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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.

BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND

The school library recently celebrated Book Week Scotland with a number of events including a series of S1 pupils Jamie Scallan and Briana McLeod interviewing staff about their reading habits and favourite books, the launch of our Reading Lunch club with staff and pupils gathering in the library to enjoy their food and a good book in golden silence, and finally a podcast was recorded with pupils, Eleanor Day (S5), David Blair (S3), Craig Young (S2) on the subject of “the book that has changed our lives.” The events were organised by school librarian Mrs Scott and were used to promote reading for pleasure amongst staff and pupils.

DRAGON’S LAIR

The Dragon’s Lair final was held on Tuesday 13th November in the Antrium Centre in Coatbridge and out of 6 finalists Braidhurst were represented by 2 teams. Entrepreneurs  for ‘Educate Me’ were Finlay Anderson, Iona Eldhose and Rebecca Nevans  who designed an app to educate children in all aspects of their learning by providing additional support and skills to improve their knowledge and understanding of a subject.  The app would also include video tutorials, timetable, planners, games and prompters. Supernova – Solar Mower entrepreneurs were Ellie Anderson, Ryan Murray and Robbie Tollan who designed a new and improved lawn mower powered by solar energy to combat global warming by depending on reusable energy instead of using fossil fuel. The pupils attended an Information Day where they were advised on the completion of their business plan.  This was submitted 2 weeks later and marked by one of Business Gateway’s Business Advisors.  Out of 19 submissions, Braidhurst was overwhelmed to have 2 teams in the final. After selection, the pupils attended a briefing day regarding their presentation to the Dragon’s and had one week to prepare their pitch.  On the day, the pupils excelled in their presentation skills and dared to enter the dragon’s den for 5 minutes of questions. Although both teams were unsuccessful in winning the title, they were complimented on the exceptionally high standard of their business plans and presentation skills.

Pancakes for Pudsey

The annual Children in Need event ‘Pancakes for Pudsey’ took place in the Hub last Thursday.  Former Braidhurst teacher, Mrs Neilson, made and sold over 250 pancakes during lunchtime, while Hub staff and pupils provided various temptations such as ice-cream cones, popcorn and cakes.  There were also competitions and a raffle.  In total, £415 was raised for Children in Need.

S3 DRAMA – TRON THEATRE

The S3 Drama class were recently working with the Tron Theatre for a two week period where they participated in a range of workshop activities. These activities explored set design and costume as well as lighting. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience and found them educational and fun.