On Friday 15th September the school continued its literacy celebrations with an S1 Literacy Day. The highlight of the day was an author visit from award-winning Scottish author Cathy MacPhail. Pupils were brought to the school assembly hall where they listened to Cathy talk about her creative inspiration and her many books. Cathy was also happy to answer questions from the pupils about her life as a writer. S1 pupils also participated in ‘Literacy across the Curriculum’ lessons during their time at the Modern Languages and Social Subjects Departments. The celebrations were rounded off with a literacy themed quiz which saw S1 representatives from the school’s four house groups test their knowledge of children’s literature, spelling, grammar and general knowledge. All teams participated well but it was Loren house who proved victorious with pupils being awarded a book token and sweets for their efforts.
