S1 Homework Time

Our school library is open for S1 who wish to do any homework during lunchtime every Tuesday and Thursday.

S1 have been making great use of this, working on all sorts of homework including accessing Sumdog practice.

Senior Mathematics Challenge

On 8 November, four of our senior pupils visited the University of the West of Scotland Paisley Campus to represent Our Lady’s in the UKMT Senior Mathematics Challenge.

Although we did not win a prize, the pupils involved (Ejiro Akpubi, Lucas Huggins (S5), David Hughes and Alexander Moffat (S6)) all had a great time and enjoyed the experience.

S4 Football Team

U16 boys football team won their Second Round Scottish Cup tie away to Bishopbriggs 5-4 (aet) on Wednesday 31 October. The boys showed real tenacity and team spirit coming from behind on more than one occasion. A fantastic result considering the game went to extra time and we only had 11 players. Congratulations to the boys on their fantastic performance and result. The scorers are:

Matthew Smith (2), Ross Hamilton, Aaron Welsh and Jamie Kinnear.

S1 Football Team

Congratulations to the S1 boys football team who have beaten Grangemouth High 4 – 1 in the second round of the Scottish Cup on Wednesday 24 October.

The boys played a great match and the goalscorers were Sam Smith x2, Luca Vata and Jack Devlin.

Trip to Celtic Park

On Saturday 20 October, pupils from Our Lady’s attended Celtic v Hibs Football Match at Celtic Park, as visitors of the KANO Foundation. The match was exciting and action packed throughout, with Celtic winning 4-2.

Pupils met Celtic player Kristoffer Ajar and got their KANO Foundation scarves signed.  Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were phenomenal, as usual.  An absolute credit to their families and the school.

Prelim Timetable

The prelim timetable is now available. A printable version can be found by clicking here.

Saturday Study Days

The following tutorials are available on Saturday 17th November and Saturday 24th November. Click here to access a printable form.

New Bus Bay

We are delighted to announce that work will begin on our new school bus bay on Monday 15 October. The new bus bay will be created on Dowanfield Road and we look forward to its completion in 2019. During the construction phase there may be some disruption on Dowanfield Road, although our contractors will make every effort to keep this to a minimum. Please bear this in mind when dropping off or collecting your child.

Parents are reminded that it is not permitted to park /drop off pupils within the school grounds. No vehicles should enter through the gates at the old janitors house. This is extremely important to ensure the safety of our pupils.

S4 Football Team Success

A winning start to the season for the U16s boys’ football team. OLHS beat Caldervale High 4-2 in their first league game of the season.

Caldervale took a 2-0 lead with Sam Bryant pulling a goal back before half-time. A very dominant second half performance resulted in OLHS scoring 3 second half goals. A “game of two halves” you might say!

Congratulations to all the boys and especially Sam Bryant, Connor Coyle, Ross Hamilton and Matthew Smith who all hit the target.

Girls in Sport

The PE department are really impressed with the high numbers of girls participating in extra curricular sport this term. We are delighted for the girls who have won competitions, medals and trophies in handball and netball but it’s more important to us that girls are active and enjoying activities. A huge part of this success is down to the commitment of our sports leaders.

Netball – Having worked with players from the Sirens netball team for the past 6 weeks, some of our S2 girls’ competed in the North Lanarkshire Sirens for Success Festival. All girls had an amazing attitude during the festival. It was great to see these girls thriving in a competitive situation. One of our two teams came first and the other came third in the competition. Aynjil Whitelaw also won Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Congratulations!

As a result of this experience many of the girls are joining the after school netball team with Miss McGinn or the local netball team who train at the Tryst on a Monday evening.

Handball – Our S1-3 girls won the Scottish Handball Tournament at Ravenscraig Sport Centre for the second year running.

Gymnastics – All S1 pupils have been participating in Gymnastics this term. We have witnessed some very resilient young people.

Lunch time gymnastics is open to all S1-3 pupils on a Tuesday at lunch time and has been a great success. Girls are gaining confidence as well as new skills each week. A huge thanks to Cara, Chloe and Abbi, our senior leaders who organise the lunch session.

Dance – After school dance club on a Wednesday is a real pleasure to watch. Our senior girls who lead the session have shown amazing commitment, communication and sensitivity which has ensured that the S1 and S2 girls have returned each week with a smile on their face. The club is open to all ability levels.