Tag Archives: S4

4th Year

Scholar Online Sessions

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

 

 

S4 & 5 Options Choices

doors-optionsOver the next few weeks all S4 and S5 students will be looking at the subjects they wish to continue studying in 5th or 6th year.

The following booklets explain what courses are available to students:

1.  National 5 courses

2.  Higher courses

3.  Advanced Higher courses (S6 only)

4.  Additional courses

Each student will have an interview with either their Pastoral Support Teacher or a member of the Senior Leadership Team, to help them with their decision.

If students are unclear about what a particular course involves, then they are welcome to ask for advice from a teacher or principal teacher of that subject.

Scholar – Parent Information

Scholar - Parental LeafletScholar – an online resource developed by Heriot Watt university – have been updating and extending their courses to fit with the new National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses.

They recently published a Parent Information leaflet to help explain the benefits of using Scholar.

Scholar is an exciting resource that allows students to access free course materials for a variety of subjects.  In addition Scholar have been running Live Homework Sessions, which have proved particularly popular.

Students will require their Scholar login details to access these resources; speak to either your class teacher about obtaining these or see Mr Boag in Maths.

 

 

 

S4 National 5 – Supported Study

The link here will take you to the supported study timetable for National 5 pupils in S4 as they approach their prelims. The S4 prelims take place between the 30th of November and the 11th of December. The supported study timetable includes specific planned lessons on key aspects of the courses that will feature in the examinations. Please encourage your son / daughter to make a note of the sessions that are relevant and appropriate to their subjects.

As Head Teacher I know that the prelims are a busy and challenging time for the pupils. However, with hard work and the right preparation, (supported study will play an important role in this), we know that our young people will be rewarded with the success they deserve. Good luck and prepare well!

East Renfrewshire Disability Action

ERDAEast Renfrewshire Disability Action (ERDA)  were launched at the Barriers & Bridges Community Conference event in March 2011 and exist as a local disability organisation to raise the issues and concerns of disabled people at a local and national level and to challenge policies and decisions which maintain and reinforce the social, physical, attitudinal, cultural and economic barriers that prevent disabled people taking up their rightful role as full and equal citizens.

The organisation is always on the look-out for new members both disabled and able bodied.  For more information, please e-mail  enquiries@erda.org.uk or the website at www.erda.org.uk.