2010 Summer Concert

Summer Concert

Tue 29 June 2010 at 7p.m.

Tickets on sale soon from the Music Department

£3 for adults and

£2.50 for children/concessions

(includes refreshments)

• 2010 Summer Concert

Applications for Prefect Positions

We will soon be inviting applications for the position of Prefect within the school.

Forms will be available to download here or they can be picked up from the Guidance office. Applications should be marked for the attention of the Business Manager and can be sent by email to the school office at menzieshill@dundeecity.gov.uk or posted in the postbox outside the school office reception.

To download the application and appropriate forms click here.

Welcome to MHS Curriculum For Excellence

About Curriculum for Excellence

Parents have told us that they like to receive information about their child’s education from the school. So it is important to keep parents informed about Curriculum for Excellence.

We have a special noticeboard which keeps you up to date with current developments.  Here are some key recent developments (click on the link for a virtual classroom tour):

• Parent Forum: Health and Wellbeing for All
• Language Works!
• Feed the World Showcase
• The Feel Good Factor
• Chemistry Glow Pupil Pioneers

Parent Forum: Health and Wellbeing for All

Parents joined our second Parent Forum meeting of the session to experience pupil activities related to Health and Wellbeing for All. The event was held in on Tuesday 24 Feb.

• Parent Forum: Health and Wellbeing for All
• Feedback from parents
• Pictures of workshops

Language Works!

Pupils at MHS took part in a Languages Work event designed to give them a better understanding of the need for foreign languages in the workplace. Story and pictures:

• Language Works!

Feed the World Showcase

Enterprise and Global Citizenship

S1 Curriculum For Excellence Project

Each year S1 pupils in Menzieshill High School are involved in a cross-curricular event.  The project is driven by the Curriculum for Excellence and the theme for 2008 is Enterprise and Global Citizenship.

• Feed the World Showcase
• About Feed the World
• Impact on learners
• People involved
• Next steps

The Feel Good Factor

S2 Curriculum For Excellence Project

Each year S2 pupils in Menzieshill High School are involved in a cross-curricular event.  The project is driven by the Curriculum for Excellence and the theme for 2008 is Health & Wellbeing.

• The Feel Good Factor
• About The Feel Good Factor
• People involved
• Impact on learners
• Next steps

Chemistry Glow Pupil Pioneers Project showcase

During the summer term we are involving a number of groups of students, at different stages within the school. They will be involved in the:

• Use of the GLOW website

• Incorporation of Mini-PCs into the classroom

My SQA: Why wait for your SQA results?

Get your results... the day before!

This year, all National Qualifications candidates will receive their results (Standard Grade, Intermediate, Higher or Advanced Higher ) by post on Thu 5 August 2010.

Candidates registering for MySQA can receive their results the day before, on Wed 4 August by text or email.

Pick up a leaflet from the school office or read on...

• My SQA: Why wait for your SQA results?

 

News via e-mail

Send an e-mail to

menzieshill@dundeecity.gov.uk

with your child’s name and class.

We will then email you school publications.

Menzieshill High School Homepage

Most of our news stories appear first on our website. Copy our website into your favourites and check it regularly :

http://menzieshill.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk/

Glow Report

We are encouraging all pupils to use their Glow account to access school information, homework and course revision materials.

Every pupil has a personal school email address which we will use.

Current Daily Bulletin

The Current Daily Bulletin for pupils is updated immediately on the website, is displayed in the middle social area and read out every morning in registration.

Every pupil has access to at least one of these sources.