Broughton High School Christmas 2018 Newsletter
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Broughton High School Christmas 2018 Newsletter Inside this issue: Support for Learning 2 Social Subjects 3 Sport 6 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Library 7 Our school community is looking forward to well-earned rest, relaxation and Media 9 probably revision – at least for our senior phase pupils. Even they should Modern Languages 10 enjoy the company of family and friends and consider what the festive season means. Costs of School Day 12 Winter festivals are global. Cultures around the world celebrate light in the Christmas Concert & darkest season of the year, as a symbol of hope for the future. The multi- 13 Art Exhibition cultural make-up of our school community should encourage us to reflect on the variety of meanings Christmas holds for our families. Whether Christian, Sleep in the Park 14 Hindu or Humanist we see it as a pivotal moment in the year. We should, all ESOL 15 of us, respect those diverse celebrations. My hope is that this will in turn encourage us to respect and value differences throughout the year. City of Edinburgh 16 Inclusion and hope are not just for Christmas! Music School This year at Broughton HS has been a typically busy one. Once again our Santa Walk 18 students and staff have risen above all expectations. Attainment and Neighbourhood 19 achievement continue to surpass predictions, which is down to the hard work, resilience and talent of young people and their teachers. The positive Highland Dance 19 influence of family and wider partnerships cannot be underestimated. We Success recognise that young people today face more pressure than ever before, but to counteract that I know that almost all of our students are supported by Art 20 the love, kindness and unconditional regard that they need and deserve. In DoE 22 turn our students contribute so much back to the community, in individual ways with friends and family and through higher profile activities such as Nurture 23 our inter-generational social café and Sleep in the Park. They are the hope and light of the future. Broughton’s ‘Strictly’ 24 On behalf of all staff and students at Broughton High School, I wish you and S6 Leadership Team 25 your loved ones a wonderful Christmas. BRO-Enterprise 26 Curriculum Mr John J Wilson Information Evening 27 Headteacher Dates Page 2 Support for Learning Book Week Scotland On Friday 23 November, Support for Learning teachers celebrated Book Week Scotland in style! In keeping with the ‘Rebel’ theme, we dressed up as Dennis the Menace! SfL Faculty staff were all pleased to be ‘Book Bombed’ by the English Department. We received a ‘Rebel’ book complete with personalised book mark! Exam arrangements verification It was a busy term organising the evidence collated for exam arrangements. The verification meeting with our education psychologist took place on 4 December and we’re all set for the prelim exams in January! Inclusion Base This term we have had a high number of students accessing the base. They have received pastoral support and academic support from our brilliant team. Congratulations and well done to S4 students Denin MacKenzie, Hope Cunningham, Macie Bambrick and Ben Robertson who all achieved qualifications this term. Some of the things we do ….. Merry Christmas & Happy 2019 Keep up to date with our latest news on Twitter From all in the SfL @broughton_sfl Faculty! Page 3 Social Subjects Geography Advanced Higher Fieldtrip to Arran We visited the Field Studies Centre in Lochranza, Arran for a week earlier this term. We measured longshore drift along the coastline and took river measurements in order to see if the River Chalmerdale fits with the Bradshaw model. We explored the mountains, rivers and coast of Arran and worked hard each evening performing statistical analysis on the data we had collected. The work here formed the basis of most of our Geographical Studies. We had a great time! Higher Fieldtrip to Kindrogan We visited the Field Studies Centre in Kindrogan in Perthshire in October. We spent one session looking at interception, infiltration and -run off rates close to the centre and the following day we measured river characteristics in order to see if the River Allt Doire Nan Eun complies with the Bradshaw or Schumm models. Our tutor showed us how to perform statistical analysis tests such as Spearman’s rank on the data we had collected to prove how strong correlations were. We have used this data as the basis for our AVU assignment. Page 4 Social Subjects Honouring the Brave Broughtonians On the evening of Thursday 8 November Broughton High marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1. This was also an opportunity to honour the former teachers and students who were killed in action in the first World War. The evening included an exhibition that included the research of former Maths teacher, Sarah Smith, into the lives of the former staff and students who served in various Scottish battalions between 1914 and 1918. The event began with Gustav Holst’s musical composition, Mars: Bringer of War, and ended with Venus: Bringer of Peace from The Planets Suite to reflect the nature of the evening as not only did we want to mark the occasion and honour the Brave Broughtonians but also offer a message of peace and hope for the future. There were also performances from the Music, Dance and Drama departments and students narrated the stories. Page 6 Social Subjects Alice from Social Bite talking to S6 pupils recently. Special guests Josh Littlejohn and Alice from Social Bite about to advertise the Sleep in the Park with Broughton pupils. Mr Cudlipp’s RMPS class enjoying Ceilidh Dancing Prep Book Week Page 6 Sport Table Tennis As part of the School Sport Competition Programme run by City of Edinburgh Sports unit, Broughton High School took part in the S1-S3 Table Tennis competition after school on Friday 7 December at Craigmount High School. Craig Taylor and Liam Clark, both in S3, competed against different schools across the city. The boys did Broughton High School very proud and lost in the final to the Craigmount Team. Congratulations to Craig and Liam on their efforts. These competitions are ongoing, and the boys will have a chance in the new year to go that one step further and take the gold. If you would like to represent the school at table tennis, the after school clubs run on a Monday with Mr Howieson and Murrayfield Table Tennis Club where everyone is welcome and you can hone your skills to be selected to represent the school. 3v3 Basketball On Friday 16 November, The Broughton High School Basketball Team competed in the Under 15s 3V3 tournament run by the North West Neighbourhood Active Schools Team. The team played against strong sides from St. Augustine’s RC, Forrester, The Royal High School, Craigmount and Queensferry High School. The boys were on fine form and were on a running streak to reach the final. They took on a strong Craigmount side and after the final whistle it was a 4-4. The game went to ‘golden basket’ and with a supportive coach like Mr Hodgson, the boys kept their head and scored the winner. Well done to all the boys involved and a massive thank you to Mr Hodgson for his expert coaching. The North West Active Schools team will be putting on another tournament for the S1s and Seniors in Term 2 and 3, so watch this space! Coaching Academy Edinburgh Active Schools have been working with a group of young leaders in S4-S6 in a city wide project to help pupils gain experience and qualifications in sports they have a passion for. Cat McCready, the Active School Coordinator, has been mentoring pupils Tania Anani, Deji Folorunso, Louis Pettinger, Louise Robertson and Jennifer Dunne since the start of the term. All these pupils are now delivering different sports such as Football, Table Tennis, Hockey, Netball and Gymnastics as part of the after school programme at the High School or Cluster Primaries. As part of the Coaching Academy, the young Leaders have met like-minded pupil’s city wide in various workshops such as Multi Skills Training and Disability Awareness Training. The pupils will also attend Safe Guarding and Protecting Children, First Aid along with a level 1 in their chosen sport in the new year. The pupils have been great role models and can be seen taking clubs every day of the week after school at Broughton. Page 7 Gymnastics Our gymnasts performed extremely well over the weekend of 15/16 December in the Nationals Qualifier. Competing against teams from all over Scotland they achieved the following results: GOLD- U13 and U16 trios, U14 Floor and Vault SILVER- U16 trio and U19 floor and vault. The teams who won their age groups will now have the opportunity to travel down to the British Schools Finals to represent Scotland. The following gymnasts were involved- Eva Tomassi, Jordan Bak, Lucy Anderson, Amy Anderson, Annabel Leslie, Paige Gay, Grace Watt, Chloe Maurer, Paige Sinclair, Sophie Martin, Jessica Lyall. Library We celebrated Book Week Scotland by having been offered fromThe Hand- maid’s Tale to run the library for the day, and the librarians took Advanced Higher English to the Edinburgh Academy to hear Christopher Brookmyre talk about how gaming influences his writing. This year’s theme was ‘Rebel’, and the librarians made a book display and students could write what ‘rebel’ meant to them. The librarians then pinned the answers to the display board. We have also launched 2 successful new lunchtime clubs: Thursday Book Group and Creative Writing Club on Mondays.