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:
S4 Boot Camp
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.
Calderhead Quiz Champions
S1, S2 and S3 pupils recently took part in the Calderhead High School Quiz. Congratulations to the S2 winning team “I told you so” and to the S3 runners up , “Gryffindor” and well done to everyone who organised and took part in the quiz.
Wishaw and Shotts Youth Forum Competition
Well done to  Natalia in S3, who won the Wishaw & Shotts Youth Forum logo competition.
A youth forum is the voice of young people in the community. Wishaw & Shotts Youth Forum is for young people aged 12 – 18 years old and meets every Thursday – see their Facebook page for more information.
LEGO Robotic Club
Pupils at Calderhead High School have been working hard building their Lego robots at lunchtime. They now have functioning robots and are working on programming skills.
British Science Week 2016
Pupils at Calderhead High School celebrated British Science week with the first year pupils taking part in a number of activities (including researching whether mints really cool down your mouth) and challenges (Dragons’ Den smart materials challenge) during Science classes recently.
