News, information and achievements for S2 pupils, parents and staff 2019-20
Well done to all S2 Biology pupils who took part in the Edinburgh zoo trips throughout October which focussed on aspects of the environmental S2 Biology topic, “Planet Earth – Biodiversity”. Pupils had the opportunity to learn about biodiversity in different ecosystems from expert staff as well as having the opportunity to attend the zoo itself.
The East Renfrewshire Council S2 Standardised Assessment Programme in English and Mathematics will start week beginning Monday 11 November 2019. As you are aware East Renfrewshire Council carry out Standardised Assessments to track the progress of pupils from Primary 1 to the end of Second Year.
Below are the specific arrangements for the preparation and implementation of the assessments in the English and Mathematics which are in line with the other secondary schools in East Renfrewshire.
These tests will take place over 3 periods for both subjects on the following days:
Mathematics: Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 November 2019
Pupils will prepare for the assessment by working through the required skills with their teacher after the October break.
English: Friday 15, Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 November 2019
There are three Close Reading passages which are linked by topic but derived from different genres of writing. For example, the passages may be sourced from fiction such as a novel extract and non-fiction such as a newspaper report or a promotional leaflet.
Each class has been working on Close Reading skills in class and will have attempted some homework exercises. This will build up between the end of October and the Standardised Assessment. It may also be helpful to do a little personal reading practice at home with the opportunity to discuss the text and check unfamiliar vocabulary.
If you have any questions about the East Renfrewshire Council S2 Standardised Assessments please contact your child’s Pastoral Support Teacher or Mr Fuchs.
On Thursday 3 October, the S2 Creative Industries class went on a day trip to a number of venues in Glasgow including The Lighthouse (Scotland’s Centre for Design and Architecture), Glasgow Tramway (international arts space), Colab within the Savoy Centre where independent retailers sell their creations, Risotto (risograph print and design studio) and the Gallery of Modern Art.
This was a fantastic trip where the pupils learned and were inspired in equal measure!
More videos from the trip can be viewed here.
On Friday 4 October, all S2 girls took part in the national ‘Active Girls Day’ event. All the girls’ worked very hard in a HIIT session organised by Physical Education staff. Very well done to all!
The Block Test 1 for specific S2 classes will take place on Monday 7 October.
Revision materials are here:
On Thursday 19 September, S2 pupils participated in our annual sponsor event. All pupils accomplished a 2k Fun Run which involved various obstacles, challenges and team tasks.
In total a fantastic and very generous amount of £7165.46 was raised (combined S1 and S2). All of this will go directly towards funding co-curricular activities for our young people.
Congratulations to Miss Briggs S2 class who raised the most amount of money and will be rewarded with the opportunity to attend a trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach in June.
Thank you to all pupils who contributed to these events and all parents and families for supporting them.
The S2A fotball team are playing Barrhead High School (away) on Thursday 3 October, kick-off 4pm.
The S2B football team are playing Johnstone High School (home) on Thursday 3 October, kick-off 4pm.
Well done to Katie (S2) who was awarded the ‘Dancer of the Week’ title this week for her efforts at the dance club.
Well done to the following pupils who were rewarded for having excellent attendance in First Year. All pupils received a certificate signed by the Head Teacher.
