Category: S1

What’s it like being in S6?

We asked some S6 pupils what it’s like to be the oldest in the school.

Morgan: It’s ok.  You don’t do anything during free periods apart from sit down and study. It’s quite stressful during exams and prelims. It’s quite boring because of the amount of studying that we do in S6. It’s good getting to know the younger pupils.  It’s a good bonding experience.

Zara: It’s quite different from all the other years and you have more priorities. There’s a bit more pressure because you’re thinking about your future.  It’s a bit more sad and exciting because you’re leaving at the end of the year.

Reporters: Caroline Smith, Chantelle Tennant, Caral Smith and Cameron McAulay

Cheesy Talks with the Teachers

Cheesy Talks with the Teachers is a series of interviews in which S1 pupils ask teachers some cheesy questions and get even cheesier answers.

In our interview with Mr Mitchell he answered our cheesy questions.

Cheesy Question:       What’s your favourite colour?

Cheesy Answer:          My favourite colour is red.

Cheesy Question:       What’s your favourite car?

Cheesy Answer:          My favourite car is a Bentley or a Rolls Royce.

Cheesy Question:       What’s your favourite movie?

Cheesy Answer:          My favourite movie is Shawshank Redemption and/or Green Mile.

Mr Mitchell also told us (very cheese-ily) that he feels very privileged and proud to be head teacher of Chryston High School. He also told us that he has plans to improve the school even further.

 

Reporters:       Frankie Forrester            Max Green          Greg Trainer

Picnic in the Park

Picnic in the Park is an IDL project .  We took part in an orienteering event in Drumpellier Park. This is what we did in the three subjects involved in the project.

Home Economics

In Home Economics, we made leak and potato soup, filled rolls and healthy flap jacks. It was fun making the food and we liked working together to make our first meal in S1. The food gave us energy to keep us going throughout the course. The food was easy to make and was nice to eat. Our teachers thought we did well working together to make the meal and they thought we worked more efficiently together.

Geography

In Social Subjects about three weeks before we went to Picnic in the Park, we learned how to read a map and what some of the useful symbols meant so that  if we got lost it helped us to find our way back. The teachers who were teaching us thought it really helped us and we improved our map reading skills throughout the weeks we were learning Geography.  As we were using the map to get to each stamp, we had to know how to read it.  We also had to work as part of a team and had to work on our communication skills.

P.E

The P.E department organised the whole fun and enjoyable event that all S1 pupils participate in. The P.E department as a whole thought we did extremely well and are very proud of us. In the weeks leading up to the event we did loads of running, orienteering and a bleep test . We thought that practising around the school doing orienteering really helped us for this event. We thought this event was great fun and enjoyable. It improved our fitness.

Rep[orters: Sundus, Maggie, Robyn and Jenna.=

Battle of the Bands 2018

This year on the 22nd  of February,  the school band, Voltage, won NLC’s  Battle of the Bands. We decided to interview Voltage and this is what they had to say:

RYAN- It was very exciting to play in front of a humongous audience in an amazing concert hall in Battle of the Bands. I could not be prouder to play alongside Lauren and Fraser. I thank everyone who showed up and supported me and our band and I appreciate the fabulous support.  I was so happy we won the great prize of £600 for the school.

 LAUREN- It felt great to win again and I felt really happy and pretty much lost for words to receive the prize money.

FRASER- It was a spectacular feeling performing on stage and I would 100% do it again.

Reporters: Nathan, Matthew, beth and Heather

S1 CLUBS Dance

In Dance Club, we are currently working on a cheer dance that will be displayed at the North Lanarkshire Dance Competition in March. We all enjoy and think dancing is fun.  Recently, at a show case in St Ambrose, we displayed our street dance to many North Lanarkshire schools.  This event helped us bond as a team and gave us self-confidence.  It showed how amazing we all are!!  We have made good friends. We work together as a team.

The Dance Club meets every Wednesday from 3pm till 4pm.  Our teacher is Miss Ringrose from Biology.

Reporters: Jenna, Maggie, Sundus and Robyn

S1 CLUBS Basketball

Basketball is a popular sport in S1. Everyone is welcome and included. You don’t need experience to play as there are teachers and seniors to help you become better at the sport. It is a great opportunity to play home and away games and also make new friends.

The Basketball Club meets every Wednesday from 3pm till 3.45pm.  Miss Carey from PE takes the club.

Reporters: Robyn, Sundus, Jenna and Maggie

S1 CLUBS Netball

Our captain of the S1 school netball team is Kiera Boyce.  She thinks everyone is improving well. This paid off when we played our first 2 games a couple of weeks ago. Netball is a great sport and it is great fun and very enjoyable. It is an opportunity to make new friends and represent the school.

The club meets every Tuesday 4pm until 5pm.  Everyone is very friendly.  Come along and join us.  Mrs Walker from PE, Mrs Harvey from Chemistry and Miss Smith from Business/ICT run the Netball Club

Reporters: Sundus,  Robyn, Maggie and Jenna

News and Views

Hello and welcome to the  News and Views section of the Chryston High School newsletter.

In first year life becomes more like a reality you become well known,  have lots more friends and become part of a bigger group. Becoming part of a new environment is hard because you need to get used to your surroundings.  Finding your way around can be difficult in such a big school like Chryston.   However, you do find your way after a few weeks.

Interview with Head of First Year and Depute Head Mrs Mullen

Q-What is it like every year to have a new S1?

A-It is exciting because I know that the first years will make a big difference to Chryston High School.  They can bring great skills to our school.

Q-How do you feel to be Head of S1?

A-I feel very lucky because of I get to visit all the primary schools and meet all of our pupils when they are still young.  I then have the joy of watching all of our young people growing up.

Q-Is it hard being Head of S1?

A-Being Head of S1 is a privilege.

Q-Why do you enjoy being a teacher?

A-I love being a teacher because I love learning and being with students.

Interview of S1 pupil

Q-Is is hard becoming a first year?

A-It is hard at first because you  move classes a lot and have to get used to all the new teachers.

Q-Is it hard talking to new people?

A-Not for me as I am a confident person but others may be shy and find it harder to talk to new people.

Q-Have you made a lot of new friends?

A-Yeah, I have made a lot of different friends – some from my old school and some from other schools.

Reporters: Lucas, Kameron, John and Raza

Change to Calendar – Hallowe’en Disco

After consultation with our pupils we have decided there will be no Halloween disco this year.  Our only available date to run the disco was 31st October and our pupils’ preference for tomorrow night is to get involved in their own guising events. We will be running a Halloween disco in the future and we will ensure this does not take place on Halloween itself.  S1 have recently been involved in a disco that was run by our Captains at the start of the month which was hugely successful and are now looking forward to a Christmas party which will be held on 11 December.