voucher with the runners up winning £5 Amazon voucher, Waterstones voucher and a stationery pack. Great work everyone, keep up the good work!
#readersofthemonth
#valeoflevenacademy
🌟Senior Award Ceremony🌟 Mr Halkett did a sterling job at compering the event as usual and Mr Boyle shared some inspirational words with our awards winners...
#seniorawardsceremony
#achievingtogether
🌟HIGHLIGHT ON SPECIAL AWARD WINNER - ERIN WALKER! 🌟Erin received her award as recognition towards the hard work and committment she has shown throughout her Foundation Apprenticeship in Social Services Healthcare and her work placement at Crosslet Care Home. Well Done Erin!
We are so proud of Nathan, Lucy and Abbi who have absolutely excelled in their leadership role with sporting memories. Outstanding job, you are a credit to the school and the community 🌟
We'd like to say a massive THANK YOU to HEART OF SCOTSTOUN community centre and for donating 16 boxes of crisps to the school.
The pupils will benefit from them being distributed at breakfast club and our extra curricular clubs where they will be given for snacks!
#thankyou
VoLA and
@magic_breakfast
want to ensure our pupils get a free nutritious breakfast to start their school day. Children who eat breakfast, can do better in school as they will have better concentration, comprehension, memory and learning - 8:20am EVERY MORNING - JOIN US!
Yesterday the pupils who are taking part in the
#bronzedukeofedinburghaward
did a practice walk where they walked from the school to Balloch via Carman Hill and Stoneymollan. They will complete their assessment expedition on the 14-15th of June. Well done everyone! 🚶♂️🚶🚶♀️
🌟Senior Award Ceremony🌟 Our senior pupils really enjoyed the awards. It was so great having everyone together again to celebrate!...
#achievingtogether
#seniorawardsceremony
Our 6th yr students visited the Neonatal Unit at the RAH Paisley today to see into the wonderful world of 👶Midwifery.👶A huge thanks to Sr Katie Cameron for facilitating the event and Student midwife Siobhan & Midwife Gemma, for the Q&A sessions.
#career
#nhsmidwifery
#inspired
🧠💬 Peer Education Project 💬🧠
This week, our senior pupils will be starting to lead S1 classes through 5 Mental Health lessons, strengthening the link between senior and junior pupils to create a safe, supportive environment for all pupils 🗣
#achievingtogether
#opportunity
We hope you all had a restful October break and we are looking forward to welcoming you all back tomorrow. As we approach term 2, please remember to follow the restrictions that are in place to help keep you, your family and those around you safe.
#wearamask
#staysafe
What a fabulous day yesterday! Some of our S3 and S5 pupils very kindly assisting primary pupils with their Lion King masks for their forthcoming Disney show! The Renton Primary pupils did a super job and we can’t wait to see the show!
#hakunamatata
The 🧁🧁 CAKES 🧁🧁 are iced! It can only mean one thing... 🧁The 🥳1st-3rd YEAR AWARD CEREMONY 🥳 is happening TOMORROW! All students will be given an award nominated by their Teachers.🤩
#celebratingsuccess
#pupilawards
😁🌤THE SEPTEMBER WEEKEND IS HERE!😁🌤
We hope you all have a fabulous weekend and enjoy the break. We've worked hard this first month but it's great getting back into the swing of things. Enjoy the long weekend and we look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!
#longweekend
Mr Boyle and some of our wonderful pupils were joined by Deputy Lieutenant Wing Commander George Campbell OBE OStJ DL to commemorate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by planting an Oak tree. The tree was donated by Nicola Aitken from local business Gilmour and Aitken.
Following the First Minister’s announcement this afternoon, we will begin planning for a partial return to school for some senior phase students from 22nd February. We will provide more details as soon as we possibly can.
Our charities committee are calling on you 📢 if you have any of the items mentioned below, please bring them in and donate to our food share , and help those less fortunate at this time of year.
#giving
#achievingtogether
Today is the final day of timetable for our senior students. Exams begin on Wednesday 27 April. Study leave commences on Monday of next week. Wishing all our pupils who are sitting exams for the very first time the best of luck!
#Classof2022
#valeoflevenacademy
#sqaexams
Our Hairdressing Department had fun yesterday delivering Hair & Makeup workshop with the Primary 6 pupils of
@ChristiePrimary
- Thanks to our S5 students Ellie Neill, Abbi Russell and S6 student Taryn Webber for their participation.
#workingtogether
#collaboration
#clusterprimary
Well done to our girls football team who are smashing it 🔥 Last wednesday the girls won their game 5-1, with 3 goals for Kyla & 2 for Alisha ⚽️.
Onto the next match now 🙌🏻
THANK YOU to everyone involved in the VoLA Breakfast Club. Without the support from our staff it would not be possible for us to offer this provision.🍞🥛 THE BREAKFAST CLUB 🍞🥛 WILL RUN EVERY MORNING FROM 8:20AM WHEN SCHOOL RETURNS IN AUGUST!
#thankyou
#ourschool
#breakfastclub
S3 pupils had a fantastic time attending STEM WEST '22. Organised by
@DYWWEST
- the event gave pupils the the opportunity to interact with over 35 employers and further education providers about future careers! Massive thank you to Miss Glendinning for organising!
#stemwest22
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As the last school day of 2021/2022 comes to a close we'd like to announce our new SCHOOL CAPTAINS, VICE CAPTAINS, SENIOR HOUSE REPS and PREFECTS for 2022/2023 - check out our facebook post for details! Well done everyone!
#schoohttps
://www.facebook.com/valeoflevenacademy/
Today I got to attend the WDC recognition awards and I can’t believe I won the West Dunbartonshire Employee of the Year award ❤️
Well done to everyone who won awards and were shortlisted and to the staff who organised a great event 🙌🏻
@WDCouncil
October Holiday❕
We would like to thank all our staff and pupils for their hard work during this term. Take time to rest and recharge before returning on Monday 19th October. Hope you all have a lovely break.
Our very own Dr. Palin appears on BBC Radio 1 this morning to speak about the impact COVID regulations are having on learning & teaching in schools 💭
Make sure to tune in and hear what she has to say!
Covid in Scotland: Schools to stay closed as lockdown extended.
How are teachers coping with remote learning?
We'll speak to Fiona Palin, Deputy Head
@VoL_Academy
#bbcgms
0635
2M2 chose their new Class Captains last week. Pupils voted for Josh Miller and Luke Gray! Well done to all those who put themselves forward and to the winning candidates 🥳👏
#classcaptains
#welldone
#achievingtogether
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Dunbritton home of the future competition, it is our very own Logan Flynn! We are delighted and proud that your efforts have been recognised. Well done, you deserve it!
#effortpaysoff
🌍👁 COP 26 👁🌍
Voila Hair & Beauty classes have finished designing their creative, COP 26 Mood board/Twitter wall.
All our young people have pledged to make a difference to slow down climate change. One small step can make a huge difference 👣👏🏼
📢 Keep Safe Awareness Day 📢
Thursday 4th March marks Keep Safe Awareness day - raising awareness in communities about Keep Safe and encouraging people to get involved.
#WeSupportKeepSafe
#iamme
🌟WELL DONE🌟 to class 5G2. The class elected their class captains, 🤩Jaya Khasira &🤩 Logan Flynn.
Ms Ross PT Pastoral Care & Mr Hooper Depute for Grainger House are very proud of the candidates and of the whole class and how they all were positively involved in the process!
A massive congratulations 🥳 to Margo Devlin on her retirement as the Communication Base Bus Escort. Her dedication to our pupils over the last 20 years has been immense and she will be greatly missed. 🌷Good luck on your next chapter from all of us at VoLA 🌷
#goodluck
#volastaff
Today VOLA SCRAN pop-up restaurant opened its doors for the first time to 7 lucky staff members!
Our S3 pop-up restaurant offered a Scottish menu of haggis bonbons, steak pie, balmoral chicken, cranachan & teacakes. All food was cooked and served by the pupils. Well done!
Vale of Leven Academy will be 'dropping everything to read' on Wednesday 11th May as part of the
#KeepTheHeid
initiative. Reading for just 6 mins per day can reduce stress by 68%. Why not visit
@wdclibraries
to borrow a book and join in the campaign?
#keeptheheidandread
#vola
We are overwhelmed by the generosity of local printers
@jjrprint
who have donated a large format Epson printer to our Art Dept! Thank you so much.
@jjrprint
have been very supportive of our dept. over the past year helping print our calendars for our last exhibition! THANK YOU!
Tomorrow is
#TimetoTalkDay
- A chance for us to open up and talk about mental health. A small conversation has the power to make a big difference.
@togetherallUK
provides a safe, judgement free space to talk anonymously and get support - watch the film to find out how!
Well done to VOLA’s school business manager, Mrs L McCallion for gaining the SQA Star Award for SQA Champion. Credit to Fiona Palin for nominating Mrs McCallion. 🏆🏆🏆
P7 Induction Day.
Former pupil Dr Alan Kennedy from Strathclyde University presents a spectacular Chemistry Show today. Lots of flashes, bangs, smoke and excitement.
The staff from our Art department really enjoyed judging Balloch Primary School Christmas bauble competition yesterday! The pupils had put in so much effort! Well done to all the pupils, it was so hard to choose some winners... they are a talented bunch!
#christmasbaubles
What a way to end the week... massive congratulations to EDEN MACKENZIE from 1M1 for being the top McKELLEN student last week with 100% attendance, no latecomings, 0 demerits and 10+ merits. Keep up the good work Eden! 👏
Miss Wallace and Mrs King’s Home Economics class have been creating some fabulous cakes 🍰 for our MacMillan Coffee Morning which takes place tomorrow morning.👏
See you there 👋🏻
#mcmillancoffeemorning
The Chris Moses 5k is taking place on Thursday 23rd. It is a non-uniform day but please wear suitable clothes and trainers to walk/run in 🚶♀️🚶🏃♀️🏃. Please also bring your own water bottle! 💧