We look forward to welcoming our pupils back to school on Wednesday, 17th August 2016.
Our new school times will come into effect on Wednesday and pupils should in school uniform and ready to start at 8.55am.
See you then!
Exam Results
Good luck to all our students who will be receiving their Scottish Qualification Award (SQA) results today (Tuesday, 9 August 2016). Check out the Young Scot website for more information and tips on how to cope with exam results day.
If you didn’t get the results you were expecting, Pupil Support and SMT will be in school from 10am to 12 noon on Friday, 12th August to advise on change of options.
You can also contact Skills Development Scotland (SDS) on 0808 100 8000. Advisers can give you information on Clearing, resits and appeals. They can also chat to you about other options apart from going to college and university, such as doing a Modern Apprenticeship. The helpline will be open 9-10 August from 8am to 8pm and 11-17 August from 9am to 5pm. Alternatively, check out the My World of Work website.
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Award Ceremony, 22 June 2016
We celebrated the success of our pupils on Wednesday, 22 June 2016, recognising their excellent academic progress and wider achievements. As well as all the well-deserved awards given to our pupils, the Provost Award was given to the whole community of Shotts for their support over the last few weeks.
Our guest speaker was Mr Alex Napier, and we enjoyed entertainment from many of our talented pupils.
Here’s just a few of the activities and achievements of our pupils this year:
Calderhead Sports Day
Our first ever inter-house Sports Day took place on Thursday, 23rd June. There were some exciting close run finals and in both the male and female 4 x 100m relay races the Calderhead pupils beat the staff teams by a distance!
Well done to everyone who took part, especially Lochhead House, who had the most winners!
GOSH Fundraising Day
Calderhead High School recently raised over £2400 for Great Ormond Street Hospital with a number of fun events including a staff and student talent show, a cake and candy stall and a raffle.
Well done to everyone who participated and a special thanks to Ewan in S6 and all the other S6 pupils who ran all the events!
Shana accepted for Royal Conservatoire Summer School
Congratulations to Shana, who has been selected for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland summer school. Shana will have an opportunity to learn from guest artists such as Nicola Benedetti, Sir James McMillan, Jessica Cottis, Lisa Milne, Patricia McMahon, Tommy Smith and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
GOSH Fundraising Day
Calderhead High School will be raising funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital on Friday, 17th June 2016.
S6 pupil, Ewan Ferguson, has organised a number of fun events including a number of activities for the day, including a staff and student talent show, a cake and candy stall and a raffle. It will also be a non-uniform day and staff and pupils will be encouraged to wear something purple.
Holiday Lunch Clubs
Holiday Lunch Club is an exciting new school holiday programme from North Lanarkshire Council for parents/carers and children (aged 5-16) to enjoy.
Families will get the chance to learn more about healthy eating and cooking tasty meals on a budget as well as spending time doing fun activities together.
It will be available at a number of locations, including Getting Better Together Shotts HLC on Mondays and Tuesdays from 25th July or Wednesdays – Fridays from 27th July 10.00am – 12:30pm.
For more information, click here.
Alton Towers/ Edinburgh Dungeons Trips
Today is a busy day for school trips. Pupils and staff headed off for Alton Towers early this morning and are looking forward to a fun day at the theme park.
Our second trip is to Edinburgh where staff and pupils will enjoy a spooky day at Edinburgh Dungeons and Mary King’s Close.
North Lanarkshire Athletics Championships 2
Well done to all our pupils who participated in the second part of the North Lanarkshire Athletics Championships, including Caitlyn, who won a gold medal in the discus!
