Autumn Term 2024 Highlights
Welcome fromtheRector
As the longest term of this school year draws to a close and we shortly bid farewell to 2024 and our year of 900th anniversary events and celebrations, this issue of Highlights seeks to capture the incredible participation, enthusiasm, energy and dedication of pupils across the School, enabled by my hardworking and committed colleagues and the support of you, our School families.
One of my favourite books on the purpose of schools, is ‘The Restless School’ by Roy Blatchford, a book which recognises that education is a process over time, that varied opportunities and challenges are required to develop character, and that school is not simply about course results, but the all-round cultivation of individuals ready for now and their future.
As the colour and vibrancy of this issue of Highlights hopefully communicates, life at the High School is one of restless opportunities for our children and young people to learn more about themselves, their peers and the wider world. I am continually humbled by how many of our pupils throw themselves into every aspect of their education and extracurricular world. Our ethos is one driven by participation and positive relationships, and I hope that like me, you witness aspects of this ethos in the following pages.
2024 has also been quite a year for the HSOG community near and far, as across the calendar year we recognised and celebrated the 900 year story of the School. It is quite exceptional for a school to have endured for 900 years, but the School of today owes so much to our former pupils initiative and generosity in the 1970s, as it does to our former pupils and School families of today.
As Rector I recognise that it is through a school community sustained by a belief in the central importance of providing children with an all-round education and commitment to always reaching beyond their grasp, that the High School has sustained itself in times of opportunity and challenge across its 900 years – and that remains true for the present and the future. To all High School families, I thank you for your support, your patience and your commitment.
After a busy term, I hope pupils, their families and my talented and dedicated colleagues will take time to rest, reflect and restore. I wish you and yours a very Happy Christmas and all good wishes come 2025.
Sursum Semper
John O’Neill
Rector
School News
High School pupils have excelled across a number of academic and extra-curricular disciplines during the past few months, with staff members also chipping in to support our 900th anniversary! The following is a mere snapshot of the countless exciting HSOG stories throughout the Autumn Term.
Bike Ride & Giving Day in Support of 900th Anniversary
9 days. 900 kilometres. And a number of brave members of staff!
Organised by Head of Senior School, Mr Kenneth Robertson, this gruelling cycling challenge saw staff members from across the Senior School pedal from Drewsteignton, Devon to the Senior School at Old Anniesland, all in aid of the School Bursary Fund.
This ran in tandem with the School’s very first Giving Day, shining a spotlight on the 900 Campaign and the importance of the Bursary Fund. With incredibly generous donations from the HSOG community, we helped to raise more then £92,000 including Gift Aid, a tremendous amount that will help to make a world of difference to many young people.
Click here to read all about their efforts!
The finale of our 900th anniversary charity cycle
Sharing the Learning
Junior School pupils invited their loved ones to Ledcameroch Road over the past few weeks as they took up the opportunity to share all that they have learnt in their class topics throughout the Autumn Term.
Junior 6‘s memorable event took the form of a pitching final in the style of the BBC show, ‘The Apprentice’. Our J6 teams were tasked with convincing a judging panel of how they would transform the playground experience for all Junior School pupils as part of their ‘Enterprise’ topic.
Junior 4 hosted a pop-up Science Fair for their Sharing the Learning event which focused on their topic this term, the ‘Human Body’. They guided family members through workshops that showcased their knowledge in relation to the skeletal system, the digestive system, germs and diseases, and the circulatory system.
Junior 2‘s local community and enterprise project saw them invite their families to the School to sample the sweet treats on offer at ‘The High Scoop of Glasgow’ and to share their knowledge of starting a business. It might have been chilly outside, but everyone loved getting their hands on some delicious ice cream from Junior 2’s very own parlour!
Click here to find out more
Expressive Arts Exhibition
The 900th anniversary celebrations continued during the Autumn Term with an Expressive Arts Exhibition at Old Anniesland, showcasing work from across the entire Junior and Senior School cohort during two days in early October.
Featuring artwork created by pupils from Junior 1 all the way up to Senior 6, the exhibition displayed the immense talent of our young artists. At the same time, both our Music and Health & Food Technology Departments had the chance to shine too.
The mood was set via pupil performances featuring beautiful vocals, piano playing and clarsach, while guests welcomed the chance to sample a range of delicious canapés, created and served by Third and Fourth year HFT pupils.
Click here to read more
Arts Exhibition
J4
J6 Sharing the Learning The Apprentice
J2 Sharing the Learning The High Scoop of Glasgow
Sharing the Learning The Human Body Expressive
Top Marks in SQA Exams
Two Fifth Year pupils achieved the incredible accolade of scoring the top mark in the country in four Higher subjects in the most recent SQA exams.
Congratulations to Amy C (now S6) (pictured right) who achieved the remarkable feat of coming top in the country in both Higher Biology and Higher Computing exams, alongside scoring 100% in Higher Mathematics.
Meanwhile, Katie B (now S6) (pictured below) received the highest mark in the country for Higher Classical Studies –another amazing accomplishment!
Click here to read more from Amy, Katie and the Rector
Grade 8 Music Success
Congratulations go to Erin M (S6) and Theo S (S4) who achieved Grade 8 Distinction awards in recent Trinity College London music exams.
Taking place in mid-December, the pair achieved this impressive feat, Erin receiving a Grade 8 Distinction for her vocal talents and Theo attaining the same result after impressing judges with his performance on the saxophone. Well done to both!
Reading Schools Gold Award
The High School has become the first independent school in Scotland to achieve a Reading Schools Gold Accreditation and the first secondary school in Glasgow of any kind to achieve Gold.
This national accreditation programme marks the School’s journey to building a successful and sustainable reading culture within our school and local community.
Click here to read more about how we have cultivated a reading for pleasure culture at HSOG
SQA Examination Results
Senior School pupils have achieved an excellent set of SQA exam results for 2024, with strong academic performances at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher level. Read on below and click here to visit our website for a full round-up of HSOG’s 2024 SQA Exam results
2024 SQA Exam Highlights
4.8
Average number of Highers passed by each pupil
• 1,574 exams sat across National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher levels
• Overall pass rates of 96.7% at Higher and 95.9% at National 5 level, with grade ‘A’ pass percentages of 83.2% at National 5 and 75.5% at Higher level
• 5 or 6 grade A passes achieved by 55 pupils in Higher examinations
• Fifth Year pupils ranked top nationally in Higher Biology, Classics, Computing Science and Mathematics SQA Examinations (see story on opposite page).
Homerton Prize
Three Sixth Year pupils were accepted onto the prestigious Cambridge University Homerton College Essay Programme.
The cross-curricular and multidisciplinary programme helps to equip participants with key skills considered desirable by university admissions. You can read about the experiences of Mustafa F, Alice G and Athena T by clicking here.
Alice was also shortlisted in the John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize, writing on the following topic – ‘In the last five years British police have arrested several thousand people for things they posted on social media. Is the UK becoming a police state?‘
Click here to read more about this fine achievement
Senior Musical Production
High School Musical
Audiences were treated to a four night run of our Senior Musical Production in late November, tackling the hit 2006 Disney film ‘High School Musical’. Through catchy songs, energetic dance numbers and heartfelt moments, this celebration of the joy of youth and the power of following one’s passion saw an all-star cast explore themes of friendship, identity and the courage to be true to oneself.
Christmas at HSOG!
Junior and Senior pupils capped off 2024 with a large dose of festive cheer in the run-up to Christmas!
From cracking Christmas concerts, jaw-dropping festive feasts and a sea of colourful and imaginative Christmas jumpers, to fun-filled Christmas parties for each of our Junior School year groups and a heart-warming Junior 1 Nativity (pictured on opposite page), it truly has been a season to remember for all at HSOG!
We brought 2024 to an end with Nine Lessons and Carols at Glasgow Cathedral, followed by our traditional Christmas Carol Service at the Senior School, welcoming the school community for an unforgettable finale to 2024
What a way to head into the ho-ho-ho-lidays!
Nine Lessons and Carols
The final door on our 900th Anniversary advent calendar, Nine Lessons and Carols filled Glasgow Cathedral with festive cheer on Monday 16th December, with the High School community gathering where it all began back in 1124. Guests heard nine of the best known and loved bible passages about the birth of Jesus, which were interspersed with carols. They also enjoyed performances by the Chamber Choir, the Upper Voices Choir (Transitus to Senior 3), the Junior 4 to Junior 6 Choir and the String Ensemble.
Click any picture below to see a full gallery of images
START Design Day
We brought the four schools taking part in START this session together under one roof for the very first time to participate in a START Design Day hosted at Morgan Stanley’s Glasgow office.
START is an innovative design and entrepreneurship programme that develops the skills identified by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) as crucial for the future.
The Design Day saw pupils from the High School, John Paul Academy, St Thomas Aquinas and Knightswood Secondary Schools take part in a workshop delivered by Design Professor, Tom Inns, as well as participating in a Q&A session with Scottish EDGE CEO, Evelyn McDonald.
They relished the chance to understand more about early-stage business building and the realities and rewards of launching a start-up.
They took part in a number of sessions which involved mapping out initial business ideas, exploring a day in the life of the problem they are trying to solve and using De Bono’s approach to ideate information needs, challenges and solutions.
Click here to read more about the day or click here to view a video from the Design Day
Sporting Success
High School athletes continue to excel in the sporting arena, with successes this term across a number of sports including cross country, hockey, netball, rugby and skiing.
Road Race Champions!
High School runners won team and individual medals at the Scottish Schools’ Road Race in Dunfermline on Wednesday 2nd October.
Congratulations to the J6 Girls’ side (pictured right), who were crowned Scottish Schools’ Road Race champions! The team consisted of Skye A, Phoebe B, Ella M, Katie P, Susanna R and Niamh R.
Silver medals were won by the S3/S4 Boys’ Team –Adam W (Captain), Colin N, Theo S, Michael S (all S4) and Rory J (S3) – as well as James A (S5) who was runner up in the Senior Boys’ race.
The Senior Girls – Amy T (S5) (Captain), Libby M, Orla P (both S6), Emily B, Nicola D and Eva S (all S5) – and Senior Boys – James C (Captain), Cameron D, Findlay P (all S6), James A (S5) and Finlay G (S4) – won team bronze, with Amy T also securing an individual bronze medal in the Senior Girls’ race.
Hockey Teams Impress During Autumn Term
High School hockey has been on the rise over the course of the last few months.
The 1st XI (pictured right) were runners up at the West District Senior Tournament in September, before pushing on to reach the Scottish Cup Semi-Final, defeating the High School of Dundee at a chilly Old Anniesland in early December. They will face George Watson’s College in February and are the only non-Edinburgh team to reach this stage of the competition.
The 1st XI have also reached the semi-final of the BP Cup following comprehensive victories over Jordanhill School and Kelvinside Academy. They will face St Aloysius’ College in the delayed semi-final of the competition.
The U15 side have reached the Scottish Plate Quarter Final stage where they will face the High School of Dundee in the new year, following a number of cancellations due to frozen pitches in December!
Hazel M (S6) played for the Scotland Emerging hockey team against England at the end of June and was selected for the 4 Nations Competition in July at Glasgow Green, representing Scotland against England, Belgium and Germany. Andrew C (S6), Beth C and Olivia M (both S5) were also selected for the Aspiring National UI8 squad, while Luisa C (S4) was part of the Emerging National U16 squad.
These impressive achievements came following a number of HSOG pupils being selected for the Brave Cup in early August. Players were selected from the Brave Academy, the national pathway, to play for Western Thunder. They took on opponents competing for the Northern Devils and Eastern Lightning. The pupils involved were:
Aspiring Squad – Andrew C, Hazel M (both S6), Beth C and Olivia M (both S5)
Emerging Squad – Corbin M (S5), Michael C and Chloe K (both S4)
Sporting Round-Up
Gymnastics
Congratulations to Evie M (S3) who won a silver medal at the Scottish Tumbling Championships in November.
Netball
The Senior ‘B’ and Third Year teams performed particularly well this term to progress to the knockout rounds of the Scottish Cup. While the Third Year team lost out to Strathaven Academy in the first knockout stage, the Senior ‘B’ team have impressively progressed to the round of 16, to be played next term.
The Senior ‘A’, Second and First Year teams were runners up in the Glasgow sections of the regional leagues, advancing to the Scottish Plate Competition. Well done to the Senior ‘A’ and First Year sides who progressed to the round of 16, also to take place next term.
Congratulations to Aania A (S5) who was selected for the Scotland U17 team this term.
Rugby
Every pupil from Transitus to S3 has played rugby for the School this term and every pupil who has chosen rugby in S4-S6 has also played a fixture for the School. This incredible representation resulted in an excellent showing in the Conference competition, with the High School finishing as worthy runners up to Marr College.
Excellent runs from both the 1st XV and U16 XV sides saw them reach the last four of their respective Scottish Shield competitions. Despite stirring performances, our teams both bowed out at the semi-final stage.
Jack M (S6) and Ben P (S5) were selected for all three of Glasgow and the West’s regional U18 rugby matches during the summer break, playing in the back row together in fixtures against Edinburgh, the Borders and Caledonia.
Skiing
There was success for our skiers at the SSSA Autumn Dual Slalom Series in early October. The S1-S3 team were victorious and the Open team were runners up in the Senior event, while, in the Primary event, the J1-J4 team won silver medals. They all competed well at the following month’s Dual Slalom Finals at Hillend in Edinburgh, with our younger competitors pictured right.
Swimming
The Glasgow Secondary Schools Swimming Championships saw High School athletes take home an incredible haul of 18 individual and 11 team medals. Well done to all, with particular congratulations to our gold medalists listed below:
• Rhys F (S1) (U13 50m Freestyle & 50m Butterfly)
• Hollie H (S1) (U13 50m Breaststroke & 50m Backstroke)
• Seb S (S1) (U13 50m Backstroke)
• U13 Girls’ Relay Team – Freya B, Hollie H, Juliette H and Lucy M (all S1)
• U13 Boys’ Relay Team – Rhys F, Charlie M, Matt O and Seb S (all S1)
• U14 Girls’ Relay Team – Cece F, Elizabeth I, Grace L and Mhairi M (all S2)
• U14 Boys’ Relay Team – Ethan H, Matthew L, Jacob S (all S2) and Alex D (S1)
• U16 Boys’ Lifesaving Team – Harry D and Robbie M (both S3)
Table Tennis
Lucy M (S5) competed for the Scottish table tennis team on the Isle of Man during the summer.
Taking on counterparts from the Isle of Man, Jersey, Ireland, England, Wales and Guernsey, she reached the last 16 of the singles competition before losing out to the eventual winner of the competition.
Tennis
Three Senior School pupils competed at Play Your Way to Wimbledon during the summer break, the UK’s largest individual mass participation tennis competition which provides players with the opportunity to compete on the world-famous grass courts at Wimbledon!
Tristan M (S5) and his doubles partner Lucas N (S4) reached the semi-final stage before being narrowly defeated in a competitive match tie break, while Luisa C (S4) performed well alongside her doubles partner from Jordanhill School.
Thanksgiving & Commemoration
The entire High School community gathered at Glasgow Cathedral on Thursday 26th September for the annual Commemoration and Thanksgiving Service. This took on extra poignancy this year as we celebrated the High School’s 900th anniversary within the site of its founding back in 1124.
Click here to read more about the service and for the chance to relive it in full!
Giving Back
We are proud to be able to give back to the community in which we live. This term, across our Junior and Senior Schools, fundraising activities have helped to raise huge amounts for life-changing charities and incredibly worthy causes.
House Fundraising Weeks
Clyde and Bannerman Houses got the ball rolling on fundraising for 2024-25, with each hosting unforgettable fundraising weeks during the Autumn Term.
Clyde House raised an incredible £3,000 for DEBRA, a charity supporting those affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), during their fundraising week in October, the perfect way to head into the mid-term break.
Click here to read more about their week
Bannerman House hosted their fundraising extravaganza during the first week of December. Their festive feast of fundraising helped raise more than £2,500 for Glasgow’s Spirit of Christmas, a children’s gift campaign for those living in poverty within Glasgow and the surrounding regions.
Click here for more on Bannerman’s festive fundraising
Generous donations from Junior School families meant we were able to donate a number of harvest boxes to charity in October.
These parcels, filled with tasty treats, toiletries and other essentials, were kindly donated to Salvation Army’s William Hunter Lifehouse and East Dunbartonshire Foodbank. The efforts of the School community meant that over 250kg of goods were donated to these amazing charities!
Junior 6 pupil Teddy R and a number of his friends took part in the Glasgow Children’s Hospital sponsored 10km walk in September.
Their efforts helped to raise the incredible sum of £5,831.75 for the charity!
This also took Teddy’s personal fundraising efforts to over £6,000 for the charity that has helped him so much over the last few years.
Transitus H hosted the first of three Cake & Candy stalls, organised by our Transitus form classes, raising money for East Park Glasgow. Lots of home baking and treats were on sale throughout our three Transitus Cake & Candy sales during the latter part of the term, helping to raise money for our friends at East Park School – a very worthwhile cause and one the High School has supported for many years.
Junior 4 Teacher and former High School pupil Mrs Sacha Spinks (Class of 2008) completed the Great Scottish Run half marathon this term!
Mrs Spinks raised the tremendous sum of £2,685 for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity!
She is pictured above with her son who is following in his Mum’s footsteps and is now in KG1 at Ledcameroch Road!
The Senior 6 boys and a number of staff members grew moustaches to help raise money for charity during ‘Movember’.
Fundraising events such as the M’Olympics, Bing’Mo, Soak the 6th Years and guess the number of moustaches in the jar helped get the School community involved. By the end of November, more than £600 had been raised, with all money going to important causes.
HSOG Community
Former Pupil Reunions
Throughout the Autumn Term we welcomed two year groups back to the Senior School to celebrate their respective milestone anniversaries.
This included the Class of 1974, celebrating their 50 year anniversary, and the Class of 2012, who marked 12 years since their time at Old Anniesland.
Visit the HSOG Community website to read more about these reunions.
In our milestone 900th anniversary year, the HSOG London Club golfers made their contribution to the celebrations by winning annual matches against both Glasgow and Kelvinside Academicals, taking home the Anniesland Trophy and GHK London Golf Cup.
Click here to read more
Three former High School pupils collectively amassed some phenomenal sporting successes in the summer months.
Class of 2022 pupils
Zara Kennedy and Jess Mitchell have excelled in hockey, while the Class of 2014’s Andrew Umeed (pictured right) has been batting his way to success on the cricket fields down south.
Click here to find out all about their sporting successes
A celebration of 900 years of HSOG
No other school in Scotland can lay claim to 900 years of continuous education, and therefore 900 years’ worth of history, and so we felt it fitting to host a year-long calendar of events to mark the occasion.
Across 2024 we held 12 events attended by over 5,000 people, including former and current pupils as well as parents, colleagues and friends of the High School. It has been a joy to see so many members of our global school community coming together in celebration and reflection throughout the year.
The Gala Homecoming Dinner marked the commencement of the celebrations back in January, hosted at the iconic Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum. Other events have included: a Sporting Festival, a Civic Reception, a reunion for current and former staff members, HSOGFest, a Whole School Gala Concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, a special service of Commemoration & Thanksgiving at Glasgow Cathedral, the 900km sponsored cycle in aid of the Bursary Fund, the High School’s very first Giving Day and a Whole School Expressive Arts Exhibition. Earlier this week, our anniversary celebrations reached their crescendo with a service of Nine Lessons and Carols at Glasgow Cathedral, back where the High School story began in 1124.
At the heart of this celebratory year has been the 900 Campaign, a fundraising campaign with three pillars: the School’s Bursary Fund, the development of START – a design-thinking and entrepreneurship programme, and ensuring our campuses are environmentally friendly places of learning.
We have been humbled by the generosity of spirit shown by the HSOG Community so far. Many of you have taken time out of your busy lives to attend our events and many have donated to the 900 Campaign, helping to uphold the historic tradition of giving at HSOG which stopped the School being consigned to the history books in the 1970s. To all of you, we extend our sincerest thanks.
With its ambitious targets, the 900 Campaign will continue beyond our 900th anniversary year as we strive to raise the high tradition and pass it glorious on, creating a lasting legacy from this year.
Community is one of the School’s values and, more than anything, this year has reinforced the power of the HSOG Community and what we can achieve when we come together. This is a year few of us will forget. Sursum Semper.
You can read a more detailed wrap-up of our 900th events and hear from Karen McDonald, Director of External Relations, as she reflects on this most recent chapter in our history by clicking here.
Our Term in Pictures
An unforgettable, educational and fun-filled Autumn Term at Old Anniesland and Ledcameroch Road.
The summer break saw more than 30 pupils and members of staff head across the Atlantic to Mexico, learning about wildlife in the Mexican rainforest with Operation Wallacea, visiting the ancient Calakmul temple ruins and scuba diving amongst the rich biodiversity of the Carribean ocean at Akumal Bay.
J6 pupils relished helping their J1 buddies settle into life at the Junior School. They took them out for a nature stroll, helping them hunt for signs of autumn including conkers, leaves and squirrels. The children loved working together to see how many they could find!
Senior School pupils got lost in a good book during our annual BookFest celebration in October. Keen readers heard from renowned authors over the course of the week, enjoying workshops from writers and a masterclass from former HSOG pupil and founder of Dekko Comics, Rossie Stone (Class of 2010) – click here to read more .
Senior School pupils and staff members visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai for a Business Studies and Economics trip during the October break, learning more about Emirati culture and traditions during an unforgettable few days in the Middle East.
Junior 5 visited Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Finnieston in December ( pictured left ) to help further illuminate their ‘RME’ class topic, while Junior 4 enjoyed an informative trip to the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre ( pictured right ), exploring the synagogue and learning more about Jewish practices.
The Senior School Music Department has continued to showcase the remarkable talent of our young musicians via monthly lunchtime performances in the Pavilion.
Congratulations also go to Robbie L (S4) who was awarded a place in the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland (NYPBS) Development Band for this session.
Junior 6 got dressed up for their World War II topic, enjoying a visit from Luke, a ‘WWII air raid warden’ and spending the day exploring artefacts, learning new facts and impressing Luke with their knowledge of World War II. They brought propaganda posters to life through drama and took on the roles of code breakers, following in the footsteps of the Bletchley Park code breakers of WWII.
National 5 Modern Studies pupils attended First Minister’s Questions and enjoyed a Q&A session with local MSP Bill Kidd during their visit to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
The Junior School Outdoor Learning Committee held a plant sale back in June and used some of the profits to buy a real Christmas tree to plant in the playground at Ledcameroch Road.
Higher Spanish pupils baked cupcakes in HFT to celebrate Día de Muerto , Day of the Dead, on 31st October – a world away from the usual Thursday grammar and directed writing activities in the Modern Languages Department!
National 5 HFT pupils were put through their paces by chef, teacher and gastronomy expert Scott Bradley, taking part in a Gastronomy Day to enhance their cookery skills and food science knowledge. Check out one of their delicious dishes!
Alasdair B-W (S5) and Rebekah dG (S4) competed well in the Glasgow Final of the Springboard Future Chef Competition at City of Glasgow College in November.
We are indebted to ‘The Cultivators’, a small group of incredibly helpful Junior 6 pupils who help to look after the Junior School grounds. They took on the task of clearing the piles of fallen autumn leaves from our Hideout area in early November – a Herculean effort!
There were some spooktacular costumes on display at the Parent Association organised Hallowe’en Disco for J1-J6 pupils at the end of October, followed by a special Hallowe’en Lunch for pupils the next day.
Advanced Higher Biology pupils took to the open waters on a trawler as part of their fieldtrip to Millport in September, catching all manner of crustaceans!
The Eco Committee and Kindness Club, with the assistance of some J5 and J6 pupils, ran a second hand book sale this term, raising £278 for the Homeless Project Scotland, as well as allowing children to take on reading recommendations from their peers!
To kick start their ‘Human Body’ topic, Junior 4 classes were visited by the Heart Start team. They learned about what to do in an emergency, how to carry out chest compressions and how to use a defibrillator.
Fifth Year pupils Danaz K, Yasmin L and Michael M made up the HSOG team that finished third at this year’s West of Scotland Physics Education Group (WOSPEG) quiz, which brings together the brightest young minds to test their knowledge and passion for Physics.
Senior School pupils excelled during the first round of the Young Speakers Scotland Public Speaking Competition in November. Well done to Zayd K (S6), Maya K M (S5) ( pictured right ) and Shiva V (S2) who spoke extremely well, progressing to the finals of the Junior and Senior sections of the competition in March.
Junior 4 – Junior 6 pupils took to the stage at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday 6th December, performing under Conductor Alistair Digges as part of the Young Lives vs Cancer Christmas Concert.
Our youngest learners wrapped up for a Bookbug Session at a sunny Kindergarten @ The Forest in November. Children and families had a great time singing lots of songs amongst the natural forest space as they explored the story of Michael Rosen’s ‘ We’re Going on a Bear Hunt ’.
Junior 3 have been learning all about Fairtrade products as part of their ‘Rainforest and Fairtrade’ topic. They took part in a Fairtrade Fun Day, went on a trip to the local Co-op to investigate all the Fairtrade items in the shop and even came back to do some baking in school. Our Fairtrade enthusiasts have been encouraging their families and friends to make sure they always try to shop for Faitrade products!
As part of Junior 2’s ‘Health and Wellbeing’ topic, Miss Rashid’s class have been exploring the ‘ Little People, Big Dreams ’ storybooks this term.
Higher Geography pupils headed north to take part in river study fieldwork in a very picturesque setting near to the Rest and be Thankful in early October.
The Junior School Outdoor Learning Committee took the chance to enjoy the sunshine back in September as they harvested some impressive vegetables that had been planted way back in the Spring Term. Great job!
Congratulations to Artem B (S2) who was the winner of the Swiss Alps photo competition.
He captured this idyllic snapshot of the snowy Swiss mountain peaks during the unforgettable summer trip.
The Captains’ Committee for 2024-25 arrived fresh-faced in August, ready for the beginning of the school session. The Committee consists of School Captains, Estella L and Ruairidh M; Bannerman House Captains, Kirsty P and Fin d lay P; Clyde House Captains, Ruby I and Zayd K ; Law House Captains, Hazel M and Hamish M; and Moore House Captains, Erin M and James C.
DofE Bronze hit the great outdoors in November, getting layered up as they headed out on training day walks in the Trossachs. This was in preparation for their Grouse and Ptarmigan expeditions, which will take place during the Summer Term.
Kindergarten helped to raise £1,065 for Children in Need courtesy of their bake sale and by selling Pudsey merchandise. Our brilliant KG parents organised and ran the stall alongside some of our children.