Faith in Action

Some of our Pastoral Youth Group accepted a very worthwhile challenge from SCIAF. Based on the parable of the talents (where the workers doubled their talents which pleased God) pupils were challenged to raise twice as much money for SCIAF from an initial £50 which was provided to them.

Our pupils used the money to buy hot chocolate, juice and cakes to sell at the staff v pupils football game on St Andrew’s day. It was a bright crisp afternoon with temperatures below zero. The refreshments were warmly received and the group were kept very busy.

The total raised by this group for this initiative was £250….5 times their initial £50. Well done to all involved!

Creative Residency Masterclass

Keira Hanlon, Simon Lynch and Eva Wynn participated in a 3 -Dimensional masterclass at the Scottish Opera in Glasgow on 7 December.

The work produced during this day will be exhibited in Summerlee Industrial Museum as part of the North Lanarkshire Creative Residency Exhibition in January 2018

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Anti-Bullying Week 13 – 17 November

Our Lady’s High School celebrated Anti-Bullying Week by incorporating this theme into all lessons for pupils in S1-S3. We focused on the theme of bullying and the impact of these behaviours.

In English, pupils focused on an anti-bullying poem and produced ‘blackout poems’ of their own to demonstrate their understanding of the subject. Two senior pupils presented a powerpoint on the topic of ‘Discrimination’ in History, whilst learning about the Holocaust. In Art and Design pupils produced powerful posters developing their skills in freehand sketching and ‘Cyber-Bullying’ was the topic covered in Technical and ICT classes. In the Music department, pupils also wrote and produced a musical rap covering the theme of bullying.

Nurture and Learning Zone

We were delighted to welcome parents, pupils, staff and from NLC, Gerard McLaughlin Head of Education (Central) together with Continuous Improvement Officers Irene Pandolfi and William Collum to the opening of our new Nurture and Learning Zone on Tuesday 28 November.

The S1, S2 and S3 nurture groups hosted a St. Andrew’s Day event during which they showcased their hospitality skills as well as their improved resilience and self-confidence. Well done to all involved.

Mock Interviews

As part of our Developing the Young Workforce strategy we hosted a Mock Interview morning for senior pupils on Tuesday 28 November.

Over 45 of our business partners carried out interviews and provided valuable feedback to our young people on interview preparation and technique. Our business partners were extremely impressed by our fabulous young people!

Staff v S6 Pupils Charity Football Game

Starting off our Advent Fundraising, staff and (former pupils) played S6 pupils in a Football Match on Thursday 30 November.  Hot chocolate and cake was also sold at the football game.

Almost £750 was raised at this event which is a fantastic total. The S6 pupils had a 3-0 win over the teachers! Many thanks to everyone involved.  A great start to our Advent Fundraising!

S3 Girls Fire Reach

Congratulations to  Jodie Beattie, Amy Devlin, Olivia Graham,  Emily Johnstone, Chloe Paterson and Lisa Sherry – our six S3 girls who completed their Fire Reach training last week at Coatbridge Fire Station.

Over the week the girls learned all about fire safety in the community and team building skills for the work place. They trained with girls from Greenfaulds High School and together they exhibited all their new skills and abilities at a display at the fire station. The display included rescuing people from a road traffic incident, and also saving a family from a burning building. The girls put on a very well drilled and impressive display!

Art & Design Portfolio Preparation

Anna Bowyer S6 attended an inspiring workshop where pupils were able to look at successful portfolios produced by S6 students from across Scotland who managed to secure a place at Art School this year.

There was a separate workshop on animation and how to gain entry into the first year of an Honours Degree Course whether your interest is in Graphic Design, Fine Art Printmaking, Drawing & Painting and Sculpture.

Football Success for Jessica

Jessica Cox S2 and her Football team Glasgow Girls came runners up in the U14s Girls Scottish Cup Final.

Jessica and her team narrowly missed out on the cup to winners Motherwell F.C. in an extremely close game of 3-2. This is a fantastic achievement for Jessica and she continues to inspire girls in her year group to get involved in football.

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