Evie volunteered her time supporting young people in the Communication Support Service and in an S1 Art Class. Her work is excellent and the staff are really enjoying having her support in class twice a week.

Evie is extremely sensitive to the needs of individual young people and has shown a real commitment to this work, developing her own confidence and understanding of the various additional support needs and what support can be put in place to help.

She has achieved her Gold Saltire Award after engaging in fifty hours volunteering and will also achieve a Personal Development Award at the end of S4.

Max  chose to volunteer supporting young people both in the Communication Support Service and the local nursery.

He works hard to help the young children at the Cartmill Family Centre every Wednesday afternoon and really enjoys building relationships with them as they learn through outdoor play.

Max has achieved his Bronze Saltire Award after engaging in ten hours volunteering and he will also achieve a Personal Development Award at the end of S4.

We know that many East Renfrewshire families may be struggling with rising costs of living, especially as we emerge from the festive period, so we want to assure you that help is available. A good place to start is the Council’s website, where there is a range of support and advice: www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/cost-of-living-support.

 If you’d like free, expert and confidential advice, you can speak to our Money Advice and Rights Team by calling 0141 577 8420 or emailing mart@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk.

The Community Hub can also connect you with groups, organisations and services that can provide the support you need. Get in touch on 0141 876 9555 or hello@va-er.org.uk.

There will be a “dress as you please day” on Friday 23rd December.

A reminder to parents/carers that school closes at 2.30pm on Friday.

We reopen on Thursday 5th January.

Our Christmas dances take place this week. Pupils are reminded they should have purchased a ticket in order to attend the event.

Junior Dance (S1-S3) – Wednesday 21st December 7pm to 9.30pm.

Senior Dance (S4-S6) – Thursday 22nd December 7pm to 9.30pm.

We have set up a JustGiving page in memory of our much loved colleague, Heather McCandless, who passed away in January 2020.

The charity  is a voluntary organisation consisting of heart and or lung transplant recipients, families and their supporters. If you would like to find out more about their great cause, please click here.

If you would like to find out more or give a small contribution to our effort to raise money for the charity please follow the link to our JustGiving page by clicking here.

It is that time of year again where we come together to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our young people in the Performing Arts Faculty. It is finally the return of our Christmas Concert and it is one not to be missed!

The concert will take place on the 15^th December at 7pm. Any donations collected at the door will be put into the school fund to further enhance the experience of our young people at Williamwood High School!

Mince pies will be available before the concert from 6:15pm, courtesy of our wonderful F&TT department.

We kindly ask that you fill in the Google form that is accessible through the link below. This will keep us informed of capacity.

https://forms.gle/AhkABUKrQg2tq9Ln9

Thank you,

Performing Arts Faculty

The Sunday Times named Williamwood High School Scotland’s secondary school of the year in the Parent Power Guide 2023.

If you would like to read more, please click here.

We would like to thank and offer our congratulations to all involved.

The Loaves and Fishes Food Bank are collecting donations for their annual Christmas Appeal.

They are a charity which helps prepare weekly food parcels for those in need. This Christmas they are hoping to bring a little joy to those families and individuals in crisis and have highlighted their most need items which include ‘toys, games, books, arts and crafts’.

The following are suggested for each year group should pupils wish to donate:

• S1 – Toiletries
• S2 – Toiletries
• S3 – Tea, coffee, sugar, jam and biscuits
• S4 – Pasta and cereals
• S5 – Tinned soup, vegetables, fruit etc.
• s6 – Stationery

Every year the PTA organise an advent raffle to raise money for their fundraising activities. This year the raffle will be open to staff and pupils.

There are 12 separate prizes – one for each day in the run up to Christmas and there are a fantastic range of prizes this year thanks to the generosity of our staff, parents and the wider community.

Prizes include:
 Harry Styles tickets
 Cartvale vouchers
 Ski lessons
 Tickets to see Blue at the SECC
 Photoshoot vouchers
 Prints from local artists
 And many other exciting stocking fillers

Raffle entries cost £2. Tickets will also be available in the street over the festive period.

World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease.

We will be selling red ribbons at lunch time this week (starting 28th November) to raise money for charity.

Our tournament is starting early this year and is being expertly organised by Abhi in S3. Keen chessers flocked to the club this week to sign up for the competition and were given a presentation about the rules and etiquette of tournaments. It is great to see pupils from S1 to S6 getting involved and we look forward to the match games which will take place in a silent room next to the club room. Good luck to the seniors who are supervising the games and all the best to all of the players! 

The Art, Design and Photography department would like to welcome you to join in celebrating the creative delights produced by last year’s cohort.

The exhibition will take place in the street from 6pm-8pm.

Calendars and framed prints of any final painting by our National 5 and Higher pupils will be available to order.

Light refreshments will be served

We hope to see you there.

Kind Regards,

The Art and Design Team