{"id":2176,"date":"2025-01-31T12:45:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/?p=2176"},"modified":"2025-01-31T12:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:45:45","slug":"january-assembly-pupil-voice-celebrating-success-uncrc-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/2025\/01\/31\/january-assembly-pupil-voice-celebrating-success-uncrc-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"January Assembly &#8211; Pupil Voice, Celebrating Success &amp; UNCRC Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Primary Pupil Council<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Primary Pupil Council updated us on the fantastic work they have been doing to improve our playground, learning, and experiences. They have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bought a chute for the playground;<\/li>\n<li>submitted a funding request to Cooke Aquaculture to help purchase new iPads for primary classrooms and support our Loch Inch trip;<\/li>\n<li>organised a Beetle Drive fundraising event for our community, scheduled for 12 March 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124353\/IMG_2930.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124353\/IMG_2930-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124353\/IMG_2930-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124353\/IMG_2930-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124353\/IMG_2930-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124353\/IMG_2930.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Secondary Pupil Council<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Secondary Pupil Council shared their efforts to enhance our school environment. They bought:\u00a0 netball stand, pool cues, darts, footballs and outdoor storage for play equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, they have written a letter to parents and carers highlighting concerns about dog fouling and damage to playground equipment. The letter reminds everyone that dogs be on school grounds.<\/p>\n<p>They also announced a competition to design a Pupil Council Logo, to represent the voice of our pupils. Posters will be displayed around the school, and the deadline for entries is 20 February 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124357\/IMG_2933.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2178\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124357\/IMG_2933-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124357\/IMG_2933-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124357\/IMG_2933-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124357\/IMG_2933-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124357\/IMG_2933.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Eco Committee shared their ongoing work to help protect the planet by reducing waste. They encouraged everyone to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>use the recycling bins correctly.<\/li>\n<li>turn off lights when leaving classrooms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124400\/IMG_2934.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2179\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124400\/IMG_2934-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124400\/IMG_2934-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124400\/IMG_2934-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124400\/IMG_2934-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124400\/IMG_2934.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading Schools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We celebrated Ms Nicholson for successfully completing the Reading Diverse Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Tammie encouraged everyone to get involved and reminded pupils to keep their bookmarks updated.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124403\/IMG_2937.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124403\/IMG_2937-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124403\/IMG_2937-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124403\/IMG_2937-1024x878.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124403\/IMG_2937-768x658.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124403\/IMG_2937.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNCRC Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Rights Ambassadors shared their knowledge of two key UNCRC articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Article 19 \u2013 Protection from violence, abuse, and neglect.<\/li>\n<li>Article 35 \u2013 The right not to be kidnapped, sold, or trafficked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr Lawson then discussed these rights in connection with Holocaust Memorial Day (Monday 27 January 2025), focusing on Anne Frank, who was persecuted for her religion and had her rights denied.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124406\/IMG_2941.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2181\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124406\/IMG_2941-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124406\/IMG_2941-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124406\/IMG_2941-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124406\/IMG_2941-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/midyelljuniorhigh\/uploads\/sites\/3465\/2025\/01\/31124406\/IMG_2941.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primary Pupil Council Our Primary Pupil Council updated us on the fantastic work they have been doing to improve our playground, learning, and experiences. They have: bought a chute for the playground; submitted a funding request to Cooke Aquaculture to help purchase new iPads for primary classrooms and support our Loch Inch trip; organised a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2176"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2182,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176\/revisions\/2182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/midyelljuniorhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}