Having returned from the Spring break I am reflecting back on the very busy term before that. Traditionally this is always the busiest term of the school year with our junior pupils continuing to work on their Broad General Education and our senior pupils working towards their SQA assessments and examinations. At assemblies we reminded …
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Head Teacher’s Blog – Happy Easter
Whether you are celebrating Easter or looking forward to a relaxing weekend, I wish all pupils, staff and their families an enjoyable long weekend.
Head Teacher’s Blog – Advanced Higher pupils perform at the Royal Concert Hall
On Thursday (17.3.16) the Advanced Higher Music class performed in the Royal Concert Hall Music Café to an audience of around 80 people. On the programme was a variety of music which showcased the incredible talent of these musicians.
Head Teacher’s Blog – Young Musician of the Year
On the evening of Monday 21 March the fourth annual Young Musician of the Year competition took place in the Assembly Hall. The audience was entertained with the finalists of this year’s competition following auditions by many entrants. It was a fantastic evening and the judges had a difficult time deciding on the winners.
Head Teacher’s Blog – Sport Relief
Mr Allen of the PE department, ably assisted by Alana Steele and others, organised a large number of events last week to raise money for Sport Relief. Most days after school there was an opportunity for pupils to try a new sport/activity. Also on Friday throughout the whole day there was always at least …
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Head Teacher’s Blog – S2 Parents’ Information and Careers Evening
Traditionally S2 parents are invited in for an information evening to explain the options process as their children are about to make their first option choices. Following a suggestion from a parent we decided to expand the evening and include some careers information. A number of our parents volunteered to give brief presentations to pupils about their …
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Head Teacher’s Blog – Young Musician of the Year Final
This event will be held on Monday 21st March at 7pm in the Assembly Hall. There are 7 Junior Pupils and 6 Senior Pupils performing as detailed below. All welcome for what is sure to be a very entertaining evening! Juniors – Jane Jenkins, Eve Sutherland, Matthew Bohill, Rachael Peden, Isla Campbell, Amy …
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Head Teacher’s Blog – Defibrillator
Park Mains High School now has an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) which automatically diagnoses a patient’s need, issues verbal instructions to the user and independently delivers any shock required to restart the heart. The machine will not deliver a shock if the patient does not need it. The defibrillator was mainly funded by …
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Head Teacher’s Blog – Girls’ dress code
Recently parents of all our girls received a letter regarding dress code. As a school we like to foster in our pupils a feeling of pride about the school and one way of doing this is through pupils wearing appropriate dress code. Over recent months an increasing number of girls have been challenging …
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Head Teacher’s Blog – Calculators in Mathematics
All pupils are encouraged to have calculators for specific topics in Mathematics at all levels. As pupils are not allowed to use mobile phones as calculators in SQA examinations they are not allowed to use them in class. It is therefore important that pupils are confident in using calculators from S1 onwards …
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