Monthly Archives: October 2011

S4 Work Experience Week

S4 pupils are all experiencing a week in a work placement this week.  Examples of these work placements are

Veterinary Assistant, Trainee Mechanic, Football Community Coach, Healthcare , Finance Processing Assistant, Trainee Plasterer, Beauty Therapist, Legal Administrator Assistant, IT Assistant, Dental Assistant, Hospitality Assistant, Nursery Assistant, Chef Assistant, Recording Studio Assistant, Trainee Metal Fabricator, Retail Assistant, Assistant Glazier, Airport Assistant. 

We all hope our S4 enjoy this wonderful opportunity and would like to thank all our supporters for giving our pupils the chance to experience a work placement.

Faraday competition

A team of S2 pupils went to St Luke’s High School last week to take part in the Faraday Engineering Challenge Day, competing against the other ERC secondary schools. The challenge for the pupils was to build a mechanical system which would be controlled electronically and was capable of moving a cup of water a distance of 20 cm. There was an emphasis on team work and how well they worked together. Our team consisted of Ross Nisbet (Team Leader), Christopher Patrick (Accountant), Kerry Gubbins and Fraser Lundie (Electrical Engineers) and Scott Maneely and Nicola Miller (Mechanical Engineers). They first had to create a design sheet then buy the necessary materials from a shop, managing their budget carefully. The equipment then had to be built and a video was created. They were interviewed about their work during the building process and then finally had to demonstrate their manufactured product to the other groups and the judges.

Halloween Party Winners

Wendy Rutherford (Black Swan) William McKay (Mad Scientist) and Rebecca Ziola (Sonic the Hedgehog) were all winners at our Senior Halloween Party on Thursday evening.  120 senior pupils wore fantastic costumes and the  judges found it difficult to pick 3 winners.  A big thank you to the S6 Fund Raising Team for organising their first event of the year.

Halloween Parties

S4/S5 and S6 Halloween Party is on Thursday 27 October from 7.30 pm until 10 pm in the Senior Cafeteria.  Only pupils who have a ticket will be admitted.  Cost of the tickets are £3.50 available from the S6 Fund Raising Committee (see Laura Neilson).

The S1 and S2 Halloween Party will be held on Tuesday 1 November from 7 pm until 9 pm and again tickets can be purchased from the S6 Fund Raising Committee (see Laura Neilson).  No tickets will be sold at the door. Advance purchase is necessary. This party will also be held in the Senior Cafeteria.

Maths Challenge

Barrhead High School came 3rd in East Renfrewshire’s Maths Challenge in which all 7 Secondary Schools took part in.  Our Team consisted of (from left to right) Neil MacCuish and Shannon Peacock (S3) Olivia Ross and Jamie Weatherston (S4).    Congratulations.

Charity Fundraising

Cheyenne Hodgson in S5 is raising funds for her trip to Botswana in the summer of 2012 by selling wonderful cup cakes to staff and pupils at Barrhead High School.  This trip is being organised by the Scout Association of which Cheyenne belongs to 3rd Barrhead Scout Group.  So far Cheyenne has raised £1,600 mainly from the sale of cupcakes – we wish her well.  If any organisation wishes to support Cheyenne and purchase these cupcakes please contact Mrs Crawford (Depute Head) at Barrhead High School.

In-service Training Day

Staff will be involved in training in the following areas today:

CFe principles into practice

CFe reporting using new Tracking and Monitoring Package

Literacy Group will meet with Mr Beaton

Principal Teachers and Faculty Heads will meet with Mr Sinclair