Every year the school hold its prestigious Christmas Door competition with departments vying to create the best door.
Congratulations to the Support for Learning base who won this year’s competition with their Santa themed door. Special mention must also go to the Art Department for their impressive Polar Express corridor.
Check out some of the entrants in our Image Gallery.
Congratulations to Burns House who came first in the second Interhouse Quiz this week. It was a close won battle with some fiendish questions so well done to Burns for answering the most correct questions.
A big thank you to pupils, families and staff for their contributions to the shoe box appeal. We packed 35 boxes and contributed £35 to postage. Well done all who were involved, especially Burns House, who donated the most items.
Pupils from Calderhead High attended the The Institute of Engineering and Technology’s Christmas Lecture on 12th December 2016 in Glasgow.
The theme of the lecture was ” What Goes Up Might Come Down” and pupils enjoyed hearing Professor Andrew Rae, Professor of Experimental and Applied Aerodynamics, University of the Highlands and Islands, talk about aviation.
We now take air travel pretty much for granted but the comfort and safety we expect are achieved in a very harsh environment. At cruising altitude the air outside the aircraft cabin can be more than 50 degrees below zero and the air so thin that oxygen is essential. A few feet away from the cabin is a jet engine operating at a temperature of 2000 degrees Celsius when the materials it is made from melt at 1300 degrees Celsius.
The lecture used a series of practical demonstrations to illustrate some of the physics exploited in the design and operation of a modern airliner and other transport vehicles, including aerodynamics, materials and propulsion.
Zoolab came to visit the Science Department on 30 November.
S1 and S2 pupils got an opportunity to learn about and handle some of the different insects and animals, including an enormous milipede, snake, spider, and green tree frog.
The pupils (and staff) really enjoyed the experience although Aiden admitted that he was (understandably) a “bit nervous” about the poisonous green frog and Evan was surprised that the snake was not slimy and in fact felt as “dry as sand”.
S4 National 5 History students attended the “Digging In” Project on Tuesday, 6th of December.
The Digging In Project has replicated trenches from the Great War by recreating a section of Allied and opposing German trenches in Pollok Park, Glasgow.
The reconstructions draw on a variety of sources, including archaeological excavations carried out in France and Belgium by the University of Glasgow. In the reconstructed trenches, pupils were able to gain an insight into what life was like for soldiers in WW1 – not just the violence of war but also the mundane challenges of daily life in the trenches.
On Tuesday, 6th December, pupils from Calderhead High School attended a Mentors in Violence Prevention Conference hosted by Education Scotland and the Violence Reduction Unit.
400 young mentors from all over Scotland attended the event, which celebrated the role of the mentors in reducing violence and promoting positive relationships in Scottish schools. Speakers included Michael Mathieson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice.
On Saturday 3rd December Shotts and Dykehead Pipe band held their prestigious annual Junior Piping and Drumming Championship. This attracted competitors from all over Scotland as well as two Pipers from Canada. Our own Mackenzie Forrest in S2 was second in the U15 solo drumming pad and sticks competition. Senior Pupils Andrew Lynch, Callum Mathieson, Ceinwyn Barr, Elizabeth Gentleman, Ellie Truesdale Jason Prentice and Rachel Murphy acted as stewards throughout the day which ensured the smooth running of the event.
The feedback has been extremely positive about the venue and how helpful everyone was in making the day a success. A special mention must go to Andrew Lynch for his technical expertise in stage management as well as his calm professional demeanour. The prizes were presented by Calderhead High School Headteacher John Robertson.
We’re celebrating St Andrew’s Day in Calderhead High today.
Mrs Phee’s S2 ICT class were researching and reporting on St Andrew using ‘sway’, a digital storytelling application.
A powerpoint detailing facts about St Andrew was also showing on the large screen in the Library.
Following issues at their own school, staff and pupils from St Patrick’s Primary School have been with us since Wednesday 23rd November and this will continue until the authority is confident that the issue at St. Patrick’s Primary School is completely resolved.
Our young visitors have settled in well and we have all been impressed by their good behaviour. The staff and students of both schools have been very accommodating and professional.
Special mention must go to the pupils of Calderhead High School, who have conducted themselves in a mature manner and welcomed the Primary School pupils.
For more information, please see attached letter.
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