The final Parent Equalities Forum of this session will take place on Thursday 12 May in Mearns Primary School at 7pm.
This will take the form of a ‘showcase’ event with some schools presenting on the work they have been doing around equalities.
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‘Headliner’ IDL event
In March S3 pupils participated in the ‘Headliner’ IDL event. One of the tasks was to create merchandise to promote their band or artist. The finished bags were sent to the school visited by S6 World Challenge pupils in Cambodia during their expedition in June 2015.
Head Boy and Girl Awards
Well done to Calum and Amy on receiving their award from Cllr. Green
SCHOLAR online sessions
These are the final SCHOLAR online sessions for this academic year focusing on exam preparation.
National 5 Maths
Monday 9th May 6.00pm
Higher Modern Languages
Monday 9th May 7.30pm
Higher Maths
Tuesday 10th May 6.00pm
Advanced Higher Modern Languages
Tuesday 10th May 7.30pm
Higher Computing Science
Wednesday 18th May 7.00pm
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
SCHOLAR News
Margaret Ferguson, the online Maths tutor, recorded a short audio file crammed with top tips for Higher Maths revision and exam preparation. It’s linked on the front page of the SCHOLAR website http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/
Direct link: http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/Resources/Mathematics.html
In the Technical Requirements section of the website there is a video on how to install Puffin Academy so that you can use the flash-based activities used in the SCHOLAR courses on mobile devices. http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/Information_About/Technical_requirements.html
Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice
The Pupil Leadership Team visited the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and presented a cheque for £3,600 to Rhona Baillie, Chef Executive.
N5 Modern Studies
Miss Ferguson has updated the blog for N5 Modern Studies pupils to help with revision for the upcoming exams. You will need your GLOW login to see the blog. Click here to go to the blog.
Scottish School Gymnastics Competition
Mearns Castle High School enjoyed success at the Scottish School Gymnastics Competition on Sunday 20th March at Bells Sports Centre in Perth.
Level 1 Team – Katie Little, Molly Fitzpatrick, Eilidh Steven, Emma Barclay was awarded 2nd Place (Silver medal)
Level 2 Team – Taylor Smith, Rachel McCallum, Lori Cook, Elspeth McCalman – was awarded 6th Place
This is an outstanding achievement for all girls who succeeded at the competition because of their hard work, discipline and dedication. Well done to all who took part.
S5 Option Forms
Any S5 pupil who has not returned their signed option form should do so as soon as possible.
