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S1 Football Team

S1 Football Team

The S1 football team beat St Ambrose High in the league last Thursday 15 March. The final score was 3 – 1 with goals from Jared Lyons, Alan Mackie and Ceide McElhinney.

Well done to the boys who played extremely well and showed great team spirit throughout the game.

S1 Football team

P7 Mathematics Competition

P7 Mathematics Competition

Two teams of Primary 7 pupils from each of our six primary schools participated in the annual Mathematics Competition held on Wednesday 21 March.

The competition was split into rounds which included a Team Event, Mental Maths and Relay Round. Well done to all who took part and congratulations to St Andrew’s Team 1 who were the overall winners.

P7 maths Competition

UKMT Junior Maths Challenge

UKMT Junior Maths Challenge

Four of our S1 and S2 pupils attended the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge on the 20 March at Forth Valley College, Falkirk. Although the Maths questions were very challenging a great day was had by all!

The S1 pupils involved were Laura Hubbard-Perez and Neve McLay. The S2 pupils involved were Patrick Connolly and Mark McKay.

Junior Maths Challenge

Subject Champions Event

Subject Champions Event

To prepare for the forthcoming S2 BGE Subject Choice exercise all S2 pupils participated in a Subject Champions Event on 23 February.

This involved all pupils researching information about each subject within the different curricular areas. S6 pupils represented each department, preparing excellent displays and practical activities showcasing employability skills and future career paths linked to each subject. They were able to answer questions from our S2 pupils and provided them with a fantastic taster for each subject.

S6 pupils worked very hard in their personal development time to prepare and their hard work and preparation ensured the smooth running of the event, which was also presented to parents at the S2 Parents’ Information Evening. S2 pupils will continue to be supported in Health and Wellbeing to ensure that they are making very well informed course choices!

subject champions

Zoolab for S1

Zoolab for S1

S1 Geography classes recently enjoyed a visit from Zoolab to supplement their work on the Amazon Rainforest. Owen, from Zoolab, brought in lots of reptiles for the pupils to see including a tarantula, snake and a frog!

The pupils have been learning all about animals in the Amazon Rainforest and everyone really enjoyed seeing them in real life!

zoolab

S3 Football Team

S3 Football Team

The S3 boys football team won their Lanarkshire Cup quarter final in Wishaw, against St Aidan’s High School on Wednesday 7 March.

The game finished 2-2 after full-time with goals from Ross Hamilton and Aaron Welsh. The boys went on to win 5-4 on penalties.

The semi final will be played at a neutral venue sometime after Easter. Congratulations to the boys and good luck in the semi-final!

S3 Football Team

Swimming Success

Swimming Success

Three of our pupils had recent success in the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships in East Kilbride.

Elle O’Reilly S3 came 2nd in the 100m butterfly and 4th in the 200m individual medley.

Euan McDonald S4 came 6th in the 200m backstroke and Callum O’Reilly S1 came 12th in the 200m backstroke. Congratulations to them all!

swimming

AH Physics

AH Physics

Advanced Higher Physics pupils attended their second visit to Strathclyde University to complete work on their Advanced Higher Physics projects.

Many thanks to Strathclyde University for the use of their facilities and particular thanks to Ken Muir and Shirley Wylie for their support in making this possible.

physics

Study Saturday – New Date

Study Saturday – New Date

The postponed Study Saturday has been rescheduled for Saturday 17th March. All subjects that were offered on the day will be offered and there is no need for pupils to complete another form.