Tag Archives: S4

4th Year

SmartSTEM Event

June 5, 2015 Mr Boag

Well done to all of the S4 girls who attended a female-only STEM event this week.

STEM – standing for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – encourages students to work together to solve problems. The SmartSTEM event, organised by SericSystems, had the girls learning about renewable energy, building obstacle courses and designing structures that could be used in offshore wind farms.

The girls were also inspired by Sarah Drummond, director of Snook, who presented her cyclehack idea; a truely inspiring day.

Apprenticeships in Scotland Magazine

May 19, 2015 Mr Boag

In support of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2015, Apprenticeships in Scotland have launched their Scottish Apprenticeships Online Magazine to help our senior pupils with their next steps. The magazine features some of the largest employers in the UK, case studies of their apprentices, exam help, CV and Cover letter templates and Interview help, this magazine is a great career resource for all pupils and their parents.

Targetted Study Sessions – Master Classes

May 7, 2015 Mr Boag

A series of targetted study sessions have been arranged for all Advanced Higher, Higher, Intermediate 2, Intermediate 1 and National 5 courses.

Students are encouraged to attend as many of the study sessions as they can.

The National Parent Forum of Scotland – Revision in a Nutshell

April 28, 2015 Mr Boag

The National Parent Forum of Scotland has produced Revision in a Nutshell guides for the new Highers (20 subjects) and updated Revision guides for National 5s (20 subjects). These revision guides contain direct links to SQA specimen question papers, exemplar question papers plus past question papers, where appropriate. The guides advise learners to check with their teachers to make sure that material is relevant. The guides are primarily intended to provide the SQA direct links by subject in one place, and to give some additional revision opportunities.

New Vocational Brochure (2015/16)

April 2, 2015 Mr Boag

A new Vocational Programme for the year 2015/16 has been published this week. If you are interested in attending college or wish more details about the courses on offer, view the Vocational Programme.

Barrhead Rotary Club’s Young Linguists Awards

March 30, 2015 Mr Boag

On Tuesday of last week, a number of our students attended the Barrhead Rotary Club’s Young Linguists Awards Evening at the Dalmeny Park Hotel.

Congratulations to Iain (winner) and Aimée (runner up) in the Young Linguist of the Year contest.

Also present were Calum, runner up in the Rotary Euroscola competition and Craig who represented East Renfrewshire Council in China last summer.

Supported Study Timetable – March 2015

March 16, 2015 Mr Boag

Supported study is an excellent opportunity for S4, S5 and S6 students to progress their learning.

S4 National 5 Supported Study Sessions.

S5&6 Higher/ Intermediate Supported Study Sessions.

We strongly recommend that all S4, S5 & S6 students attend as many supported study sessions as they can.

All sessions start immediately after school on the day indicated and last for one hour.

S4, 5 & 6 Subject Choices

March 6, 2015 Mr Boag

With senior students making subject choices for S5 or S6, we hope that the following booklets will help you make the correct choices.

Assessment Calendars – update

February 18, 2015 Mr Boag

Both the S4 and S5/6 Assessment Calendars have been updated to show upcoming assessments.

Please Note: National 5, Modern Languages students have an SQA Exam (Talking) on Tuesday, 3rd March.

Please Note: Higher, Modern Languages students have an SQA Exam (Talking) on Tuesday, 10th March.

Click the images above to view the respective calendar.

Study Skills Presentation

January 16, 2015 Mr Boag

All senior students have been given a Study Skills Presentation at assembly this week.

If students wish more information on creating a study plan, on note-taking, on creating a mind-map, on flashcards or on how to cope with the stress of examinations, then please visit the SQA Study Guide Website.

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