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Supported Study Timetable

It’s that time of year again – and we don’t mean Christmas!
Supported Study is now running for all pupils sitting SQA exams this session. By clicking here you will find a list of supported study dates for December.

These dates are open to all students studying at the level indicated next to the session. We strongly recommend that you attend these sessions in order to improve your chances of achieving the best possible results in the exams in May.

The calendar will be updated on a monthly basis. Please enter all relevant dates into your diary. All sessions start immediately after school on the day indicated.

The Rotary Club – Public Speaking Competition

The Rotary Club Public Speaking Competition is one of the most sought after titles in the competitive calendar for East Renfrewshire schools. This year’s team from Barrhead High School (Ciara Morton, Alice McNair and Olivia Ross) were fierce contenders as they took to the stage at St Luke’s High School to discuss “The Plight of Women”. This impassioned speech was delivered by Alice McNair who was confident in her delivery and held her audience’s attention with ease. Alice spoke eloquently and wowed her listeners with her original view on feminism: describing how it does more to contribute to rather than eradicate inequality. Alice was supported by her chairperson, Ciara Morton, who explained the reasoning behind Alice’s point of view and by Olivia Ross who delivered the Vote of Thanks.

The team worked well together and produced a high quality piece of work and delivered it with style and flair, much to the enjoyment of the audience. The girls were able to answer a question from Jim Murphy MP and held their own; remaining sure and steadfast to their principles.

The girls represented the school well and are thankful for the support they received; they especially wanted to thank Mrs Richardson (Principal Teacher of English) for her unwavering support and for the members of staff who gave up their lunchtime to support the girls and hear them rehearse. The support they received has allowed the girls to build their confidence and they believe they have benefitted from their experience.

Despite the fact that the girls did not win the competition, they are heartened by the feedback they received from both pupils and staff of other schools. The girls delivered an enthralling speech which was widely considered by most of the audience to be one of the front runners for the title. Well Done!

Litter Pick

 
Barrhead High School is the first school to take to the streets since the Implementation of the Clean up Scotland / East Renfrewshire launch 1 November 2013.  The litter pick took place in the surrounding areas of Barrhead.  Afterwards the pupils signed a pledge to help keep our local streets free of litter. 

 

 

We’ve Won the Kew Garden Project!!!!

     

Kew Garden Grow Wild Project – We Won!

This will bring £100,000 to see the old waterworks transformed into a wild flower garden area, which will be a tremendous boost to the local community and the town of Barrhead.

Thank you to everyone who voted for Barrhead Water Works Project. This is a fabulous achievement not only for the school but for our local community.

We hope work on creating the wild flower garden on the site will start soon and pupils from the school will be involved.  We will keep you posted on progress.

Advanced Higher English

Nine of the Advanced Higher English pupils visited Glasgow University Library on Friday to use specialist resources that will help them with their dissertations.

Pupils were given library cards which will gain them access to the library until the end of the school year.  They were greatly inspired by the experience and are already planning to go again to the library in their own time.

Ailish Douglas – Synchronised Swimming

   

 

 

Well done to Ailish Douglas who recently competed in her first national synchronised swimming event.  Ailish swam with the Clydebank Team to a Beatles medley.  The team won silver in the Scottish section.  Ailish joined the Clydebank Team this August and still continues with the Ren96 team – she trains 3-4 times a week.

You can keep up to date with Clydebank Synchronized Swimming Club’s events by liking their facebook page.

S4, 5 & 6 Parent Event – Wed, 6th Nov at 6.30pm

A reminder to all S4, S5 and S6 parents that a seminar on Mindsets will take place tonight (Wednesday, 6th Nov) commencing at 6.30pm in Ralston.

The evening will consist of a presentation from Live-N-Learn – a company that specialises in mindsets training for all school-age students.   

We hope that the information provided will be both useful and practical, allowing you to support your son/daughter as they work towards their SQA Examinations.

Girl Cycling Club

The recent addition of a Girls Cycling Club to the Barrhead High School after schools programme is providing the opportunity for S1 to S6 girls to experience cycling in it’s many forms: track, downhill and cycle cross are those done so far.  All girls are welcome at the club regardless of previous experience or ability.

Barrhead’s Cycling Club is organised by a number of enthusiastic cyclist teachers throughout the school, and will include trips to various venues around Glasgow, such as the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and Whitelees Windfarm.  Recent events at the club have included a trip to the outdoor cycle centre at Bellahouston Park and a fancy dress halloween cycle (where a number of onsie’s were out in show).

The club runs every Wednesday after school, meeting at the school theatre.  In addition to this, club members meet Thursday lunchtimes in the community wing to socialise with one another and plan upcoming events.

Future plans for the club include using money supplied by the ‘Fit for Girls Programme’ to kit the girls out in team outfits: including helmets, tops, shorts or trousers and gloves.

Rugby Club

Do you fancy trying Rugby? If so, come along to the first training session on Tuesday, 29th Oct at 3.45pm.

All year groups are welcome and the club is open to both boys and girls.

Depending on the weather the club will either train on the new astro turf pitch or in the gym.  See Mr Berry (Geography Dept) for more info.