S1 French pupils have been learning all about Halloween in France.   Although not celebrated to the same extent as in Britain, the French have begun in recent years to organise activities to mark this special day.   Yann Koebel, the French Assistant, prepared power point presentations to introduce the various Halloween vocabulary used in French, and pupils took part in French online games and quizzes on the theme of Halloween.   Posters were made for the Modern Languages corridor and the classroom walls.  Activities were extended into the Modern Languages for Life and Work class in Upper School and they researched how German people celebrate Halloween and its similarities to the German festival of ‘Walpurgisnacht’.   Spooky!!

A group of pupils studying Higher German at Braidhurst High School travelled to Glasgow last week to take part in a German Immersion Day organised by the Goethe Institute.   The group worked with students from other schools in the division and engaged in a number of purposeful as well as fun activities in the foreign language.   They played various games in German, and attempted to deliver tongue twisters in the foreign language, which is no easy task!   They also conversed with young German people to discover more about the culture and music of modern day Germany.   Braidhurst pupils were assisted by their German Assistant, Mr Tim Sentz, who works with the pupils in the Higher German class for part of the week.   All pupils thoroughly enjoyed getting to know other young people out with their own school, as well as having the opportunity to practise their language skills and extend their knowledge of various aspects of Germany today.

The school hosted a Senior School Information Evening for all pupils, parents and carers to focus on overcoming the exciting challenges that are faced by pupils in S5 & S6.   A series of informative presentations from senior pupils covered topics such as study skills, volunteering opportunities, work experience as well as relevant SQA information.

The Under 18 football team started their season with a dominant performance in the Scottish Cup.   Playing Balfron High School away from home the Braidhurst team were always on top although they struggled to convert their dominance into goals until Jamie Leslie slipped past the defence to score.   Despite maintaining their pressure Braidhurst lost the next goal but with penalties looming David Thomson found space in the box to fire home giving Braidhurst a well-deserved 2-1 victory.

The S3 parents’ evening took place on Tuesday 28^th October from 4.00 – 6.30 pm and was very well attended.   The evening was the first chance parents have had to find out about their child’s progress in the new SQA National Qualifications.   The staff were delighted to take this opportunity to furnish the parents with accurate information on individual pupils and display examples of their work.

The S4 parents’ evening is next being held on Tuesday 10^th November from 4.00 -0 6.30 pm.   We would like to extend a warm welcome to all parents of pupils in S4 and encourage them to attend this very important meeting and have the opportunity to discuss with class teachers the progress of their child.