Dear Parents/Carers
Please find the attached leaflet that details how to apply for free meals and clothing grants.
If anyone needs any help to apply for them then please contact the school office.
On Friday we hosted a Prayer Breakfast within the school. This was our way to bring our community together to share breakfast and join in prayers.
A short video has been created & we invite you to watch it. Share the joys of all the staff, young people as well as the community.
Well done to our U/16 boys football team with a brilliant 7-1 win at Holyrood. Goals from Edwin Barnes(3), Regan Cusick(2), Bruno Olin and Edward Coll
@GSFAfootball
St Margaret Mary’s welcome three, additional members of the Pupil Support Team for Session 2018-19. PC Chapman– Joining us as School Campus Officer, Linda Gallacher as a School Counsellor and Michael Hanrahan is extending his placement as our School Youth Worker. 1/3.
St Margaret Mary's Secondary Award Ceremony
Click on the link below to watch our virtual award ceremony!
A huge congratulations to all of the award winners!
Our class of 2024 - a tremendous group of young people! We will miss you! Good luck in everything that you do and never forget how proud of you we are! Thanks again to all parents and carers who joined us in our celebrations today, a wonderful occasion!
Well done to Team Maths, Computing & Admin And Team PE for winning best fancy dressed departments.
Big shout out to Mr Asif who won the best fancy dressed teacher as Spiderman. 🕷️🕸️
Dear Parents/Carers,
Below is a letter from Mrs Seery regarding the school plan and arrangements for your young person in August.
If you have any questions then please contact the school office.
Thanks again to all pupils and staff who attended the Study Day yesterday. We had a fantastic 84 pupils in school on a Saturday revising ahead of their Prelims! The pizza and study packs proved popular 🍕📚
Thank you to all parents/carers, pupils and staff for attending the return to school consultation this morning.
Please see the information below that details your child's return dates.
The complete documents can be found on our app and on our website.
Huge congratulations to S5 pupil Reece McLachlan who won a bronze medal in the WBC Muay Thai World Youth Games in Canada - well done Reece a fabulous achievement! We are very proud of you.
Just a word of encouragement to all our pupils - keep working hard and engaging, you are doing well! We know that this is a difficult and challenging time but together we will get through this. We are here to help. Thank you to all parents and carers for your ongoing support.
St Margaret Mary’s Secondary School annual careers fair! Thank you to all the businesses, colleges and universities for joining us and well done to all our pupils on their career fact finding mission!
#careers
#PositiveDestinations
#insightfulQuestions
Very impressed with the excellent hosting skills displayed by S6 pupils Lennon and Jana
@CofGCollege
this afternoon as part of their Up in the air and on the ground course! Thank you!
@DYWGlasgow
#Senior
Phase College Programme
#Pupil
Leadership
We would like to congratulate our new Head Boy Joseph Clyde and our new Head Girl Dara Venning after a successful election campaign.
Deputy Head Boys are Calum Brown and Robbie MacGregor.
Deputy Head Girl is Devon McCole.
We wish them every success in their positions.
Well done to our U/14 football team just missing out on qualifying with a 2-1 defeat to
@bishype
. A draw with St Paul's and this penalty from Jay Gibb to defeat St Peter Apostle meant the last game was the group decider!
@GSFAfootball
#LisbonLionsTrophy
All recent School leavers - Castlemilk Youth Complex are accepting applications from young people between 16-25 years living in Castlemilk for the emergancy youth fund. This could be up to £500 for uni/college resources, living and travel costs etc contact Mrs Wilson for details
As the holidays come to an end, we hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.
We look forward to welcoming all pupils and staff back on the 6th of January
To all our pupils, staff, parents and carers have a fantastic and very well deserved holiday! To Mrs Seery and Mrs Lafferty congratulations on your retirement and thank you for everything! We will miss you both very much!
We would like to wish all parents/carers, pupils and staff a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Enjoy your time off and we look forward to welcoming you all back on Monday 6th January.
Fantastic to see so many of our S4, S5 and S6 pupils brave the rain and wind to attend our prelim preparation classes today. Well done!
We wish all our Senior Phase Pupils the very best of luck as they sit their Nat 5 and Higher prelim exams next week.
We look forward to welcoming back our pupils tomorrow. S1 pupils should report straight to the Oratory at 8.50am while other year groups should head to their usual tutor class.
Good morning a further update for parents and carers. All pupils will be provided with hand sanitiser and all resources such as pens, pencils etc as they will not be permitted to share. Pupils can bring their own school bags.
Mr Paterson's U15's team come from behind to beat
@HillparkSec
2-1
Goals from Jay Gibb and Bruno Olim seal the victory 5 minutes from time.
Well done boys!
@StMargaretM_PE
We have survived our first week of remote learning, well done to all those pupils who have engaged! Now it’s the weekend it’s important make some time to rest and relax so that we all come back refreshed on Monday morning.
An excellent day with
#cyberskillslive
@DigitalWorldHQ
using digital forensic tools to solve a crime scene. NPA Cyber Security enjoyed the lesson very much.
Starting off
#AntiBullyingWeek
by looking at how artists show emotions in their work and then applying those techniques to portray what it feels like to be bullied. Very powerful pieces and good discussion. Great work from S3 pupils.
#StMargaretMarysAntiBullying
We would like to wish all pupils, parents and staff a Happy and Holy Easter.
They are all on holiday now and we will be back to school on Monday 20th April.
We hope everyone stays safe over the holiday period.
A lovely recap of our awards ceremony last night. Thank you again to all those who attended to celebrate the successes of our young people.
#CelebratingSuccess
Huge congratulations to the senior pupils that received awards in the Trades House Craft Awards for their National 5 and Higher art and design folios. A great recognition for your hard work and dedication.
@TradesHouse
On behalf of the ESOL and Check-In groups we would like to thank everybody for their generous donations to the Trussell Trust Foodbank Collection. We had an outstanding response and collected over 300kg of food that will be made into emergency food packages for those most in need
Cancelled your exams, but will not impede your progress.
It has curtailed your studies, but will not halt your learning.
Impacted on your social life but will not extinguish your friendships.
Please, be strong, be safe and be sensible.
2/2
It was great to welcome our S5 and S6 pupils back today. They will return to a full timetable tomorrow and should be in their period 1 classroom for 8:50am.
Day 2 results...Megan Gilfillan and family still in front but it's getting close. A fantastic turnout from pupils, families and teachers so far!!!
#westhighlandwaychallenge
#stayactive
We have survived another week of remote learning - well done everyone! We look forward to welcoming some S4-S6 pupils back next week to complete essential practical work. Remote learning begins again at 9am on Monday. Have a lovely weekend !
This week is Anti-Bullying Week and the theme is to 'Choose Respect'. Pupils within St Margaret Mary's will be participating within their tutor classes and other classes to promote Anti-Bullying across the school.
#AntiBullyingWeek
#StMargaretMarysAntiBullying
On Friday, St Margaret Mary’s Secondary,
@StJohnPaulGCC
and
@stbartholomews1
were invited by the Lord Provost to attend the Civic reception in Glasgow City Chambers for 100 years of the Catholic Education Act.
On Friday the 13th of December, there will be a Non-Uniform Christmas Jumper Day. To be involved we ask that toiletry donations for SVDP are given on the day or the days leading up to the 13th. These toiletries can range from toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, soap etc. Thank you
We would like to wish our pupils, parents and staff a very happy summer. Have a great holiday and stay safe. We look forward to welcoming the pupils back in August.
Siobhan, a
@stmargaretglas
YST pupil & poet, was moved to write this poem for the residents living in her local care home during the coronavirus outbreak. She's now reached a major milestone & was published in the
@heraldscotland
!
Unfortunately, due to the on-going situation, we are currently all living through, the 2020 school Prom will no longer go ahead. Refund details will follow after the holiday weekend. Stay Safe!
A huge well done to our S6 Caritas group. Their kindness and positive actions throughout Advent have reinforced the true meaning of Christmas to us all. A tremendous group of young people who are an absolute credit to the community of Castlemilk .