EASTER SCHOOL

Parents and Senior Phase Students are reminded that Easter School will take place on Tues 2^nd April, Wednesday 3^rd Apr and Thurs 4^th April.

Classes run from 10am until 12, there is brief lunchbreak at 12 to 12.30 and classes again from 12.30 until 2.30. Pupils should provide their own lunch.

Students should have their individual timetables but subjects are offered as follows –

Pupils in S4, S5 and S6 were issued with their SQA timetables last week.  Please collect from the school office if you do not have one.

Special SQA Assemblies will take place on Tuesday 26th March to go over procedures during the SQA Exams.

Our Fourth Careers Fayre is taking place on Wednesday 13th March.

Please click the link to access the booklet which gives the list of exhibitors and the timetable for classes to visit the Fayre.

Parents are welcome to attend from 2.55pm – 3.30pm

Careers Fayre 2019

Please see the above flyer for details of a parental workshop being held in the school on the evening of the 14th of March looking at responding to bullying and anti-bullying strategies. Please email the school office by the 7th of March if you are going to come along to the event:

office@coatbridge.n-lanark.sch.uk

Our S2 Curriculum Evening takes place on Tuesday 19th February at 4pm.

Come along to find out about the Options process which S2 pupils will shortly be starting and to speak to subject departments about the courses they offer for pupils moving into S3.

During the week 25th February-1st March,  Coatbridge High School will be focusing on positive mental health.

Pupils will get the chance to take part in various activities such as yoga, mindfulness and resilience workshops.

The NHS mental health team will also be coming in to speak to all of our pupils to offer ways in which to address mental health issues and also exam preparation.

Safer Internet Day takes place on Tuesday 5th February.  The attached powerpoint has been showing in the canteen to raise awareness among pupils and staff. Next week S1 and S2 classes will be learning more about this in their ICT classes.

safer internet day

Our Senior Phase Information Evening takes place on Thursday 17 January at 7pm for parents and carers of pupils in S3, S4 and S5 to hear about the progression pathways process for next session.

There will also be a presentation about Foundation Apprenticeships and a chance to speak to a representative from New College Lanarkshire as well as our SDS Careers Adviser, Angie Reilly.

Happy New Year to all our pupils, staff, parents and carers.

A very warm welcome to Mrs DiMambro, Acting Headteacher who will be with us while Mrs O’Neill is on secondment with North Lanarkshire Council.

We also welcome Mrs Ballantyne, Principal Teacher Pupil  Support (Phoenix House) and Mr Murphy, Principal Teacher PE and Performing Arts.

It’s been a busy week in Coatbridge High School.

Monday was our Christmas Celebration with musical items, dance and our very own Pantomime. (Photos are in the galleries section of the website)

Tuesday was our Senior Citizens’ Lunch where we hosted 120 guests for Christmas lunch and 90 of our S1 pupils attended the pantomime at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow.

On Wednesday our Chaplaincy team led the Christmas Assemblies making us think about the real meaning of Christmas.

We look forward to our Incentives trips to the cinema on Thursday during the day and then our event of the year the S5/6 Winter Wonderland Ball in the evening.

On Friday we are wearing our Christmas Jumpers to school and look forward to finishing for the Christmas holidays at 2.30pm.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our students, parents and carers.