Clishmaclaver – Brechin High Library Blog

March 24, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Diary of a Brechin Kid!

The most wonderful P7 pupils from Brechin’s cluster primaries joined me in the library yesterday to create comics; ‘slam diaries’ about pupils’ transition to high school – their very own Diary of a Brechin Kid! 😀 Taking their inspiration from … Continue reading

March 20, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Screenagers are struggling to read people’s feelings in real life…

The Empathy Gap – The Sunday Times Magazine A colleague gave me a hard copy of this article this morning, and I’m posting a hyperlink because it’s really very interesting! Parents, pupils, teachers; anyone with an interest in young people’s … Continue reading

March 20, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Fake news, you say?

How do I know this isn’t fake news? 😉 This weekend, one of the world’s leading educators said schools should focus on tackling the problem of fake news. “Distinguishing what is true from what is not is a critical skill … Continue reading

March 16, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Victim or villain..?

A The Day Briefing: The Laws of War dropped into my mailbox today. The gist of this discursive ‘Hot Topic’ piece is that, “Yesterday a British marine had his murder conviction for killing an injured Taliban fighter reduced to manslaughter. … Continue reading

March 7, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Get Heard. Vote!

Pictured: (LtoR) Ross Alexander (MSYP); Zara Torre (S3); Jill Boni (Communities Officer); Craig Ewen (S6) Voting in the Scottish Youth Parliament Elections took place yesterday and today in the library’s ‘break out’ space; converted into a polling station for the … Continue reading

February 21, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Update: Professional Reading Group

Homework for the Professional Reading Group is – read Chapter 7 of James Nottingham’s ‘Challenging Learning‘; due next week! 😉 Please find a PowerPoint of chapter 7 for your reading pleasure and convenience; just click on the thumbnail. For more … Continue reading

February 2, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Urban Nature – Get Connected!

Clishmaclaver can confirm that one of of our very own fifth year pupils attended a key information sharing day at the Scottish Parliament, along with MSPs and other invited guests. Our pupil created this fantastic opportunity for himself by being proactive … Continue reading

January 25, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Explore citizenship through the Scottish Teenage Book Prize

It’s nearly time to vote in the Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2017! Find out in this blog from the Scottish Book Trust how the process of voting can help pupils learn about citizenship. Don’t forget you can still enter competitions … Continue reading

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