chs summer newsletter - Carnoustie High School

CHS SUMMER NEWSLETTER
June 2016
For Parents/Carers
As with all school terms, the period from April to July is busy for staff and
pupils, with course choices decided, a new timetable introduced and meeting the
new S1s during our induction days. The SQA exams are such an important feature of
the summer term for our seniors, taking centre stage through May and early June and
with initial feedback from our pupils very positive, we anticipate a very strong SQA
performance this year. In moving to our new timetable we have made adjustments to
how we use form time, boosting the range of skills courses in S1 to S3 and giving S4
classes additional time in Maths and English. Our S3 cohort has been given the
opportunity to specialise in those subjects they enjoy most, and they have settled well
into this new curricular arrangement.
Summer term also sees a large number of sporting events, particularly in athletics and
we have had some notable successes this year; more details inside. Our Annual
Awards Evening, the second to be held at Carnoustie Parish Church, recognised
excellent performance whether academic, sporting or in community service and it
was a pleasure to see so many of our pupils recognised for their hard work and
dedication. Senior languages pupils have been in Spain on a learning visit, the school
band performed in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral and at Disneyland Paris, S1
raced their own cars in the annual F1 challenge, our team turned in a winning
performance in the Creative Spaces eco-design competition, our STEM club
competed at the National Final of the Saltire Challenge, we‘ve had young musician
of the year and DofE Award expeditions out on the hills, senior pupils creating murals
at the beach and supporting community projects with some of our older citizens. And
of course the hard work in classes has continued, as young people have worked with
their teachers developing their knowledge and skills across all of their curricular
subjects. The chance to relax and recharge is an attractive prospect for everyone in
school after such a hectic session.
Staff and pupils have worked tremendously hard over the session now past and I
thank them for all their efforts as I thank you, our parents, carers and friends for your
continued support. I look forward to us all returning in August, refreshed and ready for
the school year ahead. Every school year is a year of challenge, a year of change
and a year of hard work, and I anticipate that it will be the same next session, another
year of great success for Carnoustie High School.
Mr Donald A Currie
Headteacher
SQA & Exam Results
Exam results will arrive on Tuesday 9th August 2016. Royal Mail will deliver to the
address we have on file for all pupils. Those pupils registered for ‗My SQA‘ will also
receive text and/or email notification of results at 8am on the same day.
Registration for this service is open until 5pm on Monday 18th July. For more
information please log onto www.mysqa.info.
A telephone service — SQA‘s Candidate Advice Line — will be available from
Tuesday 9 August to Friday 12 August. You can ring this line for help and advice
on the content and layout of the certificate. However, advisors will be unable to
help with any queries regarding SQA‘s Post-results Services or the breakdown of
marks, and they will not be able to speak to parents or carers without candidate
consent. The advice line number can be found on the letter that accompanies
the pupils‘ certificate.
If pupils do not receive the examination results they hoped for please do not
panic. Pupils should make an appointment with their PCS teacher on their return
to school on 16th August to discuss possible changes to their subject choices.
There are no appeals. SQA offer candidates who do not receive the expected
result two post result services:
A clerical check - an administrative check by SQA staff to ensure the marks
had been accurately counted during the examination process.
A marking review - where a senior SQA examiner reviews the marking of a
pupil‘s exam paper.
If a pupil did not receive an examination result they require to secure a place at
college or university we can request a priority marking review. The deadline for
this priority marking review is the 19th August. If your child is in this position please
contact Miss King at the school before the 16th August.
The deadline for non-priority marking reviews is the 30th August 2016.
Using these services do require caution; results can be altered down e.g. from a C
to a D. No clerical checks or marking reviews are requested by the school without
consultation with parents. Decision to submit the clerical check or marking review
is based on an individual case by case basis and is done in consultation with Miss
King.
If you have any SQA related queries please contact Miss King. Further information
on SQA Results Service can be found at www.sqa.org/resultservices .
We would like to extend our thanks to Mr McHardy and his team of invigilators for
ensuring the successful and smooth running of the SQA exams this year. They
were very impressed by the attitude and maturity of those pupils who were sitting
exams; their conduct throughout was
superb. Those pupils not sitting exams
this session were also praised. They
clearly understood the pressures that
their fellow pupils were under and
demonstrated high levels of respect
and compassion during the diet.
Pupil Council
Our newly established pupil council has been going from strength to strength
throughout the course of the year. Through a variety of pupil feedback surveys
the council have established an effective ‗pupil voice‘ and unveiled a variety of
issues they would like to address. These issues range from purchasing additional
seating for the outdoor area to improving the catering facilities. Members of the
council have been meeting with Mr Currie on a termly basis to discuss their
priorities. The minutes from these meetings are being used to create ‗You Said,
We Did‘ documents which are posted on the Pupil Council noticeboard and
GLOW.
Calum McGillvary (School Captain and Pupil Council member) is currently
working with the management team to update and improve the pupil council
section of the school website. The pupil council will upload the minutes of their
weekly meetings along with the ‗You Said, We Did‘ documents they have
generated.
Over the course of the next few meetings the pupil council will be:

Evaluating the school‘s promoting positive behaviour policy

Working with their local MSYP to generate a survey aimed at identifying
issues within the local community

Setting up a stationary shop to generate profits which will be used to
purchase rewards for merit winners

Meeting with Tayside Contracts to discuss improvements they would like to
make to the school amenities.
Welcoming our New S1 Pupils
This session, Primary 7 pupils have
undertaken a varied programme to
introduce them to secondary
school life.
The programme
―kicked off‖ with a multi-sports
event in October where all P7
pupils in the cluster participated in
team sports. This was followed in
Terms 2 and 3 by visits to Carnoustie
High School to experience lessons
within different curricular groups,
tours of the school, library visits,
drama workshops and interval
within the social area.
Our transition programme culminated in the 3 day induction where our ‗new S1‘
followed their timetable, met their new classmates and teachers and truly
experienced life in a secondary school. On the Friday afternoon, 160 tired but
happy young people left Carnoustie High School eagerly anticipating the new
session! It was a pleasure to meet them and we look forward to their return to us
on Tuesday 16 August 2016.
Spanish Immersion Trip
From 15th-19th June 15 National 5 Spanish students and two of their teachers took
part in an immersion visit to the coastal town of Comillas, in the northern region of
Cantabria. This was a very hectic, yet fun-filled trip with visits to museums, a
national park, interactions with Spanish students and even a trip to the beach!
Overall, the students found it to be a very positive experience and said that being
―thrown in at the deep end‖ really helped improve their Spanish!
―I really enjoyed our Spanish
immersion visit to Cantabria in
Spain. When we
were there,
we got the opportunity to speak
and interact with the local villagers
and Spanish school children that
were our age. I also really enjoyed
getting to know the local culture of
the area that we visited and
getting the chance to improve my
Spanish speaking skills.‖
―I thought that it was very
fun. I really enjoyed meeting
new people and we made
lots of new friends.‖
―I really enjoyed practising and learning
new phrases in Spanish that were really
useful; then testing our skills in real
situations. My favourite experience was
the treasure hunt.‖
―The highlight of the trip was meeting
up with the students from the
Salesianos school in Santander.
However, all of the other activities
followed closely behind!‖
Right’s-Respecting Schools Award
We are pleased to announce that Carnoustie High
School achieved the first stage of UNICEF‘s RightsRespecting School‘s Award ‗Recognition of
Commitment‘. The RRSA steering group have been
meeting fortnightly to devise strategies to embed
the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child (UNCRC) into the school culture and ethos.
The group recently prepared a variety of form-time
lessons that allowed staff and pupils to begin to
understand the role of this important document in
our school. The activities within these lessons
included;
 Video clips on history of the UNCRC

A card sort activity allowing pupils to explore what young people need
(their rights) and what young people want (their luxuries)
 UNICEF and Rights quizzes
 A Right‘s poster competition
The steering group have also been fundraising for children around the globe
through UNICEFs ‗Day for Change‘ initiative. During their first week of fundraising
the steering group has collected over £127 in loose change from pupils and staff.
The steering group hopes to exceed its target of £200 by the end of term by
selling home-baking. Thanks to all staff, pupils and parents that supported this very
worthwhile fundraising venture.
A special thank you to Mrs Smith, Mr Bell, Mr McLorinan, Mrs Kiddie, Mr Bailey,
Imogen Crozier, Kirsten Ireland, Neve Walker, Glen Byars and Alix Webster for
supporting the RRSA work this term.
F1 Challenge
Technical Education ran the annual F1
Challenge race in the social area on
the 14th of June. The track was
provided to us once again by Dundee
University. Pupils began this project
back in February and used their
understanding of aerodynamics and
manufacturing skills to produce their
cars.
Well done to all pupils who took part.
This years fastest car and overall winner
was Ross Adair (1.5), with Thomas
Ogston and Struan Gorrie a very close
2nd and 3rd.
STEM Club News
We are proud to announce that our ‗all girls‘
team, the ‗Sparky Surfers‘, made it through to
the prestigious Junior Saltire Competition
Final this year. The tidal wave energy
converter that the girls designed and
constructed was tested at Edinburgh
University‘s Flowave Ocean Energy
Research facility on 9th June. The girls
went on to impress the competition
judges with a presentation about
their device at a ‗Celebration of
Science and Engineering‘ event at
Glasgow on the 10th June. Although
we didn‘t take the winning title this
year, the judges gave the girls
excellent feedback on their efforts.
STEM club members were also given
the opportunity to showcase their
civil engineering skills at the Glasgow
Science Centre in the YESC ‗Go
Forth‘ competition. In order to meet the competition criteria, our pupils made a
suspension bridge spanning 2.6 metres with 1000 lollipop sticks, cable ties and string.
They aptly named their bridge ‗The Fifth Bottle Bridge‘. The strength of the bridge was
tested by loading the bridge with full 500 ml water bottles. Our pupils managed to
load an amazing 43 bottles before the bridge buckled! A fantastic effort!
In addition to the projects outlined above our STEM club members are close to
completing their bronze CREST awards. These awards are nationally recognised
achievements and can be used to enhance future University and College
applications. This year‘s CREST award projects range from forensic fingerprinting to
the effects of pollution on brine shrimp.
This year‘s annual Go4Set competition will run from September to December this
year. Last year, CHS took home the ‗Best Team Effort‘ trophy after competing against
a variety of schools across the region. This competition is run by the Engineering
Development Trust and its purpose is to engage young scientists and engineers with
potential strategies for securing a
sustainable future through science
and technology. We are currently
looking for an enthusiastic group of
S2 scientists to take part in this
year‘s
competition.
Please
encourage your child to speak to
Dr Mustard if they would like to find
out more about this
exciting opportunity!
S6 Options Beyond School
S6 pupils will be exploring their options beyond school after the summer break. Pupils
considering applying to University should be checking websites for Open Days and
scheduling visits to these. This is an important time for them to research course
content and entry requirements.
Parents will find a UCAS presentation on the school website in Pupil Care & Support
section. Also on ucas.com there is a Parental Guide which can be downloaded.
Pupils will be attending presentations for University and D&A College regarding
progression routes on Thursday 15th September
Creative Spaces
A group of S2 pupils took part in Creative
Spaces Competition where they were set
an architecture based challenge.
The team of Grace Paterson, Adam
Fenton, Harry Dougan and Niall Mitchell
were chosen with a few reserves and all
attended an initial meeting with Doug
Binnie at Monifieth High School earlier in
the session. where they were given a talk
on tips regarding preparation and where
best to spend most of their time and
focus on.
They were then emailed some initial
information regarding the country and
city which they were to be allocated for the challenge, China -Shanghai.
The group met Friday lunchtimes with Mrs Hill where they made good use of the
Creative Spaces website. Mrs Murdoch one of our Chinese teachers very kindly
prepared a presentation on Shanghai- it's culture, history, meaning behind features
that appear in their buildings, etc. and taught the group some Chinese phrases to
assist with the presentation.
After a lot of prep work by both pupils, staff and previous participant Will Prescott
(who is now going on to study Architecture) the group travelled to Space Dundee
on May 18th.
All pupils are given the brief at 9.15 where they had to design a pop up building that
would house a shop, restaurant, toilets, offices and performing space. A scaled
model had to be produced that illustrated their ideas and principles. At 3.30pm all 22
schools had to bring their model to the theatre space where 2 of the team had to
give a 3 minute presentation.
Nerve wracking time awaiting the judges decisions and wondering if we would be
placed, pupils and staff were delighted when placed first in this prestigious
competition beating back stiff opposition from 21 others schools from
across Dundee, Fife, Perth and Angus. Each pupil was presented with £60 and the
school £600 to be spent on Design based materials or equipment. Well
done to all concerned in the challenge.
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School Captains and Prefects
With the School Captains for next
session in place, this term has been
busy for our S5 pupils applying for
Prefect posts. With the help of
members of staff on the Prefect
Working Group, pupils were invited
to interview for the role following the
completion of their application
forms. Those pupils appointed have
been allocated a particular
department, based on their
preferred choice. They will work with
members of staff within this department as well as fulfilling overall school duties
including helping with the P7/S1 transition.
Hatches, Matches & Dispatches
Congratulations and Goodbye to Mr Jim Bell who is retiring at the end of the
summer term after 22 years as a teacher of RMPS at Carnoustie High School. We
also say goodbye to Mrs Gallacher, one of our our Teachers of Computing who is
moving to Braeview Academy at Principal Teacher of Computing and Mrs Cassidy,
one of our Home Economics Teachers who is moving to Grove Academy as the
Principal Teacher of Home Economics. We wish them every success in their new
roles.
On the matches front, our best wishes to Miss Munro, Art Teacher who is getting
married this summer and also to Miss Broadley, MFL Teacher and Mr Shand, our
RMPS teacher who are tying the knot this summer too! A Carnoustie High School
Wedding!
Finally huge congratulations to Mrs Walker, Geography and Mrs Crowe in PE on the
birth of their babies this term! We look forward to them returning during next
session.
Contacting School regarding Illness
Please can we remind parents and carers that they should contact the school as
early as possible each day to advise us of their chid‘s absence due to illness. If you
know that your child is going to be absent for more than one day, please let us
know when you call.
If your child takes unwell during the school day, can parents/carers please remind
their children that they should go to the medical room where their condition will be
assessed and parents contacted if their child requires to be sent home—pupils
should not contact their parents directly, nor should they go home without
permission as we are then not aware of their whereabouts.
School Uniform
Pupils show their pride in the school by wearing school uniform. School uniform is
simple and practical. It is no more expensive than other kinds of clothing. All pupils
are required to wear school uniform in school and on educational visits.
All clothes and equipment should be marked with the pupil’s name. Every year,
clothing, school bags and PE kit which have been lost in the school cannot be
returned because there is no way of identifying the owner!
The uniform for Carnoustie High School is:
• Plain black skirt or trousers
• White shirt/blouse which buttons up to the neck
• Plain/embroidered black v-neck sweater/cardigan
• Plain black flat school shoes
• School tie (available from the school office for £3.00)
• Black embroidered school blazer
Embroidered Blazers and jerseys/cardigans can be supplied by
Tesco www.clothingattesco.com/icat/embschoolwear or from Academy Uniform
www.academyuniformsltd.co.uk
These sites also stock v-neck sweaters and cardigans, t shirts for PE and other items
with an embroidered school badge. Badged items are only available online for
home delivery. Other items of school clothing are included on the site and are also
available through many other retailers.
Alternatively you can buy your own black blazer and embroidered school badges
are available for purchase from the school office for £3.00 Blazers for S5/6 are
supplied directly through the school.
Appropriate school uniform is described above; skinny jeans, leggings, jeggings and
very short lycra type skirts are not appropriate items of uniform. Shoes should be
entirely black, without obvious branding, stripes, logos etc. Clothing brought to
school should be named or marked so that it can be identified as belonging to your
child.
Uniform can be an area of dispute at home. By making clear our expectations and
by offering you unequivocal backing when insisting on a consistently high standard
for our young people, we make a visible, positive statement of our ambition for our
school community.
Our Carnoustie, one of our local charity shops will also have a rail with school
uniform including blazers available for sale throughout the summer—please take
any uniform, especially blazers, no longer required to the shop and they will ensure it
goes to a good home.
Carnoustie High School 2020 Vision
Carnoustie High School‘s 2020 Vision represents the work of pupils, parents and staff,
who together make a school where our pupils will
Achieve the highest possible levels of attainment
Be ready for the world; confident, resilient, adaptable
Secure a sustained positive future
Learning is at the heart of all that we do and we provide a challenging school
experience. The contributions of all members of our school community are valued
and everyone is treated with dignity, kindness and respect.
We are an inclusive school and we reflect the diverse society of 21st Century
Scotland demonstrating values that promote moral and ethical conduct across our
school and wider community. We foster the active participation that makes our
young people self-confident, well-informed and independent-minded; prepared to
be fully involved members of a democratic society.
Individuals are supported to develop the personal attributes and the interpersonal
skills required to accept increasing responsibility for their actions and respect the
rights of others. Our pupils are globally-aware and know that they have a
responsibility to make choices and take actions that work towards a sustainable
future for themselves and for others at a local, national and global level.
Our curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all learners and, working with
partners, we offer pathways that build on pupils‘ enthusiasm and interest
throughout the Broad General Education and Senior Phase of their school career.
We work hard to inspire a lifelong passion for learning, encouraging ambition and
excellence in all of our young people. We recognise and celebrate achievement in
academic, sporting, cultural and community activities.
Resources are efficiently used to provide a school environment that is a safe and
stimulating setting for a happy, well-motivated community that works effectively
and successfully together.
Carnoustie High School Values
Carnoustie High School Dux & Proxime Accessit
Huge congratulations to our
Carnoustie High School Dux 2016,
Jamie Kearnan (Right in
photograph), and our Proxime
Accessit, Kieran Hingston (Left in
photograph).
As well as been honoured at our
Annual Awards Evening in
Carnoustie Parish Church, the boys
were also honoured at the
Edinburgh Angus Club Awards
Afternoon, held in the West Park
Centre last weekend.
News from Support for Learning
Bird Tables
Pupils from Carnoustie
High
School
ASN
department are delighted
that their new bird tables
are now in place in their
garden. Over the last few
weeks they have worked
tirelessly
sanding
and
painting the tables ready for the Carnoustie bird families to enjoy. Niamh Bennett,
Aidan Gallacher, Calum Morrison, David Ramsay and Innes Wilson want to thank Mr
McWhirter of Dave‘s Garden Workshop and Miss Lownie from the Technical
Department in the high school for all their help and support with their project. We
look forward to spotting all the different birds that come to visit the area.
Volunteering
This year four pupils worked extremely
hard volunteering to develop the
sensory garden. Jonathan Herriott,
Cameron Milne, Calum Morrison and
Aidan Todd were all presented and
successful in receiving their Saltire
Awards. Cameron and Jonathan both
contributed 50 hours each of their time
to working within the garden whilst
Calum and Aidan contributed 30
hours. All boys did extremely well and
their help and support was greatly
appreciated by pupils and staff alike.
Well done!
Personal Achievement Award in Promoting Health
The ASN project group have been working towards their Personal Achievement
Award in Promoting Health. Following some work within school, the group visited
Sainsbury's to learn about healthy foods and where food comes from. Following the
tour of the store, pupils received a goodie bag filled with the fruits we had been
learning about. All pupils thoroughly enjoyed the trip and are keen to visit again
soon.
Farm Visit
In May, Connor Black, Aidan Gallacher, Calum
Morrison & Aidan Todd visited a local farm to learn
more about farming life. The boys helped feed the
lambs, they helped to plant beetroot and they
collected fresh eggs from the hens. The boys had a
fantastic time and especially loved the cake and juice
at the end of the day!
Thank you Mrs Hill and Miss Reid for helping organise
this visit.
Sporting Successes
Carnoustie pupils have had a
variety of successes this term
particularly in regards to
athletics. At the Scottish
Schools championships Iona
McFarlane achieved a silver in
the pole vault and a silver in
discus . Rac hel Broad foot
achieved gold in the 75m
hurdles and a silver in the long
j u m p .
J o e l
McFarlane achieved a gold in
the 100m hurdles also picking up
the Ross Baillie Quaich for best
sprint hurdles performance of the
championship, a gold in the
400m hurdles also picking up the
George Duncan cup for best
distance
hurdles
at
the championship and a bronze
in the long jump. Liam From Left to Right—Iona McFarlane,
Fotheringham achieved silver in Joel McFarlane, Rachel Broadfoot
the 200m.
Carnoustie's athletes also had a
great turnout at the annual Angus County sports with one of the best team results in
recent years. There were numerous medals and awards notably male and female
athlete of the competition for Joel McFarlane and Rachel Broadfoot.
Carnoustie's footballers have also started the year well with no fewer than 6 players
making it into the Angus squads. Marc McCrory, Ethan Samson and Kieran Bradford
at the under 15 level and Bailey Steel, Thomas Law and James Gall at senior level.
Well done to all involved!! If there is any other pupils who have achieved success
then please let the school know so we could celebrate your success.
Brass Band Trip to Paris
Carnoustie High School Brass Band travelled to Paris
last week to perform in the shadows of Notre
Dame Cathedral and also within Disneyland Paris.
The band performed with gusto under the
instruction of Mike Robertson, band leader and
Brass Instructor and the pupils truly excelled
themselves both musically and with their behaviour
which was excellent and this was commented on
everywhere they travelled. Both concerts were
excellent experience for these young musicians
and the audiences at both venues responded with
loud applause!
After the performance at
Disneyland, the band were free to enjoy a day
within the park, enjoying the rides, parades and of
course, the shopping!
A huge thank you to the staff and music instructors
who made this trip possible.—the band definitely had a trip of a lifetime, infact one
member said as we arrived back in Carnoustie that it had been the best week of
their life!
Young Musician of the Year
Our Young Musician of the Year
Competition of the Year 2016 took
place on Wednesday 20th April which
showcased the talents of some of our
pupils from across all year groups and
instruments.
The evening, appreciatively sponsored
by the Rotary Club of Carnoustie and
adjudicated by Marina Kyle, Music
Teacher from Arbroath Academy, The
results of the evening were:
Junior Winner—Iona McFarlane (Cornet); Junior Runner-Up – Raghnall Simmons
(Euphonium).
Intermediate Winner - Dougie Hill (Fiddle)Intermediate Runner-Up – Finlay McGhee
(Euphonium)
Senior Winner and Overall Young Musician of the Year – Christopher Flynn
(Euphonium) Senior Runner-Up – Ellen Kerr (Flute)
Well done and thank you to all pupils who took part in the heats and the final
competition.
Pictured from left: Archie Leiper (Chairman of the Rotary Club of
Carnoustie), Dougie Hill, Christopher Flynn, Iona McFarlane, Marina Kyle
Carnoustie Twinning Association Young Ambassador
For the second year in a row, Carnoustie
High School has had the honour of
accepting the Carnoustie Twinning
Association Young Ambassador Trophy.
This year the Modern Language teachers
in Carnoustie High School and Mme
Virginie Ernoult, Coordinating Teacher of
English Teaching in Collège de la Mauldre
have maintained the links set up last year
to provide opportunities for our young
people to communicate with pupils of
their age in the partner school.
In total, over 200 pupils and four teachers
took part in the letter exchanges. The pupils were motivated to write about themselves
and their lives. They now feel a personal contact to someone in the language they are
learning and several have asked about a potential visit.
Virginie Ernoult has been very active at setting up a secure blog that both schools can
access. The blog, and indeed our whole project, has been named ‘Maule-Carnoustie
Connect’. Carnoustie pupils will soon be busy adding information about our school and
town to the blog – in both English and in French.
The impact on the young learners goes beyond motivating and improving their
language skills. They see the commonalities and not the differences between their lives
and cultures. This helps them grow into, it is hoped, confident global citizens .
Carnoustie High School Parent Council
We have had another busy time this year, working on behalf of all the parents to
optimise the school experience for all our children. The head teacher and several
senior teachers, along with senior pupils, all attend our meetings which occur
approximately once a term. This allows for an open and constructive discussion with all
the groups involved at the school and we think it is steadily helping the whole school.
Our minutes are available on the school website and we can be contacted via the
school office or directly using our email
address chspc1972@yahoo.co.uk . Hopefully you will be seeing the results of what we
do and you are all warmly invited to our AGM on 7th September 2016 at 7pm in the
theatre at the school. We are very lucky to have special guest, John Paul Fitzpatrick
from Winning Scotland Foundation, an independent charity, who will be doing a
presentation on Growth Mindset. John is a great speaker and Growth Mindset is
something you may have heard your children talking about: it has been used within
the school over the last year or so by all the staff and without wanting to make it sound
too simplistic, the principle is to help our children to raise their expectations and not be
limited by thoughts that they can't do something. I hope to see as many of you there
as possible. Dr Alistair Crozier, Chair, Carnoustie High School Parent Council.
Important Dates for Your Diary
Friday 1 July 2016
Summer Term Ends
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Autumn Term commences
Wednesday 7 Sept 2016
Parent Council AGM
Thursday 22 September 2016
S2 Parent Contact Evening
30 Sept—16 October 2016
Autumn Holiday
Monday 17 October 2016
Winter Term Starts
Tuesday 25 October 2016
S1 Parent Contact Evening
Wednesday 23 Nov 2016
S4 Parent Contact Evening
Mon 28 & Tue 29 Nov 2016
Inservice Days—school closed
Wed 30 November 2016
St Andrew's day holiday, schools closed
Wed 21 December 2016
Winter Term Ends
22 Dec 2016—4 Jan 2017
Christmas Holiday
Thursday 5 January 2017
Spring Term Commences
Thursday 12 January 2017
S5/6 Parent Contact Evening
Tuesday 7 February 2017
S3 Parent Contact Evening
Fri10 Feb & Mon 13 Feb 2017
Mid Term Holiday
Tuesday 14 February 2017
In Service Day—School closed
Friday 31 March 2017
Spring Term Ends
1 April—17 April 2017
Spring Holiday & Easter Monday
Friday 30 June 2017
End of Summer Term