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Languages and Literacy

EASTER FUN – MODERN LANGUAGES

The Modern Languages Department ran its annual Easter Egg competition last week and, as usual, entries were of a high standard. After much consideration the winners were declared as follows:

First prize –  (S1) Amy McCoull – Les oeufs qui brillent!

Second Prize – (S2) joint entry Lucy Lawrence and Gemma Baird  – Des oeufs au café.

Third Prize – (S2) Thomas Hogg- Le nid de Robin.

Commended were: Melinda Tamas, Lisa Blair,  Marc Leslie, Aaron Cairns, Jamie Kinnen, Rhys Brown, Zakk Crawford, Jamie Rowlands, Oliwia Marek, Charlotte Hemmings, Jade Brennan, and Braidhurst’s multi-talented classroom assistant Mrs Sweeney with her entry ‘La Reine des Coeurs’ (The Queen of Hearts).

All entries received a certificate, chocolate egg and house points.

Health and Wellbeing

HEART START

Three forth year pupils recently received certificates to mark their successful completion of the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Start programme. The pupils were very keen to experience the course which they attended after school. They are now proficient in CPR, recovery position, dealing with suspected heart attacks, chocking and bleeding. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the course and appreciate how useful it may be in their lives.

Expressive Arts

DARCI BURNS

S4 pupil Darci Burns recently accompanied the North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band to the ‘Big Apple’, New York City, to take part in the annual ‘Tartan Day’ parade on Saturday 6th April. This is a fantastic achievement by all the pupils and staff involved, who not only marched down Sixth Avenue as part of the parade procession, but also brought Grand Central Station to a standstill with their rousing version of, amongst other songs, ‘Scotland the Brave’, and appeared on national American television, ‘Fox and Friends’. Well done to Darci on a phenomenal achievement and experience.

School Sports

S3/4 NETBALL

On Thursday 28th March the S3/4 netball team were in action once again in a semi-final match against St Andrew’s High School. The Braidhurst side won the match with ‘Player of the Match’ being awarded to S4 pupil Lauren Buddy.

Whole School News

NL DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

At the recent North Lanarkshire Dance Championships, held on Thursday 28th March, twenty Braidhurst pupils competed at the event. The overall level of dancing on display was outstanding with one group several of the girls winning gold and another gaining silver medals in the Hip Hop category. Well done to all the participants!

Social Studies

MODERN STUDIES – VISIT TO SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

On Thursday 21st of March S4 Modern Studies pupils visited the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh.  The parliament educational staff put on a brilliant programme. On arrival the class participated in an interactive quiz about Holyrood and the powers it possesses. They then witnessed a lively and topical First Minister’s Questions.  The class noticed the skill of the First Minister when giving responses to questions, observing the tactics used to shed a positive light on the work of the government whilst tackling any criticism. One example was when a question surrounding drug related deaths in Scotland and the approach they are taking to tackle this.   Liz Hamilton MSP asked a question around social media and the harm it causes to teenagers, especially the mental health and self-esteem of teenage girls, which generated much discussion once back at school, with a pupil promising to raise the issue of deeper education about the harms of social media within PSHE at the next pupil council meeting. Lastly, the pupils met with Graham Simpson MSP and had the chance to question him about life as an MSP and his views on various matters.  The pupils behaved impeccably and engaged well. They were a credit to the school, and received compliments from members of the public on the high standard of conduct shown.