PUPIL BULLETIN WEEK COMMENCING – MONDAY 26-10-15

HOUSE ASSEMBLIES ARRAN     –        Thursday 29th October, period 1 LEWIS       –        Tuesday 27th October, period 1 SKYE         –        Wednesday 28th October, period 1 GOOD LEARNING ALERTS We feel part of Coltness High School. NETBALL The new netball season has started and we are still looking for new members to join our teams.  Particularly S1 and S2. If you are interested please come along on Wednesday in the games hall from 2:50 – 4:00pm to begin training.  I look forward to seeing old and new faces.  Mrs Allan (PE) DANCE Anyone interested in dance, we are hosting a school dance show in December and are looking for new dancers to show of their talent and different styles of dance.  Please come along to our rehearsals

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PUPIL BULLETIN WEEK COMMENCING – MONDAY 19-10-15   

S1/S2 & S3/4 BOYS ASSEMBLY S1/S2 – Period 1, Tuesday 20th October 8:50am – 9:00am S3/S4 – Period 1, Tuesday 20th October 9:30am – 9:40am LATECOMING – SCHOOL STARTS AT 8.50AM The warning bell is at 8.47am, the second bell is at 8.50am, pupils should be IN CLASS to start work at 8.50am. GOOD LEARNING ALERTS We take pride in our work and our new school building.

PUPIL BULLETIN WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 21-9-15

SCHOOL STARTS 8.50AM The warning bell is at 8.47am, pupils should be in class to start work at 8.50am. ASSEMBLIES ARRAN – Thursday 24th September, Period 1 LEWIS – Tuesday 22nd September, Period 1 SKYE – Wednesday 23rd September, Period 1 CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS All class photographs will take place during Year Group Assemblies this week. All pupils must ensure that they are smartly dressed in full school uniform. Thank you. The Yearbook Team. GOOD LEARNING ALERTS We are all given time to discuss our work with the teacher. COLTNESS HIGH SCHOOL NEWS TEAM Mrs Duncan is looking for pupils with an interest in journalism and PR to join the Coltness High school news team. This is your opportunity to highlight the issues that

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Hall of Fame – Campbell Rae

Campbell started his rugby career at Stirling County RFC and played all the way through the age groups to the 1st XV. During this time he played for Midlands Schools U15, U18. Glasgow U18. Caledonian Reds U21. Scottish Schools U16. Scotland U18 and U21. In 1998 he signed a professional contract with Fylde RFC in England. In 2000 he started pre-season with Australian side Eastern Suburbs before a serious shoulder injury meant that he was out of Rugby for 2 years. One positive outcome of the injury was being in the right place at the right time to work at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where he worked as an assisstant manger at the Beach Volleyball in Bondi Beach. On returning to the UK

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Hall of Fame – Hannah Stone

Academic Achievement Attended Coltness High from 1998 – 2002 and left with 1 general level and 7 credit level Standard Grades (Maths, English, French, German, Physics, Modern Studies, Music all credit and chemistry general) Studied A levels after moving to England- English Language (C), Music (D), French (E) Gained a 2:1 in International Relations from London Metropolitan University in 2007 MSc from Stirling University in Sport Management in 2013 Research Assistant for the Stirling Uni School of Sport in 2013 Employment Hannah worked for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games as a transport co-coordinator for Press & Media Hannah now works as a Community Coach for London based charity London Youth Rowing. She works with 10 schools in south west London introducing pupils to rowing, organising

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SQA Exams

The SQA’s personal Timetable Builder app is available for download. This app allows you to Create your own personal timetable, add SQA exams and add non SQA custom exams. Add notes, display exam times as either a list or calendar and send timetables to your e-mail. Integrate into other calendars (eg. Google calendar, Outlook) and view help, guidance and study guides. If you would rather have a copy of the  Exam Timetable for 2015, then just click the link.  

Pupils get fit for arctic expedition

This post was taken from NLL news page. NLL supports trip of a lifetime to Greenland A group of pupils from Wishaw are training hard for an expedition to arctic Greenland, with the help of North Lanarkshire Leisure. The adventurers, aged 14 to 18 years old, have been given free membership of local gyms to ensure they are in peak physique for the trip, which will see them trek up to 10km a day while pulling their own equipment along an ancient Inuit trail. During the October break, 19 pupils from the two schools spent a week at the sportscotland outdoor learning centre, Glenmore Lodge in Aviemore, beginning their training for the Polar Academy. The youngsters will be split into two groups, the

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Polar Academy

19 pupils from St Aidan’s High School and Coltness High School travelled to Sportscotland Glenmore Lodge in Aviemore during the October week. These pupils are all part of the Polar Academy, which is an initiative founded by explorer Craig Mathieson. This group is split in to two teams, the Expedition Team who will be trekking to the Arctic circle next April to explore some of the most remote places in Greenland. Whereas the Leadership Team, as well as being reserves for the expedition, will be delivering outdoor activities to schools across North Lanarkshire.