Mearns Castle High School Search ABOUT US PARENTS PUPILS EQUALITIES DEPARTMENTS (A-F) DEPARTMENTS (G-Z) WHOLE SCHOOL CAREERS PARENT COUNCIL CONTACT US INFORMATION, PUPILS, S4 - S6 ASSISTED STUDY SESSIONS S4 – S6 NOVEMBER 29, 2021 MR O'HARA Please find detailed information from each curricular area regarding S4 – S6 Assisted Study Sessions by clicking the link below. S4-S6 Assisted Study Information ASSISTED STUDYINFORMATIONPUPILSS4S5S6 PARENTS, S2, SUBJECTS, WEBINAR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND SUBJECT CHOICES WEBINAR (FOR PARENTS OF S2 PUPILS): NOVEMBER 29, 2021 MR O'HARA If you are a parent of children in S2 who will be supporting them to make option choices in the coming year Skills Development Scotland would love you to join their parent/carer webinar on Wednesday 1 December at 6.30-7.15pm. Click on the link below for further information and to register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/s23-option-choices-tickets-208641972757 PARENTSS2SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLANDWEBINAR COLLEGE, OPEN DAY, PUPILS SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COLLEGE OPEN EVENING NOVEMBER 24, 2021 MR O'HARA South Lanarkshire College are running an on campus open evening for students to find out more about January start courses, on Thursday 25 November from 4pm until 7pm. Click on the link below for further information and to register: https://www.slc.ac.uk/open-evening-25th-november/ COLLEGEINFORMATIONOPEN DAYPUPILS INFORMATION, PARENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, S1, S3, S5, S6 INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS REMINDER NOVEMBER 22, 2021 MR O'HARA Gillman & Soame took S1, S3, S5 & S6 portrait photographs at the start of term. If you haven’t already, please order these photographs as soon as possible (but by Friday 26th November if you would like them for Christmas). If details have been mislaid, please contact Gillman & Soame directly at enquiries@gillmanandsoame.co.uk or on 01869 328200 quoting the security password mearnscastle749pnrtw2021 and they can assist. INFORMATIONPARENTPUPILSS1S3S5S6SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS APPRENTICESHIPS, CAREERS, PUPILS GRADUATE APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY – STORY CONSULTING NOVEMBER 17, 2021 MR O'HARA Story Consulting have made us aware of an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Apprenticeship. Please see video clips below in relation to the opportunity: https://youtu.be/F5q7VTo3d-4 https://youtu.be/RsXyP7eVbpY Click here to access further information about the Graduate Apprenticeship Programme. APPRENTICESHIPEDUCATIONPUPILS CAREERS, EDUCATION & TRAINING, PUPILS DYW WEEK: 15TH – 19TH NOVEMBER 2021 NOVEMBER 15, 2021 MR O'HARA This week is Careers Week Scotland, where there are many events organised by Skills Development Scotland. You can access all these events and more on My World of Work. As a school, we are delivering lessons with a Career focus in PSE and across departments. We have also provided an overview of different careers and educational providers. You can find all this information on the Careers Section of our website by clicking here. We hope you find this information very useful, and we would appreciate if you could fill out our short feedback form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKW_OKFn3E31Pn2YCkv9or-pUMkVFQkZURkdPV1pSQzNUQlhTSjRLTUNJSS4u CAREERSDYWPUPILSSKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND INFORMATION, PARENTS, S4 S4 VIRTUAL PARENTS’ EVENING NOVEMBER 1, 2021 MR O'HARA The S4 Virtual Parents’ Evening takes place on Thursday 4th November. You can access the booking system by clicking here. PARENTSPARENTS EVENINGS4 INFORMATION, PUPILS, S4 - S6, STUDY SKILLS S4-S6 ASSISTED STUDY SESSIONS OCTOBER 28, 2021 MR O'HARA Please find some information regarding S4 – S6 Assisted Study Sessions below: Letter – Click here Timetable – Click here INFORMATIONPUPILSS4S5S6SUPPORTED STUDY Posts navigation 1 2 … 240 NEXT → SCHOOL PROTOCOLS FOR COVID Click here for current Covid Protocols Updated: 05/08/21 HOME COVID TESTING ALL SECONDARY PUPILS Parental Update Article MEARNS CASTLE SHOP W/C 29TH NOVEMBER Head Teacher’s Weekly Assembly Parent Update Monday 29th – S5/6 Virtual Parents Evening W/C 22ND NOVEMBER Head Teacher’s Weekly Assembly Parent Update W/C 15TH NOVEMBER Head Teacher’s Weekly Assembly Thursday 18th – S1 Virtual Parents Evening W/C 8TH NOVEMBER Head Teacher’s Weekly Assembly PAY FOR SCHOOL MEALS AND TRIPS NEXT PARENTS’ EVENING S5/6 Virtual Parents Evening - Monday 29th November Click here to access the booking system. HOME LEARNING CODES Glow Login Here are the codes required to access home learning resources Whole School Home Learning Codes – 2021/22 (Updated August 2021) Platform Help Sheet Pupils/Parents – if you need IT support for any online learning issues please complete the following online form PARENTSPORTAL ParentsPortal.scot ERC – Guide click here ParentsPortal.scot Login click here WHOLE SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS NEXT SET OF HOLIDAYS Winter break Last day of school – Wednesday 22nd December, School closes 2:30pm Pupils return – Wednesday 5th January FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER HOUSE NEWSLETTERS Our House Captains have created newsletters detailing some of the excellent work our pupils have done this year. These can be found here. UNIFORM PRICE LIST Click here for further information LATEST NEWSLETTER December 2019 Read the most recent school newsletter here SEVERE WEATHER PROCEDURES Read the Emergency School Closure Procedures here LOGIN: SCHOLAR TRACKING REPORT tbc https://www.parentsportal.scot/home/ USEFUL LINKS School Handbook Technology Opportunities My World of Work Get Safe On-line CEOP - Safety online More Safety online ERC Presentation in Internet Safety online ERC Weather Update School Meals East Renfrewshire Council 0141-577-2300 School Office Hours Monday – Thursday: 08:00 – 16:30 Friday: 08:00 – 15:15 Waterfoot Road, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 5GU PUPIL SCHOOL DAY Period 1 08.45 – 09.35 Period 2 09.35 – 10.25 Interval 10.25 – 10.40 Period 3 10.40 – 11.30 Period 4 11.30 – 12.18 Lunch 12.20 – 13.05 Period 5 13.05 – 13.55 Period 6 13.55 – 14.45* Period 7 14.45 – 15.35 * Please note the pupil day on Wednesday and Friday finishes at 2.45 pm. 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