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Expressive Arts

SCOTTISH CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL SUCCESS

The school’s sax ensemble rehearses weekly, in preparation for multiple performances throughout the year. The full range of the saxophone family, from alto to baritone, is used in the ensemble. Under the direction of Woodwind Instructor, Chris Cruickshank, the ensemble performs both classical and contemporary repertoire. Members of the group also perform with the school’s concert band and various North Lanarkshire Council music groups. This year the group competed in the Scottish Concert Band Festival on Saturday 30th November where they received a Gold Plus award. This is a fantastic result as it is only their first time participating in the competition. We now look forward to seeing them compete in the finals in Perth in March 2020.

Languages and Literacy

BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND

The school library recently celebrated Book Week Scotland 2019 by inviting pupils and staff to a reading lunch in the library on Wednesday 20th November. The lunch was an opportunity for staff and pupils to share their love of personal reading whilst taking some well-deserved rest and relaxation in the middle of a hectic school day. Staff were also invited to recommend a book of their choice to pupils in an attempt to communicate the message that everybody reads, not just the librarian. Staff members recommended a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction titles and were given a poster outlining their choice which they were asked to display in their classroom or office for pupils to see.

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UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW EARLY SECONDARY PROGRAMME

The University of Glasgow recently visited the school on Wednesday 30th October to deliver their Early Secondary Programme to our S1-S3 pupils in the assembly hall. Pupils participated in a series of workshops geared to get them thinking about their future employment and helping them to make informed subject choices to ensure they all reach positive post school destinations.

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TAM COWAN VISIT

Former pupil Tam Cowan visited the school last week on Friday 1st November to be interviewed by our budding S6 journalist Jay Blakeway. Tam happily answered all of Jay’s questions about his career as a writer and presenter whilst also offering some invaluable advice about the industry and how to break into it. Tam and Jay were pictured in-front of the school’s fantastic developing the young workforce wall display in the school foyer.

Whole School News

OPEN EVENING

The school hosted a very successful open evening on Tuesday 22nd October. This event invited parents/carers and pupils from our cluster primary schools and current S1 and S2 year group and aimed to highlight what Braidhurst can offer young people in terms of their education, the wider school community and also the steps the school are taking to ensure that our pupils reach a positive destination when they leave.

Those in attendance began their evening in the school assembly hall where they could speak with staff and find out information on a variety of topics, including school clubs, our developing the young workforce programme, and pastoral support.

Groups were then taken on a guided tour of the school by senior pupils with parents/carers and pupils visiting departments and discover what pupils experience in each area of the school.

Whole School News

INTER-HOUSE POTTED SPORTS

The school’s annual inter-house potted sports competition took place on Friday 11th October. Pupils represented each of the four houses in their year groups and navigated their way around a potted sports course.

The final results were as follows:

  • S1 winner – Morven
  • S2 winner – Lorne
  • S3 winner – Lorne
  • S4 winner – Atholl.
Expressive Arts

Mental Health Art competition

A group of pupils from the school’s art department entered the recent Mental Health Art competition run by the Scottish Mental Health Foundation. The pupils worked extremely hard and utilised their creativity to develop their illustrations, which were then judged by health professionals. The art competition asked pupils to explore the theme of ‘A Day in the Life’ for young people with long term physical or mental health conditions.

The school was delighted that one of our pupils, Eunice Onwubiko, was the overall winner of the competition and was awarded the top prize of an iPad. Well done to Eunice for her amazing line drawing. She was presented with the iPad by Iain French and Natalie Keil from the Mental Health Foundation. A thoroughly deserved win for her. All the work will soon be displayed in a travelling and online exhibition.

(story updated 27/10/19)