S1 pupils had a great time orienteering at Lanark Loch.
S3 Arts and Employability
The S3 Achieve Group were awarded an achievement certificate at St Ambrose High School for their excellent Arts & Employability project on special effects makeup.
Free School Meals and Clothing Grants
Application forms for free school meals and clothing grants are available to pupils on request from the school office. You can also download a form from the Council’s website or collect one from your local First Stop Shop.
Parents and carers who applied last year have either been issued with a letter advising them of their entitlement and automatic award or an application form for completion.
More information about how to apply is available on the Council website (http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals).
Please make sure you apply soon to ensure clothing grants are made and free school meals are registered for the start of the new session.
Cross Country Success
Congratulations to Scott and Jamie who recently won trophies at the Law&DistrictAAC race at Carluke. Well done boys!
S4 Boot Camp
S4 pupils enjoyed a visit for the Army on Thursday, 12th May and learned about team building. Here we can see them being put through their paces:
Charity Football Match
On Friday 1st April the Princes Trust XL4 group at Calderhead High organised a charity football match between the staff and seniors boys versus S3/S4 boys in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness and Monklands Intensive Care Unit. The final score was 7-3 with the Teachers/Seniors being the winners.
Before the event the XL4 Group sold breast cancer awareness badges and negotiated donations of water from Shotts Co-Op and a Banner from Mr Strang. Each of the group member had tasks to complete including one of them dressing up as a Lion – the new school mascot!
On the day we had a non-uniform day with stalls selling crisps, cakes and hot dogs. Mrs Buchanan also donated an excellent cake for raffle. It was a fantastic event with the group raising £700!
The XL4 group would like to thank all who participated, donated and helped out on the day.
Senior School News
Good luck to our Senior pupils who are sitting SQA exams, which start today. Don’t forget to check out the Study Skills links page.
We also said goodbye to our S6 students and wish them all the best in the future!
Participation Assembly
Congratulations to the pupils who took part in our Participation Assembly on Friday. There are a number of extracurricular activities in the school, including Amnesty, Band, Basketball, Book Group, Buddy, Choir, Credit Union, Debate Club, Fitness, Football, Gymnastics, Holocaust Assemblies, Multi Sports, MVP, Outward Bound, Paired Reading, Public Speaking, Pupil Council, Robotics, Rugby, Table Tennis and many more. 176 pupils received a certificate for regularly participating in activities. Well done!
Cross Country Race
Well done to S1 pupils, Jamie, Scott, Connor and Scott, who took part in the Cross Country event at The John Cumming Stadium, Carluke on 30 April.
ONLINE PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL
Online payments are being introduced in all schools across North Lanarkshire to provide parents/carers with more convenient and flexible methods of payment for school expenses. This service will also allow pupils to reduce the amount of cash they carry to school and help reduce administration and cash handling in schools. Cash and cheque payments can still be made in the same way as at present.
The new safe and secure payment system, called iPayImpact, will enable parents/carers to pay online for school uniform, trips and other school expenses using a credit or debit card. As soon as funds are added for school meals, the money will immediately be available for your child/children to spend in the school canteen.
Letters with full information about the system and details of your child’s unique activation code have been sent home with pupils (see example below). If you have not received this letter, please contact the school.
