Calderhead High School will be holding a talent show on Monday, 18th December 2017 at 7pm to raise funds for the Beatson Cancer Charity. This event has been organised by our senior pupils and many of our talented pupils will be participating. There will be singing, dancing, bagpipes, and much more – it’s an event no to be missed!
Tickets priced at £2 are available from the school office.
Pupils are also encouraged to wear Christmas jumpers to school on Tuesday (19th December) in exchange for £1 to raise funds for the charity.
Book Week Scotland is a national celebration of books and reading. Initiated by the Scottish Government and supported with funding from Creative Scotland, Book Week Scotland is delivered by Scottish Book Trust. The theme for Book Week Scotland 2017 was ‘nourish’.
We successfully bid from funding which enabled us to organise a visit by the poet, Jenny Lindsay. Jenny visited our S3 and S4 pupils during Book Week Scotland and explained how reading fiction and poetry can help your mental health. She also spoke about how creating your own work can be massively beneficial. The pupils had an opportunity to try writing their own poetry and we were very impressed by the results! The school was also able to buy some books to add to the ‘Shelf Help’ section of the library, which contains books on health and well-being, including mental health issues such as exam stress and anxiety.
S4 pupils recently attended the Skills Scotland Glasgow event at the SECC in Glasgow to get some information about future careers and opportunities. There were a number of stands and seminars offering careers advice and information on jobs, volunteer opportunities, careers with the armed services, traineeships, apprenticeship schemes and many other opportunities.
Pupils also had the chance to try many activities, including building a wall, plumbing a tap and wiring a light bulb/doorbell; using an augmented reality demonstration to look for technical data on cars and identifying the engine and transmission components; working with glass and metal at the City of Glasgow College arts and crafts stand; designing fashion accessories using upcycled materials; driving an articulated dump truck, controlling a tower crane and steering a truck and trailer using Go Construct’s plant and construction simulator; using a raspberry pi selfie roulette app; and trying The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow’s virtual reality laparoscopy simulator as used by trainees surgeons.
Pupils recently participated in a writing competition with Young Writers, an organisation which aims to encourage and inspire children to engage in creative writing. Their ‘Welcome to Wonderland’ challenge asked students to write a story about a fictional world using just 100 words. We are delighted to announce that S2 pupils, Kenzie and Jennifer, were successful and their stories will be included in a book which will be published next year. Well done, girls!
Mr Purdie’s S3 Modern Studies class have been learning about poverty in the UK and the need for food parcels to be donated to help people in need. They have decided to organise a food bank collection for the local Trussell Trust Food Bank, which is based in Airdrie. With help from the Food Bank Committee, the class has organised assemblies, created posters and raised awareness of this issue.
Donations will be collected in school on a house basis with house points being awarded to the house raising the most items. Pupils can make their donations by placing items in the appropriate house box situated to the rear of the social area.
Pupils have asked if the local community could also help with the appeal. S3 pupil, Aiden said: “It would be great if you could help by donating non-perishable food items such as tinned and dried foods like pasta, cereals, rice, tins of soup and powdered milk.” Items can be handed into the school office.
We have been delighted to welcome Primary 7 pupils to the school over the last few weeks as part of our initial transition process. Pupils have participated in classes in Art, English, Maths, Music, Modern Languages, PE and Science and learned more about Pupil Support at Calderhead High School. Senior pupils (and MVP Mentors) Jay Casserly, Caitlin Smith and Callum Mathieson talked about the Mentors in Violence Prevention scheme in school and how we promote positive relationships at Calderhead. Pupils also got a chance to visit the school Library.
Many of the pupils come from our four feeder primaries and we have been impressed by their excellent behaviour and eagerness to become part of the Calderhead High School community.
Open Evening
Parents, carers and families also had an opportunity to visit the school on the evening of Tuesday, 21 November and were able to tour the classrooms, gyms, social areas and library and speak to staff. Thank you to our senior pupils who acted as guides.
We are proud to say that Calderhead High School is a member of the Royal Society’s Associate Schools and Colleges Network. The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering, and medicine. The Society aims to recognise and support excellence in science.
Pupils in our book group recently participated in a judging panel for the Royal Society’s Young People’s Book Prize. We were given a shortlist of six books to read and evaluate and the pupils greatly enjoyed considering the books and awarding points based on a number of different criteria, such as ease of reading, layout, interest, and the appeal of the book. Most points were awarded to “Robert Winston’s Home Lab” which proved extremely popular with the pupils, and the science department, who tried some of the experiments detailed in the book. Physics teacher, Mr Jack, attended the award ceremony for the Book Prize at the Glasgow Science Centre on Monday, 20 November 2017 and the subsequent reception and planetarium show.
Mr Robertson, Head teacher, was delighted to participate in an Education Forum organised for the Outward Bound Trust at Buckingham Palace during the October break. He was one of 200 people invited by Prince Andrew, Chairman of The Outward Bound Trust, to take part in the event on 16th October.
The Outward Bound Trust is a learning charity which equips young people with social and emotional skills through learning and adventure outdoors. Staff and pupils recently attended an Outward Bound Leadership course at Loch Eil Centre in the Scottish Highlands.
At its meeting on 7 November 2017, North Lanarkshire Council’s Education Committee agreed to consult to increase the qualification for entitlement to free school transport for secondary school pupils from more than 2 miles from their residence to their catchment school to more than 3 miles from their residence to their catchment school.
Please see the attached letter and the North Lanarkshire Council website for more information about this proposal and how you can get involved with the consultation process.
The Outward Bound Trust is a learning charity which equips young people with social and emotional skills through learning and adventure outdoors. Staff and pupils recently attended an Outward Bound Leadership course at Loch Eil Centre in the Scottish Highlands. The Centre is situated on the shores of the loch, near Fort William, and is the Trust’s most remote outdoor education centre. Shortly after arriving, staff and pupils enjoyed a jog and a dip in the loch, although the water was even colder than expected! They tried a number of different activities over the weekend, including abseiling and hill walking. The Spider’s Web Activity was great fun and everyone enjoyed the toasted marshmallows. Our staff and pupils had a wonderful time and learned much from the experience.
Calderhead High School will be holding a talent show on Monday, 18th December 2017 at 7pm to raise funds for the Beatson Cancer Charity. This event has been organised by our senior pupils and many of our talented pupils will be participating. There will be singing, dancing, bagpipes, and much more – it’s an event no to be missed!
upils recently participated in a writing competition with Young Writers, an organisation which aims to encourage and inspire children to engage in creative writing. Their ‘Welcome to Wonderland’ challenge asked students to write a story about a fictional world using just 100 words. We are delighted to announce that S2 pupils, Kenzie and Jennifer, were successful and their stories will be included in a book which will be published next year. Well done, girls!
Mr Purdie’s S3 Modern Studies class have been learning about poverty in the UK and the need for food parcels to be donated to help people in need. They have decided to organise a food bank collection for the local Trussell Trust Food Bank, which is based in Airdrie. With help from the Food Bank Committee, the class has organised assemblies, created posters and raised awareness of this issue.
Mr Robertson, Head teacher, was delighted to participate in an Education Forum organised for the Outward Bound Trust at Buckingham Palace during the October break. He was one of 200 people invited by Prince Andrew, Chairman of The Outward Bound Trust, to take part in the event on 16th October.
