Weekly Update: 13th – 17th January

S5/6 Prelims The first week of the S5/6 prelims has been completed.  The 2nd week of prelims runs from Monday the 20th – Friday the 24th, students are reminded to check the SQA noticeboard for all details of exam dates, times & venues. College Applications Senior students are reminded that applications for College courses is now open and encourage students looking to apply for a college course to do this

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Weekly Update: 6th – 10th January

Welcome Back We welcome everyone back to St Andrew’s High School and hope everyone had a great & relaxing Christmas break wish everyone every success in 2020. S1 Parent Night The S1 Parents Evening takes place on Monday 13th January from 4pm until 6.30pm.  All pupils have been issued with appointment sheets. S5/6 Prelims The S5/6 prelim examinations takes place from Monday the 13th to Friday 25th January.  All relevant

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Weekly Update: 9th – 13th December

Social Subjects – Achievement Avenue Reward Trip Well done to Kirsten McLean who was the Bowling Champion, pipping Mr Mullen with a 117 points total. Girls Into Physics Our S3 Physics girls attended a Girls into Physics event this week at the Institute of Physics. They took part in a series of different workshops throughout the day with the favourite being making ice cream with liquid nitrogen. My World of

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Read to Succeed Survey

As part of the Scottish Attainment Challenge North Lanarkshire Council asked parents, teachers and librarians to support the Read to Succeed pledge for new S1 pupils.  The aim of this project was to encourage children to read more by providing them with books they could read and books they wanted to read, as well as providing opportunities for this reading to take place and the author visits to S1 earlier

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Upcoming Events

S5/6 Glitterball Dance The annual Christmas Dance for senior students takes place on Wednesday the 19th of December from 7pm until 10pm.  Tickets cost £5. S1/2 Christmas Disco The S1/2 Christmas Disco will take place on Wednesday the 19th of December during periods 5 & 6. Christmas Concert The annual Christmas Concert takes place on Tuesday 17th of December at 7pm. Non Uniform Day We will be having a Non

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Weekly Update: 2nd – 6th December

S4 Prelims The first week of S4 prelim examinations took place this week with students studying English, Admin & IT, History, Geography, Engineering Science, Physics, Music, Spanish & Modern Studies all being tested under SQA exam conditions. The prelims continue next week with Maths, Design & Manufacture, Art & Design, Drama, Chemistry, PE, Computing Science, Woodwork and French prelims all taking place between the 9th and 13th of December. Sporting

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Staying safe online

Staying Safe Online – new resources Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline.  Within the website there is lots of information for pupils and parents based on being safe online, dealing with any incidents, and receiving help/support. https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ The second resource comes from Childline and is a link to download an app called Zipit.   Zipit helps young people to respond

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‘Stand out from the Crowd’ – Foundation Apprenticeship Information Session

Are you a local business?  Are you looking to develop your team and spot talent early? Are you looking to contribute to community benefits by supporting local pupils? North Lanarkshire Council would like to invite you to ‘Stand out from the Crowd’ information session designed to inform local businesses on how you can get involved in Foundation Apprenticeships.  This programme is designed to allow local pupils the opportunity to gain

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