PUPIL BULLETIN – WEEK COMMENCING 16-04-18

PUPIL BULLETIN – WEEK COMMENCING 16-04-18

GOOD TEACHING & LEARNING ALERTS We are all given time to discuss our work with the teacher. 2018 KILTWALK Please support Mrs Taggart in the 2018 Kiltwalk from Glasgow to Loch Lomond. Take part in the “Design a Kilt for Kiltwalk” competition to help raise funds. Entry fee is £1 with the best designs winning a great prize of art materials. Collect entry forms from Mrs Taggart, ML2. Deadline: Friday 27th April. Proceeds go to Teapot Trust which provides Art therapy to chronically sick kids in hospitals in the UK.

Double Yellow Lines

Thursday 5th April saw the much awaited double yellow lines being put down in the school car park. I would ask that all members of the school community heed these lines and do not park in this area. This is to ensure the safety of all members of the school community.             Written by Mr McGilp.      

Lunchtime Library Pupils

Today the last Cadbury’s Crème Egg knitted chick was sold by the ASDAN pupils’ who have been fundraising for Guide Dog’s Scotland. Their final total will be revealed soon. Thanks to everyone who bought them.  

PUPIL BULLETIN – WEEK COMMENCING 26-03-18

PUPIL BULLETIN – WEEK COMMENCING 26-03-18

GOOD TEACHING & LEARNING ALERTS We get the chance to discuss tasks with our neighbour as this helps our understanding and builds our confidence. LANGUAGE PUPIL OF THE MONTH Winners for January & February were Kai Dickson 1S2, Emma MacNicol 1A1, Leah Trainor 1L1 & Abby Clarke 1L2. The focus for March is Talking skills! Are you practising your talking skills in class by reading aloud, using target language to ask for things, actively participating in conversation tasks. If so, it could be you! Good Luck! SPANISH SUPPORTED STUDY For all S4 and S5/6. Thursdays 3:45pm-4:45pm ML2 with Mrs Taggart LANGUAGE LABS S1-S6. Wednesdays 3:00pm-4:00pm ML3 with Mrs Smith – help/support & advice on class work and homework.

Welcome

Everyone at the school would like to welcome PC Paul McWhinnie to the team. Paul will be based between here and St. Aidan’s over the course of the week. He is a part of a bigger roll out of “School Community Police Partnership Officers” across almost all secondary schools in North Lanarkshire. Paul will be involved in such things as delivering our PSHE programmes and will be a great asset to our team to continue to deliver high quality education to the young people of the Wishaw area. Written by Mr McGilp.

British Transplant Games – Youthlink Awards March 2018

British Transplant Games – Youthlink Awards March 2018

At the recent Youthlink awards in Glasgow, two of our senior pupils, Evan Bridges and Jordan Marshall were recognised for their involvement in the #Transplant Stories Project (North Lanarkshire) team which came runners up in the The Digital Youth Work award (Sponsored by Sky Academy) “It was a truly eye-opening experience – one that I will never forget.” That’s what Evan had to say about the #TransplantStories digital team at the 2017 British Transplant Games. This unique partnership between the University of the West of Scotland and North Lanarkshire’s Community Learning and Development youth work team saw 11 young people from schools, employability hubs and Modern Apprenticeships come together to learn new digital skills. Over 12 weeks, the youth work team ran sessions on online

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PUPIL BULLETIN – WEEK COMMENCING 19-03-18

PUPIL BULLETIN – WEEK COMMENCING 19-03-18

GOOD TEACHING & LEARNING ALERTS We are encouraged to ask for help, do our best and not give up. S1 SPONSORED WALK A reminder for S1 pupils to collect their sponsor money for the S1 sponsored walk on the afternoon of Wednesday 28th March. All funds to go towards the PTA and the “WE walk for Water” charity. LANGUAGE PUPIL OF THE MONTH Winners for January & February were Kai Dickson 1S2, Emma MacNicol 1A1, Leah Trainor 1L1 & Abby Clarke 1L2. The focus for March is Talking skills! Are you practising your talking skills in class by reading aloud, using target language to ask for things, actively participating in conversation tasks. If so, it could be you! Good Luck! SPANISH SUPPORTED STUDY

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