street week 28

Duncanrig Secondary School

Chewing Gum BanPupils are reminded that chewing gum is

banned in our school and should never be brought in.

It has been noticed that the habit of chewing gum is re-emerging; this must

stop immediately.

Do not chew gum in school.


Food in the CorridorsPupils are reminded that they are not

allowed to leave the Street to go to other areas of our school carrying food.

Food must be consumed in the Street or Courtyard and cannot be taken into

corridors or classrooms.

S2 pupils:See your work on display from the Pits and Ponies Project

Low Parks Museum, Hamilton 10th March -31st December

UKULELE CLUBTuesday Lunchtimes

1 pmNo experience necessary!

1st April 2016In aid of Luwero


Stratford 2016 The final instalment of £100 is due

to be paid to Mrs White by

Friday, February 25.

If you have any issues with meeting this deadline, please

speak to Mrs White as soon as possible.

Rice CrispiesCornflakes 65p

Toast 20p

Hot Filled RollsFrom £1

BreakfastMid Morning

Mathematics

Need some extra help with your Maths homework or revision?

All welcome in C111 on Mon & Wed from 12.50 – 1.20 pm.

Drop in for 5 or 10 minutes or stay for all 30 minutes, it’s up

to you!


National Schools Aquathlon

ChampionshipsClub swimmers

interested in participating in the

championships should see Mrs Widdowson as

soon as possible for details.

INTERHOUSE TOTALSAs a result of Modern Languages Stars, designing a new Scottish

banknote, Scotland as a Nation Quiz, Foodbank Challenge, PE Praise letters,

Penny Wars and the Christmas Cake competitions, the leader of the

Interhouse Challenge is

DRUMCLOG. You can contribute by giving of your best in class. Teachers are going to award merits which will go towards

House points.

INTERHOUSE TOTALS

DRUMCLOG 35

AVONDALE 28

CATHKIN 25

BLANTYRE 15


War Gaming ClubPupils who would be interested in

attending a historical war gaming club should attend a meeting

in C003on Wednesdays

at 3.10 pm

Follow the sporting achievements of our pupils on the new Twitter feed.

Duncanrig Sport

Our twitter name is @Duncanrig_sport

Follow the music and drama

achievements of our pupils on the new Twitter feed.

Duncanrig Music and Drama

Our twitter name is @MusicDuncanrig

The English Department blog can be found by typing “Duncanrig English Department” into any search engine.

You’ll find news, photos, events, lists of merit winners, trips, pupils’ work, book recommendations and even important links about your National 5 or Higher Folio.

S1 Girls Basketball

• Wednesdays 4-5 pm• Games Hall• 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd March

• Coaching lead by Reach for the Sky basketball club

• Limited spaces – sign up at the PE dept

After School Running Club

• Mondays 3-4 pm• Open to S1-S6• Meet in the PE dept• 29th Feb, 7th, 14th & 21st March

• Coaching lead by Whitemoss Athletics Club• Add your name to the list in the PE dept

S1- 2 GIRLS DANCE

• Mondays 3.05 – 4.00 pm• Meet at the Dance Studio• Starts 29th February• Learn different styles of dance

lead by Duncanrig Dance Leaders• Sign up at the PE department


Athletics Success

Congratulations to Sean Gallagherwho not only won gold in the U16 long jump atthe Scottish Schools Indoor Athletics Championships at the Emirates Arena but set a new record with 6.56m (previous record was 6.36m).


Athletics Success

Congratulations to

Emily Craigwho took the gold medal in

the Scottish Indoor Athletics Championships

in the U20 Combined Events Championships at

the Emirates Arena

Huge congratulations to our girl gymnasts who performed

tremendously well at the South Lanarkshire Championships and

returned to school with 20 medals!

Gymnastics Success

Kelsey Weir, Nicola McCallum, Sarah Kelly and Melissa Dempsie are

the new SLC Level 2 Gymnastics Champions.

Duncanrig placed

1st and 2nd in the Level 2 competition and

2nd and 3rd in the Level 1 competition.

Gymnastics Success

The Squad

Gymnastics Success

Level 2 Team Gold and Silver

Gymnastics Success

Level 1 Team Bronze

Gymnastics Success

Individual Silver

Nicola McCallum

Gymnastics Success

Individual Silver

Eve Shannon

Gymnastics Success

Individual Bronze

Kelsey Weir

Gymnastics Success

Individual Bronze

Zoe Darroch

Congratulations to the Duncanrig Dance Team who performed

outstandingly at The South Lanarkshire Dance competition.

The Senior Girls were crowned as the Best Hip Hop Dance group in South Lanarkshire. Well done to all S1-S4

Girls !!

Dance Success!

The Senior Group

Nicole McGuire, Hayley Ferguson, Kelsey Weir, Skye McGinley, Emma Lindsay

and Katie Montgomery.

The S1 – S3 Group

Mia Brown, Freya Symington, Eve Wilson, Emily Gough, Eva Costello, Jennifer Lee,

Millie Strang and Eve Barr.

INTERHOUSE TOTALSAs a result of Modern Languages Stars, designing a new Scottish

banknote, the Scotland as a Nation Quiz,

the Foodbank Challenge, PE Praise letters, the Penny Wars Challenge and

the Christmas Cake competitions, the leaders of the Interhouse

Challenge is

DRUMCLOG. You too can contribute by giving of

your best in class as your teachers are going to award you merits which will

go towards your House points.

INTERHOUSE TOTALSDRUMCLOG 35

AVONDALE 28

CATHKIN 25

BLANTYRE 15

Congratulations to senior pupils

Megan Sutherland

Greg Hughes and

Alison Balmer

winners of the Rotary Youth Speaks District Senior Competition. The team goes forward to compete against schools from all over Scotland

and the North of England.

Duncanrig Winners

Stratford 2016Pupils who wish to buy a hooded top for this year’s trip to Stratford must come to

D002 on Wednesday 2 March

after school,

with their money and all relevant details. See Mrs White if you have any problems.

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