Technology for Excellence Conference

We have been very pleased to welcome 26 delegates from all over the world to the the school for a two day conference about the use of technology in education.

Staff have given presentations on different aspects of the curriculum and the uses of technology at various stages of the school, there has been excellent opportunity for discussion and the sharing of ideas, and delegates have had the opportunity to observe a range of lessons and speak to pupils.

Delegates enjoyed an excellent lunch at the New Dawn Coffee shop and an opportunity to look at the pupil digital art exhibition:



Last night we also held a reception at the McLean museum where university lecturers Douglas Marks and Leah Marks presented the findings of a recent research study conducted in the school as to the effects of technology on pupil engagement. The senior choir also sang a beautiful medley of Scottish songs to entertain our visitors.

Fishing

After a disastrous, wet, non-fishing week last week we are enjoying a beautiful, warm, sunny day at the loch today. Hopefully plenty of fish feeling hungry too!








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Digital Art Exhibition

Today, with the help of artist & photographer Graham Mckenzie Smith, we put up a digital art exhibition of over 80 framed prints. The prints are of a range of artworks created on the iPad by pupils from all stages of the school.

The exhibition is part of the Technology for Excellence conference that is being hosted by the school this week.

Middle school pupils will be opening the exhibition to parents, friends and the general public in the near future - we will keep you posted!

This is the middle school section:




The senior school section:




And the primary school section:

The new school council for session 2011-2012:

Saturday choir rehearsal

Senior choir had a great rehearsal today! We worked hard on various pieces and also welcomed back some former members to lend a helping voice!
Well done to everyone for giving up your Saturday!




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S1 at SLF 2011

Today our S1 class went to the Scottish Learning Festival at theSECC, Glasgow. We were talking to people about the iPad and presenting some of our work at the XMA stand. It was a great opportunity to practise our presentation skills in a real world context.







The children did a fantastic job!








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Drama students have been working on a weekly monologue task - they prepare it for homework and then perform it to the rest of the class. There are 2 examples in the video below:

Zambia missionary nurse Barbara visits assembly

Friend of the school Barbara Lawson spoke to us in assembly today about the work that Isubilo are doing amongst HIV and AIDS sufferers in Zambia.



Barbara showed a DVD highlighting the remarkable difference that the drug adherence programme is making.



We are so grateful for the health care we receive in our country!

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Yes They Were!

Three beautiful fish caught today! Well done to Scott, Robert and Mitchell!





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Hard Day at School

After the gale force winds of this week, it looked like fishing may be off - until today turned out to be a beautiful day!
We got set up by the loch and got rods in the water as quickly as possible.
But were the fish biting?...












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Election day in Cedars!

It's that time of year again when we elect this year's Pupil Council. Today, pupils and staff are voting for head boy and girl. Tomorrow, in our House Assemblies, we will elect Senior and Junior Captains. And lastly, we will elect class representatives!

Watch this blog to see who our new Council will be...



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School Bank!

A wee reminder that the school bank will be open from 9.15-9.45 tomorrow morning.
It is open to all parents, staff and pupils who have an RBS account. If you do not have an account you can request forms to open one from Mrs Mole at the school office.


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BC Drama

We had another great session in broader curriculum drama today - the group is really beginning to gel.

We started with some monologues:













And then moved on to a variety of improvisation activities and exercises to improve voice and expression:

Happy Birthday Fish!

Broader Curriculum fishing: Robert is 11 today and has crowned his birthday by catching a beautiful rainbow trout - his first fish! Rhys helped teach Robert how to kill the fish quickly using the 'priest'.
Well done Robert!








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Swiss visit

Middle school welcomed 22 Swiss students and 2 Swiss teachers today. They came to see around the school and meet our pupils. Middle school gave excellent presentations and really enjoyed meeting and talking to our visitors. We love meeting people from different countries and hearing about other cultures- we are becoming responsible citizens and confident individuals!









Declan and Mete's presentation on irn bru included a taste testing session! Some liked it...!

















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