We have added the presentations from the S6 and S1 Curriculum Evenings to the website.
Click here to go to the Curriculum page.
Category Archives: Parents
Course Structure and Assessment in English
Mrs Ferguson has sent letters home to S1, S4 and S5/6 Higher parents giving information about the course, what is studied and assessments in English this session.
Click here or choose English from the departments page in the top navigation to read the letters.
Let’s Grow
If your family shop at Morrisons please encourage them to collect the Let’s Grow vouchers. These are available in store over the coming months.
Please deposit these vouchers in the Let’s Grow box outside the school office and this will enable us to acquire equipment to use in school
Jonathan’s epic cycle challenge
Jonathan Hanna, who is in our S6, is to cycle coast to coast across America in just 30 days. He hopes to cover an average of 100 miles a day.
He will be joined on his gruelling 2900-mile challenge by dad Gavin.
They will be cycling every day, with just two emergency days in reserve in case of breakdown.
And there is no support crew following behind – Jonathan and Gavin will be carrying all their gear themselves on the bikes.
This includes camping equipment, as they are planning to camp out as much as possible.
They will be raising money for Scottish charity the Vine Trust, which is currently equipping a medical ship to send to Africa.
The epic USA trek starts in Los Angeles before heading through southern California and into Arizona where Jonathan and Gavin will make a 35-mile detour to cycle alongside the Grand Canyon.
Next they’ll cross the desert to Colorado where they will cycle over the Rockies, scaling the highest point in their journey at 10,857ft.
Then it’s down into Kansas and through Tornado Alley before crossing another seven states, including Washington DC. End of the very long road will be Annapolis in Maryland.
Jonathan and his dad have a fundraising target of £5000 and have already raised £2000.
The Vine Trust is equipping its latest medical ship in Greenock, from where it will be sent to Lake Victoria in Tanzania to deliver medical and dental aid to isolated communities.
Click here to follow Jonathan and his dad’s adventure on their blog.
Lost Property
The school office is holding a gym kit and various pairs of glasses. If your child has lost any of these items please ask them to come to the office and see if any of these items belong to them.
S5 and S6 Pupils – Return to school
This is a reminder to all new S5 and S6 pupils that classes start on Friday 7th June. S5 pupils will get their new timetables at assembly at the start of the day and S6 pupils have their traditional ‘S6 Induction day’.
School Uniform Evening – Monday, 10th June 2013
As you are aware at Mearns Castle we are determined to achieve excellence in every dimension of the life and work of our school. This ambition includes aspiring to the highest possible standard of school uniform.
You will hopefully be aware that from the start of this session we have made substantial improvements to the standard of our school uniform. We have maintained these improved standards throughout the session and the improvement has really enhanced the high quality ethos of our school. It is our intention that these high standards are maintained henceforth.
Mans World will be hosting a Uniform Evening in the School Open Area on Monday, 10th June, from 6.00 – 9.00 pm. Click here to read the letter sent home about the evening. Click here to read the updated School Uniform policy.
Study Leave S4-S6
Study Leave starts on Friday 3rd May and continues until the new S5/6 return to school on Friday 7th June. Click here to read the letter sent home today giving parents more information about study leave and examination arrangements.
