Pupils in 1st and 2nd years have been taking part in the UK Maths Challenge Junior Competition.
The UKMT Maths Challenges are designed to stimulate interest in maths through logic and mental agility. The multiple choice questions start off relatively easy but demand more thought as the test continues. Gold, silver and bronze certificates are awarded to the top performers each year across the UK.
This is the 5th year that OLHS has taken part and pupils are looking forward to adding to the school’s excellent record in certificates awarded. More information and sample questions is available from the UK Mathematics Trust. |
24th April 2007
K'Nex Challenge Primary Challenge
Two of our associated primary schools, St Bernadette's
Primary and Cathedral Primary, took part in the Young Engineers K'Nex
Cluster Challenge 2007 (Level 1) at Our Lady's on 24th April.
Three teams
from St Bernadette's and six teams from Cathedral battled against each
other to create a solution to a problem, design and then build it.
Pupils taking part were Jamie Cubis, Rhys Bevan, Ryan Fernon,
Colette Rodgers, Brogan Devine, Scott Reid, Daniel Donal, Michael
MacDermid, Dylan Law, Ryan Fox, Taylor Black, Ryan Mullen, Gregor
Donnelly, Mark Perrie, Ciaran Nichols, Stephanie McCarron, Christopher
Cadden and Jordan Black with staff Mrs Jacqueline Carr, Mrs Amanda Cooper and Mrs
Giovanna McKerr.
All of the pupils involved demonstrated excellent
imagination, creativity and ingenuity and designed wonderful models. The
eventual winners were Jamie Cubis and Rhys Bevan from St. Bernadette's
Primary and the runner-ups were Ciaran Nichols and Stephanie McCarron from
Cathedral Primary. Congratulations to all the children who took part in
the event, they all did fantastically well, taking well deserved prizes to
their respective schools.
The winners and runners up are now looking
forward to the Area Challenge which will take place in the middle of May. |
23rd April 2007
Spring Concert
Approximately 50 pupils from Our Lady’s took part in North Lanarkshire’s Spring Concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Monday night. The concert MC was Dougie Vipond.
Our Lady’s pupils featured in the Preparatory Band, Wind Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band. 2nd years, Katie Cunningham, Kirsty Findlay and Claire Connelly sang solos in the Junior Chorus.
As part of the concert, Councillor Charles Gray presented the Gold Award won by Our Lady’s Wind Band at the National Concert Band Festival in Gateshead. The award was accepted by conductor, James Woods, with pupils, Paul Devlin, Nicholas McCrossan and Christopher Donnelly. |
19th April 2007
Electronic exam results
The SQA exams will begin very soon and all 4th, 5th and 6th years have been provided with their own personalised exam timetable.
In addition, pupils have been provided with instructions to register for online access to their results the day before that much anticipated letter appears. Any pupil who wishes to register must do so before 30th June.
Letters from the SQA provided instructions to access the registration website and instructions have also been posted onto the school website (click here). Any pupil who has not received their letter or exam timetable should contact Mrs Mulholland. |
18th April 2007
Higher Drama
The first group of pupils to sit Higher Drama at OLHS took part in their practical exam last week. The pupils, all 5th and 6th years, had never studied Drama prior to this year but produced outstanding performances in scenes from “The Crucible” and “Men Should Weep”.
Drama teacher, Mr Neil Millar, said, “They’ve worked incredibly hard. Higher Drama is not an easy subject and to come up with work like this in only a few months of studying is a fantastic achievement. I am so proud of them.”
A select group of staff and parents were invited to a trial run of the performances but the actual exam scenes were performed in front of an audience of 3rd year Drama pupils.
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16th April 2007
Stress Management Workshops
Pupils in S5/S6 have been attending a stress management workshop organised by the Partnership Office and run by Eileen Burns from The Stress Clinic.
More than 50 pupils volunteered to attend the 3 x 1 hour sessions held after school. The workshops introduced practical ways to relieve exam stress and aid relaxation, using techniques that pupils can learn to do at home. For example, pupils were taught exercises involving relaxing music, colour imagery and visualisation to enable them to ‘block’ out the stress and focus on positive and relaxing images.
Pupils were also given advice on what to avoid doing such as relying on caffeine or over the counter medication to relieve stress and aid sleep. |
