This week we are celebrating all things engineering – in conjunction with Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2019.
All week, students will be shown a short video showcasing the exciting, diverse and creative world of engineering.
To start some discussions around engineering, please see the Parents’ Guide to Engineering Careers below:
Barrhead High have been allocated 20 student places to the above STEM event.
The STEM West event brings together different Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths (STEM) companies to allow young people to fully understand how vital STEM skills are. Last year’s event had a number of virtual reality companies showcasing their VR headsets and software, as well as the NHS, The Royal Navy and the Forestry Commission. Students are encouraged to get involved with what each employer is showcasing and to ask any questions they may have about how STEM subjects in school relate directly to careers.
Any S3 students wishing to attend this event should see Mr Boag (Maths) ASAP.
More Info: DYWWEST STEM Event
All S3 girls are invited to apply for Strathclyde University’s – Engineering the Future for Girls STEM event.
The program is a week-long event at Strathclyde University, held in June 2020. Students will be involved in a variety of engineering challenges and is ideally suited to girls who are wanting to learn more about science, technology, engineering or maths.
To Apply
To apply, students should see Mr Boag (Maths) in the first instance. Students should be aware that applications must be submitted, online, no later than Friday, 6th December 2019.
For more information, download Engineering the Future for Girls flyer or visit Strathclyde University’s website.
Our P6-S2 Showcase Event will take place on Wednesday, 20th November from 7pm.
All parents, carers and students are welcome to attend.
All senior students are reminded that they can join as many of the following Scholar Tutor Sessions as they like. All you need to do is join the session at the appropriate time.
Further Scholar Tutor Sessions can be found here.
Logging in: To login to Scholar, first login to Glow and then select the Scholar (Blue) tile. You should then be logged automatically into Scholar.
This week’s Scholar sessions:
Having received the Vision School Award today, we look forward to receiving another award tomorrow. Barrhead High School will be presented with the Sportscotland School Sport GOLD Award.
The award is a national, Lottery funded initiative designed to encourage schools to continuously improve physical education (PE) and school sport opportunities.
As part of our celebration of achieving this, a video was created by PE teacher and PT Development, Patricia Morrison, and our Multimedia Technician, Matthew, which will be shown at the presentation tomorrow. The video promotes and celebrates the impact of PE and sport on our pupils and the school community which is what this award recognises.
It illustrates the fantastic work being done through the PE department and their partners and the achievements of our young people as a result. Well done to all the pupils and staff whose contributions and achievements have led to the receipt of this award.
Today Joel and Erin of S6 travelled through to the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, accompanied by Mr Herd, Mr Maybury and Mr Sinclair, to receive the Vision School Scotland Level 1 Award on behalf of Barrhead High School.
The award aims to recognise and support innovation and good practice in Holocaust education and identifies and rewards schools who demonstrate this.
The school submitted an application detailing our involvement earlier this year and in June, an assessor visited the school and confirmed we had met the criteria required.
The award was presented to us at a special ceremony today by Barbara Winton. Barbara is the daughter of the late Nicholas Winton who supervised the rescue of 669 children, mostly Jewish, from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II. Barbara then spoke of her father’s work and why an understanding of the Holocaust is still vital today.
Pupils and staff from 7 other schools also received the Level 1 Award and a further 2 now attained Level 2 – a future goal for us. We join Calderwood Lodge Primary School as Vision Schools in East Renfrewshire.
We were joined at the ceremony by former pupil and ambassador for the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET), Kirsty Robson. Kirsty’s own involvement was inspired by her visit to Auschwitz with HET Lessons from Auschwitz programme. wen she was a pupil at Barrhead High.
Our Parent Council meeting will take place on Monday, 11th November from 7pm.
All parents and guardians are welcome to attend.
A reminder to all S5/6 Parents/Carers:
The S5/6 Parents/Carers Evening will take place on Thursday, 7th November 2018 from 4pm – 6.30pm.
Students are currently making appointments with their teachers, and can do so up until 4pm on Thursday.
We look forward to welcoming you on the evening.
