News - Graeme High School

NewsGRAEME HIGH

Issue 19 - June 2016

INSIDETHIS ISSUE

Parental Voicepage 2

School Showpage 6 & 7

G in the Park 2016page 9

Stay Safe With the Summer and (hopefully)better weather fast approaching,Scottish Canals would like to remindeveryone to stay SAFE (Stay AwayFrom the Edge) when they visit anywater, including thecanals, this summer. While the still, coolwater of the canals can look invitingon a hot day, we are urging anyone,especially young people, to resistthe temptation to jump in and cooloff. For further information please visitthe Scottish Canals website:https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/news/stay-safe-this-summer/

Black trousers or skirt, whiteshirt, school tie, school blazer(available from Trutex in Falkirktown centre), black schooljumper or cardigan, blackschool shoes and a school bag.School jumpers and cardiganswith the school badge are alsoavailable from Trutex. If your son/daughter is a prefectfor next session, remember togive Trutex plenty of time toadd the blue braiding to theblazer. Please do not allow your childto wear leggings or hoodie topsto school.

School Uniform

Fit for Girls

Our Fit for Girls Elective has hadanother busy year. We havemanaged to fit in taster sessions inan number of activities includingSelf Defence, Zumba and Nutritionand visited Bannatynes Health club

to experience gym life. A number ofthe girls involved have commentedon how much they have enjoyedthe course and have noticed animprovement in their self-confidence and overall well-being.

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Parental VoiceOur Parent Council undertook a survey covering abroad range of key aspects of school life with over 300parents/carers in April. There were many strong andpositive messages from parents and some areas wewill want to improvement.Almost all parents/carers are confident that theirchildren are happy, safe and treated fairly inschool, are cared for by staff and progressingwell. If there is an issue or concern, parentsknow who to contact and that something will be done. One

parent commented ‘the school is very progressive, socially inclusiveand a positive experience for pupils’. Another said ‘I’m very happythat teachers are so helpful, encouraging pupils to do well’.The survey also highlighted that our school community has confidencethat pupils are being challenged to achieve of their best and staff havehigh expectations. ‘My son already has 15As and 3 Advanced Higherresults to come, no parent could ask more of a school than that’ andanother focussed on wider achievement opportunities saying ‘the S6 girlswho lead the cheerleading club are fantastic role models for the

younger girls’. Almost 90% of parents said that there is a good range ofsubjects and courses to meet learners’ needs andaspirations. However, some parents would like to seethis further strengthened. One of the areas highlightedwas the desire to see an additional foreign language.This also appeared in the previous survey in 2014and since then our teachers of French haveundertaken training in Spanish and this has beenintroduced in to our curriculum for nextsession. We will also continue our work toprovide a broader range of courses in the Science

Technology and Maths (STEM) area and have workedwith Police Scotland and Forth Valley College to introduce an HNC inPolice Studies. Some parents also asked that we make subjectchoice information evenings more engaging alongside theinformation that is given. For next session, we will review thepurpose and format of these evenings and seek to make themnot only informative but engaging and linking them to transitionbeyond school in terms of careers, further and highereducation.Again, almost 90% were confident in our target setting,

reporting and communicating processes. However, someparents told us they would like to see some of thepracticalities around parents’ evenings improve and,following advice from the Parent Council, we have plansfor next session on how to improve. Over 30% told usthat they are still not using the school website or Twitteras a source of information and advice. Some parentscommented that they find the website difficult tonavigate, some areas cluttered with out of dateinformation and not enough that is relevant to them.In line with Council budget savings policy, we havebeen without an IT technician for almost 6 monthsbut will be appointing soon. It is our intention, tosupport this improvement, we will recruitsomeone with skills and expertise in webdesign and maintenance.

Thank you to everyone who responded to the survey,your views matter and will feature in our future improvement plans.

You said, so we will do!

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Baskets of Fun at GHS The basketball club and school teams have had another great year with a number of highlights worth mentioning.Both the senior boys and senior girls represented the school in the Scottish Cup under Mr Robertson and Miss Cavanagh.The boys were dealt a tough qualifying group but showed great improvement throughout all their games scoring their highestnumber of points in their final game against a school from Perth. The girls had a very successful qualifying campaign winning4 out of their 5 games. With basketball not being many of the girls first sport they showed great desire and energy to out playother schools, many of whom have established club basketball teams or academies at their school. Unfortunately the girlswere beaten by a strong Dunbar side 43-42 in the quarter finals with a few late shots missed from both teams deciding theoutcome of the game. Mr Robertson is still recovering from the drama!The junior team was also well represented this year in the localFalkirk league with many 1st years representing the school for thefirst time. Their season concluded with a well-deserved first winagainst Braes High School. Thanks go to Rebecca Shaw andCarmen Tran who have committed to coaching the junior teamthroughout the year and will continue to do so next season.The final event of the year happened at Grangemouth SportsCentre with the junior team representing the school. We thank all pupils for their commitment to basketball throughoutthe year and look forward to seeing everyone again next year. Asalways new pupils are welcome to join the club.

LandWordsProject

Twelve pupils took part in this collaboration withEdinburgh International Book Festival and FalkirkCommunity Trust. Working with author,Kerry Hudson andperformance artist,Donna Rutherford,the pupilscollaborated onstories of Falkirk andhow it has changed.They met with local senior citizens and a walkinggroup during a six week residency programme. A show case was put on at Callander House duringthe Easter Weekend and there was a follow up onSaturday 14th May – all part of their mobile bookfestival. This hasbeen ahugelysuccessfulproject withan externalpartner.

U13 Football – The Champions!

After fighting their way through 7 rounds, almost 150 teams,snow, hail, rain and gales, Graeme HS U13s faced HolyroodSecondary from Glasgow in the Scottish Shield final in May. Both teams came close to scoring in an extremely wet and evenlymatched first half, with Graeme High hitting the post on 2occasions and goalkeeper Jay Hogarth denying Holyrood with 2outstanding saves. Midway through the second half a shot fromKai Collinson rebounded into the path of Ben Woloszyn whosmashed the ball into the net off the underside of the bar to giveGraeme a 1-0 lead. The victory was clinched in the closingseconds when Kyle Russell scored after excellent work fromGreig Moore and Kai Fotheringham. Minutes later the captain,Greig Moore, lifted the Scottish Shield, the first time the schoolhas won the Under 13 national championship.Well done to the 16 boys who performed superbly on Thursdayand to all 24 who represented the school magnificentlythroughout the campaign.


Lights, Camera,Axis!

The students taking the Personal Development coursethis year had an exciting opportunity to work with theBarnardo’s Axis service to produce two short films.Barnardo’s Axis work with young people who needsupport and education on the subject of substance use.The money to make the films came from a generousgrant from, ‘Cashback for Communities’. The young people enjoyed writing the script, rehearsing,acting and working with the professional film crew fromMedia Voodoo. The films have received high praise fromall who have seen them. Barnardo’s are delighted with the films which will be usedby the charity in their vital work in schools, colleges andprisons. The students involved showed real commitmentand talent throughout the project. Well done to all!

S3 Sky SkillsAcademy Trip

Xtreme Kartingin English

A group of S2 pupils had the chance to live life in the fastlane at the Xtreme Karting centre in Larbert. The grouphad been developing their literacy skills in English bycompleting a series of lesson linked to cars and racing.This trip was a fitting reward for all of their hard work andalso gave them a first hand experience which they couldtake back to class to develop their work. On the day theboys demonstrated a number of key skills such aslistening to instructions, working together as a team andtaking turns – in all senses of the words. Perhaps best ofall, everyone had great fun too.

Everyone likes watching the telly but have you ever wondered howthey actually make TV shows? The English department gave agroup of S3 pupils the chance to find out with a trip to the Sky SkillsAcademy in Livingston. The pupils planned a news report on the topic of animal rights thentook responsibility for different roles such as: producer, director,scrip writer, camera operator and presenter in order to bring thescript to life. With the help of Sky staff and state of the arttechnology our pupils created a slick news item that communicateda clear message but also managed to squeeze in a record numberof animal puns too.The project was an excellent example of collaborative working withfour separate teams focusing on a specific part of the film whilemaking sure communication meant that they all came together in acoherent way at the end. Well done to everyone who took part.

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Pupils have been busy in RMPS this term. S1 and S2pupils have taken part in the Inspire>Aspire CharacterAward - this is based on Commonwealth Values linkedinto a Curriculum for Excellence.Pupils over a two week process decide the direction oftheir research and learning, it involves self-reflectionand evidence gathering, researching people who haveinspired them and considering the type of person theywant to grow up to be. The level of thought and detailinvolved has been great to see. The top 5 across yeargroups will be forwarded to a special awards ceremonyat Hampden Park. Watch this space!! S3 pupils are also getting ready for the Social Subjectsand RMPS trip to London in June 2016. There has beena number of bake sales to help raise funds for this andwe just want to say a big thank you to all who havebaked and bought! In September 2015 two senior pupils Carmen Tran andRebecca Shaw along with Mrs McGuinness had theopportunity to visit Auschwitz as part ofthe Lessons from Auschwitz project - runthrough the Holocaust Education Trust. On their return Carmen and Rebeccafed back to classes the impact of theexperience and also what they thoughtthey could do to pass the information onand 'Don't Stand By' the theme of this

year’s event - thisincluded raisingfunds for AmnestyInternational througha School Leadershipevent and bake salerun by Jaimee McDonald (S5) focusing on petitioning tosave the Human Rights Act in the UK. This alsoincluded Carmen and Rebecca speaking at the localevent for Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan 27th 2016and speaking about their experience - they also linked itto events happening in the world today and tied intotheir speech ideas such as Refugee rights,Islamaphobia and also Donald Trump’s ‘hate filledrhetoric’. They challenged everyone there to not give into hate and media bias and to form their own opinionsand Not Stand By. Carmen also had the honour and experience of hostingthe National Event later that evening, where she carriedit out with her usual confidence and style. The RMPSdepartment was really proud of the level of work andcommitment that both Carmen and Rebecca showedwhilst also sitting Prelims and maintaining workcommitments.

Junior ApprenticeOn Tuesday 3 May, Primary 7 pupils from WestquarterPrimary School visited Graeme High to participate in aJunior Apprentice style task. The event, organised byMrs Marshall in the Business Education department, sawthe pupils undertaking a variety of tasks in groups todevelop and market a new brand of shampoo. On the day, representatives from LushCosmetics in Stirling came and spoketo the group of pupils, providing themwith information on different hair types,how different natural ingredients can beused and discussed their ethics andCorporate Social Responsibility policy.As well as judging the teams, Lush alsogave each pupil a free shampoo bar.The event was a great success and gave the Primary 7pupils an opportunity to participate in an Enterprise

RMPS @ GHS

Traditional BuildingSkills Taster Day

Saskia Liddell S4 and Chloe Barbour S4 attended theForth Valley Traditional Building Skills Event at theTradstocks Quarry in Thornhill, at the beginning of June.They has a chanceexperience a range ofdifferent traditionalbuilding skills including:roof slating, stonemasonryand decorative painting.The event was run inconjunction with ForthValley College and HistoricEnvironment Scotland.Both girls thoroughlyenjoyed their day learningnew skills and found it avaluable experience.


‘Street of Dreams’ tells the story of a precocious young girl, Amber Black (played byshow veteran Elena McNinch) who is brought up to think only of herself untilone day, a dramatic event makes her question her entire life. As the plotunravels and other characters are introduced, we discover their stories,their dreams and how their lives are eventually brought together on ‘TheStreet’.As the 11th show under the current production team, ‘Street ofDreams’ follows in the footsteps of previous shows; showcasing notonly Graeme High School’s talented actors and actresses but also ourgifted dancers and singers as an exciting mix of old and new tuneshelp to tell the story. The audition process for the show began in February when manybrave hopefuls faced panel of staff and were asked to demonstrate theirskills in acting, singing and dancing. Successful auditionees were takenthrough to ‘Boot Camp’ where they were again put through their paces tocompete for parts. Following numerous casting meetings, a group of pupilsfrom S1 to S6 were finally chosen to be the cast of this year’s show and allocatedtheir own roles. As with every production, each cast member brought their unique influenceto the part and truly made it their own. Miss Galletly, Miss Ringrose and Mrs Duffy were impressed by the highcalibre of new talent discovered in this year’s auditions and were delighted to see each cast member grow withboth confidence and ability throughout the entire process. With weekly rehearsals beginning later than normal, hours of hard work and preparation were put in. Asperformances drew closer, cast were supported by a huge number of pupils and staff who worked behind thescenes in stage management; sound and lighting; scenery painting; advertising; photography; programmedesign; ticket sales; catering and front of house duties. Without the team effort of everyone involved, ‘Street ofDreams’ would not have been such a success. Monday 20th June 2016 saw the ‘Street of Dreams’ debut and the culmination of the dedication andenthusiasm from cast and crew, this was then followed by furtheroutstanding performances on the Tuesday and Wednesday eveningsrespectively. Audiences were entertained and hugely appreciative of thetalent from strong acting performances, excellent choreography anddancing to phenomenally powerful vocals. As the curtains closed on the final performance, nine S6 pupils who havebeen crucial to the success of Graeme High’s productions took their finalbow - Elena McNinch, Lewis Dawson, April Duncan, Adam Sneddon,Rebecca Paterson, Rebecca McDonald, Megan Coutts and HannahHopkins. Fantastic performers and even better role models for theiryounger peers, the ‘Show Family’ will definitely miss these talented youngmen and women but wish them every success in their future endeavours. Thank you to all members of our school community who came along tosupport the show. It is always a pleasure to see so many familiar faces fromprevious shows and all support is greatly appreciated by all cast and crew,your laughs and cheers make all of the hard work worthwhile. We lookforward to entertaining you again next year!

Street of Dreams – 2016 brings the third Graeme High School original production,

‘Street of Dreams’ – written and directed by our very own Miss Galletly.

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– Brand New Show!


Big Fit Walk 2016We have once again participated in the Big Fit Walk initiative supported by Paths for all. Our new S2 pupils were treated toa walk around Callendar Park and returned to a delicious treat of fruit kebabs prepared for by our Home Economic pupilsand staff. Well done and thank you to all involved in the preparation and participation of this event. A special welcome mustgo to a new member of staff PC Cattigan who joined us this month.

S1 Class Election As the nation went to the polls on May the 5th, so did the Modern Studies department.The 4th block class with Mrs Wallace ran a very successful election campaigncomplete with a media team and polling station staff. Four parties competed for votes in a tightly fought race that saw issues ranging fromreduced transport costs to increased spending on schools.

Just as with the actual Holyroodelection result, the winning partygaining only a minority governmentbut, under the First Past the Postvoting system that the class used,this was still enough to win theelection.

Glasgow Science CentreS1 pupils visited the Glasgow Science Centre last month for aSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)experience to witness where and when numeracy appears inreal life. Pupils were engaged and enthusiastic throughout theday they visited and viewed hundreds of interactive exhibitscontained within the Science Mall. The majority of pupils enjoyed a presenter led show in thePlanetarium learning about the solar system and beyond.This was identified as a highlight of the trip for many. Pupilswere also given the chance to explore “My World of WorkLive” where they found out how their personality and interestsmatched with particular STEM careers and were then giventhe opportunity to find out more information regarding these careers. Pupils were also involved in a “Cracking Cryptography” session where they were tryingout their skills as Cyber Security Analysts by coding programs to encrypt and decryptmessages. Over the two days in the Science Centre the pupil’s behaviour wasexcellent and were a credit to themselves and the school.

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Thursday 26th May 2016 broughtthe 6th annual ‘G in the Park’,Graeme High School’s festival oflearning. This two weekinterdisciplinary project bringstogether the skills, qualities andinterests of staff and S2 pupils, whowork together to research, plan andstage their own music festival;showcasing the talents of localmusic artists and highly skilleddancers and singers from GraemeHigh School. All proceeds raised onthe day were donated to the Housecharities, Strathcarron Hospice,Simpsons Special Care Babies andTeenage Cancer Trust.On the day, festival goers wereentertained by a talented range ofacts, including Graeme HighSchool’s very own Samba Band;staff and pupil bands; school showcast; and Pitch Perfect group. Inaddition, we were also treated toexciting dance performances by theDance Elective and musicalperformances from The Patryns andLewis Irons who were met withscreams and cheers from theiraudience. Ex Graeme High pupil StefanMcGechie also sang on the day andfollowed his performance with anemotive and motivational anti-bullying talk. Stefan wanted toaddress anyone who isbeing bullied, remindingthem that they can followtheir dreams and achievesuccess – a wonderfuland welcome message toshare with the school. As in previous years, S2pupils were given thechance to develop theirskills and talents in aparticular field; electingwhich ‘job’ they wished toundertake for one fullweek. Some opted to be aMusician or Dancer, aCaterer, a GraphicDesigner, Textile Designeror Tourism Officer, aCharity Ambassador, aMusic Researcher or partof the Media Team.Others ventured into thegreat outdoors as an Eco-Warrior or FestivalCamper. This year, thanks toGrangemouth based

organisation, Sound Sense, we hadone new job advertised - Sound andLight Technician. The Sound Senseteam worked with a group of S2pupils interested in the creativeindustries to develop skills in riskassessment; sound and lighting;and stage engineering. Acombination of classroom basedtheory and practical workexperience in these areas providedpupils with the fantastic and uniqueexperience of managing crucialaspects of the G in the ParkFestival, including building thestage and setting up sound andlighting. This wonderful new ‘job’complimented the other rolesperfectly, giving this year’s S2s anexciting range of electives tochoose from, providing the bestopportunity to develop new skillsand raise money for our charities. At the heart of G in the Park is, ofcourse, the three charities wesupport. With them in mind, staffand pupils took the opportunity togenerously splash their cash onbuying hot food, getting glittertattoos and having their photo takenwith silly props. In addition, CharityAmbassadors planned andfacilitated a fun range of originalactivities, with an extensive amountof effort put into approaching local

and national businesses to donateprizes for their games. Thanks tothe combined efforts of the CharityAmbassadors and other stallholders, over £2200 was raised, animpressive sum which trulyhighlights the generosity of ourschool community. Not only did G in the Park allowpupils to gain and develop new skillsets, it also fosters personal growth.To evaluate their experience overthe two week period, S2 pupils tookpart in a survey monkey, with asignificant amount of pupilsidentifying that they had gainedconfidence as a result of taking partin the G in the Park. One pupil saidthat they had more “confidenceinteracting with others and workingtogether” and another feeling thatthey “learned to be confident infront of people and talking tothem…you can use confidenceeverywhere in life” – a key messagethat we hope pupils carry throughall aspects of their lives. As this year’s school session comesto a close, we would like to thankeveryone who has contributed tothe G in the Park experience as,without your input, none of it wouldbe possible. Bring on G in the Park2017!

G in the Park 2016


After a range of exciting and challenging activities overthe school year, Morrison, Steele and Lockhart pupilshave done themselves proud with their efforts. FromSort It and Just Dance in the early days through toHeads Up and Bucket Basketball more recently, thisyear has been fantastic for the number of Graeme HighPupils taking part in Inter-house. A massive thank you must go out to our House Leaderswho’s planning and delivery of activities have made it ayear to remember. Having led the standings for much ofthe year and dominating Thursday afternooncompetitions along the way, it wasLockhart who enteredthe home stretch out infront with Steele andMorrison only dreamingof the success thatcould be had. However,on the P7 looking wider

day which was thefinal day ofcompetition, therewas to be a latesurge fromanother house. The P7’sperformed admirably, andSteele took 2 of the 3 activities on offer. Inturn they have over turned Lockhart’s lead and the finalstandings are as follows:Steele – 12283Lockhart – 12187Morrison – 11574Congratulations to Steelewho have wrestled thetrophy from Lockhart andwill look to go on and repeatthis success next year.Finally, a massive thank you to all pupils who havetaken part and to the staff who have also ran activitieson behalf of their departments this year.

Inter-House

GHS @ Knockhill First it was bikes….. nowmotorbikes!We were able to build onthe skills gained in theBike Academy to get togrips with motorbikes.Our partnership withRUTS UK (Rural andUrban Training@RUTSUK) delivered 6sessions where our pupils got to grips with motorbikeservicing and riding. They swapped wheels, brakes andeven completed an engine installation. The highlight wasvisiting Knockhill’s off road circuit for a whole day in thesaddle. ‘Best school day ever’ summed up the mood. Ifyou head over to the RUTS UK facebook page you cancatch photos and video of the whole process including

Or is that the other way round?! GHS ‘School of Rock’ isexpanding in August. We currently have 2 well-established pupil bands and astaff band. They have performed regularly at schoolevents this year including G in the Park,P7/Creative Industries Showcase & Prizegiving.In August we’re looking to build on this. We’rerecruiting singers/bassists/guitarists/drummers/keysand open to offers for any non-standard bandinstruments... Anyone can join from S1 – 6, you just

need to be past beginner stage. We’re especiallyinterested in forming a PARENT BAND so please comeforward and contact Mr Burke in the Music Department.Follow our progress on twitter @GHSMusic1 – in thewords of AC/DC – for those about to rock… We saluteyou!

Rock Needs YOU!!!

Engineering theFuture for Girls

Success for Tegan! Tegan Clark S4 has successfully secured a place on theEngineering the Future for Girls BP Summer School atthe University of Strathclyde. Alarge number of pupilscompleted a rigorousapplication process from acrossScotland and Tegan has doneexceptionally well to be offereda place on the course. We wishTegan the best of luck on theweek long course and hope sheis inspired to pursue a career inengineer in the future!

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2015-2016 SportsLeaders/CommunitySports LeadersOnce again Graeme High school Sports Leaders andCommunity Sports Leaders have been out in forceassisting with our cluster primary school sports days andother sporting events. Theyhave been out in our localcommunity taking partthroughout the months ofMay and June at eventssuch as potted sports,playground parties and afootball tournament.

They are a credit tothemselves and to the schoolfor their hard work andboundless energy showneach and every time theyassist at an event.

P7 Maths EventP7 pupils from StMargaret’s, Victoria,Hallglen and Lauriestonprimaries came to GHSon Friday 20th May fora day of EnterprisingMaths. Competing in teams of4, the pupils had tonegotiate their waythrough 3 toughchallenges in order tosee who would becrowned champions. First came the team round, where they had to worktogether to complete a set of questions in the time limit togain maximum points. Next up was the strategy game Nim, where they went headto head with pupils from other teams. The main aim was todevise a strategy that would allow them to be victorious ineach round, regardless of who got to start.To end things was the relay round, 30 minutes of intensequestioning mixed in with a lot of running.The pupils demonstrated a great attitude, gave it their alland were a credit to their primaries. The Maths teacherswere all very impressedwith their levels ofability and effort.The winners on the daywere St Margaret’steam A, who got to gohome with their veryown scientific calculatoras a prize.

Sports LeaderSports Leaders have againcontributed heavily to thewider school communityand to our cluster primaryschools by leadingafterschool clubs andtransition events.They also receivedspecialist sessionsin Bikeability,Tennis and FirstAid.

Cheerleading SuccessA huge congratulations to ourschool Cheerleading teams whocompeted at the Falkirk Inter-schools Competition and placed2nd in both the Pom and Cheercategories. Their coaches KatieDickenson and Amy Duvall did asuperb job in organising thesquads and choreographing theirimpressive routines. Cheer clubwill be runningagain next yearand is open to allnew members. Formore informationsee Miss Dougallin the PEDepartment.

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Sports CouncilOur Sports Council have been busy again this year,organising events, promoting sports and participation,recruiting new members, team building at Ratho and theyhave been heavily involved in the renovation of our fitnesssuite. Look out for our launch night next year.

How did we get to the summer holidays again?My mum says it’s old age but I prefer to thinkwe’ve been very busy. Alongside all of our usualexcitement, we’ve introduced new AdvancedHigher qualifications and reviewed the broadgeneral education. It really is testament to theenergy, drive and commitment of our staff that wehave successfully introduced so many majorchanges over the last few years without losingsight of all the other excellent opportunitiesprovided to our pupil. With a quick read through this summer newsletterI’m sure, like me, you will be very impressed withall that our pupils have engaged with andeverything that has been achieved. Whilst thisdescribes a very impressive array of activities andachievements, these are just the tip of the iceberg.

I would like to thank ourfantastic pupils, committedstaff and supportiveparents for their ongoingdedication to our schoolcommunity. We willcontinue to aspire to bethe very best that we canbe, individually andcollectively.Whatever your plans,watching the Euro Finalsor Wimbledon, relaxing by a pool or in your backgarden, I wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday. Ilook forward to seeing our pupils back in their fullschool uniform, with blazer, on Wednesday 24August at 8.35 am.

Summer Message from our Headteacher

Graeme PositiveFamilies 2016

This year’s programme was a great success with allfamilies attending 100% of the sessions. The groupparticipated in a range of activities from creative artmaking positivitrees, family food to make pasta andtiffin, my map self-esteem computer skills and top tipsfor coping with conflict. Families involved made hugeimprovements to their positive relationships which theystated had a good impact on their whole family. The programme was open to Primary 7, S1 and S2pupils and their families and lasted 6 weeks, meeting for2 hours on a Wednesday after school. “I feel my daughter and I are able to communicate betterand listen to each other more.” “Me and my Mum are happier and have a strongerrelationship”“Helped to show me how my child feels and how I canhelp make our relationship work.”Many thanks to Mrs Faill and Miss MacLean who helpedsupport the activities again this year, your input is muchappreciated.

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