On Monday the 28^th of November Higher Modern Studies, History and Geography pupils had the opportunity to meet with their MSP, Clare Adamson.  All pupils approached the opportunity enthusiastically, relishing the chance to ask thought provoking and challenging questions.  Mrs Adamson was engaging, taking the time to listen to and answer the questions of pupils.  Lauren McKinstry, S6, said; “It was really interesting having the opportunity to ask an MSP the questions young people want to know, and finding out the roles they have and their different views on the local area.”  Linzi McFarlane, S6, also said; “I enjoyed the visit from our local MSP.  I found it very helpful because it gave me the opportunity to get information about the issues that I feel are important.  As always all pupils were a credit to Braidhurst High School.

The Braidhurst Parents’ Group hosted a successful Psychic Night fundraiser at Motherwell Football Club’s Centenary Suite last Thursday evening.   The event was attended by over 100 guests and included a session from a medium, refreshments and an excellent raffle.   Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and most importantly the group raised over £800 for vital school funds.

A group of S4 pupils, who are part of the Achieve course, decided to organise events to raise money for charity.  The first of these events was a Staff Vs Pupils football match.  The event was held at lunchtime, with pupils paying £1 to witness the spectacle.  This turned out to be a great success with £84 being raised.  This will be split between St. Andrew’s Hospice and the Les Hoey Dream Maker Foundation.  Well done to all involved.  The pupils hope to follow this up in the future with a charity quiz event.

The first group of S2 pupils have just completed their Ceramics elective course in Art & Design.   They thoroughly enjoyed developing their tea-light design based on undersea creatures.   They hand built their pots using a coil building method before having them glazed fired.   A selection of their sketchbook work has been mounted in a display for all to see their superb work.

The first group of S1 pupils who had chosen to compile the termly Braidhurst Newsletter as their elective subject completed their task last week and will now move on to their next choice of class.   Throughout the term, the pupils have engaged in a number of activities in order to produce the outstanding newsletter which has been issued to pupils and parents.   Using their research, teamwork and interviewing skills, the pupils were able to report on aspects of Braidhurst life such as the new S1 intake, new teaching staff, the House and School Captains, the French and German assistants, the Sports; leadership Awards ceremony and the Braidhurst Fun Run, amongst many other events.   To complete their project, all pupils also produced a PowerPoint presentation, detailing the process and their experiences of producing the newsletter, these were shown to the Head Teacher, Mrs Carolyn Rooney.   In addition, the pupils also produced a PowerPoint presentation on ‘An Ideal Day in the Life Of …’ to encourage them to use their imagination and to access ICT in order to extend their knowledge of world geography and history.   All pupils thoroughly enjoyed working on the newsletter and they have set very high standards for the next elective group!