TERM 1 August 09 Th Re-negotiation of S5/S6 course choices 13 M In-Service Day 1 14 T In-Service Day 2 15 W Pupils return 20-24 M-F Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award (practice expedition) 21 T Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 22 W S1 photographs (morning) - The Street 22 W S1 Freshers' afternoon - The Street 23 Th Drama visit to Edinburgh Fringe Festival 27 M Meeting of the Parent Council (7.00pm) 28 T Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) parents' information evening (7.00pm) 30 Th Senior awards ceremony - The Street (7.00pm) September 03-07 M-F CERN trip 10-13 M-Th Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award (final expedition) 10-14 M-F National maths week 10 M Maths common methodology session 1 for parents (7.00pm) 11 T Information evening for parents of S1 pupils (7.00pm) 14 F S1 Family Games Night (PTA) 14-16 F-Su Advanced Higher art and design residential weekend 17-20 M-Th Cycle or walk to school week (1) (Active / Healthy) 17-20 M-Th S2 trip to Lochgoilhead (John Muir Awards) 17 M S3 Ecology Experience (1) 18 T Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 19 W ERC Pupil Council meeting (Eastwood House) 19 W S3 Ecology Experience (2) 20 Th "The Walk" fundraiser (S1 and S2) 20 Th ERC Equalities Forum (7.00pm - 9.00pm) 21 F Holiday 24 M Holiday 25-28 T-F S4 work experience week 27 Th Study skills workshop for parents (S1-S3 focus) October 01 M AGM of the Parent Council (7.00pm) 02 T Parent Conference (7.00pm) 03 W Health Careers Day (library and conference room) 03 W Parent Council forum (7.00pm at WFHS) 03 W Information evening for parents of pupils sitting N5 - The Street 04 Th S4 tracking reports issued 04-08 Th-M Senior modern languages trip to Strasbourg 05 F Closing date for early UCAS applications 05 F S1 fireworks presentation 05 F Malawi Race Night 08-12 M-F Performing arts trip to New York 08 M World Mental Health Day (Healthy) 08-12 M-F Mental Health Awareness Week 08-10 M-W AH Geography field trip to Arran 11 Th Dress As You Please day 11 Th S3 tracking reports issued 11 Th Theatre performance for pupils in S1 and S6 11-13 Th-S Art & Design Exhibition 12 F In-Service Day 3 15-19 M-F October holiday week 02/10/2018 1
TERM 1(cont'd) October 22 M Pupils return 22 M Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 23 T Careers' evening - The Street 25 Th S1 tracking reports issued 25 Th Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award training day 1 29-31 M-W Dyslexia Awareness Week (Achieving / Included) 29-31 M-W Malawi Week 31 W Modern languages visit to GFT (S3) November 01-02 Th-F Dyslexia Awareness Week (Achieving / Included) 01-02 Th-F Malawi Week 01 Th S3 and S6 photographs (morning) - The Street and Ena Millar Theatre 02 F S1 visit to Calderglen (rotation 1) 05 M Meeting of the Parent Council (7.00pm) 06 T Information evening for parents of pupils sitting Highers (7.00pm) 06 T Pupil Conference (senior) - sustainability 06 T S5/S6 full reports issued 07 W Junior Masterchef Competition (3.00pm - 5.30pm) 08 Th Duke of Edinburgh awards ceremony in The Street - (7.00pm-8.30pm) 09 F Armistice Day activity 10-11 S-Su Premiership Experience trip 12 M S1/S2 rotation 2 begins 12-16 M-F Anti-Bullying Week (Respected / Safe) 13 T Parents' evening for S5/S6 (4.00pm-6.30pm) 15 Th PTA fundraiser 16 F Universal Children's Day (Respected) 19 M Maths common methodology session 2 for parents (7.00pm) 19 M Question Time - The Street (7.00pm) 20 T Pupil Conference (junior) 20 T Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 22 Th S2 tracking reports issued December 04 T Blood Transfusion Service visit 07 F Christmas Fayre 07 F Dress As You Please day 09 Su Human Rights Day (Included / Nurtured / Respected) 13 Th S4 full reports issued 14 F S2 STEM day 17 M Christmas concert - Ena Miller Theatre 18-19 T-W Social subjects trip to London 18 T Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 19 W S1/S2/S3 Christmas dance - The Street (evening) 20 Th S4/S5/S6 Christmas dance - The Street (evening) 21 F School closes at 2.30pm for Christmas holiday 02/10/2018 2
TERM 2 January 05-12 S-S Senior ski trip 07 M Pupils return 9 W Options information evening for parents of S5 - Library (7.00pm) 10 Th Parents' evening for S4 (4.00pm-6.30pm) 11 F UCAS closing date 14 M S6 Options begin 16 W Young Singer of the Year competition - Library (7.00pm) 17 Th S5/S6 tracking reports issued 18 F Holocaust Memorial Day 18 F Tea with a Refugee event 21 M Prelim. examinations (S4/S5/S6) begin (9 school days) 22 T Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 23 W ERC Equalities Forum (7.00pm - 9.00pm) 24 Th S3 tracking reports issued 24 Th Options information evening for parents of S2 (7.00pm) 25 F Burns Lunch 28 M Inoculations (library - am) 29 T CSS careers event 31 Th Prelim. examinations (S4/S5/S6) end February 01 F S1 visit to Calderglen (rotation 2) 04-07 M-Th Options week for S2 pupils 05 T Safer Internet Day (Safe / Responsible) 05 T S2 full reports issued 08 F In-service day 4 11 M Holiday 12 T Holiday 14 Th Parents' evening for S2 (4.00pm-6.30pm) 18 M S3 options begin 18 M S1/S2 rotation 3 begins 19 T Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 20 W ERC Pupil Council meeting (Eastwood House) 20 W Parent Council forum 21 Th WHS cross country championships (S1-3) 25 M Meeting of the Parent Council (7.00pm) 26 T ERC cross country championships 28 Th Options information evening for parents of S4 (7.00pm) March 04 M S5 options begin 04-06 M-W Book Fair 08 F Final submission date for N5 English folios 11-15 M-F Charities week 11 M Inoculations (library - am) 14 Th S4 tracking reports issued 15 F Dress As You Please - for Sport Relief 15 F PTA Quiz in The Street (evening) 15 F Final submission date for Higher English folios 15 F Final submission date for N5 and Higher Art & Design folios 19 T Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 20 W Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award training day 1 21 Th S5/S6 tracking reports issued 21 Th Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award training day 2 21 Th Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) parents' information evening (7.00pm) 02/10/2018 3
23 S Malawi Ball 27 W Convener's Awards (Carmichael Hall) 29 F School closes at 2.30pm for Easter holidays April 01-05 M-F Easter School (5 days) 01-12 M-F Holiday TERM 3 April 15 M Pupils return 15 M S3 examinations begin (10 school days) 16 T Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 17 W Transitions sports day (am) 18 Th S6 final day events 19 F Holiday 22 M Holiday 23-26 T-F Physical Activity Awareness Week (Active / Healthy) 23 T S6 graduation - The Street (7.00pm) 23 T Study leave begins 25 Th S1 full reports issued 25 Th SQA examinations begin (main diet) 30 T Meeting of the Parent Council (7.00pm) 30 T S3 examinations end May 02 Th Parents' evening for S1 (4.00pm-6.30pm) 02 Th Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award training day 3 03 F S1 visit to Calderglen (rotation 3) 06 M Holiday - May Day 07 T In-Service Day 5 09 Th Secondary Games 09-13 Th-M Football development trip to Velencia 09-10 Th-F Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) expedition practice A 13-17 M-F Cycle or walk to school week (2) (Active / Healthy) 14 T Meeting of the PTA (7.00pm) 16 Th S3 Masterclasses 16 Th ERC Equalities Forum (7.00pm - 9.00pm) 17 F P6 maths day 20-21 M-T Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) expedition practice B 20-22 M-W English trip to London (S3) 21 T Inter-Authority Secondary Games 21 T P7 maths team event 22-26 W-Su Modern languages trip to Nice (S3) 22 W School sports Day 1 23 Th School sports Day 2 24 F Holiday 27 M Holiday 28 T Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award training day 2 28 T S3 Class Battle 28-05 T-W Junior water sports trip to France 29 W Cluster STEM event 29 W Young Musician of the Year (7.00pm-9.00pm Conference Room) 30 Th S3 full reports issued 30 Th East Renfrewshire Athletics Championships 31 F SQA examinations end (main diet) June 03 M New timetable begins 02/10/2018 4
03 M Meeting of the Parent Council (7.00pm) 03-04 M-T Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) expedition A 04 T AGM of the PTA (7.00pm) 05 W Inter-Authority Secondary Athletics 06 Th S1 careers event 06 Th Parents' evening for S3 (4.00pm-6.30pm) 06-07 Th-F Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) qualifying expedition B 07 F Induction day for (new) S6 07 F S6 prom (evening) 07-21 F-F Malawi trip 09-15 Su-S Water sports trip to La Fosca Spain for S4/S5 (10 days) 10-14 M-F Healthy Eating Week (Healthy) 10 M Information evening 1 for parents of P7 pupils (Busby and Netherlee) 11 T Information evening 2 for parents of P7 pupils (Carolside and others) 12 W Parent Council forum 12 W Primary 7 induction - Day 1 13 Th Primary 7 induction - Day 2 13 Th Uniform Evening (4.00pm-8.00pm) 14 F Junior awards ceremony - Ena Millar Theatre 14 F BGE certificate of achievement ceremony 18 T Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award training day 1 19-21 W-F Duke of Edinburgh (silver) practice expedition 21 F Dragons' Den finals (new S2) - The Street (pm) 21 F S6 blazer braiding (12.30pm-4.00pm) 23-26 Su-W Modern languages trip to Malaga 26 W Big Day Out 27 Th School closes at 1.00pm for end of session 02/10/2018 5