A letter has sent home inviting parents of S1 pupils to a Curriculum Evening next Tuesday night. Click here to read the letter.
Our House School Show
All S1 and S2 pupils who put themselves forward for the school show, please note rehearsals start for you on Monday 21st January. Please come up t o room C4 at 3.30pm until 5pm.
Any questions please see Mr Gooch or Miss Borland
Premier trip
Any S2 or S4 pupils who wish to enter a ballot for a place on a trip to Etihad Stadium to watch Manchester City v Chelsea on Sunday the 24th of February should see Mr. Brown in the P.E. Department as soon as possible. There are very limited S4 tickets and only approx 15 S2 tickets available so be quick!
Please note that you should not enter the ballot if you cannot be available on this date and you should be aware that the cost of this trip is £46. Please check with someone at home that you can definitely come before you enter the ballot.
The ballot will take place next Thursday, 24th of January and a list of successful applicants will be posted in PE.
SQA East Renfrewshire Schools Exhibition.
If you are visiting Eastwood Leisure Centre in the next few week’s pop upstairs and look at the artwork from all of East Renfrewshire’s secondary schools.
Each school has a selection of outstanding SQA art & design folio work (Higher and Int 2).
A number of our pupils are part of this annual exhibition.
Entry is free and it runs from the 18th of January to the 31st of January.
Darren Shan Author Visit
The author Darren Shan will be visiting the school on Wednesday 23 January to talk about his new series of books “Zom-B”. Over 100 pupils from all year groups have put their names down to attend this visit. Pupils should check the noticeboard outside the library to make sure that they are on the list to attend. The talk will start at 1.15pm in the school theatre but all pupils must be seated by 12.55pm at the latest. The talk will end at 2.45pm. There will be Darren Shan books (including the Zom-B series) for sale at the event for pupils to buy and get signed by the author.
Miss McEachern will be issuing a letter to all pupils attending the visit at the start of next week with all the details of the event and book prices.
S5/6 Prelims
The S5/6 prelims will take place from Tuesday 29th January to Tuesday 15th February. Click here to see the timetable.
Internet safety – Advice for Parents
Education Scotland have put together advice and support for parents on the use of the internet and social media.
“Although there is a lot of information available about the dangers of the internet, the language can be confusing if you aren’t familiar with it. The information on this page will help you understand some of the issues in more detail and also direct you to other sources of online information if you have further questions or concerns”.
Click here to see the advice
S3 Vaccinations – DTP ( Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio)
These vaccinations will be taking place for ALL S3 pupils on Monday 28th January.
Pupils have already received an information letter for parents and a consent form which should be completed and returned to the Blue Boxes as soon as possible in the brown envelopes provided. These should be marked for the attention of the school nurse.
Heather Murphy, our school nurse, will also share further information with pupils on Friday 18th January during English classes period 3. Pupils should go to class as normal and you will then be escorted to the Main Theatre to hear Heather’s presentation.
Further information about arrangements for 28th January will be shared with pupils at the assembly on Friday.
