Allison Foubister, 1L2, created a new comic book character called Gary the Super Dog and won the 2016 P7 transition competition. The school librarian sets a competition each year for the P7 transition pupils and this year it was to create a comic book character and also provide a brief description or story to go with it. It was difficult to choose a winner as the entries were of a high standard, however Allison produced a great character and storyline to go with her very detailed drawing. The runner-up was Sophie Anderson, 1S1, with her character Alisa the Merif’wa. All entries can be seen in the library. Well done Allison! Written by Mrs Leckie.
Annual Voter Registration Canvass 2016
The Annual Voter Registration Canvass is underway, and residents in Lanarkshire are asked to ensure that they complete the Household Enquiry Forms (HEF) sent to each household. Residents will need to complete the form issued to them and return it as soon as possible to ensure that they will remain on the electoral register and are able to vote in any future elections. The return of the form will also save on local authority money as the Electoral Registration Officer is required in law to send a canvasser to households who do not return the form. When households receive the form, it is essential residents check that their details are correct, amend these details where necessary and send the form back Households are
Re-coursing Post SQA Results
In the past we have arranged a re-coursing day based around the SQA results coming into pupils’ households. This has allowed pupils to make changes to their options that they picked in March based on the actual outcome of their exams and tying this in with their career aspirations. Given that as an authority we are working more closely with the Motherwell, Wishaw and Shotts consortia schools group we feel that doing this re-coursing before the school restarts is not a viable option from this year onwards. This really needs to be done once other establishments have staff available to discuss potential movement of pupils in columns across schools to make sure we fully facilitate pupils wishes/aspirations. Arrangements will be made the first
Sewing Bee
Morbheinn Hendry, Mandy Tsang and Eve Gardiner took part in the Sewing Bee ‘Make a Dress in a Day’ Challenge at Dumfries House. The pupils were asked to design a dress in response to the brief ‘Engineered Geometric’. The pupils had to make the dress using white linen with accents of black. Pupils were also challenged with incorporating a surprise trimming into their design on the day. The design was judged by the sewing bee judges and the award was presented by HRH Prince Charles and Camilla. Not surprisingly, the girls achieved first place with their outstanding design! It was a fantastic achievement and we are all very proud of our excellent fashionistas! Well done girls! A special thanks to Miss Finlayson and
School Online Payment System
Following the approval of the Council’s 2016/17 Budget Savings, transactions charges for payments by credit card will now be passed direct to the customer/service user. If a parent/carer chooses to pay by credit card the transaction charges will be applied at the ‘checkout’ stage of the online transaction. For example, a parent making a credit card payment of £10 towards a school trip would be required to pay a total of £10.16. The approved 2016/17 Budget Savings applied only to credit card transactions. As a result, the Council cannot pass transaction charges for payments by debit card onto parents/carers.
It’s A Knockout!
A massive thank you to everyone who came along to our fundraiser tournament on Sunday. We had a fantastic time, the participants and spectators were wonderful and the ‘banter’ flowed! Congratulations: The winning youth team: ‘Robbie, Matthew n that’. What they lack in imagination in naming their team they made up for in sporting prowess! Well done boys, you were great! The winning adult team: ‘Airdrie Teachers’. The Coltness High Ninja Warriors would like a rematch – some egos have been bruised! But well done on a great effort and getting stuck in! Very well done to all our participants, you can find your final scores in the score board. A great achievement for each and every one of you! Sponsorship Money: For those
Kids Summer Programme 2016
Summer is not far away and NL Leisure has the perfect programmes to keep your kids amused. Multi-Sports Our action packed multi-sports programme incorporates a wide variety of activities ranging from group sports, to face painting & creative fun. NL Leisure Holiday programmes provide a safe and sociable experience for young people that promote a healthy and active lifestyle in a safe and vibrant atmosphere! Age group 5-12 years. Athletics Want to take your child’s passion for athletics to the next level? Our great Athletics camps offer children all the techniques and movements to progress their athletics development. Your child will learn skills from an array of athletics disciplines while keeping fit and having a blast. Age group 3 – 16 years. Dance
Scottish Swimming
2016 School Games Loughborough 1st – 4th September 2016 Kyle Hughes has been selected to compete at this year’s 2016 School Games, to be held in Loughborough. This multi-sport competition pits teams from all over the United Kingdom against each other and athletes from a number of sports are selected to go. Scotland sends two teams, one from North & West and the other from South & East, Kyle Hughes has been selected for the North & West Boys Team. Scottish Swimming have been rigorous in their selection and see this as an opportunity for our younger swimmers to put a foot on the first step of the pathway to high performance. Kyle has shown the potential to make the most of that opportunity and
Scottish Youth Parliament
Motherwell and Wishaw Constituency By-Election June 2016 Go To: http://voting.youngscot.org/Home/SelectElection You will be asked to select from two options Pick North Lanarkshire By-Election You will then be taken to a screen which asks you to key in your 16 digit NEC Young Scot Card number You should then select Motherwell and Wishaw Constituency You will then see a screen with 5 Candidates; tick on the person you want to vote for and then a screen will come up saying confirm vote. Press on this and that’s you voted !
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