Higher English pupils accompanied by Mr Finnigan, visited the Scottish Parliament on Friday 10 November to take part in a ‘Language in Parliament’ workshop.
The pupils got the chance to hear debating in the chamber as well as speak to members about the language and stylistics of politics. They enjoyed the day and found it extremely informative and beneficial to their studies.
The S1 football team won a tighly fought 3-2 victory against St. Margaret’s High in the third round of the Lanarkshire Cup on Thursday 2 November. Scorers were Joseph Smith (2) and Alan Mackie (1).
On Thursday 16 November, they travelled to Grangemouth for their Scottish Cup game but even though they showed great team spirit they lost 2-0.
Congratulations to the Senior Girls Handball team who won the Scottish Schools Championships at Ravenscraig on Friday 10 November. The girls were unbeaten throughout and played their main rivals Kelvinside Academy in the final and won 6-2. A huge thanks to our Handball coach Mark McGuinness for preparing the girls.
Well done to our Senior boys who took part in the Suicide Prevention 7 aside football tournament at Ravenscraig Sports Complex.The boys did extremely well and were runners up. They were unbeaten in their group and qualifiers but lost in the final to Airdrie Academy.
Congratulations to the following pupils on their medal success at the North Lanarkshire Swimming Championships Kelsy Corley, Euan McDonald, Callum O’Reilly, Elle O’Reilly and Andrew Rock.
Well done to our Junior golfers who participated in the Dullatur Cup. Congratulations to Jay Leese-Young who came in 3rd place for S1 pupils and Evan Shaw who came in 2nd place for S2 pupils.
S3 Design and Manufacture pupils received a visit from two guest speakers to help support them with the Goodsite Big Build Competition they are working on in class. The competition asks pupils to rebuild or create a Scottish building or monument using only recycled materials.
David Cullen, a Project Architect and Ness Stewart, the Community Engagement Officer for Lovell Construction spoke about their job roles, career paths and sustainability.
The times and levels of supported study classes being offered this year are below:
The recent Social Subjects China trip was a huge success. All pupils and staff had a fabulous time and they were all exhausted on the flight back to Glasgow!
In Beijing the pupils visited many places such as the Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City as well as the Great Wall of China. They then travelled by Bullet Train to Shanghai where they shopped in Nanjing Road and had an evening cruise on the Huangpu River. A once in a lifetime experience for them all!
Six S3 pupils have completed a week-long course at Coatbridge Community Fire Station. The boys qualified from the course with an Employability Skills Award as well as a basic First Aid certificate, including use of the defibrillator.
The boys are John Curran, Louis O’Hare, Drew Lloyd, Konrad Kaim, Callum McAllister and Ryan McLaughlin.
A group of S3 learners successfully completed a one day training course in ‘Be Strong Online’. This event was hosted by the not-for-profit charity ‘The Diana Award’, and helped our young people to learn how to explore the digital world safely.
All of the S3 learners participated fantastically well all day and were rewarded with a certificate and the opportunity to take the programme forward in school. Well done to Ben Atkin, Sam Bryant, Elise Congalton, Connor Coyle, Charlotte Diamond, Aedan Duffy, Charlotte Kenna, Daniel Kerr, Shannen Lofnes, Megan MacCrimmon, Josh McMullen, Gemma Templeton and Devlin Tomlinson who were an absolute credit to themselves and the school.
Fifteen of our S6 pupils undertaking their Caritas Award enjoyed a very comfortable and relaxing retreat on Monday night in the Conforti Institute, Coatbridge. They participated in reflections from Fr Patrick Duffy from the Xaverians and Fr John Campbell of Sacred Heart, Cumbernauld.
The group consisted of both Our Lady’s pupils and St Maurice’s pupils to allow opportunities to socialise and pray with others sharing the same faith journey through Caritas. All feedback has been positive and pupils have benefited from the memorable experience.
