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Mearns Castle High School

Learn about Mearns Castle, support for pupils, pastoral team, and school values. Explore pupil support, secondary stages, and the school community. Find information on classes, timetables, pupil support, house groups, and getting to school. Discover extracurricular activities and the Colours program.

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Mearns Castle High School

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  1. Mearns Castle High School P7 Parents’ Evening 8 June 2017

  2. Presentation Structure • Welcome• Introductions• About Mearns Castle• Support for Pupils• Pupils’ Experience’ • Parental Support• Uniform • Pupil Support Pastoral Team

  3. Induction Days • New classes • New teachers • New friendships • Finding their way around the school • Building confidence • Meeting with House Groups • Year group Assembly • Transitions Film • Transitions Magazine

  4. Our Vision The Mearns Castle High School community will work together to sustain a safe, inclusive and high quality learning environment that enables us to develop fully our capacities as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to society

  5. Our Values • Respect • Inclusion • Integrity • Responsibility • Ambition • Achievement

  6. About Us We are a school that sets high standards and holds high expectations in: • Behaviour• In class, around the school, in local community • Work Ethic •Try your best, work hard • Uniform• Be proud to be a Mearns Castle pupil • The School Community• Give some thing back to the school

  7. Secondary Stages • Broad General Education S1-3 • Senior Phase – S4-6 • S1/S2 (most choose 8 subjects at end of S2) • S3/S4 (most choose 5 subjects at end of S4) • S5 • S6

  8. Pupil Support What support do we offer? • DHT / Year Group Head • Pupil Support – Pastoral • Pupil Support – Learning • Pupil Support – Personal Development • Class Teachers • S6 Academic Family • S6 Peer Buddies

  9. Previous Model of Support Previous 6 DHTs – one for each Year Group S1-S6 6 PTPS – one for each House DHT follows Year Group S1 to S6 PTPS remains constant S1 – S6

  10. Current Model of Support Current 5 DHTs but still 6 PTPS PTPS remains constant S1 – S6 DHT follows Year Group S2-S6 5DHTs + HT work with 6 PTPS to support caseload of S1 pupils

  11. Mearns Castle Houses Surnames Head of House House A, C, J, Mac Mr Cairney Caledonia B, D, E, F Mrs Crilley Balmoral G, H, I, K Mr Gooch Gleneagles M, N, O, R Mr Donnelly Ramsay Mc, S Miss Oram Sutherland L, P, Q,T- Z Miss Cartledge Wallace

  12. Pupil Support Pupil Support ‐ Learning • Ms Fiona McLachlan – Principal Teacher

  13. Pupil Support Pupil Support ‐ Personal Development • Ms Wendy Crosby – Principal Teacher

  14. S1 Classes • Information from Primary Schools • Classes – gender / schools / ability • Different groupings for different subjects • Alpha class, 1A etc – French, Social Subjects • Point class, 1.1 etc – Practical Subjects • English and Maths classes – Alpha classes for Induction Days only - PT Maths and English • PSE, RMPS, Citizenship – House groups • PE – 4 classes together (boys and girls)

  15. 1A2 • HOUSE GROUPS: • PSE • Citizenship • RMPS Approx 20 pupils • Science • Tech / FHT • Art / Music • IT / Drama • Approx 30 pupils • Modern Languages • Social Subjects

  16. S1 Classes • With someone else from primary school (primary class where possible) • Not with ‘best friend’ • Opportunities to make new friends • It can take time to settle • Give it time – but get in touch if there are any major issues • Football Camp 7/8 & Volleyball Camp 9/10/11 Aug

  17. Timetable • 33 period week • Mon, Tues, Thurs 8:45 am - 3:35 pm • Wed, Fri 8:45am - 2:45pm • 50 Minute periods • Registration in all classes

  18. Subjects in S1 English Maths French Art, Technical, IT Drama, Music, FHT Social Subjects (Mod Studies, Geography, History) Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) RE (1 period) PE (3 periods) Citizenship (1 period weekly–sometimes assembly) Personal & Social Education (PSE) (1 period)

  19. Lunchtime • 12:25pm – 1:05pm • S1/2 not allowed off campus • Except Basement Club (Wednesdays) • Can bring a packed lunch • Can buy lunch in Dining Hall/Open Area • PIN for Cashless Catering – from August

  20. Getting To School • By Bus – ERC • Organised by ERC • Waterfoot/Eaglesham • Buses supervised in Car Park • By Car • Drop off in laybys – not in school grounds please • Cycling? Walking?

  21. UPBEAT ‘on colour’ Incentive Scheme What does UPBEAT stand for? U = Uniform P = Prepared for class - homework B = Behaviour E = Effort A = Attitude T = Time keeping

  22. Wider Learning • Clubs – Wide variety on offer for S1, including • Running, Table Tennis, Hockey, Netball, Dance, Football, Gymnastics, Cricket, Fitness Training, Girls Football, Debating, Rugby, Volleyball, Badminton, Dodgeball • Junior Concert Band, Chamber Group, Jazz Band, String Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Junior Choir, School Show • Debating, Knit and Knatter, Amnesty International, Philosophy, Jewellery and Textiles, Chinese Club, Warhammer, Chess, Code-breaking Club

  23. Colours For many years we have taken great pride in recognising pupil achievements through the school’s Colours programme. The fields we recognise are: • Sport • Expressive Arts • Citizenship • Enterprise Application forms on the website

  24. How we keep in touch • Newsletters – one per term • Letters – as appropriate • S1 Reports • 1 Tracking Report (November) • 1 Full Report (May) • Parent Meetings • Curriculum Evening (September) • Parents’ Meeting (November) • Texting • Email • Phone Calls • Website / twitter (check these regularly)

  25. Log Book Pupils should take a record of - homework - timetable - test results Parent Partnership: - Please sign the Log Book regularly and use the Logbook to communicate with teachers

  26. Support from Parents • Homework log books • Attendance/late coming • Uniform • Extra curricular activities

  27. Our School UniformThe Way Forward 79% of Pupils, Parents and Staff say that: ‘The standard of our School Uniform could be improved’ May 2012 We are confident we now have now improved our school uniform 98.4% of parents agreed that “our school currently has a high standard of uniform” May 2014 Monitoring – checks before school and Period 1 Uniform store – including recycled blazers Parents to be sent a text UPBEAT Demerits  Off colour  losing privileges eg. Christmas Dances, Charities Week, School Trips

  28. Our School Uniform ‘…Under no circumstances should young people be denied access to education or full curriculum or assessment opportunities because they do not comply with the school’s dress code…’ ERC Standard Circular 6: Dressing for Excellence We are looking forward to working in partnership with you to maintain our high standard of school uniform from August 2017.

  29. Our School UniformRetailers Mans World, Giffnock uniform offer: Sunday 4th - Sunday 11th June 2017 Up to 25% discount on all items except blazers and skirts. Academy Uniforms, East Kilbride: www.academyuniformsltd.com Acceptable to purchase the correct items of uniform from any supplier We will offer to support parents’ who are having difficulty providing items of school uniform

  30. Any questions?

  31. Principal Teachers of Pastoral Support Mr Cairney Mrs Crilley Mr Gooch Caledonia (A,C,J,Mac) Balmoral (B,D,E,F) Gleneagles (G,H,I,K) Main Theatre Conference Room Contemplation Room Mr Donnelly Miss Oram Miss Cartledge Ramsay (M,N,O,R) Sutherland (S,Mc) Wallace (L,P,Q,T-Z) Main Theatre Dining Hall Open Area

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