Next week’s SCHOLAR online sessions will be:
Advanced Higher Modern Languages Tuesday 26th January 7.30 pm
Advanced Higher Computing Science Wednesday 27th January 7.30pm
Full details can be found on the SCHOLAR website: http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/Resources/Live_Online_Sessions/
The Tutors will also be online to answer student questions on the discussion boards, details can be found: http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/Resources/Ask_a_Tutor.html
Barrhead High School has attained its best ever SQA results in three out of the four key measures.
Over 50% of the S4 yeargroup gained 5 or more Int 2 passes, up from last year’s best to date of 43% – a tremendous rise and improvement!
34% of S5 pupils achieved 3 or more Higher passes, beating last year’s best ever of 31%.
14% of the S5 pupils passed 5 Highers – a rise of 2% from last year but not quite matching our best ever 15% in 2012. Again 5 pupils achieved 5 A passes in their Highers.
25% of our S6 yeargroup passed at least one Advanced Higher beating last year’s best ever of 18%.
These are fantastic results rewarding the hard work of both pupils and staff with the support of our parents. Well done to all of you. We are very proud of our young people and I am sure you all are too.
On Tuesday 26th March, around 50 parents/carers of S3 students attended our Raising Attainment- Study Skills Information Evening.
Feedback from the event would suggest that it was very well received, and that parents felt the presentations from staff were useful and informative.
Due to demand, we have attached links to the presentations given on the night- we would be delighted if you took some time to look them over.
If you have any feedback or further questions, please contact Mrs Nugent.
Thank you.
Mrs Nugent
PT Pastoral Care
Presentations on the evening were:
With SQA exams just around the corner, senior students should be well underway with a comprehensive study plan.
If you’ve not made a study plan yet, here is a simple plan to help you get started.
On the Thursday, 7th March all of our S3 students will be involved in a Preparing for Examinations Workshop. The workshop will be presented by a company called Learning Performance and is aimed at increasing student confidence and preparedness for tests/assessments and examinations. The workshop will be attended by all S3 students and will assist them in techniques such as mind-mapping, condensing and retaining information and various types of note-taking.
In addition we have arranged a Parental Information Evening on Tuesday, 26th March at 7pm in Ralston. The evening will look to support parents with useful ideas and advice on how you can help your child prepare for assessments and examinations. If you would like to attend the Parental Evening, then please download the attached letter and complete the tear-off slip. This should then be returned to the the school office as soon as possible.
We hope all S3 students benefit from the workshop on the 7th March and look forward to meeting as many parents as possible on Tuesday, 26th March.
Attached are Xmas study plans for S4 and S5 & S6 students.
We hope that students take time to relax and enjoy their Xmas break, but also realise that 2013 will inevitably be a busy year; with prelim exams starting in February.
It is recommended that students complete as much work as they can from the documents below; this will provide a solid platform for exam success in 2013.
