Our S6 had their year photograph taken on Thursday
Monthly Archives: January 2013
16s Win in Scottish Cup
MCHS under 16s team beat John Ogilvie High school 3-2 after extra time on Wednesday in the Scottish Cup 4th round.
Click here to see more pictures from the game.
S4/5 Options Information Evening
Mr McKenna and Miss Lewis have sent home a letter inviting fourth and fifth year parents and carers to an Options Information Evening which will take place on Monday 4th February.
The evening will take the form of a presentation covering the choices which require to be made by pupils as they progress into S5/S6, the support offered by the school in making these choices and the nature of the S5/S6 curriculum.
Click here to read the letter.
The S4 to S5 Which Way Forward options booklet is now available on the Options page which is in the Parents section.
Darren Shan Visit to MCHS
Famous author Darren Shan visited Mearns Castle this afternoon. Darren who is the author of ‘The Saga of Darren Shan’ series of horror books, very popular amongst our pupils, read extracts from his books to a spellbound audience and signed books for pupils from all over East Renfrewshire.
A GREAT BIG thanks to our librarian Miss McKechern for organising Darren’s visit today.
S1 Curricular Evening
Thanks to all parents who came along to the S1 Curricular Evening last night. The presentations from the evening are now in our Curriculum page. Click here to go to the page.
Mr Wyroslawski’s Higher RMPS class – WOD
Mr Wyroslawski’s Higher RMPS class are trialling a new home practice system whereby pupils will be offered a ‘Workout of the Day’ or WOD. There will also be regular ‘Rest’ days posted on the blog. It is entirely up to the pupils to what extent they want to commit to the WOD.
Click here to go to the Blog
Parents and pupils experiences of learning or teaching of languages in primary schools
An inquiry into the teaching of foreign languages in primary schools has been launched by the European and External Relations (EER) Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
The Committee would welcome views from parents, teachers and pupils for its inquiry on their experiences of learning or teaching of languages in primary schools. More information on how to send views to the Committee is available on the Committee’s website at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/56920.aspx
Earlier this year, the Scottish Government recommended that children should learn a second language from Primary 1 and that learning of a third language should start no later than Primary 5. The EER Committee has determined that it wants to look at this policy aim, the capacity within the curriculum for this, and the role of languages in supporting the economy.
Issues to be explored in the Committee’s investigations include funding (including use of EU funds); the skills base and teaching resources available for language tuition; the capacity within the curriculum to accommodate greater language study; the choice of languages for teaching; and the role of languages in economic development.
The European and External Relations Committee
S1 Curricular Evening
A letter has sent home inviting parents of S1 pupils to a Curriculum Evening next Tuesday night. Click here to read the letter.