Pupils are reading between the lines
Pupils from Calderhead High School, accompanied by Ms Faulds and Mrs Lumsden, had the opportunity to join the panel at the recent Authors Live event at the BBC in Glasgow.
Authors Live is a series of live webcasts filmed by BBC Scotland Learning and presented in partnership with the Scottish Book Trust.
They feature some of the most prominent authors, poets and illustrators, and the webcasts can be accessed on the BBC website.
This latest Authors Live event talked about unheard voices in the writing industry and the barriers that stop diverse voices from being heard.
The panellists included Alex Wheatle, author of the awardwinning Crongton sequence, Scottish rapper Dave Hook from hip-hop band Stanley Odd, and Anni Cameron, a poet.
As well as the discussion, pupils enjoyed raps from Dave Hook and Alex Wheatle reading from his latest novel Straight Outta Crongton.
S4 pupil Heather Duncanson asked the panel whether they felt that they had to be role models for teenagers and you can see their response on the BBC site.
Pupils were gifted books and were delighted to have these signed by the author and poets.
Pupils were also treated to a tour of the BBC after the event.
They enjoyed lunch in the BBC canteen and had great fun spotting famous faces.
They also managed to see the newsroom and the various departments, including BBC Bitesize, which will be familiar to the school’s senior pupils preparing for prelims at the moment.
Calderhead High would like to thank the Scottish Book Trust for choosing the school to attend this event and to the BBC, especially our excellent guide Kimberley.
Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on January 27 every year to remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust and the millions of people killed by Nazi persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
January 27 marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. The theme of the day this year is The Power of Words and all year groups attended assemblies presented by history teacher Mr Reilly, which included his personal experiences of visiting Auschwitz.
There is also a display in the library with many fiction and non-fiction available to borrow.
Mid-term break
The school will be closed for the mid-term break on Monday, February 12 and Tuesday February 13 and there will be an in-service day on Wednesday, February 14.