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.

Prelim Timetable/Arrangements

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NLC School Transport consultation

The consultation to change school transport arrangements in North Lanarkshire is now open and will run until Tuesday 9 January 2018. The consultation focuses on proposals to increase the qualification for entitlement to free school transport for secondary school pupils from more than two miles from their home to their catchment school to more than three miles.

There will be a public meeting on Tuesday 28 November 7pm to 9pm in Greenfaulds High School, Cumbernauld.

Can you help?

This event contributes to the Scottish Government initiative ‘Developing the Young Workforce’ and enables our S3 pupils to talk to a range of representatives from the world of work about the activities, skills, qualities and knowledge required in a variety of workplaces. In addition, any applications of Numeracy skills can be discussed too.

Can you help? This is a great opportunity to inspire and motivate our young people as they begin to make important decisions about their future. The event is a speed networking event, involving conversations with groups of around 5 pupils..

If you would like to be involved or for more information, please get in touch with Mrs Hood or Mrs Dunbar.