Summer 2013 draft 14 pub - Newbattle Community High School
Summer 2013 draft 14 pub - Newbattle Community High School
Summer 2013 draft 14 pub - Newbattle Community High School
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<strong>Newbattle</strong> News<br />
Sky Sports Living for Sport<br />
www.facebook.com/newbattlehigh<br />
<strong>Newbattle</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> has four Sky Sports<br />
Living for Sport projects this<br />
year, two of which are girls<br />
only and have been set up to<br />
increase participation, activity,<br />
confidence and self esteem<br />
and is aimed at the ages<br />
<strong>14</strong>/15 when girls tend to<br />
switch off from PE.<br />
They have been tremendously<br />
successful and are now working<br />
with Primary <strong>School</strong> pupils<br />
who are about to make<br />
the transition to <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>,<br />
using sport as a medium.<br />
Girls dance to excellence<br />
This has involved twelve girls who have<br />
worked closely together since August to<br />
learn Dance themselves, with the help<br />
of their PE Teacher. They have also<br />
planned and organised to get as many<br />
young girls (aged 12/13) as possible<br />
into dance sessions and dance club.<br />
Lead teacher Bob Foley commented :<br />
‘They have done an amazing job<br />
working with a large number of<br />
young dancers to put on the Dance<br />
Showcase in front of 300 parents and<br />
friends. It was superb.’<br />
Girls basketball to excellence<br />
The second group is made up of 16<br />
Girls aged 15/16 who had never played<br />
basketball for their school before. Lead<br />
teacher Bob Foley got together with<br />
colleague Mrs Alexander and <strong>Community</strong><br />
Police officer Lynne Cochrane, to<br />
get the girls involved.<br />
The girls trained every Monday without<br />
fail. In November they played in the<br />
Scottish Cup and competed in the Senior<br />
Girl’s East of Scotland League finishing<br />
third. They are now training towards<br />
a summer tour of the Borders<br />
and North East England in June. They<br />
have also helped to coach younger pupils<br />
to continue the legacy.<br />
Mr Foley was full of praise for both<br />
groups and the initiative by commenting:<br />
‘These are two outstanding Sky<br />
Sports Living for Sport groups that I<br />
am proud to have in the school. Our<br />
pupils now ask to be a Sky Sports<br />
Living for Sport group. It’s a superb<br />
structure and so appealing to pupils.’<br />
Parental Liaison Officer – Kevin McGuire<br />
Kevin McGuire has been Midlothian’s<br />
liaison officer for Parent Councils for<br />
several years. So that we may improve<br />
the service to parents, Kevin’s role is<br />
being widened and now he will also act as<br />
Parental Liaison Officer for Midlothian<br />
Council.<br />
Parents are still strongly encouraged to<br />
contact their school first if they have<br />
questions, concerns, or wish to compliment<br />
staff on the service they provide.<br />
We recognise however that parents may<br />
also at times wish to contact someone in<br />
the Education Department for further<br />
advice. Kevin will be the first point of<br />
contact within Fairfield House should<br />
parents wish that type of contact.<br />
Kevin’s role will be to resolve issues<br />
where possible and to consult with or<br />
refer to schools or other managers where<br />
appropriate.<br />
Our desire is to ensure that parents are<br />
supported and given access to the information<br />
they require.<br />
Parents may contact Kevin, whose contact<br />
details are as follows:<br />
Tel: 0131 271 3732<br />
Email: kevin.mcguire@midlothian.gov.uk<br />
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