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Wednesday 25, November 2009
Graeme High School - Report 24/11/09 |
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Court Visit
The following pupils enjoyed a Mini Trial event at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Friday morning: Danielle Trapp (L05), Cherlyn Docherty (L10), Gemma McWatt (M04), Lewis Binning (M17), Lois McNinch (ST03), Fraser Wilkinson (L03), Ryan Pearson (ST06), Ross Menzies (ST09), Cameron Kerr (ST11), Dean Hunter (ST14) and Aidan McNally (ST19).
Helix Is Happening
The following group of pupils attended the Helix Is Happening event on Monday: Ashlea Cramb (ST06), Aidan Frew (L14), Sarah Johnston (M01), Rebecca Lewis (M01), Bobby Montgomery (ST07), Brandon Sinclair (L13), Calvin Straiton (L18), Dean Waugh (L18), Emma Macintosh (L02) and Darren McDermott (ST10).
Prefect Photographs
2009 Prefect Group Photographs are now on display on the noticeboards in the reception area and SMT corridor. Anyone wishing to place an order please see the office staff. All orders have to be received by Friday 27th November.
Supported Study - PE
This has been taking place this week and continues today (Thursday) at lunchtime in Room 7 - Evaluating (Part b) questions and from 3.40-5.00 in the library - KU (The Body, fitness). There will be a further session on Friday at Lunch time for Higher PE in Room 7 - NAB preparation.
Inter-House Quiz
A note to all pupils that the Inter-House Quiz will be starting on Friday 27th November (next Friday) at lunchtime in Room 105. We need a group of pupils from each house to battle it out over a few rounds of general knowledge. The quiz will take place on the last Friday of every month so get in there early! Make sure you see your form class prefect to sign up for this event. Any questions please contact Mr McLeod.
Chemistry Competition Winners
Great big congratulations to our Chemistry Top of the Bench mid-Scotland section winners: Dean McMahon from S4, Declan Cotter and Peter Wood from S3 and Jordan Mitchell from S2. The boys triumphed with a points tally of 173 – 9 points clear of Dollar Academy as runners-up. The trophy will soon be in the display cabinet (and it’s a beauty). Prizes for the pupils were T-shirts & W.H.Smith book tokens. The school were awarded a sum of money from the college to purchase a piece of equipment and, best of all, the team won an expenses-paid weekend trip to the finals at the Science Centre in London in March with time to take in a show/entertainment for the Saturday night.
Higher Lifestyle & Consumer Technology
The following pupils were out of school taking part in research work for their Technological Project this week: Nicola Bell (ST04), Hollie Cassidy (ST17), Julie Dunn (L06), Melissa Freil (L04), Jade Harley (ST07), Emma MacLennan (L02), Lauren McNab (ST12) and Larissa McNee (M16).
Next Week's Inter-House Events
Next week there will be 3 Inter-House events taking place during lunchtimes. Pupils should see their House Prefects during form periods this week to sign up for these events. The events are:
Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd December - S2 7-a-side Boys Football
Wednesday 2nd December - Debating Tournament (Round 1)
Thursday 3rd December - The PS3 Challenge.
Make sure you see your House Prefects and get signed up for these events by Monday 30th November.
Cross Country Championships
The Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships are open to S1-S6 boys and girls. Anyone interested must give their name to Miss Drummond before Thursday or you cannot be entered. The event takes place on Thursday, 28th January at Bo'ness Recreation Centre.
Movie Quote Quiz
The correct answer was (of course) Back to the Future (either I or II!). Well done to Steele House who managed the most correct answers. The points will be distributed as follows: Lockhart – 17, Steele – 19, Morrison – 18. Remember, you have to be INNIT to WINNIT!
Target Points
This week the focus of the Target Rewards was ‘Goals’. Throughout the month of November staff have been undertaking the target setting exercise with S3 to S6. This week’s Target Rewards focus issue was intended to complement this activity and as the target-setting exercise was completed, it was possible to award target points to pupils who responded positively and have shown that they are keen to pursue success. Put another way, if a particular pupil is considered to be ‘on target’ or ‘working towards target’ they deserve an extra target point this week.
Graeme High honours former Pupils
Third year Skill Force pupils honoured former pupils who died in the Great War at a series of moving ceremonies in school. The pupils did this as part of their Certificate of Personal Effectiveness in which they must show their commitment to their community. When 17 S3 Skill Force pupils visited the Poppy Scotland Factory back in October, little did they know it would end up six weeks later with them being asked to represent their houses and the school at various commemoration parades and school assemblies. The pupils produced a presentation that was played at each of the remembrance assemblies. The presentation consisted of pictures of their work and images of the Great War from the internet overlaid by the pupils’ presentation of the war poem “On Flanders Fields”. The video also showed them collecting for Poppy Scotland in form classes and building a Poppy Memorial Garden within the school. Each form class were also given poppies produced by the Skill Force pupils onto which remembrance messages and the names of those to be remembered were written. These poppies were then laminated and placed in the Memorial Garden at the heart of the school. Skill Force Instructor Ian 'Mo' Fraser said, “As a former soldier, it was an honour to witness the time, effort, hard work, dedication, enjoyment and obvious satisfaction that the pupils gained from actively completing this challenge. The pupils did great honour to themselves and the Graeme High School Community”. For these pupils to successfully complete a project that got the whole school involved made this an outstanding educational experience.
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