All posts by Mr Phillips

health, health&wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing Information

The Scottish Government campaign “Eat Better Feel Better” has just launched its new website to encourage people to start cooking and eating well to improve their health. The website contains a variety of recipes to try and the nutrition content of recipes is given to make it easier to make informed choices. For those of you who enjoy interactive videos there is a selection of “cookalong” recipes on the website. Cookalong recipes can be a great way to involve children when cooking the family meal. The web address is http://www.eatbetterfeelbetter.co.uk/

Charity, congratulations

Ice Bucket Challenge

During the recent Ice Bucket Challenge craze, Mr McKenna, S6 Year Head, was challenged by his pupils to take part.  Mr McKenna set a goal to raise £500 for MND Scotland, and within a week, over £550 was kindly donated.  As Mr McKenna completed the challenge, in his suit and tie, in front of his year group, he nominated the Pupil Leadership Team and the Head Teacher, Mr Smith, to join in during charities week.  They all took part and the pupils witnessed the hilarious soaking of Mr Smith.

 On Monday 15/12/14, Ian McWhitter, Head of fundraising at MND Scotland, visited Mearns Castle to thank the pupils for their kind donation and picked up a cheque for £800! This money would fund the care of a patient living with Motor Neurone Disease for almost a year.  A huge thanks goes to the pupils and staff at Mearns Castle who participated in the ice bucket challenge and donated to MND Scotland.  A special mention should go to Hannah Dodds and Martin Lyttle S6 for organising the event. 

competition, english, extra-curricular, Parents, Pupils

Mearns Castle pupils become journalists for a day

Pupils from S6, S5, S3 and S2 have been busy putting together a report of their visit to the Emirates Arena for the BBC Get Inspired Sports event. They are currently editing their content and working hard with staff from BBC Scotland to meet their strict deadline. The whole report will go live on the BBC School Report website for the December practice news day by this afternoon so watch this space!!

Click here to see the images and read more.

Mearns Castle pupils become journalists for a day

Curriculum, french, Parents

Teacher of French and Spanish Vacancy

We are currently seeking to recruit a teacher of French and Spanish.

We require an appropriately qualified teacher to temporarily cover a 0.4 fte job-share teacher of French and Spanish post.

The position will be on a Monday and Tuesday from late January 2015 at least until Friday 1 May 2015.

If you are appropriately qualified and are interested in the post please contact Mr Smith, Head Teacher, at the school

Charity

Signed Rangers Jersey & Signed Football

A reminder that we have a signed Rangers FC football shirt and signed football to be used for Charities Week. A silent auction has been taking place. Pupils and parents have been writing down and submitting their bids. You can still make a bid, whether it is for yourself, your child, or as a gift for someone by sending it via your child, in a sealed envelope to Mrs Khan (F1) in the Mathematics department. Only a short time left! The closing date will be the end of the day on Wednesday 3rd December. Thereafter the highest bid will secure the framed signed Rangers shirt & signed football, and the donation made will all be given to charity, via our Charities Week total.

Chemistry, congratulations

Royal Society of Chemistry Higher Prize- Haider Suleman

Congratulations to Haider Suleman who achieved the joint top score in the higher chemistry final examination in May. Haider achieved 100% in his final exam and this outstanding result was recognised at the Science and Parliament event in ‘Dynamic Earth’, Edinburgh. Haider was accompanied by his family to see him get his award. S6 Depute head Jim McKenna and PT Chemistry/Physics Michael McGarry were delighted to attend and join in the celebration. He was presented with the award by Dr Alasdair Allan MSP (Minister for Learning, Science and  Scotland’s Languages), Professor Lesley Yellowlees CBE FRSC FInstP FRSE (former president of the Royal Society of Chemistry), Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, DBE, FRS, PRSE FRAS (President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh).