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.
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BRAIDHURST PARENTS’ GROUP PSYCHIC NIGHT
The Braidhurst Parents’ Group Psychic Night is fast approaching. The event will take place in Motherwell Football Club’s Centenary Suite on Thursday 24th November 2016 at 7 pm for a 7.30 pm start. The highlight of the night is sure to be the two sessions delivered by a medium from the Psychic Centre in Glasgow which will give guests the chance to connect to the spirit world. There will be an interval in between sessions where guests can enjoy tea, coffee and cakes plus a raffle with fantastic prizes will be drawn on the night. Tickets cost £5 and can be purchased in person at the school or by calling 01698 274999. The event will raise essential money for the school fund.
REMPLOY WORKSHOP
Last week a group of 12 pupils from S4-S6 enjoyed an information session with Remploy; the UK wide organisation who provide employment placement services for disabled people. As part of the school’s ‘Developing the Young Workforce’ program, pupils listened to a talk on how Remploy can support them throughout the process of leaving school and finding a job in terms of ensuring that they have the right skills and experience.
S2 CERAMICS ELECTIVE
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.
S1 NEWSLETTER ELECTIVE
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!
HIGHER FRENCH IMMERSION DAY
A group of Higher French pupils from Braidhurst High School took part in a French Immersion Day at the Alliance Francaise in Glasgow last week. They were accompanied by their French assistant, Miss Juliette Lucas, and travelled together by coach from the school. A number of activities were organised for the students in order to improve their linguistic skills of speaking and listening. In addition, they had the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of French culture and current popular French music. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event and were grateful for the opportunity to meet pupils from other schools in the North Lanarkshire area. Overall, the event helped pupils become more confident conversing in the language and enabled them to find out about aspects of life in France which are relevant to their Higher French course syllabus.
P7 SCIENCE MORNING
Ninety nine primary seven pupils from four different primary schools enjoyed a fun morning filled with different scientific experiments at Braidhurst High School. The event involved twenty two sixth year pupils demonstrating, explaining and leading the younger children through the various activities. The primary pupils had a great day with one stating, “I had a brilliant day, it was interesting and the sixth year helpers were great. I would like to do it all again”. This was down to the senior pupils’ excellent communication and organisational skills. Many of the primary pupils commented on the kindness and words of encouragement offered by the S6 pupils.
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