Parents and Careers Advisers have the opportunity to explore more than 800 courses in 90 minutes at an open evening at New College Lanarkshire.
The event will take place at the College’s Motherwell Campus on Thursday, October 27 from 5pm . For more information, click here.
Calderhead High School pupils participated in the school’s first interhouse cross-country competition on 14th October 2016. Pupils were awarded house points for volunteering and finishing under a set time. 180 pupils volunteered to participate for their house.
The results were as follows:
Congratulations also to the individual medal winners:
S1 Boys: Mark Love (1st), Matthew Phipps (2nd)
S1 Girls: Hailey McGonigal (1st) Emma Louise Pringle (2nd)
S2 Boys: Mark Hamilton (1st), Euan Watson (2nd)
S2 Girls: Ebony McLean (1st), Bekki Ballantyne (2nd)
S3 Boys: Aaron Muir (1st), Aaron Barnes (2nd)
S3 Girls: Kirsty Mitchell (1st), Skye Emslie (2nd)
Open Boys: Jay Casserly (1st), Caleb Hariri (2nd)
Open Girls: Chloe Cairns (1st), Lauren McHugh (2nd)
Please see the Image Gallery for more photographs from the event.
The senior Personal Development class are busy organising an Hallowe’en Party for S1 pupils on Monday, 31st October.
The class were treated to face-painting lessons by Miss Reilly in preparation for the party.
Pupils in the 4th Year Achieve Group at Calderhead High School are taking part in a Community Art Project in Shotts Nature Park in partnership with Central Scotland Green Network Trust, CCI Scotland, and Shotts Nursery. The project aims to tidy up and landscape the area, and help make and design an 8ft x 5ft Green Man mask. The pupils will be working with artist, Shirley Tiscali, and children from the nursery each week.
School holidays will take place from 17th to 22nd October.
Looking for activities for the mid-term break? Click on October Holiday Clubs for more information about NL Leisure’s October Club Programme.
The School Captains and Prefects organised a coffee morning and non-uniform day in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support On Thursday, 22nd September. They also held a “guess how many spots on the cake” competition and raffle, which helped raise £570.45 for this great cause.
Pupils would like to give special thanks to Frames Sweetie shop in Harthill, who donated cakes and money to put towards the funds. Also thank you to Bells the Bakers and Crawford’s Pharmacy, who also gave cakes and loads of great raffle prizes, which were won by the teachers at the school.
Pupils at Calderhead High School helped celebrate National Poetry Day on 6th October. Poem postcards from the Scottish Poetry Library were handed out in the library and pupils enjoyed poetry in the Library, including an impromptu performance from Sahand in S2, who read his poem ‘Bang Bang’ – last heard at the National Poetry Slam competition at the Traverse Theatre.
Pupils in S1 and S2 are taking part in a Readathon to raise money for new books and equipment for the English Department. The event will run in school the week beginning Monday 10th October and pupils will be encouraged to continue to read at home during the October holiday (Monday 17th to 21st October).
Sponsorship forms have been issued and it is hoped that all our S1 and S2 pupils will take part and be sponsored by friends and family to raise funds. Pupils will also have the opportunity to win fabulous prizes! The Readathon will encourage reading in a fun and relaxed atmosphere and we would ask that you support our pupils.
The Scottish Youth Parliament needs you! We’re looking for passionate, change-making young people, who aren’t scared to get their hands dirty and shout about what they believe in.
The SYP is not based around political parties but is about the issues that are important to young people. MSYPs do not represent political parties but stand to represent the views of young people within their area or organisation.
In order to do this our members consult with young people about the issues that are important to them and aim to represent these views to people who make decisions in local communities and also in national government . The SYP is a democratic organisation.
Anyone who wishes to represent the views of other young people and is between 14-25 can stand for election. MSYPs serve for two years. Members are elected into office by other young people and significant positions within the organisation are elected by the membership.
If you think you could be the next MSYP in this area get in touch with Elaine Byrne HSPO. Candidates names to be submitted before the end of October 16.
More information will be available at the Calderhead Information night on Monday 10th October from 6.30pm-8.30pm.
We are still looking for donations for the shoe box appeal and the deadline has been extended to 18th November 2016.
We are looking for toiletries, toys, gloves, hats, scarves and any other suitable items that would be a welcome gift for children and adults. Sweets are also welcome but the expiry dates must be seen and must not expire before 2018. No chocolate, biscuits or cakes please. If you prefer to donate money instead that would also be welcome , as postage for the boxes needs to be paid.
You are also welcome to pack your own shoe box.
All donations are gratefully received.
Mrs Buchanan
