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PSHE Newsletter WB 19.8.19

• • Inaugural Family Mass – 7pm on Thursday 29 August 2019
  • S1/S2 Disco – 7pm on Thursday 5 September 2019
  • Vocations Mass – Tuesday 10 September 2019
  • S2 Sponsorship Event – Thursday 19 September 2019
  • Interim Reports Issued – Friday 20 September 2019
  • Active Girls Day – Friday 4 October 2019
  • Ski Trip Information Evening – 6pm on Thursday 7 November 2019
  • Music from the Movies – 7pm on Thursday 7 November 2019
  • S2 Information Evening – 6pm on Thursday 14 November 2019
  • Christmas Market – 6pm on Friday 29 November 2019
  • S2 Ceilidh – Thursday 12 December 2019
  • Christmas Carol Service and Concert – Thursday 19 December 2019
  • S2 Ski Trip – Saturday 11 January to Saturday 18 January 2020
  • Valencia Information Evening – 7pm on Tuesday 4 January 2020
  • Careers Evening – Thursday 27 February 2020
  • Life Group Afternoon Tea for Life – Saturday 21 March 2020
  • Dance and Gymnastics Show – Wednesday 25 March 2020
  • Fashion Show – 6pm on Thursday 26 March 2020
  • Life Lenten Service – 7pm on Thursday 26 March 2020
  • Spring Concert – 7pm on Thursday 2 April 2020
  • Ardeche Information Evening – 7pm on Thursday 14 May 2020
  • Full Reports Issued – Friday 15 May 2020
  • S2 Parents’ Evening – Thursday 11 June 2020
  • Ardeche Trip – Thursday 18 June to Friday 26 June 2020

   

  School Calendar 2019-20

School Holiday Dates 2019-20

Well done to the following new S2 pupils who have been rewarded for their hard work and skills in Science to date by being recognised as ‘Science Superstars.’

Class	Successful Learner 1	Successful Learner 2	Effective Contributor 1	Effective Contributor 2
1A	James Dalton	Stelli Coyne	Bried McBride	Samantha Howie
1B	Patrick Doherty	Sarah Innes	Beth Armstrong	Patrick Reilly
1C	Maeve Sweeney	Jake Powell	Christopher James	Covadonga Varon Seijo
1D	Alena Bhatti	Esme Dougall	Manus McGrogan	Jack McFadden
1E	Pranav Aluri	John Anderson	Millie Ross	Emily Darroch
1F	Orla Conroy	Samuel Sheridan	Joseph Harvey	Olivia Darroch
1G	Aimee Dalton	Hajra Mahmood	Zayan Amanat	Antonio Carlo
1H	Sam Bryant	Roisin McLaughlin	Alana Connolly	Munib Azim
1J	Matthew Jackson	Ewan Menzies	Erina Smith	Christopher Tunn
1K	Stephen McManus	Madeline McNee	Eesa Khan Din	Lucia DeMarco
1L	Christopher O’Reilly	Annabelle Nordmann	Freeja Nolan	Max Rodgers
1M	Moosa Sheikh	Kiara Osman	Paul Lyons	Ismail Salim
1N	Grace Docherty	Selina Martin	Adam Abbasi	Natalia Carroll
1P	Colm Donnelly	Krish Bhasin	Elle Dollin	Labecca Chishti
1Q	Alessandro Pesiri	Mia Wilson	Ryan McBride	Grace Whyte

All new S2 locker holders should ensure their locker is emptied with the door left open and the padlock secured on the door.

The deadline for this is Friday 22 June.

Failure to do so will result in Padlocks being cut off and the locker reclaimed by the School.

This week all new Second Year pupils were given a copy of the Saint Ninian’s Primary Essay Competition Booklet that marked the Centenary of Catholic Education.

During 2018 the young people of Primary 7 from our associated primary schools, Our Lady of the Missions, Saint Cadoc’s, Saint Joseph’s and Primary 6 pupils from Saint Clare’s, submitted an essay on one of the titles below as part of our commemoration of the ‘1918– 2018 Centenary of Catholic Education in Scotland.’ The topics were:

1. The motto of Saint Ninian’s is “Floreat Iuventus” which means “Let Youth Flourish”. How has your Catholic education helped you to flourish?
2. Describe a teacher who has cared for you and inspired you to become a good person.
3. Why is it important for us to learn about Jesus and the Church?
4. Growing in responsibility.
5. Why I pray.
6. How I put my faith into action.

The booklet containing all of the essays can be viewed here:

Saint Ninian’s High School Centenary of Catholic Education Primary Essay Competition Booklet

Please find attached the letter prepared by HM Inspectors following the inspection of our school:

St Ninian’s High School

The Summarised Inspection Findings (SIF) have also been published today.

The letter and SIF are available on the Education Scotland website at https://education.gov.scot/.

The Director of Education has been sent the letter which has been distributed, to senior officials, the convener of the Council’s Education Committee and the local councillor.

The letter and SIF are accessible online for staff, members of the Parent Council, parents and carers and other interested members of the public.  The DHTs will bring the letter to the attention of their Year Group.

A paper copy of the letter and SIF is available from the school office.

My thanks and deepest appreciation to the young people, parents, staff, local clergy, and our wider educational partners for your valued contribution to the Inspection

Kind regards

John Docherty

Peer Awards give pupils the opportunity to recognise their fellow pupils talents in four categories:  Successful Learner, Effective Contributor, Responsible Citizen and Confident Individual.

On Thursday 30 May we held a special assembly to present the awards.  Congratulations to all of the winners and runners up who were presented with their awards by Monsignor Monaghan.

Well done to the First Year girls who took the opportunity to attend the University of the West of Scotland SmartSTEMs Active Conference on Tuesday 28 May.

With a shortfall of STEM graduates in the UK, particularly women, in the engineering and technology areas, University of the West of Scotland and SmartSTEMs recognise that we must continue our efforts to inspire and support the progression of females, into both STEM related education and employment.

The event programme included guest speakers and interactive workshops.  The experience for the girls was challenging, inspiring and lots of fun!

 

 

Well done to our First Year pupils who have all completed a basic First Aid course delivered by the British Red Cross.

The course itself is designed to help young people learn first aid through engaging videos and case studies, using realistic scenarios to explore the feelings of people in need of assistance, helpers, bystanders, or friends and family in different first aid situations.

All First Year pupils will receive their certificates this week.

Congratulations and well done to our S1 pupils who were awarded Badges of Excellence for their high levels of Effort, Behaviour and Homework during their first year in our school.

Aliya Ahmed (1a2), Isaac Akinyemi (1a9), Pragna Aluri (1a10), Pranav Aluri (1a4), Zayan Amanat (1a5), John Anderson (1a4), Beth Armstrong (1a2), Munib Azim (1a6), Areeba Babar (1a10), Hannah Barrett (1a3), Sophie Barrett (1a10), Ava Bell (1a3), Kurtis Bennett (1a10), Krish Bhasin (1a10), Alena Bhatti (1a3), Jessica Blackmore (1a5), Sarah Bone (1a6), Jamie Bowes (1a3), Hannah Boyle (1a2), Sally Bradley (1a2), Meghan Burns (1a4), Katie Callaghan (1a3), Grace Cameron (1a9), Natalia Carroll (1a9), Rebekah Cent (1a4), Labecca Chishti (1a10), Cameron Clancy (1a3), Alana Connolly (1a6), Orla Conroy (1a4), David Creighton (1a9), Olivia Darroch (1a4), Rebecca Darroch (1a5), Evie Deehan (1a4), Aidan Docherty (1a10), Patrick Doherty (1a2), Elle Dollin (1a10), Erin Donaldson (1a4), Esme Dougall (1a3), Eva Drummond (1a1), Katy Drummond (1a7), Eoin Duffy (1a10), Alexander Duncan (1a2), Pearse Duncan (1a4), Francesca Dunn (1a4), Luke Dunseath (1a10), Amna Farid (1a5), Lauryn Fay (1a4), Amaya Fee (1a7), Eva Finnigan (1a7), Juliet Flanagan (1a10), Ailey Fraser (1a1), Rosie Fraser (1a3), Jack Gallagher (1a6), Sarah Gallagher (1a8), Ciara Gannon (1a7), Matteo Gomez (1a10), Jack Gormley (1a6), Serafina Green (1a5), Taha Hafeez (1a4), Claudia Hamill (1a8), Ava Hannah (1a4), Haaris Haq (1a8), Kate Harvey (1a1), Millie Harvey (1a2), Nuala Houston (1a9), Amna Hussain (1a7), Anthony Igoe (1a5), Aoibhinn Inglis (1a9), Sarah Innes (1a2), Yousuf Javed (1a5), Orlagh Kelly (1a9), Ismael Khan (1a5), Catherine King (1a5), Milena Krizova (1a6), Eve Lawson (1a9), Ellen Leahy-Kelly (1a2), Sarah Lindsay (1a1), Danielle Livingston (1a2), Paul Lyons (1a8), Paul MacKinnon (1a6), Hajra Mahmood (1a5), Niamh Markey (1a8), Niamh Martin (1a7), Lori McAllister (1a3), Sarah McCargo (1a8), Keira McCue (1a8), Orla McDonald (1a9), Jack McFadden (1a3), Neve McGlashan (1a2), Manus McGrogan (1a3), Ella McHugh (1a5), Orla McIlwham (1a4), Neilla McIntyre (1a4), Niamh McIntyre (1a5), Lucie McLaughlin (1a8), Orla McLaughlin (1a10), Roisin McLaughlin (1a5), Martha McMahon (1a6), Madeline McNee (1a7), Ewan Menzies (1a6), Abi Monaghan (1a8), Calum Morrison (1a3), Lucy Moynihan (1a7), Isla Mulholland (1a3), Olivia Mulligan (1a3), Freeja Nolan (1a7), Annabelle Nordmann (1a7), Christopher O’Reilly (1a7), Galen Paterson (1a6), Bethany Patterson (1a2), Alessandro Pesiri (1a10), Jamie Pollock (1a3), Katie Porter (1a6), Jake Powell (1a2), Juwairiyah Rahmat (1a9), Eva Reilly (1a9), Lewis Ritchie (1a5), Millie Ross (1a3), Romaan Shahrukh (1a5), Areej Shaukat (1a5), Samuel Sheridan (1a4), Hollie Sinclair (1a3), Emily Slater (1a9), Erina Smith (1a6), Finlay Spooner (1a4), Sophie Stewart (1a4), Rameen Sumdani (1a5), Maeve Sweeney (1a2), Philippa Taggart (1a1), Eva Terry (1a9), Christopher Tunn (1a6), Eliza Turner (1a5), Ava Wallace (1a2), Daniel Whyte (1a4), Grace Whyte (1a10), Zara William (1a10), Mia Wilson (1a10) and Mhairi Zing (1a6).