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.
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Pupils
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.
WATER WORKS PROJECT – VOTE NOW PLEASE!!!
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.
Barrhead Project potentially worth £100,000 to transform Local Community
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.
World Porridge Day – Thurs, 10th Oct
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.
S4 Spotlight Tests
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.
Eco-Schools
Barrhead High’s Eco-school committee recently met to discuss their plans for the coming year.
In the first meeting it was discussed which projects should be targeted for this year. Litter is a compulsory one. Transport and Waste Minimisation were the other two project topics chosen.
For more details on the committee’s plans for the coming year, click here.
S6 Boys make the National Team (again!)
Stewart Booth and Jon Faulds were selected this year for the final 10 boys in the under 16 Scotland Basketball team. During the summer they travelled to Gibraltar to take part in a Euro competition, after a lot of hard games against many different countries, the Silver medal was won. The boys played well and other teams complemented the boys and coaches on sportsmanship throughout the competition.
More recently on Friday, 13th September both boys were presented with a Gold award from Basketball Paisley in recognition for over 50 hours voluntary hours worked within the club.
Author Sophie McKenzie visits East Renfrewshire
On Thursday Barrhead High School Book Group members attended an event in Williamwood High School with international bestselling author Sophie McKenzie.
She talked about her books and the writing process and read from her new book ‘Split Second’. We were able to ask lots of questions and then got the chance to meet her personally and get books signed.
Book Group meets in the Library every Wednesday at lunchtime.
All year groups are welcome.
