In the run up to Christmas staff were asked to donate £5 to the Malawi fundraising project and get creative by designing and decorating their room door. Five pupil judges individually scored each door out of a total of 30 points (maximum of 10 points for each of creativity, originality and Christmas Spirit). All five judges’ scores were then added together with Mrs Reilly, classroom teacher of Performing Arts, announced as the deserving winner. Honorable mention should go to Ms Donnelly and Mrs Hunter in second and third place respectively.
ST ANDREW’S HOSPICE
To support St Andrew’s Hospice the school has delivered a range of fundraising activities throughout the year, including a staff book swap, a Christmas tree where staff could post their season’s greetings in lieu of sending Christmas cards and a sale of items at lunch time in the foyer which was run by senior pupils. All proceeds raised were sent onto St. Andrew’s Hospice to support their fantastic work.
CHRISTMAS BOXES
Fundraising for Malawi was recently combined with helping out the local community as pupils and staff were asked to donate tins and non-perishable goods which were to be used in Christmas hampers gifted to local residents. Pupils and staff were also invited to wear their Christmas jumper on Friday 14th December with all money donated going towards the Malawi project fund.
XL BAKE SALE
Forgey foods has come to town! The XL class recently organised a bake sale as part of their Enterprise unit to achieve their Prince’s Trust Award. The ‘company’, known as Forgey Foods, sold a selection of tasty, home baking and bought in ‘high end patisserie’ treats to staff at interval in the staff room on Thursday 13th December! The boys were very proud of their work and of having the opportunity to serve staff some delicious refreshments.
CHRISTMAS PANTO – IT’S ONLY A FAIRYTALE
This year the school put on a Christmas show with a difference – its very own pantomime ‘It’s Only a Fairytale’, which took place on Thursday 13th December. Pupils performed to a sell-out audience who all thoroughly enjoyed the show which was filled with dance, song and drama, including a fantastic choral piece from our primary school choir. Well done to everyone involved.
S5 & S6 Prelims 2019
Click here to download prelim timetable
BRAIDHURST HIGH SCHOOL
S5/6 EXAMS 2019
Notes for pupils
It is your responsibility to;
- Check with your teacher which levels you are going to sit.
- Check the timetable and highlight which exams you are going to sit.
- If there are any exams on at the same time then see Miss Anderson.
- When you are not in an exam you will follow your normal timetable, bring all necessary equipment (books, jotters, PE kit etc). There is no study leave.
- Register as normal in the morning then report to the exam room. In the afternoon report directly to the exam room.
- Check the seating plan before entering the exam room.
- Leave bags and jackets at the side of the exam room.
- Ensure you have the necessary equipment; pens, pencils, ruler, rubbers, calculators etc.
- Ensure all electronic devices including mobiles are switched off and away from your desk.
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival: LANARKSHIRE
Opportunity for Festival Involvement
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival is one of Scotland’s most diverse cultural events, covering everything from music, film and visual art to theatre, dance, and literature. The annual festival will take place in venues across Scotland from the 6th – 26th May 2019, aiming to support the arts and challenge preconceived ideas about mental health. This year is the 13th year of the festival with the theme of CONNECTED.
The festival reminds us all, that mental health is important to all of us and we must all value and look after ours and others mental health. Being, involved, creative, connected, learning new things are very important to our mental health and therefore the festival is for all of us. The festival also aims to promote positive attitudes towards mental health and mental illness.
Despite the fact that most people will have some personal experience of mental ill health, stigma, discrimination and inequality experienced by people, young and old, who have or have had mental health care needs is common place within our society.
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival provides a platform to challenge, engage and explore the issues and themes around mental health.
The Lanarkshire festival steering group have met to discuss plans for the 2019 Lanarkshire festival. The group have agreed they would like to offer schools the opportunity to develop an arts
programme, whether that be art, drama, poetry, short story or other form of art or a variety of different arts. The festival team have a small amount of funding available that could support the school’s with showcasing their creative development during the festival in May 2019.
Creativity is well recognised for its potential to heal people, express hidden emotions, reduce stress, fear and anxiety, and promote a sense of autonomy. Engaging young people in the arts can inspire
and motivate, opening up new possibilities for creative expression and imagination. It can stimulate a young person’s ability to question and connect with the world around them, and nurture positive aspirations, confidence and the capacity for autonomous critical thought. It can also help young people to develop the resilience to manage challenging life circumstances.
Arts projects in schools can be used to raise awareness of mental health issues and challenge stigmatising attitudes. Arts experiences challenge young people’s sense of themselves in a very different way to formal education, providing different opportunities for young people to explore their identity, skills and abilities. As a consequence, young people report a sense of enjoyment and
achievement in creating art. They also demonstrate greater levels of motivation, improved self-esteem, self-awareness, resilience and community engagement. Many evaluations of arts interventions document their effectiveness in re-engaging young people.
Sellman, E. with Cunliffe, A. (2012)
If your school would like to be involved in the 2019 Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival please could you respond to me by Friday 11th January 2019 ( susan.mcmorrin@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk), Either myself or someone from the festival team will be happy to come out in January to discuss your ideas & support you where we can.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards
Susan
Susan McMorrin
Senior Health Promotion Officer, NHS Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire Mental Health Arts Festival Coordinator
On behalf of the Lanarkshire SMHAF Steering Group
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