Please find the supported study TT for S5/6 following the Christmas holiday.
The supported study sessions are not mandatory but we strongly advise that the pupils consider going to as many of the sessions as they can.
These sessions are specifically focused on preparing the pupils for their prelims and may focus on key parts of the course or on exam technique, or both.
Have a great holiday. See you all in 2019!
Mr Beaton
Link has been amended to open on any machine now – sorry!
All of S1 went to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Citizens’ Theatre last week. It was a fabulous production and was hugely enjoyed by all.
In English pupils then made postcards, a selection of which were sent to the theatre to show our appreciation.
Here are some of their comments:
‘I enjoyed Christmas Day when Scrooge was really nice to everyone. I also liked how he went to his nephew’s house for Christmas.’
‘My favourite part was when Scrooge was flying on his bed and the moon was moving side to side in the sky.’
‘I enjoyed how close we were to the play. In a normal theatre it’s hard to hear and see.’
We have a significant quantity of lost property and too much now to store or keep any longer. We are planning to highlight this over the next week and anything unclaimed by the end of the week will be passed on for charity / clothes bank.
The items will be put out on display in the Reprographics Room this week. Pupils can check it out by calling at the School Office and they will be directed to it. Any parent who wishes to look for particular items is welcome to come into school and report to the School Office.
Hopefully some lost items will be reunited with their owners but if not, at least they will go somewhere useful.
Mr S
Are you interested in Cyber Security? Do you think you can defeat the next generation of internet hackers?
Then get involved in the Cyber Discovery Challenge.
1. Students need to be 14 years or older.
2. You don’t need to be a computer expert or need any training.
3. All of the tasks are online and require you to work logically and break codes.
If this sounds appealing, can you see Mr Boag ASAP. The deadline for completion of the Access level is Monday, 7th January 2019. Further rounds will be opened up to students that complete the Access Level well.
Our apologies – there were some inaccuracies in the previous version of this post which have caused some confusion.
The prelim timetable had been posted previously on the School Website and also on Show My Homework. A paper copy was made available for pupils who prefered that. However to avoid further confusion, we are issuing a paper copy to all pupils today.
There have been no further changes made or required to the exam timetable and the timetable on the link below is the final version. Students need to be familiar with the day and time of their exams.
Pupils with additional support requirements have been issued with a separate personalised timetable from the support department.
If you would like extra advice on studying and dealing with exam stress then visit the SQA study guides section of their website (link below).
Mr Beaton
The video clips below will give you a better picture of our Remembrance Service.
The first, lasting 2 minutes, gives a sense of the service and its impact. It was put together by our talented multimedia technician, Matthew Mathieson, and he has captured the spirit of the day with a very atmospheric account.
The second is a 7 minute video, put together by our RME teacher, Mr Maybury, and is the one we all watched during the service. It links Barrhead, old and new, to memories of the war.
The Barrhead High School Careers Fair will be held on Thursday, 15th November 2018, and will run from 6.30pm – 8pm.
For more information download our Careers Fair Flyer.
Remembrance was at the forefront of our activities this week.
Pupils took time out each day to consider different aspects of remembrance and what we can learn today, in their classes.
On Friday, the focus culminated in a very special assembly with the whole school together in the Big Steps area at the heart of the school.
We were led in our thinking by pupils, staff and chaplain Rev Jim Cowan with words, music, art work, video and drama.
We finished with the Last Post and the silence while pupils laid wreaths and poppies fell.
A remembrance none of us will forget soon – just as it should be!
Catch up with what our 4 ‘Malawi girls’ and the rest of the ERC young people were up during the visit.
You may even see some of the children in football strips from Barrhead!
Well done girls (and boys), bringing some Scottish smiles to Malawi, and helping to make a difference.
Some of the pupils put this video together.
