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Our showsite is open 7 days at DOBBIES SANDYHOLM GARDEN CENTRE LANARK ROAD CROSSFORD ML8 5QF www.stevenswood.net 04 05 Welcome from the Rector Science is never far from public thought these days, often as a source of worry and concern, whether it be Secondary climate change, the large hadron collider, ‘fracking’ News Founders’ Day or genetic modification of crops. Thankfully science education remains a high priority in schools, as 06 08 it is essential that young people learn about and keep pace with the rapid evolution of new scientific thought, as well as having a solid grounding in the understanding built up over the last two centuries. Primary News Here at Hutchesons’ Many who are not going into Sport Update we have a particularly science-related careers are strong commitment to leaving us with more than science – you will see just a basic understanding of 09 10 glimpses of that in this science. As a scientist myself current magazine, and in I find that very reassuring. website stories. Teaching in science is exclusively This session has seen a done by subject major effort by pupils and specialists throughout staff towards our chosen the school, in separate charity, Mary’s Meals. Every biology, chemistry and now and again a particular Olympic Day Book Week physics departments, charity seems to capture the which each have their imagination of the school own five dedicated labs community, and that has and supporting resource clearly been the case this 11 12 bases plus technicians. year. Perhaps it has been In total there are currently nineteen the very simple equation between what science teachers, and there has to be, seems like a tiny amount of money – 4p because the uptake of these subjects at – and the act of feeding a hungry child. Higher and Advanced Higher is spectacular. The other strong driver has been that the charity can only feed children when they The S5 year group who took Higher arrive at a school, which helps to increase Making it all Building examinations in 2011 was fairly typical: the numbers being educated. I get the real up Bridges 71% of the year group taking at least one sense that Hutchie pupils are responding science, a total of 200 science entries, and to this because they know how much they 55% of all entries gaining an A grade. The get out of school themselves, and they picture is even more striking in S6: 58% of want others to have that experience. Eilidh 14 15 the year group taking at least one science Naismith and Billy Davidson in S4 could at Advanced Higher level, 99 entries and explain this so forcefully and eloquently 48% A grades. This is an unusually high that they were chosen as UK ambassadors level of interest, and achievement, in a for the Global Campaign for Education; school. they will have a year which they will never forget. Our current total raised for Mary’s Former I think it reflects several things, the Meals stands at £30,000, which we hope One Foot in the Pupil News excellent teaching and the first class will make a significant contribution to Future & Events environment in which the subjects are young people’s lives in Malawi. taught, the importance of these subjects for the career choices of many who take With best wishes for the end of term, 18 20 them – we continue to turn out many and hopes for a long, hot summer here in medics, for example, but also perhaps a Scotland! genuine interest and love of science which has been fostered throughout the pupils’ time at Hutchie. Dates for In Memoriam your Diary News School Secondary Biology award success for Secondary pupils Pupils in S6 at Hutchesons’ have received awards or commendations in the British Biology Olympiad. Katie Barbour, Callum Clark, Cressida O’Donoghue, Moiz Shah The serious benefits of laughter! and Hannah Todd won bronze medals, Stephanie Kerr and Mairi MacRae were Pupils from S4 to S6 enjoyed a pre-exam relaxation program organised by School Matron 04 highly commended, and Nazim Ahmed, Jane Johnstone this April. The first workshop from Joyworks explored the health benefits Katie Ireland and Jane MacRae were of laughter by combining yoga exercises, play and relaxation to reduce stress levels and commended. S3 pupils performed well prevent future stress from happening. This was followed later in April by a D-Stress Health in The Biology Challenge as Elinor Grant Fair which gave pupils the opportunity to relax with a little pampering in the tense won gold, Elaine Duncan won silver and pre-exam period. Pupils enjoyed hand massages, fresh fruit and smoothies and were Claire Richmond won bronze. Andrew introduced to the practice of Mindfulness, a technique which clears the mind of worries Crusher, Arya Iyer, Euan Malone, Sophie and stress. There were free goody bags which included educational health leaflets and Marshall and Laura Wallace were highly “soap bubbles” which added a fun approach to a serious issue of coping with stress. commended. In the news Youth Philanthropy Pupils in S2 at Hutchesons’ took part in A Bag for Life Initiative Final 2012 the BBC News School Report on Thursday the 15th March. See the School Report at A group of S2 pupils (assisted by two S5 co- In the Youth Philanthropy Initiative this www.hutchesons.org/news ordinators) used donated items like T-Shirts, spring S3 pupils were challenged to jotters, pencils, toiletries and flip-flops to choose, visit, research and build a case pack 55 bags creating life changing gifts for for a local charity in need of funding. children living in poverty. The bags were The winning group 3H (Lara Tomkins, made for the Mary’s Meals Backpack Project Flora Walker, Laura Wallace, Samantha and have been sent to children in Malawi, Whitelaw & Lara Woods) presented many of whom have nothing apart from the the grant for £3,000 to their charity clothes that they are wearing and a few items The Glasgow Old Peoples Welfare in a plastic bag. It has been a brilliant effort Association.