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Autumn 2017 issue

McLaren High School - 125 Years of Success On Thursday 7 September, McLaren High School held the annual Awards Ceremony at Callander Kirk. This event celebrated the successes of pupils who have excelled in sport, music and citizenship, as well as in academic performance. On this occasion, we also celebrated the school’s 125th anniversary. To mark this, three former Headteachers, Peter Martin, May Sweeney and Hugh Mathie, took part by presenting some of the awards, and Provost of Stirling Council, Christine Simpson, also attended.

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Plus lots more news inside…

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Celebrating 125 Years

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Celebrating 125 Years

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Message from the Headteacher

Dear Parent/Carer I am delighted with McLaren High Schools strong academic success this year and as a small rural school our academic success is something our community is really proud of. This success has been down to focus and determination on the part of the pupils in the senior phase and also the exceptional support provided by their teachers over the academic session. I am not only very proud of our pupils who have achieved all As, but also proud of all our pupils; both in terms of their National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher results and the life experiences and co-curricular enrichment they have gained here at McLaren High School.

As Headteacher, it has been my aim not only to unlock the full academic potential of each individual but, more importantly, to encourage every pupil to discover him or herself and make the most of the opportunities presented, so that he or she can go out into the world and make a meaningful and fulfilling contribution. With 96% of our pupils in positive destinations after leaving McLaren High School, I am certain that we are providing the best possible grounding for a successful future for our young people in whatever career path they choose.

Eco Schools – 3rd Green Flag

The capacity to engage pupils through tapping into their interest and enthusiasm for sustainability issues has been a distinctive feature of our 3rd reapplication as an Eco-school; learning takes place through opportunities for pupils to practice sustainable development within the curriculum and in the extra - curricular opportunities we provide. Our pupils actively engage in activities that promote outdoor learning and learning for sustainability.

One notable development has been on our outdoor garden space which has been planted with 125 wild flowers to mark our school celebrating our 125th year.

Our pupils have derived a huge benefit from our involvement in the Eco-schools programme. Our involvement has not only highlighted the very important issue of sustainability and our impact on the environment, but it has also enabled us to raise pupil achievement by enabling us to focus on real-life situations and issues that are relevant and meaningful to pupils as a context for their learning eg in food lessons pupils are encouraged to be involved in composting food waste: this in turn is used in the school garden.

Extra Curricular Activities

There is a large selection of school clubs available for your child to participate in including sporting, dramatic, musical, creative, artistic and language based. The list of clubs, dates and times were issued last month and is attached at the end of this newsletter. Please encourage your child to participate in an essential part of school life!

Prelim Preparation

As we move towards the second term, it is vitally important that pupils in S4, S5 and S6 begin to put in the extra revision and consolidation work to reinforce what is being learned in class. Too often pupils are willing to drift at this time of year letting grades slip away. Just doing enough in class will not be sufficient for your child to achieve their full potential; they must be testing and pushing themselves with additional work at home. Pupils should be completing SQA past paper questions on the topics they have already covered and talking to their teachers about areas of the course they are finding difficult. Now is the time to change things that they currently can’t do into

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things they can do. Information regarding the prelims for S4-S6 which are due to begin on 15 January 2018 will be issued in due course by Mr Anderson who is our SQA co-ordinator.

ORCA Values

All of McLaren High School staff encourage and support our pupils to uphold the ORCA school values. For the vast majority of our pupils they are prepared on a daily basis and ready to learn and give of their best. On the rare occasion when a pupil is not able to manage our positive ethos policy and receive two or more demerits in a week they will spend the first fifteen minutes of their lunch on a Friday detention with a Curriculum Leader. If a pupil is on detention on two or more occasions between October and December, then they will lose the privilege of going to the Christmas Dance and may be withdrawn from representing the school at extra-curricular sports fixtures. All homework/uniform demerits will be dealt with separately by Curriculum or Pupil Support Leaders.

Clan MacLaren Event

On Thursday 24 August we hosted a Clan MacLaren event. Many members of the Clan MacLaren attended, along with senior music pupils, to learn more about traditional musical instruments and to view performances by Dr Ian Laing and Duncan MacGillivray, leading exponents of Scottish fiddle music and the Great Highland Bagpipe. We enjoyed the opportunity to host this event and an enjoyable afternoon was had by all.

Uniform

I would like to remind parents and carers of our uniform code. Pupils should not be wearing hooded tops or leather jackets to school. We continue to remind pupils about their uniform on a daily basis and it is important that we have the support of our parents in delivering a consistent message.

Please avoid allowing your child to customise or accessorise their uniform. For example, the wearing of large colourful belts, tracksuit tops or non-black shoes (with multi coloured laces). This can lead to confusion over what is acceptable and appropriate uniform. As we continue to experience colder weather, it can only be expected that pupils will wear a variety of outdoor garments to keep warm as they commute to school. I would ask that these are removed once inside the building and that pupils utilise our locker facilities.

Our uniform consists of:

If you have any issues related to school, which you would like to speak to us about, please do not hesitate in

contacting us.

Kind regards,

Marc Fleming Headteacher Follow us on twitter @McLarenHigh and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McLaren-High-School-1128605163875931/

Order I Respect I Care I Achievement

Girls Boys

White School Blouse White School Shirt

Black Jumper or Cardigan Black Jumper or Cardigan

Black School Tie with School Badge and House Stripe Black School Tie with School Badge and House Stripe

Tartan School Tie for S6 Tartan School Tie for S6

Black Skirt or Trousers Black Trousers

Black Shoes Black Shoes

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Ian ‘Budgie’ Martin Award This summer I was really grateful to receive the Ian 'Budge' Martin Award which allowed me to spend 2 weeks at the Texas Medical Centre, Houston, shadowing scientists, medical doctors and material scientists where I saw the application of science to clinical practice. I stayed with the creator of the award, Dr Stuart Corr, a former pupil of the school, and his family. Spending the majority of my time at the Baylor College of Medicine, I worked in the labs, performing aseptic cell cultures and creating slides of a cancerous tumour.

My most memorable experience was shadowing the Chief of Surgical Oncology at the M.D Anderson Cancer Centre where I joined Dr Steven Curley on ward rounds within the hospital as well as visiting the high dependency cancer unit. While I was in Houston, I shared my experience with Medical Science students from Swansea University, making lifelong friends and memories visiting NASA, going paddle boating in Hermann Park and seeing the amazing exhibitions at the Houston Natural Science Museum. My 2 weeks in Houston allowed me to see the forefront of medical science and health care in America, opening my eyes to the makings of new scientific discoveries. I would like to thank Dr Corr for organising this trip as well as the Martin family for inspiring generations in the field of science.

Eve Scott S6

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McLaren High School - 125 Years of Success (cont’d from front page) Thursday 7 September saw the launch of our yearlong celebrations commemorating 125 years of continuous service to our local (and not so local) communities. This year’s Award Ceremony opened with a stirring march by McLaren High’s own Pipe Band. Callum Hall, the outgoing Headboy, was instrumental in setting up the award winning band. Just before the main event started Callum promoted Rebecca More to the rank of Pipe Major, the band will continue to grow under Rebecca’s stewardship. Marc Fleming, Headteacher, gave an address linking McLaren’s illustrious heritage with the current and future successes of the pupils. This was followed by the Junior Music Festival winner Liam Rennie on piano and vocals. Our key note address was given by Stirling Provost Christine Simpson who drew parallels between the charity work conducted by Stirling Council and the work done by the pupils of McLaren High who give so freely of their time. Hazel Imrie and Eve Scott entertained the audience with ensemble pieces on the fiddle before the main prize giving got underway. This year we were fortunate in that three former Headteachers were able to be with us on the night: May Sweeney, Peter Martin and Hugh Mathie. They presented the junior pupils with our ORCA awards - Order, Respect, Care and Achievement – in recognition of their continued positive attitude to supporting others. The evening showcased the range of talent and dedication of the pupils. Dux Ludorum was won by our sporting champions Charlotte Brodie and Jamie Nixon. Dillon McFarlane, Niamh Gillespie and Eve Scott shared the War Memorial prize. This is one of the top prizes of the evening given in recognition of those that go out of their way to support others in the

community. This year the PTA (Parents’ Teacher Association) created a special recognition award for the cancer research funding Poppy McMahon, Holly Bowen, Millie Jenkins and Jessica Orr-Ewing are involved in. Poppy has been running in the Race for Life every year since the age of 3! The awards culminated in Carmen Clive winning the Dux Award having achieved A band one in all of her Highers. After the installation of the new ‘Top Team’ of Head and Deputy Head Boy/Girl and House Captains, part of the cast of Les Miserables sang the ‘The People’s Song’. The official part of the evening drew to a close with the outgoing Head Boy and Head Girl, Callum Hall and Finn Manders, talking to their fellow pupils and encouraging them to make the most of the opportunities they have whilst at McLaren High School.

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Following on from the Awards Ceremony, McLaren High School’s 125th Anniversary celebrations continued on Saturday 9 September. In addition to the annual Former Pupils’ lunch, an afternoon tea for current and former staff took place, giving everyone who attended these events the opportunity to catch up and reminisce on their time at McLaren, including two former teachers who had travelled from Australia. Members of the wider school community attended a barbecue in beautiful sunshine before many of our current pupils joined former pupils at a lively and energetic ceilidh in the evening, with music provided by former pupil Kirsty Fingland and friends in the Glasgow Vet Ceilidh Band. The day was a perfect way to start the celebrations which will continue throughout the school year. The next event is a 125 themed interhouse competition for pupils and staff on Friday 6 October.

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Founders4Schools Award Founders4Schools held an awards ceremony recently at the Francis Crick Institute Biomedical Research Centre in London to commend educators and business leaders who have worked together to connect more than 80,000 young people with its nationwide network of some 30,000 business leaders. Martin MacMillan, Curriculum Leader of Numeracy & ICT, was given an “Impact Award” for Empowering Future Scientists. The judges were impressed by the commitment of McLaren High School staff in engaging our students through extra-curricular projects, and commended us for our significant contribution to closing the skills gap in the UK. Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/tech/double-win-for-stirling-in-founders4schools-awards-1-4558863

STEM@McLaren High School The senior STEM group have had a number of opportunities to engage with business leaders to encourage them to think about developing their “soft-skills” alongside their STEM abilities. These include complex problem solving, critical thinking and co-ordinating with others. Much of their work throughout the remainder of the year will focus on developing these abilities while they extend their technical skills. Prior to the summer, David Frame, Managing Director of packaging group Barum & Dewar, delivered a talk to the group which was very well received and gave the pupils a lot to consider over the summer break. This was followed up by Lesley Thomson, Managing Director of Spreng Thomson, a communications and PR company, and David Marshall, Chief Executive of Tennis Scotland.

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Art and Design are celebrating our pupils’ success through the refreshed wall display of 'Expressive Shoes'. The focus of the project was to produce large, colourful shoes that were full of character and that expressed a feeling for the person that wore them. Well done to all.

Jazz Workshop Thank you to Laura MacDonald who came in to school in September to host a Jazz Workshop for our pupils. It was great fun and enjoyed by all participants.

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European Day of Language We celebrated the European Day of Language with tannoy announcements in different European languages, face-painting flags, a Kahoot Challenge for junior pupils and European food in the canteen at lunchtime.

McLaren is a Reading School This term Literacy and Communication have worked hard to launch McLaren as a Reading School – this means that we want to have a focus on reading for pleasure. We have asked that S1-3 pupils always carry the book that they are reading with them in school in order to encourage them to read in any spare time. S1 are also taking part in our Reading Olympics in their English classes, where they earn Bronze, Silver and Gold awards for reading three, six and ten books in S1. Many S1 pupils have already achieved their Bronze award in this first term!

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Library Mrs Marshall and the Library Committee have undertaken a huge clean-up of the library, reorganising all the books and helping our new S1 committee members to settle in. The library is now open at lunchtimes for pupils, but they must ensure that they sign up for this access at break times on the sheet in the library corridor. A big thank you to all of our Library Committee for their continued hard work! McLaren High Book Groups A number of our senior pupils are sharing their love of reading by leading Book Groups for junior pupils. S1 and S2 pupils are invited to sign up to read one of these series with their appointed senior pupil. Harry Potter - Struan Garvie Northern Lights - Rachel Darby A Series of Unfortunate Events - Iona Whitehead &

Mhari Stewart Skilduggery Plesant - Erin Higginson & Owen

Ferguson Hunger Games - Hazel Lafferty & Hazel Imrie Clock Work Angel - Laura Maskrey If you have copies of any books from these collections and would be willing to donate them to this project it would be hugely appreciated! National Day of Poetry We celebrated National Poetry Day on 28 September. The theme this year was Freedom and we hosted a poetry writing competition. Pupils were also invited to look out for our hidden poems around the school!

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Sherrif Court Visit On Thursday 21 September several senior pupils, along with Mrs Drysdale, had the exciting opportunity to visit and spend the morning at Stirling Sheriff Court. As an introduction to the Scottish legal system the pupils were able to watch the court proceedings and were witness to several interesting cases. After the pupils had finished viewing the morning’s events, they had the rare chance to speak with the Presiding Sheriff in the Juror’s Room. The Presiding Sheriff was extremely friendly and helpful, answering all of the questions that were asked and giving a personal insight into the cases of the day. This was in preparation for the Mock Trial Competition which will see the seniors that visited the Sheriff Court participate in their own trial, alongside other schools from the Stirling area. Overall, the pupils found the excursion to the Sheriff Court a fascinating experience.

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Some of the pupils’ thoughts included: “The experience highlighted not only the formal aspects of the legal process, but humanised those working in the courtroom”- Sonny McCourt S6 “I thought it was very interesting and informative, we learnt a lot about how courts work”- Katherine Stewart-Earl S6 “It has made me very excited for our own mock trial”- Dillon McFarlane S6 “I got to see what it was really like in a courtroom and how a real trial works in comparison to TV dramas. It gave us a small insight into how difficult a Law career could be, especially when a case doesn’t go your way”- Laura Maskrey S6 National 5 Modern Studies Thank you to PC Diamond who came to speak to N5 Modern Studies recently. This was a huge help to pupils who are currently studying the role of the Police for the Crime and Law Unit. Pupils asked PC Diamond some tricky questions but she was able to answer them all with ease! We really appreciate her taking the time to speak to pupils to enhance their learning experience.

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S1 – S3 BGE Course

S1 have settled in well to their new Maths and Numeracy classes. Here are a few examples of our recent activities:

In a Bear Grylls type exercise, pupils were given the task of surviving cold artic temperatures to reach their camp base by night fall. This board game flagged up various challenges relating to negative numbers with each one requiring team success to proceed!

Some pupils are looking at Scientific Notation; exploring both

large and small numbers in various contexts. This Tarsia puzzle starter tested pupil knowledge and skills.

This group used the basic rules of connect 4 to enhance their numeracy and literacy skills.

Competitive Maths

Pupils will soon have the opportunity to participate in the UK Maths Challenge. Some serious practice is already underway at the Maths Club every Monday lunch time. For those who enjoy a little competition and the chance to earn points for their House, look out too for our Maths Interhouse Competition coming soon!

Additional Support Additional support has been offered to a number of pupils in S3 wishing to secure their knowledge and understanding of work done in class with many choosing to revisit previous topics. The uptake for this voluntary opportunity has been positive, with many pupils adding they both appreciate and are benefiting from the experience.

Supported study

Maths supported study is available for everyone, every lunchtime. Many pupils choose to use this time for homework whilst benefiting from teacher input if needed. As we approach October and November, many classes will be building towards assessments. Keeping on top of topics as they arise, organising notes and making honest attempts of homework set will go a long way to help prepare for these assessments. Please see your teacher ASAP if you feel you need help to get things back on track.

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Advanced Higher Biology and Chemistry Lab Days at Forth Valley College, Falkirk The Advanced Higher cohort recently attended two-days of lab skills and Chemistry Practical work at Forth Valley College, Falkirk Campus. Pupils discovered the mass of Manganese within a paperclip using Colourimetry, converted Cyclohexanol to Cyclohexene and had the opportunity to see Gas Layer Chromatography in action.

During our time at Forth Valley College we were given the chance to develop our lab skills and perform a variety of lab techniques that would never have been available to us otherwise, especially as many of these techniques involved very expensive equipment. This was great as it provided us with the

opportunity to put the techniques we had studied in class into practice. Techniques we performed included: PCR (amplification of DNA), testing the action of phosphatase enzymes, centrifugation (separation technique) and Gel Electrophoresis (used to highlight the presence of certain proteins in organisms in order to help identify its family).

Hazel Imrie S6 (Biology)

Higher Biology Lecture Trip 11 Higher Biology Pupils attended a special lecture on 'Challenges of Our Time: Feeding a Growing World Population' as part of Stirling University's 50th Anniversary Celebrations. The lecture was well-received by the pupils and helped develop their knowledge of an outcome covered later in the course.

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S2 Science Recently in S2 science Kiera Leask and Rebecca McIntyre showed how static electricity works using the Van de Graaff generator. Theodora Visited McLaren Several Science classes recently had a visit from Theodora the Barn Owl, brought in by Rachel Hill who demonstrated what an excellent animal handler she is. Junior school Science and Senior Biology pupils got to see the owl and ask Rachel some questions.

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Our first 3 rotations of the S1 Challenge have come to an end. Pupils worked on Merchandise in Art and Design and produced, in 3 lessons, a range of fantastic t-shirts with their original designs. All pupils worked extremely hard and have really achieved as a result of it. Well done.

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Future As5set Conference in Edinburgh On 22 September, Holly Crawford, Eve Abernethy, Natalie Klaes, Ms Allan and myself all attended the Future As5et Girl’s conference in Edinburgh. Attended by schools from all over the country, we entered the busy Edinburgh International Conference Centre to be registered by 10am. Once seated in the main hall, we were immediately introduced to our first three speakers of the day - Young Scot of the Year - Chelsea Cameron, CEO of Virgin Money - Jayne Anne Gadhia, and the First Minister - Nicola Sturgeon. All of these women spoke about their experiences growing up and getting into their professions. The main piece of advice that I took from the talks came from the First Minister, who noted that when she was growing up, her job didn’t even exist; meaning that we should never restrict or limit our ambitions. After a short interval, we were back in the conference hall for the main talk of the day, about careers in the financial sector. Though the initial sketch was cheesy, the point definitely came across - that there are many different paths that can be taken inside the financial sector. After lunch, it was time for the breakout sessions. The first session we attended was all about employability, where we learnt about interview skills, building up a stand-out CV and gaining experience. We also had a Q&A session with three women who talked about the paths they took after they left school; along with Jenny Garret who spoke about starting her own business and her experience being a female breadwinner. The second breakout session was speed networking - an opportunity for our group to talk to industry professionals for five minutes. We had the chance to talk to Olivia Giles, founder of the charity 500 Miles, Becky Kelly, founder of Venue Scanner, along with many others. We found this very enjoyable as it was a chance to talk to women who have started their own businesses or charities, or won awards for their work. Overall, we came away from the conference feeling inspired, empowered and intrigued as to the many opportunities that are out there. To any S5 girls in the future, I would highly recommend attending the conference if you ever have the chance.

Megan Milligan S5

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Junior Ranger Programme The National Park Junior Ranger Programme was a fantastic week long experience that 11 McLaren High School pupils took part in during September. There was a great variety of activities each day , including nature conservation work as well as fun and adventure, team building and developing communication skills and confidence. This year the Junior Rangers worked with National Park Rangers and Volunteer Rangers at Balmaha, cycled the Glenogle to Callander cycle path (all 18 miles!), climbed Ben A’an and helped repair the footpath, and also completed some practical conservation tasks at Kilmahog and Bochastle. The National Park Authority value the opportunity to support the young people through the week and are always very impressed with the quality of the pupil presentations on the final day of the week. Here are some pupil thoughts on the week:

On 11 September, we travelled to Balmaha, as part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Junior Ranger programme, to learn about how to camp responsibly – which essentially means to leave no trace. The consequences of leaving a site destroyed can be devastating for the environment. In Scotland we have the Scottish Outdoor Access Code which means we can go wherever we choose as long as we treat the environment with respect. Due to fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour in the National Park, camping byelaws have been introduced along loch shores in our area. This controversial measure has led to a massive improvement on east Loch Lomond, where it’s been in place for five years, but some would argue it goes against the basic principle of being able to camp wherever you choose. At a beach on the east side of Loch Lomond we created a role play between rangers and campers to see the problems that might occur. We looked at old camping sites and what effects camping had on the environment. We also saw how the ground under and around the tents wasn’t as healthy as some other areas were. This is called erosion. We also looked at the role of Rangers in our National Park but first we found out there was more than one type of Ranger – seasonal, full-time and volunteer. All of them sound like a good reason to be outdoors engaging with people.

Daisy King S4

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On 12 September we cycled 17 miles from Glen Ogle down to “Wheels” cycle hire. We were lucky enough to have some brilliant weather and that made the stunning route even better. The opening stretch across the viaduct was one of the highlights of the day and we made good progress on the tarmac path. This is maintained by SusTrans as a major cycle route – stretching from Sunderland all the way to Inverness – luckily we didn’t have to cycle that far.

In Strathyre we stopped for a well-earned lunch, before following Loch Lubnaig down towards Callander. We then cut across the recently opened Great Trossachs Path to the cycle centre, where we were met with a stunning rainbow. We gorged on shortbread pleased with our day’s adventure. For me, the highlight of the day was the two steep zig-zag descents that we skidded down along the way – despite a couple of close encounters with the ground we managed to stay on our bikes all the way.

Innes Manders S4

On 13 September we walked up Ben A’an and helped to clear the new path. We learnt about cross drains and other path features, we also collected the data from the people counter. We cleared and fixed the paths because it was a relevantly new path and the Mountains and Peoples Trust wanted to keep it in good repair. On 14 September we cleared the broom, gorse, small trees etc from the sides of the Great Trossachs path. We learnt about the ash trees and that lots of other tress including the ash die back. We learned about how to read a map, read grid references and how to use a compass. We climbed to the top of Samson’s putting stone which was really fun. We also found two geocaches which was cool!

Fiona Cantlay and Heather Riach S2

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World Challenge Team 1 What is World Challenge? World Challenge is an international company that specialises in taking groups of young people all over the world. They have over 300 leaders who are fully qualified and have lots of experience in travelling. Our leader (Jason) had been all over the world through World Challenge and his previous jobs. Although he would never tell us exactly what he did it was clear that it was secret service related and he had done everything from ballet dancing to being a body guard costing £5000 per day. So we all felt in safe hands heading out! Group work... It became clear that Jason would help us if we got extremely stuck but for the most part we were reliant on each other and had to work together to get from A to B and if we made a mistake it was up to us to sort it and find a solution. We called the shots on what we wanted to do. This was all very well until it came to actually making the decisions as we had a lot of strong willed people in the group. Despite this we always made it to where we wanted to go, even if it took us longer than expected and involved getting lost and walking twice the distance we needed to! Roles... We eventually began to listen to one another and began to have more order as a group and appointed a daily leader to ensure we didn’t have 5 leaders at once. As well as leaders there were people in charge of transport, accommodation and treasurers. I was in charge of transport in the second week and it was not the easiest job to get from the orphanage (5 hours from KL) to KL to Lumut (4.5 hours) for a ferry to Pulau Pankor, the island we were spending our rest and relaxation phase at for a day before heading back to KL for the last 3 days. Kuala Lumpur: Sunday 25 - Tuesday 27 June We started off in Kuala Lumpur for two nights and used this time to attempt to get our bearings of the city. This included getting very lost on the first night and walking aimlessly for about 3 hours and missing the subtle hints from our World Challenge leader, Jason, about transport and also the not so subtle signs for “KL Sentral” which was where we were supposed to be headed. About 10 kilometres later we got back to the hostel exhausted and not quite appreciating Jason’s ‘leaving it up to us’ attitude, however I do now! After becoming more used to the time difference (7 hours ahead) and slightly (very slightly) more used to the heat we headed off to the much cooler Cameron Highlands. Cameron Highlands: Tuesday 27 - Friday 30 June We arrived in the evening and went into the town to find somewhere for dinner. We eventually found a place, of course it was the one we had found first, which did very interesting juice flavours. For example you

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could have had mango, star fruit and dragon fruit which was bright pink in colour! We then decided which routes to trek the next day and went to bed. We had breakfast the next day at a deaf couples’ restaurant and we left with the knowledge of what ‘I love you’ is in sign language. We set off for our trek and surprisingly we didn’t get lost all day! Trekking through the jungle was what I had imagined

after seeing people doing it on television and I loved it and really want to do it again! We were all very thankful for the cooler temperature (when I say cooler I mean early – mid 20s) as the path was a steep ascent with amazing views in the clearings. We came back via a fountain/waterfall where we all drenched ourselves but were still dry when we got back to the hostel. The next day had been organised for us by World Challenge and it was a strange feeling not having to sit up late in a meeting discussing/arguing about the details of the next day. White water rafting was what awaited us and it was one of my favourite days of the whole trip! The water was warm enough that capsizing and falling in was actually fun and something we wanted to do! The next

day we were off to the orphanage phase of our trip that people had been most looking forward to. Project at the orphanage: Friday 30 June – Monday 3 July This was definitely the most humbling part of the trip for me. All the children in the orphanage were from surrounding tribes, including some from the Cameron Highlands, and due to lack of nutrition and where they lived they were very small for their age. There was a 17 year old boy who only came up to my elbow and as I sat chatting to the children the first night asking their names and age I expected many of them to say that they were 6 or 7 and was shocked when they said 13 or 14. The orphanage was run by Koe and his wife. When his wife asked the children to raise their hands if they had lost a sibling and nearly all of them did it hit me hard. After the children had left on one of the evenings we were speaking to a girl who helped out and we were talking about how shy they were, she said they had been taught to be quiet and not put themselves out there as the government suppressed them. Despite all of this the children were still happy, full of life and some of the wee boys were quite the cheeky chappies! We donated some of our funds to them to allow them to continue building and expanding.

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During the days we cleared out a shed where the shelves inside had been knocked over by the wind. We painstakingly picked up all the nails that had fallen all over the floor and with the older children’s help reassembled the shelves and organised everything. This was no mean feat as I don’t think that this had been done in a good 10-15 years. After this we carried pipes and planks of wood up to the top of the hill where they were implementing a new water irrigation system. This hill was at a 30 degree angle at the steepest points and with the sun blazing down this was a VERY sweaty job but we all felt good as we knew how much this would help them as we were probably slightly stronger than many of them and even though the planks were very heavy and required two people to carry them up it was probably easier for us than it would have been for them. After the days of working we would have dinner and the children would come up to our accommodation and we would entertain them with games, songs and even celidh dancing on the last night which they found hilarious! As this was fairly rural there were many interesting insects and animals to be found such as huge beetles, butterflies and even a tarantula! One of the afternoons’ work was dismissed due to a massive monsoon lasting around 6-7 hours and the water was warm enough for a shower so many of us had a much needed one in the rain! The thunder and lightning that came with it was awesome and shook the whole house and turned the sky purple with forked lightning! R&R at Pulau Pankor: Monday 3 – Wednesday 5 July This was a much needed break from the hustle and bustle of Kuala Lumpur and for the first time we were staying in a hotel!! Our mammoth journey by public transport was all going smoothly until we were about 5 minutes away and got off a stop before Lumut and were taken pity upon by a local bus driver who gave us a lift to Lumut for free! When we arrived we got one of the pink taxis across to the other side of the island and our hotel. Due to Ramadan being the week previous the hotel was nearly empty and we had the pool to ourselves! One of the rooms in our apartment had bed bugs but we moved rooms and all was put to rights. We spent the next day lounging beside the hotel pool and the beautiful beach that was about 100m away. We then travelled back to the other side of the island in the evening to explore and we saw hornbills pictured above. The calm could not last long on this trip and the next day we were back to KL.

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Kuala Lumpur: Wednesday 5 – Friday 7 July This was the final phase of our journey. The rough itinerary World Challenge had given us did allow for another day at Pulau Pankor but there was so much more we wanted to do in Kuala Lumpur that we cut this short. Between the evening of the 5th and the morning of the 7th when we were flying back we managed to fit in everything we had planned and

even had time for shopping and a visit to Sephora! In this time we went to the national museum, the planetarium, the bird park, the butterfly park, the Menara Tower for afternoon tea (which was very fancy and I don’t know how they felt about having a group of very sweaty,

smelly teenagers there, we had got very lost on the way to this and ended up walking across half of Kuala Lumpur to get to it!) We also managed to the evening fountain display outside the Petronas Towers, tried lots of weird and

wonderful foods in China Town including Durian fruit which is banned in hostels as it smells like a corpse after its been cut open for a few hours! We also went to the Batu Caves and a temple. So I guess you can say we didn't have a lot of sitting about time! What I can recommend in Kuala Lumpur The coffee, they put it in plastic bags with a tie and straw and they use condensed milk so definitely a

treat!! Visit one of the temples China Town and try EVERYTHING! Haggle at central market and China Town for fake brands Afternoon tea at the revolving restaurant in the Menara Tower. Only 64 ringgits which is about £12 and

its an all you can eat buffet!! The bird park was good, as was the butterfly park but you can go outside and see many of the

butterflies flying about in the streets! The Batu Caves are nice, just be aware it is a place of worship so cover knees if you are a woman. Our

group was careful to keep shoulders and knees covered most places out of respect. 272 steps as well are not as hard as they may look!

Ailish Duthie S6

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World Challenge – Team 2 In July 2017 we participated in a World Challenge expedition to Malaysia. The trip was definitely not what we were expecting but in some ways it was so much more. During the trip we made lifelong friends and really bonded as a group, which we hope never to lose. The highlight of the trip was experiencing a different culture and giving back to a community that truly deserved it. During our project phase of the trip we got to help at a local orphanage, this experience was so rewarding and it really put things into perspective. At the end of a hard day’s work our entire group lit up seeing the kids smiling faces, which made the experience so worthwhile. Everyone we met in Malaysia was so kind and friendly and we couldn’t be more thankful. This trip has been a life-changing experience and we hope to return to this beautiful country in the future.

Lyndsay Gallagher and Natalie Klaes S5

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Interhouse Music Quiz The first Interhouse event of this session took place on Friday 8 September and was extremely well attended by both participants and spectators. The Music Quiz was organised by Mr Harvey and was great fun. After the points were added up at the end of the day the winners were announced as follows: 1st place - The Winners (Dochart) 2nd place – Lit Com/MFL - (Bracklinn) 3rd place (joint) - Little Misses (Dochart) and Bracklinn Baritones (Bracklinn) Best team name - Chilli and the Coconuts (Leny) Interhouse Literary Quiz On Friday 15 September S1-6 pupils and staff were invited to take part in our interhouse literary quiz organised by Mrs Moir. We had a fantastic turnout for this second whole school quiz event of the year, accumulating points for all houses simply by participating! Pupils answered questions about authors, famous opening lines of novels, book series, Shakespeare, famous book settings and autobiographies. We were delighted to see how well-

read our pupils are! After the points were added up the winners were announced as follows: 1st - What's in a Name? (Bracklinn) 2nd - 5D's - Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dochart (Dochart) 3rd - Leny Literary Legends (Leny teachers) Best team name - What's in a Name? (Bracklinn)

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Prefect Leadership Team 2017/18 Our Head Boy/Girl, House Captains and their deputies were chosen just before the summer break and are now fully immersed in their new roles. The photos show the Top Team and each House Team.

Bracklinn: Captain Carmen Clive, Vice-Captain Erin Clark and prefects—Amelia Bawden, Sophie Anderson, Kaitlin Gibson, Aarron Hibbert, Robbie Horrocks, Hazel Imrie, Dillon McFarlane, Jamie Nixon, Eve Scott.

New Prefect Leadership

Head Boy: Blair Hail-Brown Head Girl: Erin Higginson Depute Head Boy: Lachie Fingland Depute Head Girl: Hazel Lafferty

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Dochart: Captain Jamie Campbell, Vice-Captain Struan Garvie and prefects— Annie Chisholm, Fabi Cirillo, Tegan Colligan, Drew Galloway, Owen Ferguson, Rowan Hopper, Jenna Innes, Rebecca More, Cerian Rimmer Leny: Captain Ailish Duthie, Vice-Captain Kim Russell and prefects—Scott Boyle, Rebecca Bryce, Louise Dineley, Calum Fotheringham, Laura King, Josh Lee, Laura Maskrey, Zoe Turnbull, Libby Wilson

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McLaren Rugby – Central Schools Conference On Wednesday 30 August the S1, S2 and U16 McLaren rugby teams travelled to Larbert High School to play the first round of rugby fixtures in this competition. Both schools played some great rugby and it proved to be an entertaining night for the spectators. The S1 team enjoyed their first experience of high school rugby, and the conference system, winning their match 14-7. This was a great start for the boys and they impressed with their enthusiasm and commitment. The S2 team also kicked off their season with a victory. The game was an even contest early on with both teams performing to a high level. However, in the end McLaren ran out 11-4 winners. The try scorers were Jamie McNaught x4, Joe Lazell x3, Ben Isgrove x2, Arif Stec and Jack Campbell.

The U16 team won their thrilling encounter 31-26. This was an end to end match, where both teams played some excellent running rugby. The try scorers for McLaren were Ben Roebuck x2, Josh

Maher, Duncan Brown and James Isgrove. Peter Hayes also added three successful conversions. Well done to all the boys. It was great to see over 40 boys representing the school. McLaren host Falkirk High School in the next round of fixtures in the Central Conference.

On Wednesday 13 September the S1 and U16 McLaren Rugby teams played against Alva Academy at home in the third fixture of the Central Schools Conference. All teams played some excellent enjoyable running rugby. The S1 squad played well and enjoyed winning their third game in a row 12-6. This win has continued their great start to S1 rugby. The U16 team won their physical encounter 46-5. This has maintained their unbeaten start to the Conference this year. It was great to see over 30 boys representing McLaren Rugby - well done to all who took part.

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On Wednesday 20 September the S1, S2 and U16 rugby teams played against Wallace High School at home in the Central Schools Conference. All teams played some great rugby despite the weather. The S1 team faced a well organised and experienced Wallace team and lost a tough game 9-3 but there were plenty of positives to take from the game. The S2 team played out a hard fought 9-9 draw with both teams playing at a high level right to the end. The McLaren under-16 team won their thrilling encounter 36-31. This was a great match that went right to the end, with McLaren taking the lead late in the game with Innes Huckerby sliding in the corner for a try. Both teams played excellent rugby in very wet conditions. Well done to everyone, it was great to see over 50 boys representing the school. Golf Success Jack Steadman, Alistair Cantlay and Blair Frail played in the Scottish Junior Golf Open at Troon on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 July 2017 representing Callander Golf Club. The boys played at the Lochgreen Golf Course at Troon Links. There were 18 teams in total playing in the competition. Callander Golf Juniors came second following a Count Back of the last 6 holes. It was a fantastic achievement and experience for the boys to be playing in such an excellent environment and to top it off the sun was shinning for the whole two days.

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Stirling County RFC Girls Tour On 24 August 2017 myself, Eva Donaldson, Eva Fisher, Lottie Hesp and Bethia Trotter from McLaren High joined 41 other girls and 8 team coaches/managers for the first ever SCRFC Girls Tour. We were headed to Belfast to compete in a 10's tournament and a Provincial match as well as attending the final of the Women's World Cup between England and New Zealand. Both our U15 and U18 teams won the tournament on the Friday in the most awful late summer Irish weather! On the Sunday we travelled to City of Armagh RFC for the U18's to compete against the Provincial Ulster Team while the U15's competed against local club Virginia RFC. Unfortunately the U18's did not have the same success as we did on the Friday and lost, however we were commended for our abilities as a club squad. The U15's managed a draw in their game against a particularly physical Virginia.

Everyone agreed that we had had a fantastic tour where we all learned loads from the experience gaining invaluable qualities that will prove beneficial for not just the season ahead but years to come.

Rebecca More S6

Central Athletics Club goes to Stornoway Myself and several other pupils from McLaren High School who are members of Central Athletic Club went to Stornoway on 9 September for the 2017 Invitational Match being held there. Six athletics clubs were at the event including our hosts Stornoway Running and Athletics Club, these were Giffnock North Amateur Athletic Club, Livingston Athletics Club, North Uist Amateur Athletics Club, South Uist and Eriskay Amateur Athletics Club and finally ourselves Central Athletic Club. Our trip began with us meeting at 10am on Friday 8 September at Forthbank Stadium to board the team’s bus, followed by a 5 hour journey to Ullapool where we boarded a ferry which took two and a half hours to get to Stornoway. The Athletics competition began on the Saturday and we all gathered at the Stornoway running track where there were several track and field events taking place for all the different age groups involved - the under 11’s, under 13’s, under 15’s and under 17’s. Lunch was put on by the local community who had all donated various cakes and sandwiches and we had a choice of 9 different soups!! We all had a great day, with many members of Central Athletics Club achieving personal bests in the different

events. After the days athletics we were all invited to a ceilidh in the Town hall which was great fun and all

the members of the different clubs were up dancing.

Euan Wilbert S2

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Friday 29 September saw our new S6 Charities Committee host their first event of this session - a bake sale in aid of MacMillan Cancer Care. Thanks to everyone who baked and bought for this great cause and well done to Leny who won at the end of the day by raising the most money. Congratulations to Kimberly Stevenson who won the raffle for the Trainer Cake which was kindly donated by Mrs Norris, ASN staff.

Thanks must also go to Mrs Cleary for helping organise the event and to Mr Clark for arranging a coffee morning for staff in the staff room at interval. The total raised during the day was £890.89. A great effort everyone, well done!

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Inspiring Volunteer Awards Tuesday 26 September saw Cameron Harvey (S1) attend the Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise, Inspiring Volunteer Awards. Cameron had been nominated for his volunteering commitment by Maz Wylie, CEO of Skidaddle, the non profit organisation that provides sporting opportunities with social and economic benefits. Since the age of 9 Cameron has volunteered at many local Skidaddle events starting off with counting competitors over the finish line, to timing, marshalling, photographing and waymarking courses. On his last day as a Primary 7, he and Maz climbed Ben Ledi in the evening to mark the course for the hill race the following day. It was at this event that he was interviewed for an international social enterprise event which is due to take place in New Zealand in 2 weeks time. Cameron was delighted to be shortlisted as Young Volunteer of the Year from hundreds of applicants and looks forward to competing in Skidaddle's 5k event on Saturday 7 October whilst also supporting the 10k event when he finishes! S1 PSHE Classes S1 pupils had fun designing Anti-Bullying posters in their PSHE classes recently.

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Road Safety Plays Thanks to the Baldy Bane Theatre Company who came in to school recently and performed School Daze for S1 and Friends Disunited for S5/6. These productions look at various road safety issues, which the pupils may encounter over the period from their early years at secondary school to life beyond secondary school. The productions are designed to encourage independent thinking, hazard perception and activity-planning around the situations pupils may face.

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Digital Photography/Video Consent

Using digital photography and video in education can help encourage creativity, motivate and enthuse pupils and improve communication and team-working skills. At McLaren High School we aim to use digital photography and digital video to support learning and to record some of the interesting learning activities which pupils enjoy.

We take seriously our duty of care towards pupils. If images or examples of their work (including digital video) are used on the school website, social media and other school publications, the pupils may be named. We ask that parents agree to their child taking part in the production of digital video or being photographed to support learning, to record success and celebrate achievement. If you do not wish to give your consent to this, please contact the School Office.

Emergency Closure For Pupils & Parents (August 2017)

General: In certain circumstances, such as adverse weather conditions or the breakdown of essential services, the Headteacher may, in consultation with Stirling Council, Central Scotland Police and the bus companies involved, decide to close the school partially or completely. Where such a decision is made, the primary concern will be for the safety and wellbeing of pupils. Every effort will however be made to keep the school open where possible. This may involve some flexible working within the school when partial closure takes place since, in some circumstances, not all teaching staff would be available.

Early Morning Transport Difficulties: Following early morning consultation with relevant agencies, buses will not be sent if there is reason to believe that unsafe roads are likely to deteriorate further during the course of the day. Parents should use their own judgement about whether it will be safe to travel in their own local area later in the day, even if the bus is running. If you decide not to send your child to school, please let us know the reason for absence in the usual way. If buses are not running, it would be unwise for parents to bring pupils to school (eg using 4WD vehicles) as we cannot guarantee to arrange for their safe return home. If an early decision has been made to close the school, we will attempt to broadcast this through Central FM Radio (103.1FM) and where possible parents will be advised by text message/e-mail. A message will be left on the school telephone line from approx. 7.30am. If a decision has been made to alter normal transport arrangements, Stirling Council (on 0845 277 7000 or at http://my.stirling.gov.uk/disruptions) will also have that information during office hours.

Daytime Closures: Sometimes, the weather unexpectedly closes in during the course of a day, perhaps in just one part of our catchment area. While we would expect the local police to keep us advised, we would also welcome information from parents in outlying areas about worrying developments in the weather. If a decision is made to close the school early due to worsening weather conditions, the time for such a closure will probably be lunchtime. This allows lunches to be served, while giving enough time for journeys to be completed in daylight. Where there is a snow fall at around 9am, we will keep the pupils safe in the building until the situation with regard to the safety of the roads becomes clear. If necessary, we will get information about plans to clear and grit roads before buses are called. Again, information on closure will be broadcast by radio and where possible parents will be advised by text message/e-mail.

Emergency Accommodation Arrangements: Parents should ensure that their children have clear instructions about where to go in the event of the school being closed. We will always ask all pupils before they are dismissed whether they have a place of safety to go to, but will assume that their answer is based upon arrangements which you have made with friends, neighbours etc. If there is a lengthy journey from a farm road end, for example, you should consider giving specific instructions to your child to cover all possible scenarios.

Partial Closure: The school might open on a partial basis, rather than close completely. This might involve a 10am start if it is anticipated that transport difficulties will lessen as the morning goes on. Every effort will be made to communicate with parents by radio, text message, e-mail and the school phone system. Telephone Contacts: Wherever possible, we will try to telephone parents of pupils who have unusual or difficult journeys. However, the phone lines must also be used to keep in contact with the Police, the bus and taxi companies and other essential services. Please be patient and understanding. You can be assured that we will be making judgements based entirely upon the safety of your children.

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August 2017 Dear Parent / Carer Within Stirling Council we are always keen to hear your views and continually seek to improve the service to you and your children / young people. One way in which we would like to do this is through an ASN Parents Reference Group TERMS OF REFERENCE The ASN Parents Reference group meets together to promote parental participation and parental consultation. PURPOSE The purpose of the ASN Parents Reference group is to support parents to have voice in decision making at a strategic level and have a role in providing support, information and contributing to events for other parents. MEMBERSHIP The membership will consist of a number of parents with different experiences of additional support needs; Dyslexia, ASD, Complex Needs, SEBN, Young Carer etc .Senior managers from Children’s Services attend. PURPOSE: To contribute to draft guidance and policy through consultation process To share information at other parent networks and forums To gather views of other parents To contribute to parental events To inform future priorities WORKING ARRANGEMENTS: The group will meet 4 times a year. The meetings will take place in Room 1, Raploch community Campus from 4.30 pm – 6.00 pm on the following dates:- Monday 18.09.17 Tuesday 21.11.17 Wednesday 21.02.18 Thursday 24.05.18 If you would like further information or would be interested in being a representative at this group please contact Sarah Anderson – andersons1@stirling.gov.uk

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MoSSFest - Middle of Scotland Science festival Science fun for everyone

FREE, Sunday 8th

October 2017, 11:00- 16:00 Mugdock Country Park G62 8EL

Join us for a FREE day of science fun when the Middle of Scotland Science Festival returns to Mugdock Country Park on Sunday 8 October 2017. There will be science activities for all ages around the park from 11:00-16:00. Get up close with Really Small Science , and Make it Molecular; Reach for the stars with rocket building, sun spotting and the Cosmic Way Roadshow. Check your fitness with Rheumatosphere and BodyVision or test yourself with 21st Century BioChallenges. Explore the great outdoors with pond-dipping, weather forecasting, and bird ringing. Take a look at the science behind our food and diets with healthy eating activities and for UK Fungus day, a fungus walk with the park rangers and discover how yeast is important in food and drink with JawBrew and the Little Sourdough Bakery. There will be science films throughout the day in the theatre and lots of opportunities to meet scientists, local organisations and businesses offering activities in the visitor centre and around the park. Dr Jane Magill, one of the festival organisers said ‘We are delighted to bring MoSSFest to Mugdock Country Park again after such a successful festival last year. We’re hoping for another brilliant sunny day to make the most of the wide range of activities on offer but there will be plenty of tents so we can have a great day come rain or shine.’ Location: Mugdock Country Park G62 8EL For more information visit:

MoSSFest 2016 Sunday 8 October, Mugdock Country Park - Science fun for everyone Contact: Dr Jane Magill Jane.magill@glasgow.ac.uk Mobile: 07885 914212 or Mugdock Country Park http://www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk/ Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Nr Milngavie G62 8EL Email: office@mugdock.org General Enquiries: Tel 0141 956 6100

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Thursday 5 October 2017 Autumn Concert

Monday 9 October 2017 October Holiday begins

Monday 16 October 2017 Winter Term begins

Thursday 26 October 2017 S2 Parents’ Consultation Evening 4.30—7pm

Thursday 16 November 2017 S1 Parents’ Consultation Evening 4.30—7pm

Thursday 23 and Friday 24 November 2017 Staff Inset Days—School closed to pupils

Thursday 30 November 2017 S4 Parents’ Consultation Evening 4.30—7pm

Thursday 7 December 2017 S5/6 Parents’ Consultation Evening 4.30—7pm

Friday 8 December 2017 S1 Panto Outing (am)

Monday 18 December 2017 Christmas Concert

Tuesday 19 December 2017 S1/2 Christmas Dance 7—9.30pm

Wednesday 20 December 2017 S3/4 Christmas Dance 7—9.30pm

Thursday 21 December 2017 S5/6 Christmas Dance 7.30—10.30pm

Friday 22 December 2017 End of Term

Monday 25 December 2017 Christmas Holiday begins

Monday 8 January 2018 Spring Term begins

Monday 15 January — Friday 26 January 2018 Prelims

Thursday 18 January 2018 S3 Parents’ Consultation Evening 4.30—7pm

Sunday 21 January —Sunday 28 January 2018 Junior Ski Course

Monday 22—Friday 26 January 2018 Loch Eil Residential

Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 February 2018 Staff Inset Days—School closed to pupils

Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 February 2018 Local Holiday — School closed

Tuesday 27 March 2018 Music Festival— Junior (during the day)

Wednesday 28 March 2018 Int/Snr Music Festival (during the day) Music Festival Concert (evening)

Friday 30 March 2018 Spring Holiday begins—school closed

Monday 16 April 2018 Summer Term begins

Monday 30 April — Monday 4 June 2018 SQA Exams

Friday 4 May 2018 Sponsored Walk (pm)

Monday 7 May 2018 Holiday—school closed

Thursday 24 and Friday 25 May 2018 P7 Induction Days

Monday 28 May—Friday 1 June 2018 Work Experience

Thursday 31 May —Friday 1 June 2018 Activities Week

Monday 4 June 2017 TBC Start of New Timetable S2—S6

Week Commencing 18 June 2018 dates TBC School Show

Dates for your Diary 2017/18

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Additional Pupil Activities 2017/18

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

STAFF LUNCHTIME AFTER SCHOOL

Dylan Letford (rugby Appren-tice)

Girls Rugby

Marco Giudice Football Tennis

Mr Frail Mixed Hockey

Miss Miller (R106) Maths Club

Mr Harvey Ukulele Club

Mr Wallace Pipe Band

STAFF LUNCHTIME AFTER SCHOOL

Netball

Astro Open for pupils to play foot-ball etc (PE Kit must be worn)

Mr Robertson Rugby

Mr Perman Gymnastics

Mr Hall Jazz Ensemble

Mr Hall/Mr Harvey School Show (after Xmas)

Mr Jimenez (R214) Spanish Club

Miss McCormick/Miss Cruickshanks

History Club

STAFF LUNCHTIME AFTER SCHOOL

Mrs Dunn Fitness

Marco Giudice Flag Football

Mr Williamson Kayaking

Miss Allan Senior Badminton

Miss Montgomery Girls Football

Mr Perman S1-S6 Boys Football

Mrs van Vliet/Mrs Smith String Ensemble

Mr Hall/Mr Harvey School Show (after Xmas)

Mrs Chalmers (R209) French Club

Mr MacMillan/Mr McHugh (R103)

Senior Robotics Club

Mrs Patterson (R225) Homework Club

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Thursday

Friday

Various

* Break & Lunch Club is an early morning welcome from 8.30am until registration in room 237, and a break club and lunch club which runs every day in room 014 during morning break and during lunchtime.

STAFF LUNCHTIME AFTER SCHOOL

Dylan Letford (rugby Appren-tice)

Girls Rugby

Miss Montgomery Girls Football

S6 Sports Leaders Junior Badminton

Kyle Allan Cricket

Mr Ross/Mr Williamson (R118)

Tabletop Gaming Club

Mr Hall/Mr Harvey Orchestra

Mr Pacher Brass Group

Mr Harvey Choir

Mr MacMillan/Mr McHugh (R103)

Senior Robotics Club

Miss NicCanna (R229) Art & Design Drop In

Mr Perman S1-2 Football

Pipe Major Pipe Band

STAFF LUNCHTIME AFTER SCHOOL

Astro Open for pupils to play football etc (PE Kit must be worn)

Miss Rolfe/Miss Allan Gardening Club

Mrs McKay (Doune PS) Gaelic Choir

Ms Webster/Mr Harvey Trad Group

STAFF LUNCHTIME AFTER SCHOOL

Mrs Adams Break & Lunch Club *

Mrs Jo Page (R025) Duke of Edinburgh From S3 – S6

Duke of Edinburgh From S3 – S6

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Contact Details

Headteacher: Marc Fleming

Tel: 01877 330156

Email: mclarenhs@stirling.gov.uk

Web: www.mclarenhigh.co.uk

If you have any enquiries about your child, please contact one of the following: Bracklinn

Pupil Support Leader - Mrs S Chalmers Depute Headteacher - Mr A Campbell Dochart

Pupil Support Leader - Miss F Cruickshanks Depute Headteacher - Mrs E Paul Leny

Pupil Support Leader - Mrs C Patterson Depute Headteacher - Mr J Anderson Developing the Young Workforce Co-Ordinator

Mrs Shona Dunn

Curriculum Leaders:

Creative & Aesthetic - Ms A Montgomery

Humanities - Mr S Wyroslawski

Literacy & Communication - Ms M Newlands

Numeracy & ICT - Mr M MacMillan/ Mrs L Ledger

Science & Technology - Mr N Ross

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