Pupils and staff from Calderhead High School recently visited Motherwell Concert Hall to see the Shine Youth Music Theatre production of the musical comedy Half a Sixpence. Everyone agreed that it was an excellent show. Thank you to Mrs Prucnal in the Music Department for organising the trip.
We have secured support from The Reward Foundation, who have created classroom-based resources for S3/4 and S5/6 pupils to inform discussion surrounding sexting and pornography use based on science and research.
Staff from the charity will be in school on Tuesday, 25th September from 5pm – 6pm and we would welcome parents and carers of all Calderhead High School pupils to attend. A selection of hot and cold snacks along with tea & coffee will be available. We are hoping this might entice you to attend what will be a great opportunity to find out more about how we can support our youngsters growing up in what is undoubtedly a difficult environment.
For more information, please click on the attached letter.
As part of North Lanarkshire’s Read to Succeed initiative, every S1 pupil, in all of the North Lanarkshire schools, is being offered the chance to attend an author event. Each author will speak to the whole S1 year group about their books and the inspiration behind their writing. They will also encourage the pupils to continue to read and to write creatively.
The author, Bali Rai, is coming to Calderhead High School on 19th September 2018 and will talk to all our S1 pupils in the Assembly Hall, followed by a writer’s workshop.
Bali Rai is a well-established, award-winning and hugely popular author and has written many excellent novels for teenagers and young adults. He grew up in a deprived area of Leicester and has been writing short stories and poetry since the age of eight. Bali’s writing is firmly grounded in the reality that he has seen around him since he was a child and often deals with difficult issues.
He has also published novels with the dyslexia friendly publisher, Barrington Stoke.
Please see the attached letter for more information.
If you would like to learn more about the Read to Succeed initiative, please click here.
Pupils and staff from Calderhead High School recently attended an Outward Bound Leadership course at their Ullswater Centre in the Lake District. The Outward Bound Trust is a learning charity which equips young people with social and emotional skills through learning and adventure outdoors. The Ullswater Centre is set in 18 acres of woodland at the heart of Wordsworth country, based on the north shore of the lake. Pupils had the opportunity to try many different activities including swimming in the loch, gorge walking, hill climbing, and team building activities such as the Spiders’ Web and Jacob’s Ladder. Special mention must go to Greig, who celebrated his birthday while he was there. A great time was had by all and they learned much about teamwork and leadership from the experience. The school is already planning their next Outward Bound adventure for pupils in October.
Our creative knitters in Knitting Club created some ‘twiddle muffs’ , which are used for dementia patients. People with dementia often have restless hands and like to have something to keep their hands occupied. The ribbons, buttons, and beads attached to the muffs provide a great source of visual, tactile and sensory stimulation for the patients, whilst keeping their hands warm.
Suzannah, Heather and Hannah presented the muffs to Nicola Jack, a charge nurse at Accident and Emergency in University Hospital Wishaw. Well done, girls, they look fantastic!
If you would like to join Knitting Club, please see Mrs Crosbie.
Pupils from our Advanced Higher and Higher English classes visited the Edinburgh International Book Festival at Charlotte Square in Edinburgh recently. The pupils enjoyed listening to three very different authors at the Festival: Melvin Burgess, Taran Matharu and Martin Stewart
The first session was with the Melvin Burgess, an author who is often described as the “godfather” of Young Adult fiction. Melvin talked about his prolific and often controversial writing and read excerpts from his latest novel, ‘The Lost Witch’ .
Mrs Lumsden and Mrs Moore were very excited to meet Mr Burgess at the book signing afterwards. Pupils then enjoyed their lunch and a chance to wander round the bookshops at the Festival.
After lunch, pupils listened to authors Taran Matharu and Martin Stewart, who talked about their writing. Taran started writing online and soon gained a massive readership which led to the publication of his ‘Summoner’ series.
Martin published his first novel “Riverkeep” to great acclaim and recently published his second novel, “The Last Sacrifice”. The pupils and staff were enthralled by his funny (and chilling) reading of excerpts from his latest book.
Everyone greatly enjoyed their visit to the Festival. Many of the authors’ books are available to borrow from the school library now.
We celebrated our pupils at our annual awards ceremony on 20th June 2018. The guest speaker was Dr Michelle Carlin, Senior lecturer in Forensic and Analytical Chemistry at Northumbria University and former pupil of Calderhead High School. Michelle delivered an inspiring speech about her time at Calderhead and her subsequent career, including funny stories about Harry Potter jumpers and her work with the Institut de Recherche Criminelle de la Gendarmerie Nationale (IRCGN) in Paris. We enjoyed wonderful musical performances from our piper, Douglas Pinkerton, and our drummers, Mackenzie Forrest, Morgan Lynch and Caitlyn Paxton. Our junior and senior choirs sang beautifully and there were marvellous solo performances from Carly Ogilvie and Sophie Whyte. Well done to all our award winners with special mention to our Dux, Jade McPhail, and Proxime Accesit, Kayleigh McLean, and to our S6 MVP Team, who won the Head Teacher’s Team of the Year.
Well done to all our award winners – you can see a full list by clicking on the link here.
Twenty S4-S6 Chemistry and Physics pupils recently made the trip to Geneva for a tour of European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). After a quick train and tram journey from the airport, the pupils dropped their luggage at the hostel before enjoying ice cream in the glorious sunshine beside Lake Geneva.
The group took advantage of the weather by exploring the sights around the city and took a water taxi across the lake to see the Jet d’Eau.
There was an early start on Tuesday as the pupils made their way to CERN for a lecture by Mike Tyrell who discussed results from the various detectors at Large Hadron Collider and the benefits that the program has brought to society.
They then made the short trip over the border to France where they were given a tour of the testing facility and central control centre. Everyone enjoyed a well earned lunch with the scientists at the the CERN restaurant before taking in the Microcosm and Globe of Innovation and Science exhibitions. There was just enough time to take in the Natural History museum the following day before making their way back to the airport to catch the flight home.
You can get information about free school meals and essential clothing grants on the North Lanarkshire Council website by clicking here.
Parents who applied last year have either been issued with a letter advising them of their entitlement to an automatic award or sent an application form for completion.
The form are available to download on the website or you can request them from the school office.
Applications will be accepted at First Stop Shops from the first week in June.
Early submission is encouraged to ensure clothing grants are made and free school meals registered for the start of the new session.
Mr Leitch and our four seniors, Elizabeth Gentleman, Morgan Lynch, Heather McCallum and Kate Sutherland will be departing for their trip to Malawi on Tuesday.
They have a very busy itinerary, which includes visiting projects and schools, as well as gardening and renovation work.
Thank you to everyone who donated the first aid and medical supplies to take to Malawi.
Mrs Crosbie’s knitting group also created and donated some wonderful garments. We look forward to hearing from our intrepid travellers when they return.
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