End of Term June 2015

GLASGOW PRIMARY SCHOOLS' ATHLETICS MUSICFEST

Dear Parent, For the final time as , I have great pleasure in ever, the new Chair, Mr John Hamilton, and his Home & As I retire after 11 years as Rector and 39 exciting sharing with you all the news of our pupils’ achieve- School Association Committee planned another popular years at the High School, I would like to thank all par- ments this term and the highlights at the Junior and Midsummer Madness event. ents for your enthusiastic support for school activities Senior Schools since the April newsletter. Once again, we bid farewell at the end of this term to and your children’s education, and for your kindness Once again, the focus for 4th to 6th Year pupils for much several colleagues, including two who are heading for and generosity towards me in recent weeks. The High of the term was the Scottish Qualifications Authority well-earned retirement after lengthy and distinguished School benefits tremendously from a highly positive and exam diet, which finished on Thursday 4 June. Transitus service - Mrs Joyce Moir at the Junior School, and Mr supportive school community, in which Governors and to 3rd Year pupils sat their exams in early May, followed Kelvin Sinclair, Principal Teacher of History. We are very Trustees, current and former parents, pupils and staff by the annual 1st Year outdoor education visit to Raasay grateful to them both for their marvellous commitment all play their part significantly. and the Activities Week for Transitus to 3rd Year pupils. to the High School. Finally, I wish you and your family a very enjoyable, Junior 6 also enjoyed their outdoor education visit to As 6th Year pupils depart, I thank them for all they have relaxing and safe summer holiday. Newlands. contributed individually to the School throughout their Yours sincerely We were delighted with the outcome of two whole school time here, and I wish all our pupil leavers every happi- external reviews of our Investors in People status and ness and success in the future. our Green Flag award. Our IIP re-assessment During the Summer holidays, pupils will participate in was successful, including the additional Bronze recog- the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award Expedition in the nition for which we applied. Likewise, congratulations Cairngorms and, in August, Transitus visit Normandy to Mrs Margaret Moreland, Dr Nikki Penman and their and senior rugby players again head to for pupil Eco Committees on Eco-Schools Scotland’s their Rugby Camp. I am most grateful to colleagues for approval of our Green Flag Renewal application. their commitment to these ventures, and to so many Highlights of the term have included outstanding suc- other trips overseas and within the UK over the past cess in the Rotary Club National Youth Speaks UK Final, year. The Biennial Art Exhibition, the entertaining Junior 5 I am indebted to my teaching and support staff col- production of “Aladdin” and various musical, sporting leagues at and for their dedication and competition successes. Enthusiastic audiences to the school throughout the past session. I have valued enjoyed two excellent musical occasions, MusicFest immensely the support of all my School Management and the ambitious Summer Choral Concert, featuring colleagues. Junior and Senior School Choirs, in the City Halls. As

www.glasgowhigh.com Junior School In May the Junior School welcomed Miss Heather Fuller, Kindergarten enjoyed a visit from Alison MacLachlan who took up her post as Deputy Head Teacher. Thanks and her dog, Alfie, from the Dogs’ Trust who came to Mrs Alison Gray for returning from her retirement to along to receive a cheque presented following the assist with the running of the school during the sec- Kindergarten enterprise event. Laura from Animal ond half of this session. We would like to thank both Magic brought along a selection of small animals Miss Emma Stevenson and Mrs Vicki Stone who have which enhanced the learning of the Jungle topic. worked with us this year and now leave to take up new The Kindergarten Sports Day, held at the Senior School, appointments. We offer our very best wishes to Mrs took place on a glorious sunny morning. Joyce Moir who has worked at the Junior School for the J1 visited Barshaw Park to develop their simple map- past twenty six years and many pupils have benefited ping skills and they also enjoyed an outing to Mugdock from her hard work and commitment over these years. Country Park for a summer picnic in the June sunshine. We wish her a very long and happy retirement. Parents were able to come along with their children to Our seventh Health Awareness Day was held at the sample a ‘Come and Try’ lunch in preparation for J2. end of May with a full and interesting programme of The children have had a very happy year in Junior 1 and activities for each stage. Mrs McConechy began the are now ready for their step up to Junior 2. day’s events with a 1980s inspired aerobics session for The highlight of the J2 year was when the children had everyone, assisted by Miss Meikle in leg-warmers and their own little caterpillar to care for as part of their Mr Nisbet dressed fetchingly in a psychedelic floral mini-beast topic. The children named and cared for suit! Learning about healthy eating, preparing healthy their own little caterpillars, observing and recording snacks, fruit kebabs and enjoying the Barbecue Lunch the growth to chrysalis. The butterflies emerged safely provided by Beta Catering covered the food aspects of and the children recorded the step-by-step process in a good health and other activities included Taekwondo, diary. The butterflies were then set free into their natu- Karate, Creative Dance, Hockey, Fencing, Swimming, ral environment. The children engaged in a workshop Touch Rugby, a visit to Bearsden Bowling Club, a fun Briggs and Generation Science visited with a very by Generation Science, who visited the school to run at Thorn Park and, in the afternoon, J5 and J6 had informative and enjoyable display of Bodybuilders. help the children understand more about bees. They a choice of Football, a ‘Fitness Boot Camp’ or Golf. The Staff from Science Centre came to the school also enjoyed their visit to Muirshiel Country Park. Tennis Championship also took place on this afternoon. to lead a Body Vision 3D workshop. Toby Sim and Anna McCallum (J5) are our Tennis For their topic about Islam, the J3 classes visited the Bikeability training involved six weeks of learning the- champions for 2015, with runners-up Ben Taylor and Glasgow Mosque and a visit to the Glasgow Museums ory, the Highway Code, bike safety and manoeuvres. Kirstie Souter (also J5). Talks from parents, friends Resource Centre gave them the opportunity to handle All of the pupils participating were successful in their and staff included looking after our eyes, our teeth and objects in connection with their Romans topic. The final assessment. walk to the Roman Bathhouse filled the enthusiastic our bones and information about chest and lung ill- In preparation for the transition to Senior School, the learners with information and their morning of games nesses. We wish to thank all parents and friends of the Junior 6 pupils spent a day meeting with the teachers on their Roman Day rounded off very successful learn- school who gave their time so generously for this very and engaging in activities at Anniesland. The Leavers’ ing experiences. successful, enjoyable and informative annual event. Dance was an occasion to celebrate the end of Junior As part of their studies on classification, the J4 classes School and for staff to wish the pupils good luck for the ECO SCHOOL engaged in a workshop on Vertebrates at Kelvingrove future as they move to Transitus to begin their Senior Art Gallery and Museum and then visited Kelvingrove School experience. Following a submission to Eco Schools Scotland in Park for a guided walk with Rangers from RSPB to November, the Junior School were delighted to receive look at birds and conservation on the banks of the their fourth green flag in recognition of our continu- MUSIC River Kelvin. ous eco work. Well done to Mrs Moreland and the Eco Pupils in J2-J6 demonstrated that they had been With a focus on enterprise, the Pirate topic has Committee. practising very hard when they played in the Mini included visits to the Glenlee Tall Ship and a Pirate Pupils from the Junior School, led by Mrs Moreland, Instrumental Concerts in June. The standard of per- Day in school to which parents were invited. Mr Bruce took part in a National ‘Spring Clean Week’ in and formances was exceptional. Jamieson visited again to talk about the history of around the school grounds organised by the Keep pirates and myths and legends associated with this Our J3 pupils were invited to audition for the RSNO Scotland Beautiful organisation. Eco committee mem- topic. The classes also enjoyed two visits to Thorn Park Junior Chorus and Christopher Bell visited the school bers and pupils from the gardening club wore gloves Tennis Club for coaching sessions and a day in Millport. once again to undertake this task. and bibs and collected a multi-coloured assortment In April the classes enjoyed a full day of Shakespeare, In May, several pupils participated in the final of of litter. studying the storyline of The Tempest and being intro- the Robert Burns World Federation National Primary Our garden grounds and open spaces have been main- duced to the basics of Shakespearean text. Festival. Helena Downie (J6) won a silver medal in the tained. Thanks again to the enthusiastic parent group Generation Science came to J5 with a Lego Mindstorm Instrumental Section for P6/7 and Zixuan Yao (J5) won and pupils in our Gardening Club run by Mrs Moir and Challenge when pupils programmed their own robots. Bronze in the Instrumental Section for P4/5. assisted by Mrs McDougall who have been growing a The highlight of this term for many was the prepara- As the time of writing, our J5/6 Concert Choir are very variety of plants and vegetables which may be used in tion and production of the musical, ‘Aladdin’, with two busy rehearsing for the Summer Choral Concert to be our school kitchen. sets of pupils taking leading roles from each class. held in the Glasgow City Halls on 22nd June 2015. Junior Road Safety Officers, Catriona Gallagher and Miss Meikle and Miss Carnall worked with the pupils Tanvi Mantry (both J6), have kept everyone safe and to create and deliver two marvellous performances SPORT well informed with their notice board, a competition on consecutive nights, which were clearly thoroughly and assembly talks. We also thank Mrs Moir for leading enjoyed by the audiences. Twelve of our Junior 6 pupils qualified for the Glasgow this important work. Primary Schools' Athletics Finals. Our girls (along with The time for the long awaited visit to Newlands Outdoor some Transitus pupils) came first overall and collected Centre finally arrived and the J6 pupils and accom- the trophy. The boys (also with some Transitus pupils) CLASS NEWS panying staff had a wonderful time and amazing came in second place. Anya MacLean came first in the adventures whilst they were in the Lake District. The Kindergarten entertained everyone with their 600m and Sebastian Harten won a bronze medal in the ‘Holiday Extravaganza’ Concert, which was performed Another special occasion for our J6 pupils was their 600m. The J6 girls’ relay team were second. at the end of May. As part of their transition, the visit to the Scottish Parliament and Holyrood Palace on The Henderson Shield Athletics Meeting at The Glasgow children from Kindergarten made regular visits to the day after the General Election took place. This was Academy was held in June and the J5, J6 and Transitus the Junior 1/2 open area and had the opportunity an exciting time following all the build-up and discus- boys collected the trophy. The girls achieved third place. to become familiar with the type of activities they sions for the election. Lucy Sillars and James Turnbull are our Badminton will experience after the summer. Further transition At the beginning of May, Dr Robbie Coull and Constable Champions for 2015. Runners-up were Ellie Adair and arrangements included visits to all areas of the school, John Robertson visited to lead a Drug Awareness Jamie Roberston (all J6). time in the playground and visiting specialist teachers. Workshop. A HeartStart course was led by Mrs Cherry

Page 2 The • June 2015 The swimming assessments for J3-J6 resulted in This year our Public Speaking Competition was judged their days at Junior School. This was a particularly achievements of Distance, Bronze, Silver and Gold by Mrs Roz Baynam, English teacher at the Senior poignant year for Mrs Waugh as these pupils began awards. School. We were presented with an outstanding dis- their time at Junior School at the same time as she Our J6 pupils won their district final and so qualified play of confidence and talented speakers from within took up the Head Teacher’s position. for the Network Rail National Primary Schools' Cricket our Junior School. Cup 2015, held in Perth. Six boys and four girls par- The Annual Ships’ Quiz was another exciting time for CHARITIES ticipated in the event. all our pupils. Their enthusiasm and extensive general The proceeds from the Junior 5 ‘Aladdin’ production J4 Tennis players, Milo Harris, Charlie Munro, Georgia knowledge was evident for all to see. and from a Book Sale held in the school have been Rose and Sophie Trickett, won their district final and In June, pupils who attended SUper Club throughout donated to the Schiehallion Unit based at the Royal came third in the West of Scotland Primary Schools' the year enjoyed a summer party. Hospital for Sick Children. Tennis Championship. We collected pet foods for Hessilhead Animal Sanctuary We were given two fantastic days of beautiful sunny EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES and our gifts were gratefully received by the charity. weather on which to enjoy our Junior School Sports Day and Kindergarten Sports Day. Our youngest sports A large variety of activities were provided for our The Global Citizenship Committee helped the Junior competitors from Kindergarten entered the field to the pupils this term: Gardening, Whacky Rackets, School to raise money for the DEC Nepal Appeal. music of ‘Chariots of Fire’ and participated with great Spanish, Triathlon, Modern Dance, Bikeability, Many of our pupils donated to charity in lieu of birth- enthusiasm in a variety of races. All children received Drama, Taekwondo, Judo, Beginners’ Golf, Pipe Band day gifts and we would like to commend them for their a medal for their great efforts on the day. The Junior Drumming, Archaeology is fun, Football, Percussion generosity. School were welcomed to their Sports Day by the High Ensemble, Junior 6 Choir and Junior 5/6 Concert Choir. School of Glasgow Pipe Band, including our very own OUR THANKS Aidan Mills and Nandni Salwan (both J6) as Drum VISITORS Majors. The day was a great success. We have had so many people help and support us Visitors to the Junior School assembly this term have The J5 sports winners were: Anna McCallum and Jamie throughout this term and would like to thank each one included Mr Mair, Mr and Mrs Adair, Mrs Estelle Ritchie. J6 Sports Champions were: Anya MacLean, of them for their time. McKean, Rev. Graeme Wilson, Mrs Jenny Cheung, Rev Taylor Sarafilovic and Sebastian Harten. Girls’ Relay We would also like to say thank you to Mr Alistair Roddy Hamilton, Mr Gordon McCracken and Mr David Winners were: Longhope. Boys’ Relay Winners were: Whitelaw for making DVDs of some of our major Rogers (SSPCA). Broughty Ferry. Overall Winning Ship: Longhope events. His work and donations to the Junior School Parents were made welcome at our monthly Coffee are very much appreciated. NEWS Drop-In mornings. All staff and pupils would like to say a fond farewell to Members of the English Speaking Board assessed the Mrs McNeill took some artists along to Kelvingrove Art Mr Colin Mair for all his support, encouragement and public speaking and reading skills of a group of J6 Gallery and Museum to do observational drawing for dedication to the Junior School. We would like to send children in June with wonderful results. Our awards the Glasgow Museums’ 2015 Annual Art Competition. our very best wishes for a long and happy retirement. totalled eight Distinction, eight Merit Plus and one Congratulations to our winning entrants: Sophie Bell, Mrs Waugh, Miss Fuller, Mrs Moreland and all the Merit. Holly Gilles (Silver Medals), Aarya Gambhir (Bronze staff at the Junior School would like to wish all par- Medal), Annabelle Robertson and Nandni Salwan We were visited by a large group of S6 Leavers who ents and children a very happy summer holiday. (Highly Commended) (all J6). All medal winners will came along to the Junior School for their ‘Nostalgic be invited to the award ceremony in October. Visit’ and to re-live some of the special moments from

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COMPETITION SUCCESS The Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards Scheme AROUND THE DEPARTMENTS

RIBI National Youth Speaks UK Final The Duke of Edinburgh Scheme continues to be popu- Art Exhibition lar. Awards gained so far in the Summer term: Our Public Speaking team competed in the Rotary The school hosted its biennial Senior School Art International in Great Britain & Ireland National Youth Bronze Awards: Exhibition in early June. The exhibition was formally Speaks UK Final, in Brentwood, Essex. The team of Fiona Baillie, Beth Cairns, Iona Fraser, Abhishek opened by Mr Nicholas Kuenssberg OBE, Chair of Alex Gould, Christopher O’Leary (both S4) and Murray Gambhir, Heather Kelly, Ross Lilley and Kirsty Stirling Social Investment Scotland and former Chair of Webster (S5), had earned their place in the UK final (all S4). the Glasgow School of Art, between 2003-10. Mr with victories in both the West of Scotland and North Silver Awards: Kuennsberg, who has also had a distinguished career England & Scotland Finals. Coached by Mr Toner, they Moray Lennox, Alexander Houghton and Freddie Mann in business, was suitably impressed with the standard took part against six other schools from throughout (all S5). of the pieces on show. He was not the only one, as par- the UK. Again, Alex took the role of ‘Chair’, Murray Gold Award: ents and friends of the school took the chance to see acted as ‘Speaker’, and Christopher gave the ‘Vote Murray Foggo (S6). some of the best work by pupils of all ages. It is fair to of Thanks’ on their chosen topic ‘Learning to Teach, say that guests were hugely impressed by the standard Teaching to Learn.’ After a long day, our team fought UK Space Design Competition of work on show over the Friday evening and Saturday off stern competition to be crowned overall winners, morning. Well done to all those who had their work on Accompanied by Dr Went, eleven S5-S6 pupils took with Murray also winning the award for ‘Best Speaker’ display and to Mrs Bell, Mr Gilchrist, Mrs Henderson part in the UK Space Design Competition Final at and Christopher for ‘Best Voter of Thanks’. Our con- and Ms Waldron for all their efforts in organising a Imperial College, London. They merged with nearly gratulations go to the whole team, as well as Mr Toner. fantastic exhibition. 40 students from other schools to form a company called ‘Rockdonnel Aerospace’, with Elinor Lam (S6) Gilbert Murray Essay Competition Mathematics Masterclass voted President and Murray Webster (S5) voted Vice- Well done to the following who were prize and cer- President, in charge of marketing and presentation. The In late May, three pupils, Sean Lai, Anthony Soler and tificate winners in this year’s national Classics essay company were given 24 hours to organise themselves William Xu (all S3), were invited to attend a Maths competition: Prizes - Henry Lafferty and Kimberley into departments, design a space settlement meeting Circle Masterclass, organised by the UK Mathematics Wong (both S4). Certificate - Jodie Fraser (S6). a detailed set of criteria, and then present their design Trust. Kimberley Wong's prize-winning entry, a version of the to a panel of expert judges to gain a hypothetical UK Junior Maths Team Challenge myth of Apollo and Daphne in graphic novel form, was design contract from the Foundation Society. The com- especially commended as the “outstanding submis- pany worked hard on the project throughout the night After finishing second in the regional final in Paisley, sion this year”, whilst Henry Lafferty’s prize was for (with very little sleep!), before Elinor and Murray gave our team qualified as the highest-scoring runner-up. an essay about Hippocrates and the birth of medicine. a slick 35 minute presentation to judges the next morn- The team of Lucy Ashton, Reuben Gilson-Barnett, ing, outlining the company’s vision. Despite Elinor and Daniel Bogomolnyi-Moulin (all S1) and Tanya Smoli Rotary Club Primary Quiz Murray's leadership skills, their company didn’t quite (S2), are preparing for the London final in late June. Well done to our Transitus team who were victorious do enough to earn top spot in the rankings. Well done in The Rotary Club Primary Quiz at Kelvinside in late to the team: Zoe Chu, Alexander Houghton, Sam Quinn, Scottish Schools Bridge Championship March. The team of Cathal Callan, Charlie Campbell, Matthew Rossetter, Murray Webster (all S5); Jasmine The High School of Glasgow competed in the Scottish John Greene and Matthew Taylor, were crowned win- Aikman, Emma Brady, Eilidh Ferguson, Eleanor Gold, Schools' Bridge Championship in Stirling for the first ners following ten rounds of tough quiz questions. Elinor Lam and Calum Orr (all S6). time. Our two teams competed well and in the words of the organiser. "were great ambassadors for their school Scottish Mathematical Council: Maths Challenge Award Word Wizard Spelling Bee and the game as well." Well done to the two teams: The High School has enjoyed another very success- Congratulations on his fine performance at the Word Euan Docherty (S3/), Julianna Sweeney-Baird, ful year in the Scottish Mathematical Council Maths Wizard foreign language "spelling bee" National Final at Ailun Peng (both Trans) and Amy Provan (S3); and Zoe Challenge Competitions. the Scottish Parliament at the end of May to Findlay Wheel (Captain), Carrie Anderson, Cameron Clark and Secondary Maths Challenge Currie (S2), who picked up the trophy for second place Anthony Soler (all S3). In the Middle Division (open to S3 and S4 pupils), in the ‘German Beginners’ competition and to Rhys Junwen Chen (S4) was awarded a Gold Award – a Evans (S2) who also performed admirably. EVENTS fantastic achievement. Guan-An Chen, George Cooper, Activities Week Varnit Gupta, Jiangmin Hou and William Xu (all of S3), Young Enterprise Abhishek Gambhir, Jiang Ju, Keshav Mahendra and 20 of our brightest entrepreneurial minds passed Activities Week saw Transitus-S3 pupils venturing out Manpreet Purba (all of S4) were awarded Bronze cer- the Young Enterprise Scotland exam, at Strathclyde on trips and taking part in fun activities around the tificates. In the Senior Division, S5 pupils also enjoyed University in February. Although all passed, special school in mid-May. Transitus pupils visited Bothwell success – Cammy Sriram, gained a Silver Award, whilst mention must go to Jasmine Aikman, Emma Anderson, Castle and New Lanark, and ventured out to Aberfoyle Abhishek Chaudhuri achieved Bronze. Carla Godsman, Daniel Mooney and Zoe Westerduin and Mugdock Country Park on Geography and Science field trips, respectively; S1 pupils split into two groups, Primary Maths Challenge (all S6), who all passed with credit. spending time in beautiful Raasay and taking part in In the Primary Challenges, Amy Gilson-Barnett (Trans) Glasgow Area Board Finals an eco-project within school; S2 pupils visited Antonine won a Gold Award and Ella Smoli a Silver Award. Both The iWood team delivered a first class presentation at Wall and the Falkirk Wheel; and S3 pupils took part in girls were invited to the University of Strathclyde, the Glasgow Area Board Finals’ evening on Wednesday active sports and team building days, with DofE pupils to attend a prize-winners ceremony, where they 1 April 2015, held in the Sir Charles Wilson building also heading out on practice ventures. Additionally, were awarded their certificates and a coveted SMC at the University of Glasgow. iWood’s mission is to there were PSE and skills development projects, and Challenge Mug! The following Transitus pupils achieved sustainably produce wooden stands intended mainly S2 and S3 pupils took part in elective activities on the a Bronze certificate in the same competition: William for iPads, Phones and other variations of tablet. The Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. These ranged Hunt, Adam Insall, Cameron James, Imran Mohammed evening concluded with iWood being judged the best from sporting events (tennis, basketball, bubble foot- and Adam Sefcik. Young Enterprise company in Glasgow. They will now ball, touch rugby, fitness workouts and strongman represent Glasgow at the Young Enterprise Scottish contests), to more creative tasks (model making, cup- SQA Exams 2014 Finals in June. cake and pizza-making masterclasses and creative Congratulations to Lucy Phillips (S6), one of a very writing workshops), all the way through to visits out Micro-Tyco small group nationally who achieved 100% in the SQA of school to the Golf Driving Range and the Glasgow Higher Mathematics exam, 2014. Mrs Milne accompanied pupils to the Future Talent Science Centre & IMAX Cinema. Forum in Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow in May. The future Talent Forum is the latest entrepreneurial event Transitus Field Trip to Aberfoyle from WildHearts, providing school pupils, students and Transitus Geographers journeyed north to Aberfoyle young professionals with Micro-Tyco's three key com- to complete a day of fieldwork in May as part of our ponents - inspiration, knowledge and networks - whilst Activities Week. Half the day was spent in Aberfoyle connecting companies to the talent of the future.

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BATTLEFIELDS ACTIVITIES WEEK PRIMARY MATHS CHALLENGE WORD WIZARD SPELLING BEE

iWOOD YOUNG ENTERPRISE BATTLEFIELDS TRIP ACTIVITES WEEK - STRONGMAN CONTEST itself, completing land-use maps, questionnaires and S3 Team-Building Day Bellahouston Park in late May. Donning their yellow pedestrian/traffic counts in order to determine the S3 pupils took part in a day of team-building exer- caps, they joined over 2000 youngsters from schools function of Aberfoyle, as well as consuming some ice cises at the National Activitiy Centre, Fordell Firs. As around Glasgow in order to raise money for the cream in the sunshine! Then it was off to the David part of Activities and Enrichment week, pupils took ‘Foundation Appeal’, which hopes to lay the founda- Marshall Lodge to complete an annotated field-sketch part in a day of fun and challenging outdoor activi- tions for a new hospice. In the 13th year of the 'Go of the rural environment, learn about river erosion and ties, designed to get young minds working together. Yellow' event, pupils were able to not only help contrib- waterfalls and find out about how the Queen Elizabeth They took on the challenge course, where they had to ute, but also to learn a little more about the hospice's Forest Park is used, including getting to see ospreys scale various obstacles, using balance, technique and excellent work. The walk was followed by a range of fun on the webcam. It was a most enjoyable and worth- strength, as well as working as a team to help fellow activities for pupils to partake in, including a climbing while trip. classmates through each obstacle. Other activities on wall, a tug-of-war and an inflatable assault course! the day included caving, archery and abseiling, as well S1 Raasay Trip as the 'opportunity' to be catapulted through the air TRIPS S1 pupils visited the beautiful island of Raasay as part from a great distance up on 'The Phoenix'! Pupils had a Battlefields Trip of Activities and Enrichment week in May. Spread over fantastic time thanks, in part, to the beautiful weather. two separate groups, each half of S1 spent five days on During the Easter break, 105 pupils and 10 staff mem- the island along with 10 members of staff, residing in Stuart Hudson Lecture bers spent a week-long trip visiting the Battlefields of the magnificent 17th mansion, Raasay House. Belgium and France. Although only away for a few days, S5 pupils were treated to a lecture from Former Pupil, Despite sometimes challenging weather, pupils were our S3/S4 pupils packed in a lot in their short time, Stuart Hudson, in early June. Mr Hudson is a Partner able to enjoy the spectacular scenery while enthusi- visiting many memorials to those who fell during the at The Brunswick Group and has previously acted as astically participating in a variety of outdoor activities Great War. Our five trumpeters, Michael Lord, Amy a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister and Head of and team challenges, including hiking, rock climbing, Provan, Zoe Wheel (all S3), Roberto Muscatelli, and Government Affairs at Ofgem. kayaking and climbing to the summit of Dun Caan, as James Stewart (both S4), were up way before the rest well as heading out on a boat to catch all manner of of the tour party each day to play reveille to awaken HELPING OTHERS sea-life from the cold waters below! There was even a our pupils, just as the soldiers of World War I had visit from our retiring Rector, Mr Colin Mair, with pupils Blood Donors experienced a century ago. The trumpeters also played and staff presenting him with a gift of a painting of at a variety of sites throughout the trip, whilst pipers, 42 S6 Pupils and staff gave blood on Thursday 4th Raasay. As a final activity, both groups (as well as some Archie Campbell, Murray Walker (both S3) and Stewart June, donating a grand total of 39 pints of blood to the brave teachers!) took part in a pier jump, plunging into Steven (S4), performed in front of a large crowd for a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service. the chilly waters off Raasay! The trip was enjoyed by all. ceremony at the Menin Gate as well as leading our 105 Help for Heroes pupils on various marches throughout the trip. Many S2 visit to Glasgow Science Centre pupils visited graves and memorials for relatives who A cheque for £100 was sent recently to the Help for In late May, nearly 30 S2 pupils visited Glasgow fought in WWI, while one pupil even found an image of Heroes charity, on behalf of Sixth Year pupils involved Science Centre as part of our annual Activities Week. his relative on a memorial poster at Theipval Memorial. in the pantomime at Christmas time. They had the chance to explore the many interactive As well as visiting Theipval Memorial, which displays exhibits which covered a wide range of topics includ- the names of 72,000 Allied soldiers who died on the Transitus ‘Go Yellow’ 5k ing, amongst other things, how we make sense of our Somme with no known grave, there were also visits bodies. Pupils got into the spirit of things and enjoyed Transitus pupils took part in The Prince & Princess to WWI trenches, the Pool of Peace, Vimy Ridge, the participating in a fun-filled afternoon. of Wales Hospice ‘Go Yellow’ sponsored 5k walk in Loos Memorial, which commemorates the battle often

The High School of Glasgow • June 2015 Page 5 known as ‘the Scottish Battle’, and Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest commonwealth cemetery anywhere in the world, with nearly 12,000 graves and 35,000 names of men with no grave. On the final day of the trip, we hosted a ceremony for the nearly 500 Former Pupils of the High School who fell during the war. Our trum- peters and pipers performed, with two pupils doing readings before the singing of the school song and laying of our own tribute wreath brought proceedings to a close, bringing to an end an emotional but fulfilling week for our pupils. Thanks go to Miss Sutherland and all those who contributed to organising and accompa- GEOGRAPHY FIELDTRIP - LOCH LOMOND FRENCH EXCHANGE nying the pupils on the trip.

Hockey/Rugby Tour to Northern Italy 40 pupils, accompanied by Mr Barrett, Mrs Cox, Mr Leighton and Mrs Stevenson, embarked on a joint Hockey 1st XI/Rugby 1st XV tour to Northern Italy during the Easter break. The 1st XI took part in four games over the week, winning three and narrowly los- ing the other, and receiving the overall winner’s trophy on the final night at tour prizegiving, with Sammy Bell (S4), gaining the top goal scorer award. The 1st XV performed well to win two of their three highly com- petitive fixtures, played in an excellent spirit. The tour ERSKINE HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE PIPERS AT MENIN GATE - BATTLEFIELDS TRIP party also took in Bardolino markets, on Lake Garda, in Bearsden, in late May. The Junior Wind Band was Scottish Opera visited Gardaland theme park and enjoyed day trips directed by school flute tutor, Ms Michelle McCabe, in Padova and Venice. An early flight on the Monday Following a successful audition, Andrew Whitelaw has who also coached our Flute Quartet, while the Junior morning returned our party home safely, after a tiring been selected for the Children's Chorus for Scottish Brass Band was directed by Mrs Claire Mitchell. The but rewarding tour. Opera's production of 'Carmen' next season. patients of the hospital, including one musician's Gadget Show Live grandfather, beamed all the way through. They and Summer Choral Concert at Glasgow Cathedral the Junior School children really appreciated the lovely During the Easter break, pupils travelled down to On Monday 22nd June, the Summer Choral Concert will performances. Birmingham to attend the Gadget Show Live event. be held at Glasgow City Halls. The concert will take the format of a Choral Spectacular, featuring choirs from Taking place at the Birmingham NEC Arena, the yearly MusicFest event showcased all the best new technology in a both the Junior and Senior Schools. On the night, we The Final of MusicFest was held on Monday 15th variety of fun, interactive exhibits and shows, includ- will be treated to a variety of choral repertoire from the June. Soloists and ensembles featuring pupils from ing a live stage performance from the stars of the hit J5 and J6 Concert Choir, the Junior Choir (Trans-S2), Transitus-S6 were selected from a preliminary round television show. Thanks go to Mr and Mrs Muir for the Training Choirs (S2-S4), the Senior Choir (S3-S6) of auditions. The adjudicator, Aaron Shorr, Head of accompanying our pupils. and the award-winning Chamber Choir (S4-S6). Keyboard at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Geography Field Trip to Loch Lomond awarded the following: Music News Forty S3 Geographers visited Salloch Bay on sunny The Fraser MacAuley Award for Outstanding Congratulations to Sara Pearce and Drew Young (both Loch Lomond, to complete river studies in mid-May. Musicianship in Solo Performance (Junior sec- S6) who recently achieved Grade 8 with distinction in Our Geographers measured the river width, depth, tion): Ella Fraser (S2). The Marianne Rawles Award their vocal and drum kit exams respectively. for Outstanding Musicianship in Solo Performance gradient, internal and surface velocity and bedload S4 pupil, Christopher O’Leary, was selected to (Intermediate/Senior section): Gregor Norris (S6). The of different stretches of a small river flowing into the rehearse with and conduct the Royal Scottish National Barnaby Archer Award for Outstanding Musicianship loch. A short, steep climb to the bealach on Conic Orchestra as part of a ‘Youth Takeover Day’ in mid- in Solo Performance (Intermediate/Senior section): Hill then gave them a fantastic viewpoint to study the June. Christopher spent two days with the R.S.N.O. and Samrat Majumder (S4). The Peter Douglas Award for various glacial features and learn about the different their assistant conductor Jean-Claude Picard and both Outstanding Musicianship in Ensemble Performance: land uses associated with upland glaciated landscapes, rehearsed the orchestra and conducted them in two Fusion Band. Awards for outstanding potential went to as well as some of the conflicts which exist between movements from the ‘Carmen’ Suite by Bizet. these uses. Jessica Insall (S1), Mairi Ross (S2) and Andrew Cross (S3). Congratulations to S4 pupil, Samrat Majumder, who was awarded 1st place in the Junior Royal Conservatoire French Exchange National Youth Choir of Scotland of Scotland annual classical guitar competition. In late May, a group of 23 3rd year French pupils, The Senior Percussion Ensembles performed at the accompanied by Miss Cranie and Mr Campbell, Four pupils were selected to be a part of the main choir R.C.S. Junior Percussion Extravaganza concert in early departed for Lyon to participate in the second part of the National Youth Choir of Scotland in May. After May. Mr Lachie Birch directed both ensembles in an of the biennial French exchange with Cité Scolaire going through the audition process, Euan Campbell- exciting programme which also featured a solo from Internationale. In between honing their French skills Birkett, Charlotte Gilbride, Sara Pearce and Celia S4 pupil Abhishek Gambhir on vibraphone. and soaking up the French sunshine, our pupils par- Petrie (all S6) were selected for the Senior Youth Choir ticipated in numerous activities including a much of Scotland. The National Youth Choir of Scotland, anticipated visit to a chocolatier, an amble around brings together the most talented 16-25 year old sing- CORRECTION ers in the country. Congratulations on their selection some bat-filled caves and an informative afternoon at We apologise for an error in April 2015’s Highlights to Celia, Charlotte, Euan and Sara." In the past, the La Musée de la Résistance where they had the privi- Newsletter. A piece about the ‘4th and 5th Year Ceilidh’ choir have performed at various prestigious events, lege of hearing, first hand, the testimony of one of the should have referred to "a musical performance from including the London Proms. In August, the choir will thousands of hidden children during WWII. Emily Gilbride, accompanied by Ruairidh Wallace and be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Kirsty Adam Stanley (all S4)". Campbell-Birkett (S5) has also been offered a place MUSIC in the National Youth Choir of Scotland Training Choir. Erskine Hospital/Junior School Performances Pipers 40 Transitus-S3 musicians in the Junior Wind Band, Pipers Archie Campbell (S3) and Gregor Norris (S6) Junior Brass Band and Flute Quartet took time out were invited to perform during the Easter holidays at from classes to play at Erskine Hospital, a facility that the Inclusive Skating National competition at Braehead. provides long-term medical care for veterans of the British Armed Forces, as well as at our Junior School

Page 6 The High School of Glasgow • June 2015 In May, in the Quad Internationals against England, Sport Ireland and Wales, Rachel lost narrowly in the semi- finals of the Girls’ Singles event but was part of the Athletics Scottish side that won the overall team competition. Glasgow Secondary Schools’ Finals There were excellent performances at the Glasgow Cricket Secondary Schools’ Athletics Finals at Scotstoun in National Schools’ Cricket Cup June. In total, pupils earned 54 medals (16 Gold, 19 Having braved horrendous conditions to defeat Silver, 19 Bronze), with the S1 Boys’ team particularly Eastwood High School in the U15 National Schools’ excelling, coming first overall, and some individuals Cricket Cup in May, our boys semi-final vs Shawlands gaining multiple Gold Medals. Congratulations to Academy in early June was marred by poor weather Gold Medallists: Lucy Ashton, Sandy Dalziel, Panos and the tie had to be decided by a competitive ‘bowl- SAM GREEN - CRICKET CENTURY Kourouklis, Graeme Macdonald (all S1), the S1 Boys’ out’ which our team lost 5-4. Relay team (Connor Garrett, Ross Gray, Michael Congratulations go to Sam Greene (S2) who scored a Green in May. The tournament featured the seven dis- Kourouklis & Graeme Macdonald); Angus Barrett, Alice magnificent century for the S2 'A' team in their victory tricts (North, South, East, West, South-West, Midlands, Baxendale, Paul Dewhurst, Anna Lilley, Ben Taylor (all over Glasgow Academy in early May. Sam scrambled Highlands) as well as a mixed team, featuring players S2), the S2 Boys’ Relay team (Angus Barrett, Ben a single off the last ball of the to bring up 3 who narrowly missed out on other squads. Catriona Hutton, Lorn Webster & Ben Taylor); Ewan Docherty figures, a superb personal achievement. James and Cate Sibbald (both S2) were selected for (S3); James Stewart (S4) and Eleanor Gold (S6). the mixed squad. Football Glasgow Primary Schools’ Finals Congratulations to Ben Mitchell (Trans), who was Transitus pupils competed well in the Glasgow District Scottish Independent Schools Football Association U15 7s Finals selected for the West of Scotland U13 Hockey Squad Heats at Crownpoint Sports Complex in early June, The SISFA U15 7s Finals took place in Stirling in March, for a tournament against English District sides in June. with 1st place finishes for Lucy Critchley, Alex Jones, with our girls having qualified for the finals by pre- William John-Charles, Douglas Kelly, and for the girls' viously winning the West of Scotland 7s tournament. Rugby and boys' relay teams. This qualified them for the Our team competed well, having qualified as West of Congratulations to Callum Coats, Murray Godsman Glasgow Primary Schools' Finals at Scotstoun, where Scotland winners, drawing 2-2 with Mary Erskine’s (both S3) and Stuart Ferguson (S4), who were all they won a total of 8 medals. Congratulations to School but losing 3-1 to George Heriot’s School. selected to play for Glasgow Hurricanes at the Pathway William and Douglas, who each won Gold Medals in Scottish Independent Schools Football Association U13 7s Finals Festival in Cambuslang in mid-May. individual events before also winning Gold alongside There was a very near-miss in the SISFA U13 7s Finals Gregor Howie, Aaron Scott and Ryan Street in the which took place at Stirling Albion Sports Complex in Swimming Transitus Boys' Relay. The Girls' team came first overall, early May. Taking on the ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams from The with our Boys’ side finishing second. Scottish Age Group Swimming Championships Mary Erskine School, a 1-1 draw with the MES ‘A’ Transitus pupil, Douglas Kelly (representing Scottish Schools’ Primary Relay Championships team, alongside their own 6-0 defeat of the MES ‘B’ & Bearsden swimming club), and Anna Fleming of Both the Boys’ and Girls’ 4x100m Relay teams came team, meant that in the final match our girls had to S3 (representing City of Glasgow swimming club), through two rounds of heats, before winning Silver defeat Mary Erskine’s ‘B’ team by at least the same performed outstandingly at the Scottish Age Group medals in the final of the Scottish Schools’ Primary margin. Unfortunately, our girls ‘only’ won 5-0, finish- Swimming Championships, held in Aberdeen in late Relay Championships. Well done to the boys’ team: ing runners up. Well done to our girls on an excellent March/early April. Douglas won Gold in the 12 & Under Gregor Howie, William John-Charles, Douglas Kelly, performance and thank you to Miss Robertson for 50m Freestyle, Breaststroke, Backstroke and Butterfly Aaron Scott and Ryan Street; and the girls’ team: Lucy coaching our girls’ football sides. races, setting new records in each race. He is the Critchley, Alex Jones, Christine Miller, Lily Paterson and International Selection only boy ever to have won Gold in all four strokes, in Anna Smith (all Transitus). After trials throughout the season, S6 footballers, Ben the 50m race length. Douglas also won Gold medals, Henderson Shield Competition Fulton and Daniel Lightbody, were selected for the and set new record times, in the 12 & Under 100m Well done to the J5, J6 and Transitus Boys’ team Scottish Independent Schools U18 squad who took Breaststroke and 200m Individual Medley and was who were victorious at -hosted, on their English counterparts at The Weaver Stadium, awarded the prestigious Sharp Trophy for his victory Henderson Shield Competition, with the J5, J6 & Nantwich in late April. in the Medley race. Further to that, he picked up a Transitus Girls’ side performing well to finish 3rd Silver medal in the 12 & Under 100m Backstroke and Georgia Crooks (S1) and Oli Crawford (S4) travelled overall. a Bronze medal in the 12 & Under 200m Backstroke. to Tulliallan for the Scottish Football Association U14 Scottish Schools’ Secondary Relay Championships and U16 National Camps in consecutive weeks in early Anna Fleming also swam excellently, winning Gold med- Well done to our U14 Boys’ team of Ross Gray, Connor June, with Scotland Women's National Coach, Anna als in the 15 & Over 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, Garrett, Michael Kourouklis and Graeme Macdonald Signeul present, along with all the Youth National 200m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly and (all S1), who qualified for the final, eventually finishing Coaches. Some of the Scotland Women's A Squad even 200m Individual Medley. Her time in the 50m Butterfly in 3rd place. took training sessions. race was a new Scottish Age Group record. Anna trains Scottish Schools' Individual Championships with the Scottish Sports Institute Team. There were 4 medals won at the Scottish Schools' Gymnastics Scottish Inter-District Synchronised Swimming Championships Individual Championships, held at Grangemouth in Well done to Maia Gillespie (Trans) who competed At the Scottish Inter District Synchronised Swimming mid-June. Congratulations to Angus Barrett (S2), who well at the Trampoline & Tumbling Regional Finals at Championships at the end of March, representing won Gold in the U14 Javelin and Silver in the U14 80m Peterborough Arena over the weekend of 30-31st May. Milngavie and Bearsden Swimming Club, Transitus Hurdles event; to Paul Dewhurst (S2), who won a Silver pupils Gabriella Smart, Tabitha Steven and Lara Medal in the U14 Shot Putt; and to Mark Revie (S6) Hockey Wallace were in the team which won Gold in the team who won a Bronze Medal in the O17 High Jump. Erin Gilchrist and Ellie Hutcheson (both S6) were event, and Gabriella and Tabitha also won Gold in the Athletics League Finals selected to represent the Scottish U18 Hockey side Recreation Duet 1 & 2 competition. Congratulations go to the S1 Boys' team who were in late March as they took part in two international Scottish Schools’ Team Championship victorious at the Athletics League Finals, held at fixtures with Germany in Cologne, with an unlucky 3-2 Congratulations to our swimmers for excellent perfor- Hutchesons' in mid-May, The S1 loss in the first match. Erin made an excellent penalty mances in this event in June. Gold Medallists were: Girls', S2 Boys' and S2 Girls' teams finished in second save in the first match, whilst Ellie was singled out by the Open Girls (Georgia Callander, Victoria Reid - both place, whilst the S3 Boys' side finished third. the Scottish Hockey website as having put in a “strong S6, Georgia Lynch - S5 and Anna Fleming - S3) in the individual performance” in the second fixture. 200m Medley relay, and the Open Boys (Ross Durnin, Badminton Erin and Ellie then both performed well in the tri- Scott McKay - both S6, Jonathan Stark - S5 and Jamie S2 pupil, Sanaa Suvarna, was invited to join the nations tournament at Glasgow Green in early April Miller - S4) in the 200m Freestyle relay. The Open Girls Glasgow Badminton Satellite Development Squad in as Scotland had mixed fortunes on the field, defeat- were 2nd in the 200m Freestyle and the S1 Boys 3rd in late March. ing Wales twice, but losing three matches to Ireland. the 200m Medley relays. Rachel Sugden (S2) was selected for the Scottish This tournament acted as preparation for the European Tennis Badminton team that took part in the Victor Junior Championships in Santander, Spain in July. for which OLVE tournament in Edegem, Belgium. She reached both Erin and Ellie were selected. Scottish Secondary Schools’ Team Tennis Championships the last 16 of the Singles competition, losing out to Congratulations to Katie Allison, Eve Downie, Lucy After advancing through early rounds against the eventual finalist, and reached the quarter finals Williamson (all S2) and Georgia Crooks (S1) who were Beaconhurst School, St Ninian’s High School and of the Girls’ Doubles competition with fellow Scottish selected to represent the victorious West District U14 Hutchesons Grammar School, our Boys’ Senior Tennis player, Rachel Andrew. hockey team in an Inter-District tournament at Glasgow team reached Finals day, which took place at St

The High School of Glasgow • June 2015 Page 7 George’s School, Edinburgh. After a comprehensive vic- Organiser for the Edinburgh Conference of Euroclio, the tory over Mackie Academy in the semi-final, our side European History teachers’ organisation, in 1999, and faced Merchiston Castle School, the Scottish Tennis served on the Euroclio Board from 1999, as Secretary Academy. We lost narrowly 2-4, despite a highly com- and Vice-President. He was then elected as President of petitive performance. Congratulations to the team of Euroclio from 2002-2003. Kelvin Sinclair has enjoyed Thomas Whitelaw (S3), Euan Gibson-Smith, Hamish excellent relationships with pupils and colleagues, and Stewart (both S4) and James Shemilt (S5) on an excel- we are grateful for his tremendous dedication to his sub- lent run to the final. ject and to the High School. We offer him and his wife, High School Tennis Tournament Moira, our best wishes for a long and happy retirement. The annual High School Tennis Tournament took Mrs Susan McLean (2012-2015) place in early May, with success for our U13 team of Part-time Teacher of Home Economics Charlotte Sim (Trans) and Zara Hyslop (S1). Claudie We are grateful to Mrs Susan McLean for providing CRAIGHOLME TOURNAMENT PRIMARY WINNERS Quinn (S1) and Helena Gronski (S2) were runners up experience and knowledgeable teaching in the Home in the U15 tournament and our team finished in 3rd Economics Department over the past three sessions, place overall, behind winners School. encouraging younger classes and helping to prepare Craigholme Annual Tournament SQA candidates. She had a fine rapport with pupils Congratulations to the following girls, who competed and contributed positively to extra-curricular activities. at the Craigholme Tennis Tournament on Saturday We wish Susan a very happy and healthy retirement. 13 June: Caroline Hunter (Captain), Jasmine Aikman (both S6), Leyla Braidwood, Eilidh Gilchrist (both S3), FAREWELL Helena Gronski (S2), Claudie Quinn (S1), Christina Colin McCay (2008-2015) Miller and Charlotte Sim (both Trans). Our Primary Part-time Teacher of Classics couple of Christina Miller and Charlotte Sim won their Colin McCay joined the High School in August 2008 age group and the team won the overall tournament, as a part-time Teacher of Classics. He has proved a retaining the trophy after last year's success. very popular and experienced teacher with a genuine SPORTS DAY Aegon Boys’ U15 Tournament interest in his pupils’ performance and welfare. He has In the Aegon Boys’ U15 Tournament, victories over been very supportive of the School ethos and contrib- Linlithgow Academy and Hutchesons’ Grammar School uted positively to Classics Department activities. We Upcoming Events advanced the team of Jay McMillan, Brodie Wells, thank Colin for his excellent service and wish him every Thomas Whitelaw (all S2) and Ewan Docherty (S3) to happiness in the future. There will be a full list of events in the Autumn Term the next stage of the tournament. Calendar published at the beginning of term, and Miss Lyndsey Fenton (2012-2015) available on the school web site: Part-time Teacher of Drama www.glasgowhigh.com Lyndsey joined the High School as a part-time Drama Teacher in August 2012, becoming full-time during Mrs Beginning of Term Tuesday 25 August Noonan’s two periods of maternity leave in the last Junior School: 8.50 am three sessions. She has enjoyed very positive relation- Senior School: All Transitus, new 1st Year pupils and all ships with pupils of all ages, and implemented the other new Senior School pupils - 9.00am new National 5 and Higher courses very effectively. She All other pupils - 9.15 for 9.30 am was a very successful Director of Junior Productions – New Parents' Reception “Bugsy Malone”, “Peter Pan” and “The Wizard of Oz”, Thursday 3 September - 7.30 - 9.00 pm in the Jimmie Ireland Stand and was Assistant Director for the Senior Production of This event organised by the Home and School Association is “All Shook Up”, as well as participating in other school for parents of pupils who will be joining the High School next trips and activities. We wish Lyndsey every success in term and for existing High School parents whose children are her new full-time post at Woodfarm High School. joining Transitus or Kindergarten. You should already have ANNA FLEMING DOUGLAS KELLY received an invitation to attend if you belong to one of these THANK YOU categories and a reminder will be sent out in August. We look forward to Mrs Melissa Noonan’s return as Higher Education Fair Staff News full-time Drama Teacher in August. We are grateful to Tuesday 22 September Miss Pauline O’Hagan who has again provided mater- All 5th and 6th Year pupils will have the opportunity to attend this event. RETIREMENTS nity cover part-time throughout the past session. She Mr Kelvin Sinclair (1988-2015) has worked very positively with pupils and contributed Annual Commemoration and Thanksgiving Service Thursday 24 September - 2.30 pm - Glasgow Cathedral. Principal Teacher of History enthusiastically to Department and school activities. We We hope that many of you will be able to join us, as this is the Kelvin Sinclair joined the High School in January 1988, wish her every success in the future. one occasion in the session when the whole school gathers moving from a teaching post at Edinburgh Academy. We were delighted to welcome back from maternity together, with the exception of the younger children in the During his 27½ years here, he has been a very enthu- leave at the end of May, Mrs Carolyn Bell, Principal Junior School. siastic, committed and visionary Head of Department. Teacher of Art & Design. We are most grateful to Mr September Holiday An inspirational teacher, his department has flourished Peter Gilchrist, who provided experienced cover, as Friday 25 & Monday 28 September under this leadership, with impressive presentation Principal Teacher from August till May, following his Glasgow High School F.P. Club Dinner Friday 2 October - 7.30 pm - Assembly Hall: Senior School numbers at all three SQA exam levels and candidates retirement in June 2014. achieving outstanding levels of success. In six of the (parents warmly welcomed). past seven sessions, between 81% and 86% of S5 Having provided part-time maternity cover in the October Holiday pupils have achieved A Grades at Higher. Pupils of all Department this session, Mrs Nicola Henderson has Friday 9 - Friday 16 October (inclusive) (Staff In-service Day - 9 October) ages have benefited from a range of teaching and learn- now been appointed as full-time Teacher of Art & Design. Junior School Open Morning ing strategies, enjoying also the deeper insight gained WELCOME Monday 26 October - 9.30 am - 12 noon from the opportunities for themed events and various Next session, Mr Chris Mackay, currently Principal This is an opportunity for parents considering sending their trips and outings. In addition to Historical Society Teacher at Cleveden , will join the children to the Junior School to come and have a look round. events, trips have included 7 memorable and success- History Department as Principal Teacher. Home and School Association Fireworks Night ful visits to the World War One Battlefields in Belgium Friday 6 November - 7.00 pm and France since 2003, as well as numerous trips and We also welcome Dr Michelle McKie as part-time Teacher Senior School Open Evening outings to sites of historical significance within the of Junior Science/Chemistry, having provided cover in Monday 9 November - 7.00 pm UK. He was also joint leader of our first school visit the department already this session. She taught previ- This is an evening for parents who are considering sending to China in 2009, as well as his own participation in ously at St Aloysius’ College and Belmont House School. their children to the High School. other school trips and as a regular contributor to the Miss Jen Sellar will return to teach part-time in the Annual Remembrance Service Games programme. He also played major roles in Wednesday 11 November - 10.30 am Home Economics Department. History education nationally and internationally, serving Senior School Drama Production "Agatha Rex" Ms Beth Wilson will provide maternity cover part-time in as President of the Scottish Association of Teachers of Wednesday 18 - Friday 20 November the Art & Design Department during Ms Jen Waldron’s History from 1997 to 2000, having been Vice-President Senior School Carol Service in 1996-97. During this time, he was Chief Conference maternity leave, having taught this session at Prestwick Friday 18 December - 11.30 am Academy. (Term ends after the Service)

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