A huge well done to Arran House for winning our merit competition for August! 20 points for your total!!
Our badge focus for September is Ready to Learn and these are our August winners for excellent school uniform!
Keep collecting your merits and badges!!
King’s Park Secondary School were excited to welcome the analytical company Shimadzu in to school today.
They worked with our S3 Chemists and a few of our Caledonia Centre pupils. Pupils participated in a “Who done it?” activity and completed a number of experiments to determine who the suspect was.
A group of 42 pupils from S2 and S3 recently enjoyed an exciting trip with their Graphics, Design & Manufacture, and Practical Woodworking classes to the Forth Bridge Education Centre.
The day focused on a team engineering challenge, where pupils worked in groups to design and build sections of a bridge. Once completed, the individual sections were carefully joined together to create the final structure. This hands-on activity encouraged teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity, with pupils seeing their hard work come together in an impressive finished design.
The trip was organised by Mr O’Donnelly, with fantastic support from Miss Linning, Mr McKenzie, and Miss Stevens. A big thank you goes to the staff for making the experience possible.
One of the highlights of the day was the opportunity to walk the bridges together in beautiful sunshine, giving everyone a chance to admire their achievement as a group.
Well done to all of the pupils involved – a fantastic day of learning, collaboration, and fun!
Our National 5 Drama students visited the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland yesterday for their Juniors Stage and Screen open day.
As we are currently working on our National 5 Production Skills unit, pupils engaged in Production Technology Management workshops exploring Sound, Lighting, Stage Tech and Stage Management.
It was a great day put on by the RCS and our pupils were a credit to us.
Exciting news!! Connected Learning 2.0 is with us and very soon all young people will have a new iPad!
Please have a look at this letter to find out all the information you should need to know. Speak with Mrs McVey or Ms Cook if you have any questions.
School photos will be taken on Wednesday 3rd September for all our pupils. Details of when these will take place will be shared soon. Pupils will go to the assembly hall in House classes when they have been requested to do so.
There are still senior phase college courses available in the courses detailed below. Courses run on a Tuesday and Thursday P5-7.
If you are interested please let your pastoral care teacher know as there will be a change in courses to accommodate.
Clyde College spaces in:
City of Glasgow spaces:
This week, our S1 pupils had their photographs taken for their NEC cards. The NEC card provides free bus travel and various discounts in shops. If any parents need assistance with lost NEC cards, please feel free to contact us.
At the Caledonia Centre, we proudly watched our senior pupils take an important step in their post-16 transition as they began their weekly college placements. The courses included Professional Cookery, Creative Arts, and Hotel Skills. Our pupils have already formed new friendships, and we look forward to hearing more about their college experiences throughout the year.
Finally, we were delighted to welcome Kirsty from the Marine Conservation Society as part of their Education Road Show. We learned a great deal and had a fantastic time.
To find out more about this opportunity please visit https://www.mcsuk.org/news/the-ongoing-success-of-scotlands-marine-education-roadshow/
Last weekend Mailili Williamson in 4L2 was selected to represent Scotland under 15’s Netball team.
She worked extremely hard to gain this selection and had a great experience competing in Wolverhampton.
We are all extremely proud of Mailili and we are sure this will be the first of many Scotland call ups!
This week we hear directly from some of our amazing young and how they have been getting on coming back to school after the summer holidays! We hope you enjoy finding out more about our wonderful school!
Follow this link for most recent information re Attendance that was shared with all our Parents/carers: Attendance Update – August 25
Some of our seniors had a fabulous morning on 5th August when they met with the Cabinet Secretary for Education & Skills, Ms Jenny Gilruth to talk about their plans now they have their results.
A lot of media were represented and our young people were able to share their stories. There are a few links are noted below if you’d like to catch up!
The first edition introduces you to some of our school staff and you can hear how they feel returning to school after the summer holidays! We hope that you will enjoy these videos to find out more about our wonderful school. Coming soon… look out for episode two which will feature some of our amazing young people!
Last week saw our run of performances of this year’s school show, Grease. The run was a total triumph with a huge number of parents, carers, family and friends coming along to show their support for which we are so grateful. Our amazing cast were absolutely phenomenal, making us, the school and themselves proud. They have been working incredibly hard in rehearsals since October and putting in a string of evening and weekend rehearsals over the final weeks which absolutely paid off.
Now for us to start thinking about next year…………
All photography by Masie Speirs (@mai_spe7)
Our Silver Duke of Edinburgh group recently completed their practice expedition along the scenic Greenock Cut in Muirshiel Regional Park.
Blessed with warm and sunny conditions, the team made excellent progress while developing their navigation, teamwork, and outdoor skills. Spirits were high throughout the day as pupils embraced the challenge and enjoyed the stunning views across the Firth of Clyde.
A great day for all involved!
