News, information and achievements for S2 pupils, parents and staff 2019-20
On Friday 17 May the first of the S1 Carfin trips took place. Pupils enjoyed visiting the Grotto and finding out about the growth of our faith. Thank you to Father Patten who celebrated Mass with us in the Glass Chapel.
On Wednesday 15 May all First Year pupils attended an interactive performance called Bin It! delivered by the Rapport group. The aim of the show is to help students understand why it is important to take personal responsibility for correct litter disposal by raising awareness of the environmental costs and social issues surrounding discarded litter.
In addition, First Year pupils have participated in ‘litter sweeps’ over the last few weeks around the school grounds and in the surrounding streets.
Thanks to all schools who participated in our 6th annual Shirley Roberts Memorial Football Tournament on Monday 13 May.
All seven schools from across East Renfrewshire competed in the tournament and enjoyed an excellent day. This year’s winners were St Ninian’s High School B who won the final on penalties versus St Ninian’s High School A.
A huge thank you to our special guest and former pupil Lewis Smith (Hamilton Academicals) who presented pupils with their medals.
Thank you also to Anna McLaughlin who assisted with the running and refereeing of the tournament.
On Friday 10 May a hurricane hit Haiti causing widespread devastation to the local infrastructure!!!! Don’t worry the First Years took care of it with their Rapid Response!
Rapid Response is a cross-curricular activity involving the entire S1 year group. It took place over eight days and culminated in an activity day on Friday 10 May, where pupils were split into groups and set a series of challenges to complete.
Pupils played the role of Rapid Response engineers who helped the people of Haiti to restore some of the basic elements including shelter, water and communications.
Throughout the tasks pupils learned about team work, emergency first aid, emergency water purification and emergency shelter construction. The aim of the Rapid Response challenge is to increase pupil’s confidence, communication and motivational skills leading them to become confident individuals, successful learners, effective contributors and responsible citizens.
Many thanks to all pupils, parents and staff who attended the S1 Parents’ Evening on Thursday 9 May.
Many congratulations to the S1 A and B netball teams who came first and third in the East Renfrewshire Schools’ Netball Tournament held in Saint Ninian’s on Thursday 9 May.
A fantastic performance from the girls!
Congratulations to the following pupils who were awarded pupil of the month in Computing:
Joseph Chrystal (1a8)
Mia Wilson (1a10)
Covadonga Varon Seijo (1a2)
Jed Daly (1a5)
Erina Smith (1a6)
James Mowat (1a9)
Bried McBride (1a1)
Meghan Burns (1a4)
Well done to the St Ninian’s High School First Year pupils who represented East Renfrewshire at the Glasgow Music Festival on Sunday 10 March. The following ensembles all won their respective classes on Sunday at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall:
ER Schools’ Junior String Orchestra
Beth Armstrong (1a2), Rebekah Cent (1a4), Serafina Green (1a5), Laura James (1a1), Catherine King (1a5), Niamh McIntyre (1a5), Eliza Turner (1a5), Zara William (1a10)
ER Schools’ Funstring Orchestra
Names to follow.
ER Schools’ Junior Concert Band
Aidan Donnelly (1a6), Colm Donnelly (1a10), Emily Slater (1a9)
ER Schools’ Intermediate Choir
Joy Curran (1a2), Catherine King (1a5)
On Thursday 28 February we welcomed all First Year pupils and their parents and carers to launch the S1 Choice Programme for this year.
Many thanks to all pupils, parents and staff who attended.
Below is the introductory presentation plus the S1 Choice Booklet which has lots of information and advice plus descriptions for each subject.
Throughout the Choice Programme if you have any questions please direct them to your child’s Pastoral Support Teacher.
