Titanic Experience – Belfast

Our first ever Family Launch Evening took place on Monday 15 May to formally kick off our Belfast Experience. This allowed all parents/carers of the 31 pupils participating on the trip to receive information and to participate in various activities relating to the Titanic, including a STEM Activity, as well as investigating and researching. The evening was a resounding success with fantastic feedback received.

The Trip to Belfast took place on Tuesday 22 May leaving Our Lady’s at 7.30 am and returning at 12.30 am the next morning. The trip consisted of travelling to Cairnryan, hopping on the ferry to Belfast and then visiting the Titanic Exhibition and HMS Caroline. It was a phenomenal day with pupils’ behaviour, attitude, etc outstanding!! The pupils were a credit to their families.

To complete our Belfast experience, we had a Family Presentation Evening on Tuesday 29 May for all pupils and members of their families. This consisted of pupils in their groups presenting their experiences of the Belfast Trip. This included powerpoints, photographs and personal experiences. The evening, again was a resounding success with fantastic feedback received.

S1 Commonwealth Games Event

All pupils in S1 participated in the S1 Commonwealth Games Event hosted by the PE Department on Thursday 24 May.

St John Ogilvie House as ‘Team India’ were crowned winners after 15 gruelling events which included athletics, rugby, tug of war and many more. There were stand out performers in all events but all pupils were winners on the day and a credit to Our Lady’s. Congratulations to them all !

S1 & S2 Entrepreneur Me Event

All S1 and S2 pupils participated in an Entrepreneur Me Event on Tuesday 15 May and Wednesday 16 May.  Pupils in groups had to design, build and sell various products supporting 100 years of Catholic Education and 50 years of Our Lady’s High School.

S3, S4, S5 and S6 pupils worked as helpers to ensure the smooth running of the event. The pupils had a fantastic day and the feedback has been excellent.

S3 Chemistry Visit to Highland Colour Coaters

A group of S3 chemistry pupils visited Highland Galvanizers and Colour Coaters in Blairlinn Industrial Estate on Tuesday 22 May.

The visit included a presentation from the Business Director Geoff Crowley and a tour of the factory, which all the pupils thoroughly enjoyed. The pupils learned about the processes involved in galvanizing steel structures to protect them from corrosion and coating metals with a variety of colours. They also learned how Arria “The Angel of the Nauld” was galvanised by the company.

North Lanarkshire Council 1+2 Language Awards

On 22 May, 12 of our very talented S1-S3 pupils attended the North Lanarkshire Council 1+2 Language Awards in the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie. This was an authority-wide celebration of languages and highlighted the importance and many advantages of language learning for our young people.

All of our pupils scooped awards across the three languages – Spanish, French and Mandarin in the categories of Outstanding Language Learners as well as Most Improved Language Learners. Pupils’ hard work, dedication and commitment to their language learning was recognised and celebrated! Huge congratulations to you all!

St Andrew’s Confucius Classroom Launch

On Thursday 24 May, pupils from Our Lady’s High supported one of our cluster Primary Schools, St Andrew’s, in the launch of their Confucius Classroom.

The event was officially opened and closed by our exceptionally talented bag piper Thelen McIntyre. In addition, our professional in-house ribbon dancers delighted the audience with their very colourful and energetic ribbon dance! Our Chinese teacher, Miss Li performed Chinese Tea Ceremony and explained the traditions and processes of the ceremony. A great morning was had by all!

S2 M&Ds Celebrating Success Trip

On Thursday 24 May 35 selected pupils from S2 spent the day at North Lanarkshire’s Celebrating Success Day at M&D’s Theme Park.

The pupils were rewarded for their excellent attendance, behaviour and effort throughout S2.

The pupils were a real credit to the school as their behaviour on the day was fantastic.

Everyone had a fabulous day on the rides and very much enjoyed the sunshine and churros!

S3 Football

Tough luck on our S3 boys football team on Wednesday 16 May as they lost 5-1 (Matthew Smith) to Duncanrig in the Liveston Cup semi-final. Well done to the boys on reaching the semi-final as progressing through the competition to this stage is certainly no disgrace.

Unfortunately they also lost their semi-final league play-off against St Ambrose 3-2. The defeat brought to an end an excellent season for the team. They won their league section, reached 2 semi-finals and got to the 4th round of the Scottish Cup. The boys deserve enormous credit for their efforts and they can be very proud of their achievements this season.

S1/2 Premiership Experience

20 boys had a fantastic opportunity to attend two Premier League football matches and participate in a number of pre and post match activities on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 May.

On Saturday the boys were in attendance at the bottom of the league clash between Stoke City and Crystal Palace at the bet365 Stadium. With both sides needing a win to survive relegation the atmosphere was electric, an experience the boys thoroughly enjoyed!

The boys then visited the Trafford Shopping Centre and Bolton Wanderers Stadium before a game of ten pin bowling in the evening.

The following day the boys were able to explore and get involved in the famous Manchester City Football Academy before sitting back to watch Manchester City v Huddersfield. With Manchester City in flying form and chasing the record of 100 league points, as well as Huddersfield fighting relegation the game was very exciting! Manchester City also had the Premier League trophy presented to them at full time – an excellent experience at the Etihad stadium!

School Show – School of Rock

SCHOOL OF ROCK

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW – £5 concession, £7 adult and can be bought from Mrs Ferris-Bell at lunchtimes.

Show dates are: Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st of June.

Come along to support our cast who have been working hard since January! It’s a brilliant show with lots of laughs and great tunes!