Next week sees the start of the S3 exams. Over the next fortnight our S3 will get their first experience of examinations. They will sit a selection of single period assessments in their subject at the level they are currently studying.
The exams will give the S3 an opportunity to practise their exam technique under timed conditions. Some of the exams will take place in the exam hall in Ralston currently being used for the ‘real’ SQA exams.
The National Parent Forum of Scotland has produced Revision in a Nutshell guides for the new Highers (20 subjects) and updated Revision guides for National 5s (20 subjects). These revision guides contain direct links to SQA specimen question papers, exemplar question papers plus past question papers, where appropriate. The guides advise learners to check with their teachers to make sure that material is relevant. The guides are primarily intended to provide the SQA direct links by subject in one place, and to give some additional revision opportunities.
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ERC Psychological Services are again running Parents’ Workshops on Understanding Children’s Behaviour on Wednesday evenings in Barrhead High from 13 May to 3 June 2015 from 7-9pm. There will also be a group targeted towards families with issues related to autism or Asperger’s and a group for Dads and male carers.
The workbooks used at the course are available to purchase at a cost of £6.50 but otherwise there is no charge to attend the group. Tea and coffee will be provided during the evenings also.
To book a place on the course or to get further information, please contact Psychological Services at ps@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk or on 0141 577 8510.
S2 English pupils are reading books that have been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious children’s book awards. Often described by authors and illustrators as ‘the one they want to win’ – they are the gold standard in children’s literature.
Pupils are reading as many shortlisted books as they can before deciding which one they think should win at the end of May. Follow their progress on Twitter.
All students have been issued with a copy of our Summary Newsletter today.
If you wish to read in more detail about the activities and events that have been happening at Barrhead High then click the link: Full Newsletter
We are delighted to invite all parents/carers to our next parental workshop on The Impact of the Media on Children.
The workshop will look at the positive and negative effect that television, the internet and gaming can have on your child’s development and behaviour.
If you would like to attend the workshop, please contact the school office on 0141 577 2100.
The workshop will take place in Cross Arthurlie Primary School on Monday, 11th May at 1.15pm.
Further workshops are planned for this session, details of which can be found here.
S2 check-in group would like to thank all staff and pupils who helped us raise £45 for the Brightest Star charity by guessing Bamboo George’s birthday.
The lucky winner of the panda is Emily Wallace (S6) who guessed correctly, December 19th.
Please come to pupil support base to collect him.
Thank you, again.
S2 check-in
Go to the video link below for some of the action from the S1 Adventure Weekend.
Pupils were hooked up to the school’s new GoPro camera. Apologies for some shaking, When you see what they were up to to, you will understand why – I would be shaking too if I was way up there!
Mr Sinclair
A new Vocational Programme for the year 2015/16 has been published this week. If you are interested in attending college or wish more details about the courses on offer, view the Vocational Programme.
All S4, S5 & S6 students, with SQA examinations to sit, have been signing up for additional study sessions during the Easter holidays.
The Easter School program runs from Tuesday, 7th April – Thursday, 9th April and from Tuesday, 14th April – Thursday, 16th April inclusive. Each session runs from 9am-12.15pm.
Students can still sign-up for an Easter School session by completing the attached form and handing it in to the school office. A fee of £3 per day is charged and we ask that this is paid on-line. Please do not bring cash or cheques to the school office.
We hope the Easter School study sessions are well attended and that students make the most of the support that is available.
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