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.
The National Improvement Framework has been introduced to provide better information about how children and young people are progressing and how well schools, councils and the Scottish Government are supporting their learning.
As a parent or carer, you may have heard that changes are being introduced to the way your child’s progress is assessed in primary and early secondary school. These changes relate to Curriculum for Excellence and are being introduced to tell us whether children in P1, P4, P7 and S3 have achieved the Curriculum for Excellence defined level of understanding in literacy and numeracy.
Education Scotland have produced a leaflet for parents that provides information and aims to answer questions about assessment of children’s progress and the introduction of national standardised assessments. These assessments are part of the National Improvement Framework.
More information on this can be found on the website Parentzone Scotland.
We’re busy getting ready to welcome a very special visitor tomorrow.
Come and see Santa and all the excellent stalls at the school’s Christmas Fayre on 26th November from 1pm to 3pm.
Don’t forget to bring along a donation for the Food Bank and help a good cause this Christmas.
S2 and S3 pupils and staff are in London this week. The visit includes Ripley’s, The Science Museum, Covent Garden, Matilda the Musical, Harry Potter Studio Tour. Check out the Image Gallery for more fantastic photos of the trip.
Good luck to Mr Reilly’s S3 history pupils who have entered Poppy Scotland’s ‘Letters Home’ competition. This competition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and pupils were asked to write a letter home as though they were soldiers fighting at the front. They were encouraged to think about sharing their experiences, emotions and describing the environment they were in, as well as the impact of their words on the letter’s recipient.
There have been lots of fun events already taking place in school to help raise funds for Children in Need.
Senior boys bravely agreed to get their legs waxed for Children in Need after school in the Hair and Beauty suite.
Senior pupils sold raffle tickets and persuaded pupils and staff to ‘Guess the Bear’s Birthday’.
There will be a non-uniform day tomorrow and we’re all looking forward to seeing our talented staff and pupils taking part in the school show tomorrow afternoon.
Shotts will celebrate Christmas in style this year with the first ever Christmas Lights Switch On on Saturday 19th November from 3.30pm until 4.30pm in the car park of Shotts Health Centre.
Get your dancing shoes on and join Santa as he does the Slosh across North Lanarkshire to raise awareness of the British Transplant Games coming to North Lanarkshire next year.
There will be a variety of local entertainment for you to enjoy before the all important Christmas Lights Switch On, as well as a chance to see Santa and post your letter to him.
Congratulations to our School Captain, Andrew Lynch, who has been named Transitions 20/40 student of the month by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
This is the second year that Andrew has participated in the Transitions 20/40 initiative in Production as a Lighting Designer/Technician. Andrew advises that; “The best thing about production is being able to be part of the team that creates the show and makes the magic on stage really happen. You are able to do much that can make the stage look really effective with just simple equipment.”
Andrew frequently puts his skills and knowledge to use in school shows and assemblies and we greatly appreciate his input,
Click here to read more about Andrew’s achievement.
P7 pupils and their parents and carers are invited to attend an Open Evening at the school on Tuesday, 22 November 2016 from 5.30pm to 8pm. The evening will start with a meeting in the Assembly Hall where pupils, parents and carers can meet the Head Teacher and Depute Head Teacher.
From 6pm on there will be an opportunity to tour the school, meet staff and see what happens in departments. Our S1 pupils will act as tour guides for the evening and will be happy to share their experiences of life at Calderhead High School. Letters have been issued to P7 pupils but if you would like any more information, please do not hesitate to contact the school or visit the school website.
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