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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.
All P6-S1 pupils in the Barrhead cluster, and their parents, are invited to a Showcase Event on Monday, 25th November to learn more about Barrhead High School and how pupils are learning.
Invites will be issued to students over the coming week.
Barrhead High School, along with ‘Still Game’, a local retired people’s club and East Renfrewshire Council are through to the final voting stage in the Grow Wild competition with a chance to win £100,000 of Big Lottery Funding.
The Water Works project aims to transform the abandoned sewage works into an industrial wildlife area, using the derelict sewage tanks as giant experimental planters where wild flower habitats can be carefully created. If successful the project will play an important role in our pupils achieving their John Muir Trust Discovery Level Award and in the school renewing its Green Flag status.
There are only 3 projects shortlisted for the whole of Scotland … and there will only be one winner. The result now depends on the public vote … so we need your help!
Voting is now open and will close on the 3rd November. Please vote now at www.vote.growwilduk.com
If you would like to find out more about this exciting project please click here.
Snapchat is a photo messaging app that allows users to take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to a controlled list of friends.
More information for parents can be found here.
Following consultation with parents last session, we are delighted to offer all parents/carers an opportunity to attend workshop forums on a range of interesting topics over this academic session.
Please click here for more details.
Barrhead High School, along with ‘Still Game’, a local retired people’s club and East Renfrewshire Council has been shortlisted for a chance to win £100,000 of Big Lottery Funding. The Water Works project aims to transform the abandoned sewage works into an industrial wildlife area, using the derelict sewage tanks as giant experimental planters where wild flower habitats can be carefully created. If successful the project will play an important role in our pupils achieving their John Muir Trust Discovery Level Award and in the school renewing its Green Flag status.
There are 4 projects which have been shortlisted so to win we need your vote. Voting opens to the public on the 14th October through to the 4th November – we will post details as soon as we receive them. If you would like to find out more about this exciting project please click here.
Our Youth Achievement Award Group are organising a charity event to raise money for the charity, Mary’s Meals. The group are planning an event around ‘World Porridge Day‘ (Thursday, 10th October), which seeks to raise awareness of the hardships experienced by children in developing countries.
On Thursday, both students and staff will have a bowl of porridge to highlight the fact that for some children in developing countries that one bowl of porridge is the only meal they will get that day. All pupils who turn up on Thursday, before the start of the school day, to have a bowl of porridge will get a Merit.
In addition, several staff and students have agreed to take part in a sponsored activity – the ‘One Bowl Only’ Challenge. Those taking part have committed themselves to eating only one bowl of porridge on World Porridge Day.
If you would like to participate in the ‘One Bowl Only’ Challenge please see Miss Hunter for a sponsor sheet as soon as possible – the more people who participate the more money we can raise for Mary’s Meals! If you’re not up for fasting, you can still come along to the canteen, before school starts, on Thursday morning to get a bowl of porridge.
All S4 students will undertake a week of class tests within each of their subjects starting on Monday, 21st October 2013.
All S4 students have been issued with a Spotlight Test Timetable today.
It is vital that students use their time wisely from now until the spotlight tests begin. More help and advice can be found here.
The Equalities Forum met on the 19th September 2013.
For more information on what was discussed, click here.
