The Library Murder Has Been Solved! Thank you to all the pupils who entered the Book Week Scotland Murder Mystery Quiz. All the winning entries were entered into a prize draw and Leigha Rigby, 1A1, was drawn as the winner of the £10 gift voucher and a selection of books. Leigha discovered that Miss Forrest, Home Economics teacher at Coltness High School has been apprehended and charged with the murder of Mr Rae, PE teacher at the same school. It is alleged she murdered him by putting poison in a batch of newly baked cakes. Apparently Mr Rae was a great lover of fancy cakes and could not resist eating them when he thought no one was watching! The theme of this year’s Book Week Scotland was
Career Education: A World of Possibilities
Please find attached a copy of the Career Education in a Nutshell guide which will be sent to every home of a school age child from January. Kirsty Byrne Careers Adviser
Staff v Pupil Netball Competition – 27th November
There will be a Staff v Pupil Netball Competition on Friday 27th November at lunchtime in the Games Hall. Tickets cost 50p each and all funds will go towards new equipment!
S4 Prelim Exam Timetable
Exam Timetable Dec 2015 S4 Prelim Exam Timetable 2015
Book Week Scotland – 23rd-29th November 2015
During Book Week Scotland, people of all ages and walks of life will come together in libraries, schools, community venues and workplaces to share and enjoy books and reading. The theme this year is ‘Journeys’ and at Coltness High we are celebrating the event by holding a few activities: Staff and pupils will share stories of a journey they would like to take and what reading material they would take on the journey. The pupils will be taking a ‘journey’ down the Reading River There will be a murder quiz Free Scottish Book Trust Journey books Written by Mrs Leckie.
Swimming
Congratulations to Kyle Hughes who has been selected for the Scotland Squad to swim in the British National Para-Swimming Championships in Manchester, everyone at Coltness High wishes him all the best in this venture! Written by Mr McGilp
BBC Children in Need choir
On Friday, we had 9 pupils from the school involved in a UK wide BBC Children in Need choir performance made up of several individual choirs from across the county. BBC London cut to the Glasgow choir towards the end of the performance and, for a brief moment, the pupils were shown live on UK TV. However, on Saturday evening there was a specific BBC Scotland programme where the Glasgow choir was given a lot more airtime. I’ve included the iplayer link below. It was a fabulous experience for the pupils and a massive thanks to Shonagh for organising this and working with the pupils. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06pjldy/bbc-children-in-need-2015-scotlands-best-bits First choir performance at 19 minutes Second choir performance at 1 hour 4 minutes Written by Mr.
Abby Green in S2 was the winner of the poetry competition that I organised for National Poetry Day on 8th October. The theme this year was ‘Light’ and if you haven’t had a chance to read Abby’s poem displayed in the library please click on the link below. https//makingmakars.wordpress.com/ Written by A.Leckie
North Lanarkshire Swimming Championships
Nine S1 to S6 pupils took part in the North Lanarkshire Swimming Championships at the Tryst Leisure Centre on Wednesday 4th November. Mia Rae, Alex Millar, Jessica Dunn, Amy Taylor (S1), David Cringles, Alex Taylor, Kerri Thorburn (S3), Craig McRoberts (S4) and Jodie Thorburn (S6). Great effort and performances were displayed by them all with notable PB’s and Scottish qualifying results recorded. Craig and Jodie secured bronze medals in the 100 and 200m front crawl and the 100 and 200m breast stroke respectively. Well done to all and good luck in the Scottish in January. Written by J. Cuthbertson
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