Congratulations to one of our senior pupils who climbed Ben Nevis at the weekend! What a great achievement and we are all very proud of you!
Achievement
Category Archives: – Pupils
DofE Expedition
DofE just before the real fun begins.
Have a great time everyone.
Thank You and Good Luck
Kathryn from Mearns Castle High School has joined Class Harris every Tuesday afternoon.
She has been a wonderful help supporting all pupils and we will miss her very much as she goes to Dundee University to study Law
Here are some quotes from our pupils…
“ Kathryn has been very kind and has helped me with my work.” Demi
“ We will miss Kathryn on Tuesdays.” Emily
“I like when Kathryn plays tig with us.” Kieran and Daniel
Thank you Kathryn, we wish you the best of luck for the future.
How are you feeling?
Some of our primary pupils were filmed for a new CBeebies series called “Feeling Better”
The programme all about feelings started todaty at 3:20pm. You can also catch it on iPlayer. Look out for some of the IMS pupils in the next 6 episodes.
Who can you spot today in the preview episode and episode 1?
Let’s get walking
One of our senior pupils left home at 8.19 this morning and walked independently to school (for the first time), arriving on time.
This was great practice for his upcoming Duke of Edinburgh award.
Well done, we are all proud of your achievement.
Hoping for a Blue Peter Badge!
Class Orkney have applied for green Blue Peter badges as they have been working very hard on looking after the environment and raising awareness on how important it is to recycle.
They have covered topics about litter, plastic and adopted a sea turtle called Bill. They are hosting a trashion show soon……. and would love for everyone to come along.
More details coming soon.
Fun in the snow!
Class Orkney made the most of another snow day this morning, having fun during outdoor learning.
Lego Robotics
First day back after the snow and what an awesome day of learning with Nick from LEGO robotics.
Today we were learning simple coding, computing, engineering and creativity…it was so much fun and a very engaging day of learning and fun!.
Learning objectives for some of our senior pupils included
1 – use engineering skills to build a cool car out of Lego
2 – use programming skills to write an algorithm to control your cool car.
Chinese New Year
Class Harris have been learning about China and Chinese New Year. They have even learned how to write 1-10 in Chinese.
mAIRwavesFM have posted a new recording
Class Tiree have posted a new recording.
They were so excited to interview some of the students we had in school from Strathclyde University.
Daily Mile
Follow Class Islay as they walk across the UK for their Daily Mile.
They have
already made it to Leeds, England and are hoping to reach London by the end of the year!
Scottish Afternoon
We are having a Burns/Scottish afternoon on Thursday 8th February, 1:15pm.
We are excited to have pupils from Mearns Castle High School folk band join us and play some Scottish music, accompanying our pupils in singing and dancing.
Pupils can wear some tartan or bring tartan into school to wear for our Scottish afternoon.
This event is for pupils only.
Cafe Kingdom
On the 28th of Feb Café Kingdom (seniors enterprise company) will be selling breakfast rolls and yogurt.
Order forms will be sent home soon for pupils to pre order.
Yammer
William, our Head Boy made his 1st Yammer post today, sharing information about the upcoming senior enterprise project.
They have named their business “Cafe Kingdom” and on 28th February, they will be making and selling breakfast rolls and yogurt. Order forms will be sent home soon for pupils to pre order.
Watch this space…….
Burns Day
Class Bute enjoyed some squeegee painting this morning. They painted some tartan prints and then folded them into kilts as part of their Burns Day topic.
Bird Feeders
Class Arran made some bird feeders today as part of their Eco topic.
Snow much fun!
Class Tiree have recorded a new mAIRwavesFM .
How does the snow make you feel?
Freya says it makes her feel giggly!
Clyde in the Classroom
Classes Harris and Orkney are heading off to the Science Centre this morning to take part in Clyde in the Classroom to learn all about ecology of the brown trout as part of their outdoor learning and STEM projects.
Click here to find out more about Clyde in the Classroom.
Mindfulness and Yoga
Some of our senior girls experienced an early morning yoga session with Eileen.
First they worked on some stretches and then they listened to some stories from Eileen to focus on , flexibility and breathing to boost physical and mental wellbeing.
Have a look at some of the photos below.
mAIRwavesFM have posted a new recording.
Class Tiree worked really well on Monday afternoon and recorded their 2nd mAIRwaves of 2018.
This week they decided to discuss what they did at the weekend.
Pupil confidence has grown as they speak into the microphone.
Click here to listen to the latest edition.
