Calderhead High School’s Robotics club (Dylan, Dale , Josh, Ethan, and Jamie) attended the Tomorrow’s Engineers regional heat at West Lothian College on Monday, 20th February.
They competed in a teamwork bridge building challenge where they designed and built a bridge from scrap wood to successfully carry a car.
Members of the team were interrogated on their Lego Mindstorms robot design which they then programmed to carry out a number of space mission challenges.
The team were delighted to return with a trophy for their presentation on how robots can be used to help humans explore space. Well done!
In 2015, Malawi was ranked the third poorest country in the world with an average income of only £520 per year. Calderhead High School developed links with Thuchila Secondary School, which is situated in a rural area of Malawi, and we agreed to raise funds for the school. In particular, we aim to raise £500 to help sponsor a home school partnership worker in Thuchila who will help pupils, especially girls, to continue their education. S2 pupil, Amy Wilson, has been fundraising for Malawi by selling delicious homemade tablet in school. The tablet was made by Amy and her family. Well done, Amy!
S4 Achieve pupils Caitlin, Natalia & Jemma were invited by Stane Primary School to teach Primary 4, 5 and 6 pupils special effect makeup techniques, as part of the school’s art fortnight. The pupils enjoyed learning all about SFX makeup and no doubt a few of their parents will be getting a fright when they see the makeup applied!
Well done to Heather, Brianna, Stephanie and Demi in S3 who are part of Mrs Crosbie’s Knitting Club. They managed to knit 172 small hats for the 
Calderhead Book Group and French Club came together at lunchtime on Friday to celebrate the new year. Catherine Lumsden, one of this year’s 
Senior pupils are busy studying for their prelim exam – S4 pupils were recently issued with study packs to help with prelim revision. Good luck everyone.
