Part time (20 hours) /Full time (37.5 hours) job vacancy @ £11 per hour – Enhance your CV with work experience

If you are about to leave school and are looking for a job or are taking a gap year before going on to study further, this may be of interest and will enhance your CV for future applications to university or employment.  You should be a caring, motivated and organised person who likes having fun and enjoys helping others.  We are looking for 2 people to join our team of ten students, to assist a young woman who is in a wheelchair and help her with everyday tasks and social events.  She enjoys going to concerts, shopping, cinema, going out for meals and going to art classes.  The job is based in Thorntonhall.  We offer £11 per hour, 5.6 weeks paid holiday and Pension scheme.  Hours are flexible and are usually 4 to 5 hours shifts for the part time position and 7.5 hour shifts for the Full time position.

If this sounds of interest and you would like more information please contact me at: jane.wagner@nxds.com for more info

S4 Business Management Trip

S4 Business Management students embarked on another trip to Mackintosh at the Willow. They were able to tour the building and learn about how it operates as a social enterprise. Students also received a talk from Glasgow entrepreneur Celia Sinclair. They then attended the exhibition to learn about Miss Cranston, a Scottish entrepreneur who started her business empire in 1909. Pupils were inspired by her determination to succeed at a time when women were not allowed to go out without a chaperone. Finally, pupils received a lovely afternoon tea and were able to choose from 26 different teas.

S3 pupils:  Engineering the Future for Girls – Strathclyde University

Applications are now open for female school pupils in S3 for the University of Strathclyde’s Engineering the Future for Girls – Virtual Programme 2022.

Full information is available on the Engineering the Future for Girls website:
https://www.strath.ac.uk/engineering/outreach/engineeringthefutureforgirls/

The deadline to apply is Monday 7 March 2022.

As part of the S3 Options programme young people in S2 will meet with their Principal Teacher of Pupil Support for an options interview on Tuesday 15^th February. Please discuss and sign the final options form, issued today in school, with your young person prior to their options interview.  It is essential that pupils bring their signed final options form to the meeting on Tuesday.

How to have meaningful career conversations with young people – Thursday 27 January 2022

Parents and carers can learn more about the power of having meaningful careers conversations with their young person on a free webinar later this month.

Careers Advisers, Kay Hume and Mhairi Galashan, from Skills Development Scotland will talk about the key things to remember in steering career conversations. They will offer hints and tips as well as introduce parents and carers to My World of Work.

Following their online presentation, there will also be an opportunity to ask the Advisers questions to support your career conversation planning.

Parents and carers can register for our session here: https://meaningfulcareerconversations.eventbrite.co.uk

PTA Monthly Draw
This month, the PTA are going to have four prizes worth £200. Prizes will include vouchers for The Cartvale in Busby, Gifted and Eat Deli in Clarkston as well as Mr MacGregor’s in Netherlee. If you’ve already bought tickets, thank you. If you’d like to buy tickets or purchase more to increase your chances they’re available on ParentPay. Good luck.

Williamwood High School Annual Chess Tournament

Our chess tournament kicked off again last week for the first time since 2020!  We have 35 keen competitors who will be playing match games every week for the next few months to find the top player in the school. S1 to S6 pupils all stand a chance and it’s a great way to meet new people and also improve your chess skills with a wee bit of a competitive element.  Well done to S6 pupils Eilidh and Jonah for organising this year’s tournament, as well as S2 pupil Abhi for volunteering so enthusiastically to get involved with the management of it this year.   Good luck to all players!

Excellence Award – Business, Computing Science & Psychology

In December, BICT teachers were asked to nominate one student within the faculty who has really made an impact throughout the first term. These young people have worked hard, demonstrated kindness and shown a real commitment to self-improvement. We are very proud of each of them and we take this opportunity to congratulate them on this award. Each student received a certificate in class yesterday.

Aila (S1)
Logan (S1)
Erin (S3)
Kirsty (S3)
Adam (S3)
Bobby (S3)
Natasha (S4)
Lachlan (S6)
Nicholas (S4)
Mei Mei (S6)
Manthan (S3)

Our next round of Excellence Awards takes place in March 2022. Well done everyone!

PTA 12 Days Of Christmas

Tension is building. The PTA’s 12 Days of Christmas raffle has started. Included in the first week’s prizes are vouchers for Clarkston Candle Company, Stamperland, Creature Comforts and Italian Bistro, Greenbank and Gifted, Clarkston.

Tickets still available on ParentPay right through to 20th December.

15th November – Helping you save energy at home 45 mins
22nd November – Love food, Hate waste 1-1.5 hours
29th November – Discover Renewables-45 mins
6th December – Embracing Greener Travel-45
As we are all aware, the spotlight is currently on Glasgow as COP26 takes place in the hope of addressing the climate emergency.
This year according to the UN, there seems to be ‘a unique urgency’.
With COP26 being so prominent, perhaps it has made us all think about things we could be doing a bit differently to help alleviate our impact on the environment. It can feel overwhelming and a lot of us are at a loss at what to do and where to start.  Clarkston Community Council thought that if we could each try to do even one thing
a bit differently, any change may feel more effective if it can happen as part of a community wide climate pledge.  So to help get us started, we have arranged a series of 4 free workshops to help us all
understand what the issues are as they relate to us as individuals and how we can best  address them.  The workshops will be given by Home Energy Scotland, which is a Scottish Government Programme. They will take place at 7.30 p.m. on Monday evenings at Greenback Church Hall. You are welcome to attend one or all of the workshops.
We also hope to create an information and resource library, with general resources but also local initiatives, businesses and resources which are relevant to anyone living in Clarkston.
If you would like to attend any of the workshops, , please let us know by the Saturday before by commenting below, dropping us a message or e-mailing us at clarkstoncommunitycouncil@gmail.com
Please note, COVID -19 measures will be in place, including social distancing and wearing a mask.

We are moving onto block two of our support groups. These support groups are designed to help build confidence, manage anxiety and improve resilience. There are also groups that would help with social and emotional interaction.

Our support groups promote our school values of Fairness, Ambition, Integrity, Respect and Responsibility.

If you think this is something that would be beneficial to your child, please follow the link below which will give you a bit more information about each of the support groups on offer as well as how to sign your child up.

Please make sure you have a discussion with your child before signing them up to any group, so that they are in agreement to signing up.

If you require any more information on this please contact Mrs Macphee, Principal Teacher of Pupil Support.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/public/Williamwood/uploads/sites/70/2021/11/01123515/Support-Group-Info-for-Parents-November-2021.pdf

We are hoping to recruit new members to join the Eco Committee. We meet every Wednesday lunchtime at 12.30pm in F&TT. Please watch the video to find out more.

The Eco Committee.

Message from PTA

If you want a chance to win a £50 voucher for The White Cart in Busby while raising funds for your PTA remember to purchase your £5 voluntary draw ticket available on ParentPay.

This year the PTA are hoping to purchase a defibrillator that will be positioned at the back of the school for anyone using the outdoor facilities.

Tickets purchased by Wednesday 29th September will be entered into the first draw which will take place on Thursday 30th September. If you’re not the lucky winner this time, there’s still nine draws to go and your ticket is entered into each one.

Tickets purchased after the draw dates will be entered into subsequent draws.

Good luck.