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March 22, 2021
by Mr COWAN
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Easter Holiday 2021

Dear Parent/Carer

We will close at 2:30pm on Thursday 1st April for the Easter Holidays.

East Ayrshire Council Transport have informed us that pupils who use school buses and taxis will be collected from the school at approximately 2:30pm.

Thank you

March 18, 2021
by Mr COWAN
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SQA Update

Dear S4-6 parents and carers,

It’s been wonderful to have your children back on campus this week and Senior Phase classes have been benefitting from the intensive support that comes with face-to-face time in small groups with each of their teachers.

Having had time with each House Group now, in the Year Group Teams pages, we have summarised some of the discussions going on in classrooms. Senior reports will go out next week but here is a copy of the most recent post to senior pupils, for your information, in the meantime.

Thank you.

Mary MacKinnon
Depute Head Teacher

Hello Seniors,

Since the return to campus, one or two of you have contacted me to ask for a reminder about how final grades will be assessed. I think maybe as we edge closer to the May assessments, it’s all starting to become a bit real and the nerves are kicking in. Stay calm. The most common question I’m hearing is if you did some good coursework before/during lockdown, can that still count towards your final grade or does it all hang on the May assessments?

There will be a letter going out with your reports which will answer your FAQs. Here’s a wee summary in the meantime.

When we use the word “coursework”  that’s things like folio essays, assignments, practicals. Those all count towards your final grade, unless through the course of the year, the SQA removed them as compulsory coursework. Ask your subject teachers what their proportion of your overall grade is. (For example, your English folio is 30% of your overall grade.) That all still counts but has to be done under controlled conditions, not at home. (That’s why we’ve had you in for practicals over the last few weeks.)

Before the current lockdown, you received a letter explaining that your final grade will be based on two assessment blocks: the January one and the April one. Sadly, lockdown made the January one impossible. That left the April one. You then received a letter saying we have put the April one back a bit to May. (To create more teaching time.)

So that’s where we’re at.

It has been our advice from the word go that you should be putting lots of effort into your ongoing assessments throughout the year. That’s not because of Covid – that would be how to get a good grade every year.

As you know, home/lockdown work isn’t done under exams-conditions so that wouldn’t count as assessment evidence. That leaves any of the assessments you might’ve done between August and December under exam-conditions in class. As explained in a previous letter, a limited number of those may be used as part of “supplementary holistic” assessment evidence. That hasn’t changed. However, SQA have always said that the most convincing, robust assessment is that which covers the whole course (i.e. a prelim-type whole paper rather than snippets of partial papers) and also that which is taken from late in the course (because grades are better the more practice you’ve had.)

Long story short, the May assessments plus your coursework assignments form by far the most significant part of your final award. A very limited number of supplementary pieces may, in some cases, factor in.

Thanks.

Miss M

March 16, 2021
by Mr COWAN
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Arrangements for Wednesday 17th March 2021 (Douglas House)

DOUGLAS HOUSE PUPILS ONLY SHOULD ATTEND ON WEDNESDAY

On arriving at school, pupils should report to the following areas where they will be issued with their personalised timetable which will run for the next three Tuesdays.

S1
All S1 pupils should report to the English Department

S2
Pupils are divided by their Practical Class Group.  Staff will be available in the Street to help pupils who may be unsure of their practical section.

Pupils in 2P4 should report to the Technical Department
Pupils in 2P5 should report to the Social Subjects Department
Pupils in 2P6 should report to the Music Department

S3
S3 pupils should report to their Column H class.  This is the class they would have had pre-Christmas on a Wednesday P7, Thursday P4 and Friday P5.

The classes in this column include:

Miss Bonnar’s History class
Miss Hagan’s Biology class
Mrs Marshall’s Biology class
Mrs Hill’s Chemistry class
Mrs Lennox’s Art class
Mr McGarvey’s Art class
Mr Gilchrist’s Graphics class
Mr Dunlop/Miss Strickland’s business Class
Mr Baird’s PE class
Mr Campbell’s PE class

S4
S4 pupils should report to their Column F class.  This is the class they would have had pre-Christmas on a Monday P6 and 7, Tuesday P3 and Friday P3.

The classes in this column include:

Mrs Barlow’s Geography class
Miss Bonnar’s History class
Mrs Bremner’s Chemistry class
Mr McPherson’s Physics class
Mrs Lennox’s Art class
Miss McConachie’s Drama class
Mrs Waters’ Design and Manufacture class
Mr Dunlop/Miss Strickland’s Admin and IT class
Mrs Linton’s PE class
Mr Livingstone’s PE class
Miss McBride’s HE class
Mrs McDowall’s HE class
SFA Performance School Class

S5/6
S5/6 pupils should report to their Column B class.  This is the class they would have had pre-Christmas on a Monday P6 and 7, Tuesday P3, Wednesday P5, Thursday P5 and Friday P3.

The classes in this column include:

Mr Taylor’s Maths class
Mr McCormick’s Maths class
Mr Smith’s AH Maths class
Mrs Grieve’s Maths class
Mrs Strange/Mr Houston’s Maths class
Miss Catherine’s Maths class
Mrs Wilson’s Maths class
Mrs Jackson’s Spanish class
Mrs Jiang’s Mandarin class
Mrs McLean’s Biology class
Mr McGarvey’s Biology class
Miss Hagan’s Biology class
Mr Ogilvie’s Chemistry class
Mr Ramsay’s Music class
Miss Smith’s Musical Theatre class
Miss Crossland’s PE class

March 15, 2021
by Mr COWAN
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Arrangements for Tuesday 16th March 2021

GRAHAM HOUSE PUPILS ONLY SHOULD ATTEND ON TUESDAY

On arriving at school, pupils should report to the following areas where they will be issued with their personalised timetable which will run for the next three Tuesdays.

S1
All S1 pupils should report to the English Department

S2
Pupils are divided by their Practical Class Group.  Staff will be available in the Street to help pupils who may be unsure of their practical section.

Pupils in 2P7 should report to the Technical Department
Pupils in 2P8 should report to the Social Subjects Department
Pupils in 2P9 should report to the Music Department

S3
S3 pupils should report to their Column H class.  This is the class they would have had pre-Christmas on a Wednesday P7, Thursday P4 and Friday P5.

The classes in this column include:

Miss Bonnar’s History class
Miss Hagan’s Biology class
Mrs Marshall’s Biology class
Mrs Hill’s Chemistry class
Mrs Lennox’s Art class
Mr McGarvey’s Art class
Mr Gilchrist’s Graphics class
Mr Dunlop/Miss Strickland’s business Class
Mr Baird’s PE class
Mr Campbell’s PE class

S4
S4 pupils should report to their Column F class.  This is the class they would have had pre-Christmas on a Monday P6 and 7, Tuesday P3 and Friday P3.

The classes in this column include:

Mrs Barlow’s Geography class
Miss Bonnar’s History class
Mrs Bremner’s Chemistry class
Mr McPherson’s Physics class
Mrs Lennox’s Art class
Miss McConachie’s Drama class
Mrs Waters’ Design and Manufacture class
Mr Dunlop/Miss Strickland’s Admin and IT class
Mrs Linton’s PE class
Mr Livingstone’s PE class
Miss McBride’s HE class
Mrs McDowall’s HE class
SFA Performance School Class

S5/6
S5/6 pupils should report to their Column B class.  This is the class they would have had pre-Christmas on a Monday P6 and 7, Tuesday P3, Wednesday P5, Thursday P5 and Friday P3.

The classes in this column include:

Mr Taylor’s Maths class
Mr McCormick’s Maths class
Mr Smith’s AH Maths class
Mrs Grieve’s Maths class
Mrs Strange/Mr Houston’s Maths class
Miss Catherine’s Maths class
Mrs Wilson’s Maths class
Mrs Jackson’s Spanish class
Mrs Jiang’s Mandarin class
Mrs McLean’s Biology class
Mr McGarvey’s Biology class
Miss Hagan’s Biology class
Mr Ogilvie’s Chemistry class
Mr Ramsay’s Music class
Miss Smith’s Musical Theatre class
Miss Crossland’s PE class

March 12, 2021
by Mr COWAN
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Arrangements for Period 1 – Monday

BRUCE HOUSE PUPILS ONLY SHOULD ATTEND ON MONDAY

On arriving at school, pupils should report to the following areas where they will be issued with their personalised timetable which will run for the next three Mondays.

S1
All S1 pupils should report to the English Department

S2
Pupils are divided by their Practical Class Group.  Staff will be available in the Street to help pupils who may be unsure of their practical section.

Pupils in 2P1 should report to the Technical Department
Pupils in 2P2 should report to the Social Subjects Department
Pupils in 2P3 should report to the Music Department

S3
S3 pupils should report to their Column H class.  This is the class they would have had pre-Christmas on a Wednesday P7, Thursday P4 and Friday P5.

The classes in this column include:

Miss Bonnar’s History class
Miss Hagan’s Biology class
Mrs Marshall’s Biology class
Mrs Hill’s Chemistry class
Mrs Lennox’s Art class
Mr McGarvey’s Art class
Mr Gilchrist’s Graphics class
Mr Dunlop/Miss Strickland’s business Class
Mr Baird’s PE class
Mr Campbell’s PE class

S4
S4 pupils should report to their Column F class.  This is the class they would have had pre-Christmas on a Monday P6 and 7, Tuesday P3 and Friday P3.

The classes in this column include:

Mrs Barlow’s Geography class
Miss Bonnar’s History class
Mrs Bremner’s Chemistry class
Mr McPherson’s Physics class
Mrs Lennox’s Art class
Miss McConachie’s Drama class
Mrs Waters’ Design and Manufacture class
Mr Dunlop/Miss Strickland’s Admin and IT class
Mrs Linton’s PE class
Mr Livingstone’s PE class
SFA Performance School Class

S5/6
S5/6 pupils should report to their Column B class.  This is the class they would have had pre-Christmas on a Monday P6 and 7, Tuesday P3, Wednesday P5, Thursday P5 and Friday P3.

The classes in this column include:

Mr Taylor’s Maths class
Mr McCormick’s Maths class
Mr Smith’s AH Maths class
Mrs Grieve’s Maths class
Mrs Strange/Mr Houston’s Maths class
Miss Catherine’s Maths class
Mrs Wilson’s Maths class
Mrs Jackson’s Spanish class
Mrs Jiang’s Mandarin class
Mrs McLean’s Biology class
Mr McGarvey’s Biology class
Miss Hagan’s Biology class
Mr Ogilvie’s Chemistry class
Mr Ramsay’s Music class
Miss Smith’s Musical Theatre class
Miss Crossland’s PE class

 

March 3, 2021
by Mr COWAN
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SQA Update

Following yesterday’s announcement by the Scottish Government, we can confirm that the N5, Higher and Advanced Higher assessments previously planned for April will now take place in May. The provisional dates for these are 7th to 21st May but this will be confirmed in due course. S4-S6 reports are being written at the moment and these will provide helpful updates about your child’s progress in each subject. In addition, now that plans for a return to campus are taking shape, we will shortly write to your child with advice about how best to transition back into campus learning with confidence, motivation and an organised plan.

Thank you

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