Braidhurst and Dalziel High Kindness challenge
Good deeds go a long way
The Great Kindness Challenge
The S1 and S2 Hub Groups have recently been undertaking ‘ The Great Kindness Challenge’ an initiative which empowers pupils to create a culture of kindness. All pupils worked hard at performing kind deeds, both in school and at home, such as helping others and paying compliments. At the moment, they are working their way through a checklist of challenges, incorporating as many of these kind deeds as they can into their daily lives. Well done to all participants. Greg Docherty
On Thursday, February 23, Scotland U21 and Hamilton Academical Football Club player Greg Docherty visited Braidhurst High School to speak with the current group of S3 pupils participating in the performance school of football programme. Greg provided pupils with a great insight into his commitment to preparation as a player for club and country. Primary Maths Visit
S ome of the top S6 mathema t i c i a n s accompanied the Maths department on a visit to Logans Primary School to support their Maths Week. During the visit our seniors Lauren McKinstry, Chelsea Dykes, Charles Carroll and Nathan Adams worked with Mrs Hunter teaching pupils about maths in the real world. The activities ranged from the primary pupils finding the optimum place for a shopkeeper to install his security camera, becoming top designers who were given a strict budget to decorate a house and working as a team of engineers to design and build a table- top football stadium. Primary Art Mural
The S1 pupils of Braidhurst High School and primary seven pupils of Muir Street Primary have been working hard to complete a collaborative mural project. Having successfully completed this bright and eye-catching mural, it will now be entered into the Choices for Life transition competition 2017, run by Police Scotland as part of their substance misuse initiative. In raising awareness of substance misuse the pupils of Braidhurst High School and Muir Street Primary, hope to show the risks of taking substances. Pupils built on their knowledge and skills gained on the visual elements of line, shape, form and colour whilst researching substance abuse which culminated in the creation of a dynamic visual. Parents’ Group Bingo Night
Braidhurst’s Parents’ Group are hosting a ‘Bingo Night’ to raise school funds on Thursday, March 23 at 7pm. The event will take place in the school assembly hall and there will be a range of fantastic prizes up for grabs. Entry is free and to play it will cost £4 for a 6 game – 12 page book, £2 for a 3 game – 12 page book and £1 for a flyer. There will also be home baking and tea/coffee available for a donation. Please come along, all are welcome. U15 Lanarkshire Cup Quarter Final
Braidhurst U15s bounced back from their exit from the Scottish Cup with an outstanding 9- 0 victory against Chryston HS in the quarter- finals of the Lanarkshire Cup. The visitors started well and should have been in front when Alastair Small slotted past the keeper, however, the ball was ruled to have not crossed the line. The deadlock was broken soon after when Marley Redfern fired into the net from a Stuart McKinstry corner. Marley then turned provider as a lovely through ball allowed Alastair to get on the scoresheet with a well taken goal. Braidhurst ended the half 6-0 up thanks to further goals from Dean Watson, another from Marley, Stuart and Dylan Morrow. In the second half, Tommy Hunter was forced into a couple of saves to ensure his side maintained a clean sheet. Braidhurst’s seventh goal came courtesy of work from the substitutes as Barry Frew crossed for Kyle Laughlin to tap home. A penalty from Dean and a left footed strike from Alastair wrapped up the scoring and rubber stamped their side’s progress into the semi-finals. Mr Clarke and Mr O’Toole were delighted with the result and look forward to the next tie. Line Up: Tommy Hunter; Owen Lee, Euan Lindsay, Rhys Mallinson, Logan Bulloch; Marley Redfern (Sub: Sam Worton), Dean Watson (Sub: Kyle Laughlin), Dylan Morrow, Paul Reid, Stuart McKinstry (Sub: Barry Frew); Alastair Small. Performance school of football trials
On Monday, February 27 the school received a visit from the council’s Assistant Chief Executive Isabelle Boyd to mark the second round of performance school of football pupil trials. The school were delighted that the Assistant Chief Executive took the time from her busy schedule to meet with pupils and hear about the performance initiative. Jamie Semple
S4 performance school of football pupil Jamie Semple has experienced a fantastic week as he represented his country at the UEFA Development Tournament played at the Oriam Performance Centre in Edinburgh. Jamie played in all three matches against Croatia, Iceland and Austria respectively, and scored in the penalty shoot-out of his final match. An excellent achievement. Girls’ Premier Player Programme Infor- mation Night
Last week the school’s PE department hosted a fun and enjoyable information night for the girls’ premier player programme where pupils from first year and the local primary schools were given the chance to play on the AstroTurf pitches and meet Scottish football forward Heather Richard.