Please click on the above link for the latest update from Mr Robertson. It includes a review of a play S3 attended, junior chess champion and key dates.
Headteacher Newsletter 3/2/2023
Please click on the link above for the latest Newsletter from Mr Robertson. It includes information about Attendance, Opportunities for Personal achievement, Parents’ Meetings and Inter House points table.
Attendance
Impact of Absences
Being absent from school reduces the number of lessons a pupil will attend for every subject. The tables below show the significant impact absences have on teaching and learning.
How many lessons will a pupil miss based on weekly absences?
| Number of days absent per week | Number of lessons missed per week | Number of lessons missed per month |
| One day | 7 | 28 |
| Two days | 14 | 56 |
| Three days | 21 | 84 |
How many lessons will a pupil miss a year based on monthly absences?
| Number of days absent per month | Number of lessons missed per academic year |
| Three days | 231 |
| Five days | 385 |
| Ten days | 770 |
Arriving late to School
If a pupil arrives late to school in the morning or to class during the day, important events such as assemblies, teacher instructions and the handing out of resources can be missed.
The table below indicates how frequent late coming equates to a significant amount of missed teaching.
|
Minutes late per day |
Approximate number of days teaching lost per year |
Approximate number of lessons missed per year |
| Five minutes | 3 | 19 |
| Ten minutes | 5 ½ | 38 |
| Fifteen minutes | 8 | 57 |
Attendance percentage breakdown
75% attendance across 4 years results in a pupil missing one full teaching year by the end of fouth year.
90% attendance means that a pupil is absent from lessons for the equivalent of one-half day every week. Over five years, this is the equivalent of approximately one half of a school year.
An average attendance of 90% can significantly hinder future opportunities both within further education and the workforce. Every school day and every lesson is important, make them count!
SCHOLAR Information Session for Parents and Carers
SCHOLAR Information Session for Parents and Carers
The link above provides you with online information session that SCHOLAR are running for parents and carers on Wednesday 14th September 2022 at 6pm. The webinar will take place in Microsoft Teams.
Opportunities for Personal Achievement
Extra curricular timetable 2022 23
Please click on the link above which provides you with information regarding opportunities for personal achievement. S1 pupils must return a consent form before attending a club after school and transport will be provided for pupils who normally get a school bus.
School Calendar for session 2022/2023
Calendar 22-23 Parent Carer version
The link above takes you to the School Calendar for this session. This includes the dates for all Parents’ Nights, Tracking Reports and Full Reports. It also includes when the official school holidays are. The S4 Prelims begin on the 12th of December and the S5/6 Prelims are scheduled to begin on the 8th February. The SQA exams will begin on Monday 24th April 2023 and finish on the 31st May 2023, as yet we do not know the exact days of each exam.
This year we celebrated 10 years in this new building and we are inviting the Shotts Community to come and get a tour on Monday 29th August. First tour will leave at 6pm and the last tour will start at 6:45pm.
John Robertson
Headteacher
Calderhead High School
Postponement of Prelim Exams scheduled for Friday 18th February
The Prelim Exams scheduled for Friday 18th February have been postponed until Tuesday 22nd February due to the weather warning issued by the Met Office. “Storm Eunice may cause disruption due to heavy snow and some strong winds on Friday.” The warning is in place from 0300-1800 on Friday.
This should ensure that the pupils and invigilators have a stress free journey on Tuesday prior to these important exams.
Calderhead High School Handbook 2022
We are delighted to publish our Handbook for session 2022/2023. Each year we update it with new photographs, holiday dates, the current staff list etc. The School Captains, Kayla and Kenzie, have written a welcome page for all the P7 pupils who will be our new S1 pupils in August. They share their own experiences of being in P7 about to move to a new building and how it has worked out well for them. Hopefully, if you are in Primary 7 you will recognise older pupils in the many photographs who also attended your Primary School. Soon it will be your turn to be enjoying adventures and many new experiences at Calderhead High School. We look forward to welcoming you in August.
John Robertson
Headteacher
Letter to Parents/Carers from National Clinical Director, Professor Jason Leitch
The letter below is addressed to Parents/Carers of school age children. It is dated 16 September 2021.
Letter from Dr John Logan, Department of Public Health
The letter below sets out the new arrangements for COVID-19 positive cases. The major change is that Test and Protect will solely handle the close contact situation and be responsible for making contact with pupils.
Another change is the definition of a close contact
“Your child would only be identified as a contact if they have had prolonged close contact with the case (someone who tests positive for COVID-19) – e.g. same household, overnight stays.”
1. Letter for the new term – schools – August 2021 – NHSL – v3 ML final
