On 21 November a total of 49 pupils made the trip to The Etihad Stadium to watch the Champion’s League group match between Manchester City and Feyenoord Rotterdam. Despite the match only finishing 1-0 to the hosts with a late goal from Raheem Sterling, pupils had an excellent time being close to the action and seeing top stars such as Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne Alistair Small and Rhys Mallinson were triumphant in the traditional bus quiz, winning a match day programme each. Alistair also winning a Manchester City top in the bus raffle. Pupils and Staff had a very enjoyable outing.
Category Archives: Whole School News
S1-S2 READING CHAMPIONSHIP
Reading is at the heart of academic success and helps to develop a robust mental health amongst young people. Braidhurst has risen to the challenge of strengthening the literacy skills of our pupils in lower school by inviting them to participate in a ‘Reading Championship’. This program is run by the school library and delivered as part of the S1-S2 English curriculum. Pupils have good reason to get engaged with personal reading, as the more books they read will lead to certificates, badges, trophies, and a class rewards afternoon involving pizzas and a movie. Pupils have admirably risen to challenge with the majority taking their library book home to read in their spare time and visiting the school library on a very regular basis looking for their next book to devour. Mrs McKenna, Depute Head Teacher in charge of the Pupil Equity fund, remarked that “the ‘Reading Championship’ puts front and centre our belief that literacy goes beyond classroom based activities and assessments and is a skill which enriches our lives on a daily basis. Promoting reading for pleasure is an essential part of our strategy to raise literacy levels across the Broad General Education phase of the school and we are committed to encouraging our pupils by recognising their efforts in this regard.”
Public Meeting: School Transport
North Lanarkshire Council is currently consulting on proposals to increase the qualification entitlement to free school mainstream transport.
All affected children should by now have received a consultation pack. Additional copies are available from the school office should these be required.
A series of public meetings have been organised to cover all the geographic areas of North Lanarkshire. The details of these are below, with all meetings taking place between 7pm and 9pm.
November 21 St Andrew’s High School, Coatbridge
November 22 Clyde Valley High School, Wishaw
November 23 Cardinal Newman High School, Bellshill
November 24 Kilsyth Academy, Kilsyth
November 28 Greenfaulds High School, Cumbernauld
November 29 Chryston High School, Chryston
November 30 St Margaret’s High School, Airdrie
December 1 Our Lady’s High School, Motherwell
Empowering Schools: A Consultation on the Draft Provisions in the Education (Scotland) Bill
Dear Parents
Please click the link below to view a letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. The Scottish Government are launching a consultation on the draft provisions in the Education (Scotland) Bill.
The Education Bill will include a number of provisions to ensure that decisions that shape the education of our young people will be made in classrooms, schools and establishments by people working directly with those young people, their parents and communities.
The consultation will seek views on detailed policy proposals for these issues and will run until 30 January 2018. Responses will inform the drafting of the Education Bill which will be introduced to Parliament during the current parliamentary year.
Road Safety – S.M.A.R.T Parker
ROAD SAFETY – S M A R T PARKER
Chilly weather on the way? Darker mornings and afternoons?Thinking of taking the car to or from school?
Safety Means Always Recognising The dangers!
If you are taking the car to school, please be a S M A R T PARKER!
Police Scotland said in a recent tweet, “In autumn and during the winter months, there are the additional risks associated with poor weather, which adversely affect visibility for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists alike.
If you have to drive your child to and/or from school or nursery, make sure that you park legally, safely and responsibly and well away from the main entrance. Please always consider all other road users, especially children who are walking or cycling to and from school or nursery. Always look out for them.”
ROAD SAFETY CALENDAR COMPETITION
Art and Design pupils are entering this year’s North Lanarkshire road Safety Caldendar competition. The pupils have worked hard this session, developing their slogans and matching designs to spread the work on all aspects of road safety. We have been successful in recent years and are hoping that their hard work this year is rewarded.
FAMILY LEARNING SESSIONS – HEALTHY COOKING
The school recently hosted a very successful ‘Family Learning’ programme where a group of sixteen S1 pupils and their families participated in healthy cooking sessions. The course was funded through the Pupil Equity Fund which is designed to support young people achieve their full potential. The course was organised by Linda McGurk, Home School Partnership officer and delivered by Ms Fox, Home Economics Teacher. Families cooked a wide range of healthy food and spent quality time working together. One parent commented “The family sessions helped me bond with my son at his new high school and will lead to more interaction at home especially in the kitchen”. Braidhurst High School recognises the value of family learning and parental engagement. The school plans to offer more family learning sessions in a wide variety of subjects including Art, Computing and Music.
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