STEM Event Reminder:

SmartSTEMs are very excited to announce that they are supporting the first Insp-Hire Event hosted by Nine Twenty on Saturday, 14th of September at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Insp-Hire is an initiative geared towards targeting parents or guardians of children and young people (age 4-14) to learn about industry 4 and how this will impact their children.

We have inspirational speakers including Gillian Docherty from Data Lab, an amazing interactive exhibition space with virtual reality, digital twinning, 3D printers, electric vehicles and more plus 10 workshops where both parent and child can interact together to learn to solve a cyber security attack, code Lego and build your own Fitbit to name a few.

We have a routes to success area which shows the different paths you can take to reach your goals along with soft skills sessions.

On top of this, there will be a food and drink arena showcasing some of Scotland’s finest food and drink manufacturers with brief presentations on how their products are made.

To top it all off….this event is FREE of charge and a great day out for families.

Sign up to attend here https://insp-hire.eventbrite.co.uk

To all DOFE Students:

Be aware we have our first DOFE meeting this Thursday, 22nd August from 3.35pm in room 202.

** All Students hoping to go on expedition on Thurs & Friday, 5th & 6th Sept must attend all meetings over the next few weeks! **

To Parents/Carers:

On Thursday, 5th Sept I am looking for some parents/carers to volunteer to drive students (approx 10 students in total) to Strathaven.  We would be leaving school at 9am, arriving in Strathaven by 10.30am.  All students will meet at school on Thursday, 5th Sept and have their rucksacks transported to Strathvaven by transit van.

If you are able to assist, can you phone the school office and leave your contact details and I will get back you. Thank you.

Mr Boag

DOFE Supervisor

All S1 (New S2) students, over the coming week, will enjoy a variety of lessons across a number of subjects on the Rapid Response Challenge.  Students will work in groups and use their problem-solving skills to complete a number of tasks.

The project finishes on Wednesday, 19th June with a challenge day, with students working outside for most of the day. The challenge day is a dress-as-you-please day (for new S2 students only), but students should come prepared for all weathers (sun cream and an outdoor jacket).

Students are not permitted to wear football colours.

All (New) S4 DOFE Students:

For the students and parents that missed the recent DOFE Parents’ Information Evening, please see this PowerPoint presentation for all the information relating to the upcoming DOFE Expeditions.

In Summary:

1. Practice Expedition – Thurs & Fri, 5th & 6th September 2019
2. Assessed Expedition – Wed & Thurs 25th & 26th September 2019

Students will be supported through both expeditions, although there will be times when they will walk in groups of 6 unaccompanied.  Students will be issued with emergency mobile numbers and walkie-talkies, which they should use in the event of an emergency.

If there are any further questions or concerns, please contact Mr Boag via the school office.

Parental Involvement and Engagement Census

East Renfrewshire Council are asking parents in all of their schools to respond to a survey which will be used to help improve the service offered by schools. The message (click here) explains this in more detail and contains a link which will take you to the survey. It should take around 5 minutes to complete and I would appreciate if you are able to do this for us.

The survey will remain open until 27^th June 2019 and can be accessed by clicking on the link below:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ERCSecondarySchools/

Mr Sinclair.

Duke of Edinburgh – Parents Information Evening

Note: This meeting is for New S4 students, who have been completing DOFE with Mr Boag during S3.

A Duke of Edinburgh Parents’ Information Evening is being held on Tuesday, 11th June at 6.30pm.

Parents/Carers will be given information of the dates of the upcoming expeditions, the safety procedures, travel arrangements and costs of each expedition.

I hope to see as many parents as possible on the evening.

Thank You

For all parents of students signed-up for the watersports trip:

Parental Booklet

A reminder to all of our S4, S5 & S6 students, that Scholar runs a variety of online sessions every week, to support your learning.

For example:

Thursday, 28th March – Higher Human Biology online session from 6pm.

Tuesday, 2nd April – Higher English online session from 6pm.

Thursday, 4th April – National 5 Maths online session from 6pm.

To keep up-to-date with the sessions that are available, and to get access to any resources the online sessions may use, open the Scholar Online Session Schedule.

** To login to Scholar, students should first access Glow, then click on the Scholar tile.