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.
The School Captains, House Captains, Prefects and S6 pupils have organised a number of events for Children in Need week, culminating in a school show on Friday, 18th November 2016.
The planned events include:
Remember, remember…enjoy fireworks safely this Guy Fawkes night. North Lanarkshire Council are holding four free fireworks displays in Airdrie, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld and Motherwell – so celebrate Guy Fawkes and keep safe.
See http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/fireworks for more information about these events and how to stay safe on Bonfire Night.
There will be a Halloween disco for S1 pupils periods 6 and 7 on Monday in the Assembly Hall.
Pupils will be able to get their faces painted for 50p and special FX make-up for £1.50  at lunchtime and can get changed into their costumes at the end of period 5.
As well as the disco, there will be games, a tuck-shop and a costume competition.
Pupils from S1 and S2 visited the Edinburgh International Book Festival today to see one of Scotland’s leading hip-hop bands, Stanley Odd.
As well as hearing ‘front man’ Dave Hook talk about how he uses poetic technique and structure in his lyrics, pupils also enjoyed hearing the band play some of their tracks.
Great inspiration for our Poetry Slam workshops next month…
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!
S3 pupils from Calderhead High School attended a Fire Reach course with Scottish Fire and Rescue Services where they learned about teamwork, resilience, health and safety and first aid as well as experiencing  the role of being a firefighter. They also had great fun!
Well done to all the pupils who took part in the North Lanarkshire Schools Music Groups’ Spring Concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 31st March, including six of our Calderhead pupils, five of whom are seen here heading off  to the final rehearsal.
Calderhead High School S3 pupils, Alannah, Lauren and Yasmin,  will represent the school in the finals of the North Lanarkshire public speaking competition, ‘Speak Up’, tomorrow afternoon. Good luck!
Calderhead High School’s Higher French class recently enjoyed the multilingual debate  at Heriot Watt University and all agreed that: “It was amazing!”
This is an annual event that showcases the interpreting skills of  students at Heriot Watt and  takes the form of a formal debate with two multilingual teams arguing for and against a motion of topical interest in a range of languages. Schools from all over Scotland participated in the debate by listening to the arguments, putting questions to the speakers in the languages represented and voting on the motion.
