Please see the flyer below for information about the Celebrate Conference which will take place in Saint Ninian’s High School on 2-3 September:

Celebrate Scotland Conference 2017

The Ascension is a Holy Day of Obligation. As our priests will be celebrating Masses in their parishes and Primary Schools as well as in St Ninian’s, there will be no 8.25am Mass on this day. Priests are limited to the number of Masses they should celebrate in one day.

The Sports and Family Fun day takes place next Wednesday 31 May.  This promises to be a wonderful afternoon for the whole school community and everyone is invited!

Raffle prizes would be gratefully received and can be handed in to the school office at any point on or before Wednesday.

The following pupils will represent the school in the Salters’ Chemistry Festival on Tuesday 23 May at the University of Glasgow:

• Gemma Tolland 1a2
• Muskaan Hussain 1a2
• Alice Martin 1a10
• Isla Ward 1a8

More information here.

Good luck to the following pupils who will compete in the West Central Games on Tuesday 23^rd May at the On-X Linwood Sports Centre:

Basketball

• Aidan Haddock 1a8
• Dominic Lamos 1a5
• David Tejedor 1a1
• Michael Moynihan 1a7
• Anthony Harcombe 1a7
• Jeremiah Lawson 2a1
• Johnny Cunnion  2a5
• Emmanuel Kanwei 2a5
• Gregor Reid 2a10
• Ciaran McCrea 2a1

Girls Football

• Sara Asghar    2a9
• Monica Forsyth    1a6
• Serena Demarco     1a3
• Charlotte Terry    1a4
• Rosie Jones   1a3
• Isla Ward     1a8
• Celia Garcia Ferres   2a2
• Lucy Holmes 1a9
• Phillipa MacConnell  1a9
• Sophie Darroch  1a3

Netball

• Mia Adair 1a8
• Ellie Shaw 1a6
• Maria McLaughlin 1a6
• Kate Clark 2a1
• Holly Smith 2a8
• Sarah Swan 2a7
• Eve Barrow 2a1
• Sophie Warren 2a5
• Rachel Callan 2a6
• Niamh Kelly 2a1

Our S2 and S3 Fashion and Textiles pupils will be attending the Glasgow Kelvin College fashion show on Wednesday 24^th May.

Wishing them an enjoyable trip!

Well done to Tara Harcombe (S4) who went to Belfast on Saturday to represent Scotland in netball . She is currently in the Scotland Development Squad. They won all games against Northern Ireland.

Week Beginning Monday 22 May 2017

Please see this week’s Focus of the Week:

• Sports Championships & Fun Day : 31^st May, 3pm onwards.

• Holiday weekend (25-29th May) and In-service Day for staff (30th May)

To view all of the Focus of the Weeks click here.

St Ninian’s High School set off to Swansea in the early hours of this morning as they gear up for the start of the Allen McKinstry Cup which kicks off this weekend.

The three day event will see St Ninian’s compete in this tournament for the very first time. The Scottish Schools’ representatives take on two qualifiers from the Republic of Ireland and Wales while they hope the results go their way for the positional play-offs on Sunday morning as Swansea University host the event for the first time in the competition’s history.

We wish the boys all the very best of luck for this competition.

Squad

Joe Adair, Josh Adair, Owen Adam, Matthew Connolly, Andrew Duncan, Dominic Goodwin, Sam Lawson, Odhran Markey, Michael McCabe, Ronan Miller, Andrew Park, Michael Ruth, Shea Scally, Christopher Smith, Daniel Smith, Matthew Tunn

Staff

Mark McKean, Mark Gallagher, Joe Harkins (also Scottish Schools’ President)

LIST OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

St Ninian’s High School, Giffnock (Scotland)
Our Lady and St Patrick’s College, Knock (Northern Ireland)
Thomas Telford School (England)
Castell Alun High School, Flintshire (Wales A)
St Brendan’s College, Killarney (Republic of Ireland)
Olchfa Comprehensive School, Swansea (Wales B)

Fixtures | Swansea University

Friday, May 19, 2017, KO 5.30pm

Castell Alun HS vs OLSPCK
St. Brendan’s College vs Thomas Telford School
St. Ninian’s HS, Glasgow vs Olchfa Comprehensive

Saturday, May 20, KO 10.30am

Thomas Telford School vs Castell Alun HS
Olchfa Comprehensive vs OLSPCK
St. Ninian’s HS, Glasgow vs St. Brendan’s College, Killarney

Sunday, May 21, KO 10.30am

Positional Play-Offs

3 vs 4
5vs 6

Final

1 vs 2 (KO 10.45am)

Updated:

The Junior UK Maths Challenge results are in!

The Intermediate Pink Kangaroo Round Results are as follows:

Jack Lindsay, Jonathan Kent and Lily Collins (all S4) received a Merit certificate in this competition.

All Junior Maths Challenge Awards can be found below:

UK Maths Challenge Junior Results 2017

Well done to all participants and certificate winners.

The annual Saint Ninian’s ERC Schools Netball Tournament took place on Tuesday 16 May. Every school in the authority brought at least one team along which was excellent to see. It was a busy afternoon but all girls played very well and behaved in a manner which was both appropriate and respectful towards the other schools. The results were as follows:

S1

• 1^st St Ninian’s (1)
• 2^nd Williamwood
• 3^rd St Ninian’s (2)

S2

• 1^st Williamwood
• 2^nd St Ninian’s
• 3^rd Woodfarm

S3

• 1^st Williamwood
• 2^nd St Ninians (2)
• 3^rd St Ninian’s (1)

The S2 team have made it through (along with Williamwood) to the Inter Authority Games which will be played in June.

Photographs to follow.

Good luck to the following pupils who are playing in the West Final of the Cashback 7s Tournament for the St. Ninian’s girls’ football team today:

• Sara Asghar
• Monica Forsyth
• Charlotte Terry
• Rosie Jones
• Isla Ward
• Rachel Osbourne
• Phillipa MacConnell
• Lucy Holmes
• Celia Garcia Ferres
• Monica Docherty

Well done to all schools who participated in our annual Shirley Roberts Football Tournament. S1 pupils from all East Renfrewshire schools were present and pupils battled hard in tough conditions to make for a very competitive tournament. All pupils conducted themselves excellently and were a credit to their school.

Well done to the following pupils who represented St Ninian’s:

• Adam Birrell
• Ross Hamilton
• Aiden McLaughlin
• Joseph Hamilton
• Ruairidh MacDonald
• Jamie Beattie
• James Hazlet
• Marc Capaldi
• Chris Mahon
• Mitchell Coyne
• Rico De Marco
• James McLaughlin
• Aidan Connor
• Joe Sexton
• Sean Fyfe
• Michael Moynihan
• Ryan Martin
• Calum Smith
• Joseph McCaffery

Congratulations to St Luke’s who were crowned winners of the tournament.

Thank you to Queens Park FC captain, Ryan McGeever who presented pupils with medals.

Photographs taken on the day can be viewed on our Twitter site.

S3 pupil, Liam Harvey, is congratulated by our Head Teacher on his success in becoming St Ninian’s first Police Scotland Youth Volunteer (PSYV).

The PSYV is the newest and fastest growing uniformed youth service of its type in the UK.

Established in 2013 with five groups in Cumnock, Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Quickly making an impact by volunteering at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and at local events throughout Scotland.

The programme has quickly expanded and today there are now over twenty groups across Scotland from Stranrear to Shetland, with plans to expand to 37 by April 2017.

The PSYV have a distinctly Scottish identity and are placed at the heart of Scottish communities. Every weekend Youth Volunteers can be seen volunteering at everything from local community events and gala days right through to major events like T in the Park, The Open Golf Championship and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

When working in their communities the Youth Volunteers will be getting involved in everything they can; supporting stewards, helping the elderly, giving out public safety information, lost child wristbands, all whilst supporting local policing priorities.

The PSYV are also involved with peer to peer and intergenerational education programmes, delivering inputs to their peers, the public and to the police on important themes like No Knives Better Lives, internet safety and other inputs relevant to local policing.

Please contact Mr Macdonald (Depute Head Teacher) for further information.

Please find attached details of a free course running at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh on Saturday 24 June 2017.

Overview

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is hosting a ‘Getting into Medical School’ school pupils interested in a career in medicine. The day will consist of presentations on the different aspects of the medical career path, from choosing a medical school through to your first year as a doctor. The event will provide a fantastic opportunity for pupils to learn about making a successful application and the options open to them beyond this.

Aims & Objectives

To advise and inform students about the medical school application process and generate interest in a surgical career.

Learning Outcomes

There will be opportunities to hear from a variety of speakers at different stages in their medical careers. Students will gain an insight into the application process from medical students, Junior Doctors, Surgeons and University admissions departments.

You can register your free place at https://www.rcsed.ac.uk

Four of our S3 pupils participated on a visit to the new Barrhead High School site to gain more information about careers in construction as part of a girls in STEM event.

Good luck to the S1 boys listed below who have been selected to play for the U13s football team in both the St Mirren Cup and the League Playoff finals. These will take place on Wednesday the 17^th May and Wednesday 24^th of May respectively:

• Ross Hamilton 1a7
• Adam Birrell 1a5
• Ryan Martin 1a5
• Aiden McLaughlin 1a6
• Joseph Hamilton 1a6
• Ruairidh MacDonald 1a7
• James Hazlett 1a10
• Jamie Beattie 1a9
• Marc Capaldi 1a6
• Chris Mahon 1a4
• Mitchell Coyne 1a6
• Calum Smith 1a7
• Joe Sexton 1a7
• James McLaughlin 1a9
• Joseph McCaffery 1a7
• Aidan Connor  1a4
• Rico De Marco 1a5
• Michael Moynihan 1a7
• Sean Fyfe 1a7

The 2017 Mandarin Word Wizard Final took place on Friday 12  May at the Scottish Parliament. The Final brought together 50 pupils representing 12  local authorities and independent schools.

Congratulations to Susie Brown (S3) who won second place in Intermediate Mandarin level and Andrea Geejo (S2) who won the second place in Beginner Mandarin level.

Our U15 Football Team will be travelling to Swansea on Friday 19 May to participate in the Allen McKinstry cup against the winners of the national tournaments from the other home nations. The team are current Scottish Shield holders. The pupils involved are:

• Owen Adam
• Daniel  Smith
• Michael McCabe
• Joseph Adair
• Ronan  Miller
• Matthew Tunn
• Dominic Goodwin
• Sam Lawson
• Josh Adair
• Odhran Markey
• Andrew Duncan
• Christopher Smith
• Andrew Park
• Shea Scally
• Matthew Connelly
• Michael Ruth

Good luck to the boys!

Congratulations to Michael Doyle (S4) who has been chosen as the winner of the ‘Stories From Around the World’ review competition in the secondary category in the whole of the UK!

He has won a collection of World Cinema DVDs, £30 worth of cinema vouchers and some other goodies.

Well done to Michael!

Please see this week’s Focus of the Week:

• Sports Championships & Fun Day : 31^st May, 3pm onwards.
• School Show: Wizard of Oz : 21^st-23^rd June. Tickets from the office.
• May dedicated to Our Lady and The Fatima Centenary 1917-2017

To view all of the Focus of the Weeks click here.

The following Faith events are taking place this week:

• Morning Mass – Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the Oratory, 8.25am
• Eucharistic Adoration and Rosary  – Everyday in the Oratory, 12.20 – 1pm

Parents’ Faith Group, 7pm. The work of Aid To The Church in Need.

Mass of Thanksgiving for Newly Qualified Teachers, Monday 15 May, Saint Mirin’s Cathedral, 7pm, to acknowledge the contribution of the NQTs.

All parents, pupils and staff are most welcome to attend.

A Parent Information Evening for the S2 Ardeche Trip will take place on Thursday 18 May at 7pm in the Lecture Theatre. Parents will receive important information about the trip and will have the opportunity to ask questions.

The Primary 7 Induction Day will take place on Thursday 18th May.

The pupils will take part in a ‘Mini School Day’ which will give them a taste of what is in store for them when they come to St Ninian’s.  This will involve a series of group activities that relate closely to the subjects they will be studying in S1.  The stations are relevant to the different subjects but they are also challenging, exciting and fun and include practical experiments, sports skills, team challenges and memory tests.

We look forward to seeing all of our future S1 pupils and hope that they enjoy the experience!

The annual S1 Carfin Trip will take place on Wednesday 17 May.

Wishing all pupils and accompanying staff an enjoyable trip.

A reminder that there will be a Parents’ Faith Group Meeting on Tuesday 16 May at 7pm. The focus will be ‘The work of Aid To The Church in Need’.

Next week’s SCHOLAR online sessions will be:

• Higher Physics – Monday, 15 May at 6.00pm

Full details can be found on the SCHOLAR website: http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/Resources/Live_Online_Sessions/

Regular updates via: Twitter @SCHOLARuk and Facebook SCHOLAR

Week Beginning Monday 15 May 2017

When: Saturday 13^th May, from 10.45 for registration, 11.00 for ride start

Where: Start and finish at the Pedalwise Bike Hub in Rouken Glen Park – find us in the YES area, next to the Walled Garden

Contact: 07842 474 879 (Hub phone number)

Please note there is a nominal fee of £1 for under 16s, £2 for adults.

Cycle lessons are also available between 12 and 1 pm, but MUST be pre-booked. Contact us for details/booking.

Temporary restriction to use of part of the following road:
Ayr Road, Newton Mearns
(Thur 18 May 2017 – Wed 17 May 2018)

Due to inconsiderate parking taking place on Ayr Road between and including its junctions with Davieland Road and The Loaning and which is affecting the safe movement of traffic, a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order restricting vehicles from waiting at any time has been promoted to ensure the safety of all road users in this area.

The Order will be in effect for a period of up to 1 year from Thursday 18th May 2017 until Wednesday 16th May 2018. Pedestrian access will be unaffected.

Details of the restriction can be found on the attached Notice of Order.

Patrick Doherty
Roads Service
Environment Department

Ayr Road Newton Mearns – Temporary Restrictions – (Notice of Order)

Prom

Our S6 Prom will take place on Friday 2^nd June.

Venue: Radisson Blu, 301 Argyle street, Glasgow G2 8DL.

Pupils should arrive at 7.00pm for photographs, dinner will be served at 7.30pm. We look forward to seeing our S6 pupils for what promises to be an excellent night.

Graduation

Our S6 Graduation and Thanksgiving Mass will take place on Thursday 8^th  June. To see arrangements for the graduation please click on the link below.

S6 Graduation Information 2017

Congratulations to Caitlyn Martin (S5) and Katie Magennis (S2) who won a Bronze Award in the Scottish Maths Challenge.

Please see this week’s Focus of the Week:

• Presentation of written work
• Expectations for our pupils

To view all of the Focus of the Weeks click here.

A Berlin Trip Information Evening will take place on Thursday 11 May at 7pm in the Lecture theatre.

Reminder: S1 Parents’ Evening will take place on Thursday 11 May.

Pupils should have handed in the return sheet by now to the interviewing teacher.

A Parent Faith Group will take place at 7pm on Tuesday 9 May. Lorraine McMahon of Aid to the Church in Need will speak of the work of ACN, followed by time for discussion and prayer. Refreshments will be served at 8pm.  All most welcome.