Pupils and staff from Calderhead High will be participating in the St Andrew’s Hospice 6K event on Sunday, 18th September, with a 10.30am start.
We are proud to support St Andrew’s Hospice and this is an opportunity to raise some vital funds for this great charity. Participants can choose to: run, jog or walk the 6k route and can either wear their running kit or crazy fancy dress outfits.
Watch out for sponsorship forms coming home!
Calderhead High School pupils Andrew Lynch, Morgan Lynch and Jason Prentice all competed at the World Pipe Band Championships earlier this month.
Jason, seen here with his bagpipe teacher, Ross Cowan, is a member of the North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band, which placed 5th in the Novice B category. He competed against bands from other countries including South Africa and Australia.
Every year the school runs a UCAS class which assists our S6 students in applying to University. While the students are given time during the school day we encourage them to complete the application in their own time and for parents to be involved in this process.
A brief information session for parents and carers will be held in the school on Monday, 5th September 2016 at 6pm to go through the process and to allow you to discuss concerns or issues you may have.
Useful links:
https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/ucas-undergraduate-parents-and-guardians
http://www.gla.ac.uk/about/wideningparticipation/supportingaccesstogeneralsubjects/top-up/
Well done to S6 pupil, Caleb Hariri, who attended the Nuffield Research Placements Scotland 2016 Celebration Event at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh yesterday.
Caleb took part in a Nuffield Research Placement at the University of Glasgow this summer.
Smile! Pupils in S1 will be photographed in the school on Friday, 2nd September 2016. Pupils should be in full uniform including blazer.
Parent Council Meeting tonight at 6pm in the Conference Room at the school.
Congratulations to Jemma in S4, who won second prize with her dog, Nell, in the Young Kennel Club obedience competition at the Scottish Dog Show on Sunday.
The Show was held at the Royal Highland Showground in Ingliston.
Well done Jemma and Nell!
We have been informed that Network Rail will shortly start work to replace the bridge over the railway line at Shotts. Work to demolish and replace the bridge will take place from 3rd September 2016.
This means that there will be lane closures on Station Road from 3rd to 10th September and the road will be fully closed from 11th September 2016 to 15th August 2017. However, there will still be pedestrian access.
Network Rail are holding a community drop-in event at the Station Hotel in Shotts from Wednesday, 7th September from 4pm to 7pm if you have any questions. You can also get updates on twitter (https://twitter.com/shottslineelec).
Orienteering Club started again last week and a great adventure was had by all! Special mention to Mrs Cupples who made an impressive debut, winning second place.
S2 pupils Jordan, Ross & Jamie also participated in the Team Scotland selection race on Sunday and acquitted themselves well in the face of some serious competition. Well done, boys!
Pupils from S1 and S2 visited the Edinburgh International Book Festival today to see one of Scotland’s leading hip-hop bands, Stanley Odd.
As well as hearing ‘front man’ Dave Hook talk about how he uses poetic technique and structure in his lyrics, pupils also enjoyed hearing the band play some of their tracks.
Great inspiration for our Poetry Slam workshops next month…
