The Chatelherault Cohort group of Guide Dog volunteer puppy walkers brought guide dog puppies Albert, Questa and Nesta to meet first year pupils’ at Coltness High School on Tuesday 20th October.  The puppy walkers are frequent visitors to the school and the pupils thoroughly enjoy finding out how the puppies begin their Guide Dog career from the age of 6 weeks to about 13 months while they stay with them. The puppy walkers play an important role in the pups’ development and prepare them for their formal training as guide dogs. They play such an important role in the pups’ development and the young people love to hear about it. This is a picture of Margaret with some of the pupils and her guide

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Inspired by the fantastic efforts of the Scotland Rugby team in the recent World Cup?  S1 Touch Rugby club starts this Thursday lunchtime in the sports barn.  All S1’s are invited to attend the session led by Alan Lynch, Dalziel Rugby coach.  If you are interested in attending please come along on Thursday with your PE kit.  Any questions please see Joanne Cuthbertson, Active Schools Coordinator. Written by J.Cuthbertson

S4 Football Results – Report by Reece Palmer, 4A2 With Coltness looking to improve from the previous week’s poor performance, the game started evenly with both sides struggling to create chances in a tightly packed midfield. It had to take something special to break the dead lock but that was on the card as Euan Scott (Coltness & Airdrie United) played an exquisite back-heel through to Coltness new boy Jamie Staniard who rifled home for 1-0. The drastic momentum switch caught St Margaret’s off guard and they found themselves picking the ball out of the net after Euan beat the keeper himself. St Margaret’s then produced a great save from Robbie Gardner as some tidy play from their left winger saw him beat

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Mr Pettigrew is the Zombie Poetry Reading Champion of Coltness High School! To celebrate National Poetry Day on the 8th October 2015, several teachers from Coltness High School participated in a Zombie Poetry Reading competition. Mr Pettigrew had stiff competition from Mrs Duncan, Miss McAndrew, Mr McInally and Miss Wilson. Their poetry reading skills were very impressive but the judges voted Mr Pettigrew as the winner. Mr Pettigrew will hold the title of Zombie Poetry Reading Champion of Coltness High School for one year and hopefully will try to defend his title next year on National Poetry Day 2016. Written by Mrs Leckie.  

Coltness High School are delighted to announce that they are now offering Higher Photography as part of their Senior Phase Course Choice for the first time this year. As a new incentive, pupils were given the opportunity to visit one of Scotlands most incredible landmarks, The Kelpies in Falkirk. This opportunity enabled pupils to capture inspiring images and develop their skills and knowledge as photographers in unknown territory. Miss Finlayson, Miss Angus and Mr Cifelli of Art&Design were thoroughly impressed with the pupil response and behaviour throughout the trip. The images produced will contribute towards pupil course work and will be exhibited later on in the year.   Written by Ms Finlayson  

St Andrew’s Hospice 6K Run and Fun Run Another year and another very successful 6k around Strathclyde Country Park. Yet again our pupils and staff came out for this wonderful local charity and all 70 had a great day as they joined schools from around Lanarkshire take part in this fun, but also competitive race. Congratulations to Daniel Bartlett 4A2, the fastest boy, Lucy Cairns 5S2, the fastest girl and to Mr Johnston, the fastest teacher from our school. If you have not already sponsored one of our runners there is still time. All sponsor money should be given to Mr Pettigrew before the October week holiday.

Library Mascot Rachel McGuire, 1L2, was chosen as the winner of the Design a Super Librarian competition back in August. Mrs Canning from the Home-Economics department offered to bring ‘Jimbob the Bookworm’ to life and Rachel is pictured here receiving him at the start of Mrs Canning’s HE lesson last week. Mrs Canning’s daughter helped to make him and they are both producing another one to be our school library mascot. Duncan Fleming, the runner-up is standing next to Rachel and the pupils of 1L2 are also pictured. PTA Fundraisers On the evening of Thursday 19th November the Coltness High School PTA are having their annual Christmas Fayre, which will run from 6pm till 9pm. Please come along and support this or you

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There will be a non-uniform day on Friday 9th October 2015, any pupils wishing to take part please bring in £1.  

Rachel was the winner of the Design a Super Librarian competition.  Mrs Canning offered to make Jimbob the Bookworm character and this is a picture of her receiving him at the start of Mrs Canning’s HE lesson this morning.  Mrs Canning’s daughter helped to make him and they are both producing another one to be our school library mascot. Written by Mrs Leckie.  

There is an article doing the rounds on social media just now which originates from the Daily Record about the number of exclusions in schools. Coltness is mentioned in this article, it however dates back to 2009, and the data included in it is from 2007/08. Why this has appeared on social media 6 years later I have no idea. Written by Mr McGilp.