Dear Parent/Carer, This is the last message I will be sending this week. Thank goodness I hear you say! As had become the norm things have moved on apace from the announcements over the last couple of days. We are digesting the information from both the Deputy First Minister and the SQA about
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Dear Parent/Carer, The Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, provided additional detail regarding school closures earlier today. In that statement he made it clear that examinations will not take place this year. The arrangements for how grades will be awarded to examination candidates are still to be finalised. You can find the latest statement from
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Dear Parent/Carer, The past few days have seen rapid changes in the international, national and local situation in the coronavirus outbreak. Consequently, it seems like an appropriate time to write to you to update you on a number of matters as they are affecting schools and in particular Firrhill. There is much to
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We (Nearly) Did It! Despite sterling efforts from many, many pupils we didn’t quite reach our target of running through every Scottish city and back again. In our toughest ever distance challenge of 770km we ended up running a total of just under 585km. Still impressive! That got us about as far as Arbroath on
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Dear Parent/Carer, Every year I am caught out by how quickly August has turned into December. This year is no exception. As I write this there are just a few days of term left before the Christmas Holidays. Those few days will be busy, much like the rest of this long term, with both
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29 November 2019 Dear Parent/Carer, As I am sure you know (and probably welcome) assessment fortnight ends today. We have packed into a fortnight what usually extends over a month or more in the summer examination period so it will be no surprise if your child is both relieved the assessments are over and feeling
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Provisional Results 2018-19 Dear Parent/Carer, The results for the 2018/19 academic year, which were released earlier this month, are presented below. These are a summary of results using the benchmarks that have been used for some time. These are one way of considering results and whilst they are useful in comparing year on year performance
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In the July edition of the Firrhill News there are a wide range of topics and subjects covered including: The S3 Photography Portfolio and the introduction of Higher Photography The S2 Outdoor Learning activities S3/S4 Duke of Edinburgh Awards Kira Noble, Rotary Young Citizen Award Winner S3 Hockey Club The S2 trip to Berlin An
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Welcome to a belated June Edition of the Firrhill News. In this jam-packed edition we cover: The S1 Paris Trip Orienteering Success! Kale Crisps – a tasty snack Watersports News The Young Philanthropy Initiative Orla’s Hockey Success The Hair Show Extravaganza The Advanced Higher Art Exhibition The Parkour Club PTA Noticeboard Music Exam Success The
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Here is the Firrhill Bumper Edition 2019, with useful information for new pupils to the school, along with extracts from past editions of the Firrhill News.
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