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      Overall we were very pleased with the SQA results attained by our S4, 5 and 6 pupils last session.  As is always the case some pupils did better than they expected while others were a little disappointed.  I am delighted to report that 8 S5 pupils attained 5 A passes at Higher.  …
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Our Parent Council meets for the first time this session at 7pm on Monday 24th August.  We have a loyal group of council members who are very supportive of the school and who regularly engage in fund raising activities.  We are always keen to welcome new members so whether you have been a parent for some …
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    Term started on Tuesday 11th August for staff with pupils returning on Thursday 13th.  We held assemblies with all year groups on day one to remind pupils of a number of points including – School values Respect Opportunity Commitment Community Each value was explained and used as a reminder of our expectations for all …
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    Activities Week This has been a really eventful week with all trips and activities taking place as planned.  The school was very quiet with only pupils involved in in school activities and those who were not involved in any activity being around.  Each morning though was a busy time with lots of groups …
Continue reading Head Teacher’s Blog – Week beginning 22.6.15

    40th anniversary variety shows Last week saw the school put on a marvellous variety show on both Wednesday and Thursday evenings.  Each night the audience was entertained by a range of fantastic performances from current and former pupils.  The acts were varied and of an extremely high standard.  There was a wide range …
Continue reading Head Teacher’s Blog – Week beginning 15.6.15

      Junior Awards Ceremony On Wednesday of this week we held our annual Junior Awards Ceremony where we acknowledged some of the many achievements of our S1-3 pupils.  Over 190 awards were presented during the ceremony for a wide range of achievements.  Some pupils received academic awards while others received wider achievement awards recognising …
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    40th anniversary staff dinner On Friday 29th May a dinner was held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow as part of our 40th anniversary celebrations and around 90 present and previous staff attended .  The evening was organised by Mrs McKeown (Principal Teacher of Modern Languages) and Miss Clark (former Principal Teacher of …
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    Higher Mathematics examination Some parents have contacted us regarding the recent Higher Mathematics examination as it proved very challenging for many pupils.  I have looked in to this matter and would suggest concerned parents look at the SQA website which includes a statement regarding the examination and subsequent action.  The SQA has reassured …
Continue reading Head Teacher’s Blog – Week beginning 25.5.15

S2 Health Event On Thursday 21 May our probationer teachers organised an interdisciplinary health event for our S2 pupils. During the morning pupils went to sessions in different areas around the school and explored various health related topics from learning how diseases were treated in the past to Vitamin C experiments in Science. The morning …
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      Dress code The vast majority of our pupils adhere to our dress code and I hope take pride in wearing the Park Mains High School uniform.   However some pupils do challenge the expectations and recently the main challenges have been – Girls wearing legging/jeggings Girls wearing very short fashion skirts and Pupils …
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