Category: THS Faculty of Languages and Literacy

Today is World Book Day – a day we always celebrate. There are lots of fun activities on the Teams pages.  We are very excited to launch the Taylor version of “The Masked Reader” – see if you can guess who is reading the book !   We can’t wait to share this with you ! Please find attached your World Book Day token.  These can be exchanged for one of the £1 WBD books which are available in the Supermarkets or you can use it as part payment for any other book.  Normally we would distribute these in school.  Have fun and happy reading !!!!!

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We are delighted to welcome back Mrs Alison Rooney to the faculty.  Mrs Rooney has returned following a lengthy illness, we wish are well and are very glad to have her back with us.  Mrs Rooney will be delivering both English and Spanish when our young people return.

We are also delighted to welcome Mrs Frances Fraser to the department.  Mrs Fraser will be working in the English Department and we are delighted to have her on board.  Mrs Fraser looks forward to meeting pupils and parents and getting to know the wonderful community that is Taylor High School.

This Thursday is World Book Day and although we are not in school we intend to celebrate this day with some fun activities for S1-2 which will remind us ALL why we love reading !

Watch this space !

We have invited some students into school to give them an opportunity to practise their Spanish speaking with one of the Spanish teachers.  Teachers will also post reminders on their MS Teams pages.  This is a great opportunity to improve your skills before the assessment.  Please make the most of this chance by coming with your materials and in full school uniform.  We can’t wait to see you !

Monday	p2	5AH1	Higher English	Mrs Burton	Tutorial
	P3	4A2	N5 English	MJ Burton	Live Lesson
	P3	4A4	N5 English	K MacDonald	Live Lesson
	2.30pm		Higher English	KMacDonald	Live Lesson
	2pm		N5 Spanish	S Bell	Tutorial
Tuesday	P7	5AH2	H English	R MacPhail	Tutorial
Wednesday	10am	3C Spanish	BGE Spanish	S Bell	Tutorial
	P3 & 4	3D	N5 Spanish	T Campbell	Tutorial
	P3 &4	5CH1	H English	Mrs Nelson	Live Lesson
	11am	3C Spanish	BGE Spanish	S Bell	Tutorial
Thursday	P3 &4	5AH1	Higher English	Mrs Burton	Live Lesson
	P3 & 4	5AN5	N5 English	Miss McKenna	Tutorial
	P7	4A1	N5 English	Miss MacPhail	Tutorial
Friday	9.00am	5CH2	H English	K MacDonald	Live Lesson

Monday	P2	5AH1	Higher English	MJ Burton	Tutorial
	P3&4	4G	N5 Spanish	S Jackson	Tutorial
	P6&7	5CN5	N5 English	C Sullivan	Tutorial
Tuesday	9.30am	4A4	N5 English	K MacDonald	Live Lesson
	P1	4A1	N5 English	R MacPhail	Tutorial
	P1 & P2	4A3	N5 English	C Sullivan	Tutorial
	P1	4A2	N5 English	MJ Burton	Live Lesson
	10am	2.4 Spanish	BGE Spanish	S Bell	Tutorial
	11am	4E	N5 Spanish	S Bell	Tutorial
	2.00pm	1.3 Spanish	BGE Spanish	S Bell	Tutorial
	P7	5HC2	H English	R MacPhail	Tutorial
Wednesday	P1 &2	4G Spanish	N5 Spanish	S Jackson	Tutorial
	P3 &4	5CH1	H English	Mrs Nelson	Live Lesson
	11am	1.6 Spanish	BGE Spanish	S Bell	Tutorial
	11am	5CH2	H English	K MacDonald	Live Lesson
Thursday	P1&2	4F	N5 Spanish	T Campbell	Tutorial
	P3 &4	5AH1	Higher English	Mrs Burton	Live Lesson
	P3 & 4	5AN5	N5 English	Miss McKenna	Tutorial
	P6&7	4G Spanish	N5 Spanish	Mrs Jackson	Tutorial
Friday	9.00am	5CH2	H English	K MacDonald	Live Lesson
	P3&4	4F Spanish	N5 Spanish	T Campbell	Tutorial

Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day for S1 pupils to order their free book from NLC.  Please ensure you have ordered your book from the catalogue.

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Orders should be placed today  using MS Forms.  https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPage.aspx?lang=en-US&origin=OfficeDotCom&route=Start#FormId=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKbfI96UMa2hJmd-F_8nXpyRUNUxVTzZGWjVXSUxLQktDSTE4QlJOTTQyVi4u

Please note the following Live Lessons/Tutorials will be on offer next week.  Where possible we would encourage students to take part.

 

Monday 15th February.  

P1 &2 – Mrs Burton’s 5A1 Higher Class – Live Lesson (Continuing with the ten mark question from the Critical Reading paper which we started on Thursday 11th February).

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO LIVE LESSON FOR MISS MacPHAIL’S N5 Class today, this was an error on the Timetable issued to parents/carers.

11am-12 Noon – Mrs MacDonald’s 4A4 National 5 class – Tutorial

P6 & 7 – National 5 English (S5/6) – Miss Sullivan’s class – Tutorial

2.30pm Spanish – Mrs Bell’s N4/5 class – Tutorial

2.30pm Higher English – Mrs MacDonald 5C1 – Live Lesson

Tuesday 16th February. 

P3 & 4 – Higher Spanish – Tutorial – Mrs Jackson

P 6 & 7  – Higher English – Mrs Burton’s 5A1 class – Live Lesson (Continuing with the 10 mark paper in Critical Reading)

P 6 & 7 – Higher English – Miss MacPhail’s 5A2 class – tutorial.

Wednesday 17th February.

P1&2 – National 5 English Tutorial – Mrs Burton’s class. (An opportunity to practise R.U.A.E. skills and ask for help with them.)

Thursday 18th February. 

P3 & 4 – Higher English Tutorial – Mrs Burton’s class. ( An opportunity to practise the ten mark question in the Critical Reading paper.)

2.55pm-3.45pm – National 5 English – Tutorial – Miss MacPhail’s 4A1 class. (Further work in preparation for the Practice R.U.A.E.) on Tuesday 23rd February.

 

Next week all four National 5 classes will be revising Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation and offering an opportunity for students to practise these skills.  Following in from this we are planning an opportunity for pupils to practise RUAE under exam timed conditions on Tuesday 23rd February.  Students will have 90 minutes to answer 30 marks worth of questions and submit them to their class teacher.  This will be a formative assessment to help students, in collaboration with their teachers, to identify their areas of strength and those they need to work on.

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Please find attached a letter from Mrs Burton which has been emailed to all S1 parents today regarding the NLC “Read to Succeed”  initiative.  Pupils should choose ONE book from the online book catalogue (attached) and submit their choice via MS Forms (see below).  Any issues with the form or any questions should be directed by emailing mjburton@taylor.n-lanark.sch.uk   You can also use this email to order your book if that is easier.

 

Make sure all orders are received by Friday 19th February !