Our entire S1 year group were recently involved in a major initiatives, funded by the school’s Pupil Equity Fund, where each pupils was given a free P.E kit. This not only reduces the cost of the school day, but also helps to get more pupils involved with Health and Wellbeing activities. The Pupil Equity Fund team are carrying out excellent work within the school to challenge poverty and remove any barriers to achievement.
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SCIENTIST OF THE MONTH
Our Science department recently launched a ‘Scientist of the Month’ rewards programme which recognises the fantastic commitment and enthusiasm of our S1 and S2 scientists.
Our first S1 recipients were: Emy Brandt, Cody Grant, Bekki McMahon, Emily McCallum, Aurora Wilson, Milosz Sliwinski, and Chloe Williamson.
Our S2 recipients are: Danielle McCluskey, Amy McCoull, Jennifer Delpero, Emily Findlay, Dainis Sroms, Naomi Tong, and Kyla Helpburn. Well done to each of the pupils for this achievement.
EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES
The European Day of Languages took place on Thursday 26th September, and pupils took part in various educational, fun activities in the Modern Languages department. S1 pupils enjoyed putting their general knowledge to the test on countries, capital cities and flags. They also competed in an Inter-house competition of ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’ on European culture with 1A and 1R winning the most points for their house group.
S2 pupils got competitive in the European quiz with questions relating to sports, music, and culture among many other things. 2M were the winning house group in this quiz. Pupils in S3 were given the task of choosing a word or phrase and translating it into as many European languages as possible. Well done to Shannon Crawford who won best poster with the phrase ‘never give up’.
Teachers around the school also celebrated the day wearing badges that said hello in various European languages. We had a Guess the Language competition where pupils had to find teachers wearing the badge and identify the language. Congratulations to Mary Onwubiko in S4 who won the competition! Well done to all pupils for taking part!
Mental Health Art competition
A group of pupils from the school’s art department entered the recent Mental Health Art competition run by the Scottish Mental Health Foundation. The pupils worked extremely hard and utilised their creativity to develop their illustrations, which were then judged by health professionals. The art competition asked pupils to explore the theme of ‘A Day in the Life’ for young people with long term physical or mental health conditions.
The school was delighted that one of our pupils, Eunice Onwubiko, was the overall winner of the competition and was awarded the top prize of an iPad. Well done to Eunice for her amazing line drawing. She was presented with the iPad by Iain French and Natalie Keil from the Mental Health Foundation. A thoroughly deserved win for her. All the work will soon be displayed in a travelling and online exhibition.
(story updated 27/10/19)
OPEN EVENING 2019
Braidhurst High will hold an Open Evening for P6 and 7 pupils and parents, and S1/2 pupils and parents, on Tuesday the 22nd of October, between 4-6.30pm. It will give pupils, and their parents, a chance to see around the school, meet staff and participate in activities. All staff would be delighted to welcome you to Braidhurst High, a school where pupils are supported in their aspirations, to help them achieve excellence. 
READ TO SUCCEED
On Thursday 19th September a group of ten S1 pupils, accompanied by school librarian Mrs. Scott, attended the ‘Read to Succeed’ closing ceremony at St Ambrose High School. Pupils from across North Lanarkshire were brought together to celebrate the importance of reading and the many ways it can positively enhance their future careers.
The event was compered by author Keith Charters and included a keynote speech from Dan Freedman, the author of the highly successful football series ‘Jamie Johnson’, which has been televised for the CBBC channel. At the end of the ceremony each pupil was gifted a signed copy of ‘Born to Play’ by Dan Freedman, from the council’s Learning Hub, and had the opportunity to pose for a group photograph with Dan and their new books.
U18 SCOTTISH CUP
It was a great result for our U18 Boys in the first round of the Scottish Cup away to Bishopbriggs Academy. Four goals from Alistair Small, two from Kyle Semple and one from Max McGuigan, led to a fantastic result for Braidhurst.
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