There is an exciting opportunity for your business to support our community fundraising project. On Sunday, 19th June, Coltness High School will host an ‘It’s a Knockout’ tournament, where teams will compete in a fun and entertaining inflatable course. Each individual will raise sponsorship money which will go towards our chosen charity: Vision Africa, Give A Child A Future. We are combining our tournament with our Summer Fayre, and so it promises to be a great day of fun for all the community! We hope that local businesses will lend their support, and there are a number of ways in which this could be done: We are looking for ‘sponsors’ of each game. There are 8 games in total. For a suggested donation

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Phew! After a very busy 2nd term with coursework and assessments, all we have to do now is pass exams! Good luck to all our BusinessICT pupils who are sitting their National 5 or Higher exams in Accounting, Business Management, Computing or Admin & IT! Use all the resources that you have been given e.g. textbooks, notes, on-line resources such as Scholar. Remember that you can still contact your teachers during study leave for any help that you may require. Written By Mrs. Bihet  

Cathy MacPhail, author of 45 children’s and teen fiction books, visited 2nd year pupils’ on Tuesday 3rd May. She gave a really interesting talk on how she began her writing career and how she was inspired to write her first book in 1994 after her daughter was bullied. The book was entitled ‘Run Zan Run’ and Cathy says this book changed her life. The pupils were also given a few hints and tips on how to get an idea for a story. Cathy says “I like writing about real-life themes. I always say that for me the real magic is where the idea comes from.” One of the highlights of the visit was a viewing of the trailer from the film ‘Another Me’,

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Free school meal and clothing grants are available. Families entitled to support should complete an application form, these can be downloaded via: www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals Applications relating to the new term will be accepted by First Stop Shops from the first week in May.