Staff and pupils will be visiting London next month on an exciting trip which will include visits to Ripley’s Believe it or Not, the London Science Museum, Matilda the Musical and the Harry Potter Studio.
An information meeting for parents was held on Tuesday and details on the trip are available by clicking below (now includes details of hotel):
There is a proposal to set up a section of Law and District AAC in Shotts, based in Calderhead High School. There will be a parents/supports meeting in Calderhead High School at 6:30pm on Wednesday 28th September. We ask that if anyone who thinks they can offer support to come along.
Also if you think your child may be interested in taking part then please come along so that we can judge the likely success of this initiative. We think that this is a great opportunity to work with a very successful and nurturing club as part of our expanding sports hub.
Staff and pupils took part in our first ever InterHouse Quiz on Wednesday afternoon. The quiz was organised and facilitated by our S6 pupils and included a number of general knowledge questions. Bonus points were awarded to the House whose pupils had the most school planners with them.
Everyone participated enthusiastically and congratulations to House Fleming, who won the Interhouse Quiz Cup.
Special mention also to House Lochhead, who came first at the Sports Day in June and were presented with the Interhouse Sports Cup after the quiz.
Well done to History teacher, Mr Reilly, who has been selected to take part in a professional development tour of Berlin in October. The tour has been organised by the German Embassy in London, together with the Federal Foreign Office, for British teachers of History and applications were invited from all parts of the UK.
This year’s trip will focus on:
Gut gemacht!
North Lanarkshire Council are currently revising their Parental Engagement Strategy. There is a strong need for schools and parents to work effectively to enhance pupil progress and school improvement. A survey has been created for parents to comment on current practice and suggest how parental engagement might be improved.
Please complete the survey below before Friday, 30 September 2016.
Pupils from Calderhead High School will help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support on Thursday, 22nd September 2016. As well as being a non-uniform day, staff and S6 pupils will be holding a coffee morning from 10.35am to 11am, serving tea, coffee and cakes, as well as holding raffles and other events.
Macmillan Cancer Support provides medical, emotional, practical and financial support , as well as campaigning for better cancer care. And because cancer affects more than just those facing it, they’re there for friends and family too.
Well done to all the pupils and staff from Calderhead High School who participated in the St Andrew’s Hospice Lanarkshire Schools 6K  event at Strathclyde Park event on Sunday, 18th September.
Lego Robotics Club is up and running every Monday and Tuesday lunchtime. Check out this video from the club – great work, Kian and Cody!
There are some great clubs and groups available at lunchtime and after school at Calderhead High School, including
For more information, see our clubs and groups page on the website.
S6 pupils, Jamie Shaw and Connor McGinn, recently made a presentation to the NLC Education Committee about the philosophy behind the Mentors in Violence Prevention Programme (MVP).
MVP is designed to train students to speak out against bullying and all forms of violent and abusive behaviour. It focuses on an innovative ‘bystander’ approach that empowers each student to take an active role in promoting a positive school climate. Within the MVP Programme young people are identified not as victims or perpetrators but as empowered bystanders able to support and even challenge abusive and bullying peers.
Pupils enjoyed special assemblies with Claudius England from Jamaica who used music and story telling as a mean of tellling the history of Jamaica, from slavery to present day.
Claudius also talked about ‘Reclaimed Territory’, an initiative  he started in Jamaica working in youth detention centres. This year it is extended to Scotland where Claudius will be visiting most of the prisons in Scotland.Â
Claudius has been touring a number of local schools and visited Calderhead-Erskine Parish on Saturday night (10th September).
