Every month first and second year pupils take part in the numeracy league. This is where they are given 50 numeracy based questions and they try and answer as many as they can in the space of a period. The average score or each house is the collated and the house with the highest average wins.
For the month of October:-
The winning house for S1 is … St Columba!!
The winning house for S2 is … St John Ogilvie!!
Stay tuned for the winners of next month’s numeracy league!
Higher Drama pupils made their annual trip to the theatre to help them prepare for their SQA exam. They attended The Tron Theatre in Glasgow to see ‘The Alchemist’. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed watching the performance and then had the opportunity to take part in a workshop exploring the characters and storyline. A fantastic time was had by all.
S1 and S3 pupils in Art & Design have been working on their Road Safety posters highlighting the importance of how to stay safe when crossing the road. A number of S1 and S3 pupil work pieces have been entered into the NLC competition. We wish our young people well in this competition.
A number of S6 pupils have been trained as MVP mentors and they will be delivering workshops to S2 pupils around the themes of bullying and gender-based violence. These sessions will be running in November and January and each S2 class will take part in 4 different workshops. The S6 MVP mentors are looking forward to using their training to benefit others. Photos to follow !
A printable version of the Senior Phase prelim timetable can be found by clicking here.
Information regarding the Study Saturdays (16th/23rd November) and a printable form can be found by clicking here.
Our annual Celebrating Success Ceremony for senior pupils took place on Wednesday 25 September where pupils were recognised for both their academic and wider achievements.
Our guest speaker was Professor John Paul Leach who is Head of Undergraduate Medicine at the University of Glasgow, Consultant Neurologist and also a former pupil of OLHS ! We are very grateful for his inspirational words. We were also joined by Mrs Ellen Burton who gave many years of dedicated service to the students of Our Lady’s.
A wonderful night of celebration!
Our S6 Caritas pupils visited St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Glasgow to venerate the relics of St. Therese of Lisieux. The pupils enjoyed a very peaceful and prayerful visit accompanied by Mrs Cowie and Mrs Callaghan.
We have a number of spaces available on our brass and woodwind instructors’ timetables, and you could be one of the people who benefit from this! We are looking for enthusiastic people to start lessons as soon as possible, and here’s why it’s right for you:
Learn a new skill – reading and playing a musical instrument is a skill you will have for life.
Improve your concentration and achievement in all your subjects – music helps you focus on your work.
Learn a load of transferrable skills – communication, listening, evaluating, confidence, resilience… the list goes on!
If you want to get involved, speak to your music teacher, or see Miss Blain (behind the stage, in Music Room 1) for more information and a letter explaining the details.
Also – we’re looking for new members of our music groups:
Ceilidh Band – Monday Lunchtimes from 12:45 in Music Room 1
Singing Group – Wednesday after school from 3pm – 4pm in Music Room 1
Practice Club – Run by our S6 pupils – Thursday lunchtimes in Music Room 1
Soul Band – Details to be confirmed
If you want to get involved, make music and meet new friends who share your interests, just come along at the times stated and you will be very welcome to join!
On the morning of Thursday 26 September, nine S1 pupils attended a North Lanarkshire wide event in St. Ambrose High School, Coatbridge. They heard speeches from Master of Ceremonies, the author and publisher Keith Charters; Head of Service Anne Munroe; and Terry Cowan from the Literacy and Numeracy base. They were also treated to music from St. Ambrose pupils. The main event was a talk from Dan Freedman, author of the Jamie Johnson football fiction series and more, in which he described how he struggled with reading at school, and got into writing because of a frustration with the lack of sports fiction for young people. His message to our young people was not to be disheartened if English and reading are not particular strengths – persevere and a career in writing is still very much an option. He also answered some audience questions, and each pupil in attendance received a signed book from him. Thank you to the NLC Read to Succeed committee for organising – it was a fantastic morning and our pupils had great fun!
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