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Photograph by former THS student, Carla Williams, 2018.
Easter Supported Study Sessions
Easter Supported Study Timetable.pdfESS 24 School PPT slide.pdfFootball Success - S1/2 Girls Qualify for Toryglen
THS girls travelled to Lochgilphead to compete in the Argyll round of the SPAR Cup, where five S1/2 teams and six S3/4 teams competed, including Lochgilphead, Oban, Campbeltown, Dunoon, Helensburgh and Rothesay.
S3/4 won two, lost two and drew one, and narrowly missed qualifying on goal difference only! Great fight girls!
S1/2 girls qualified for the next round, winning three games, drawing two and only losing one. Amazing work!
Toryglen here we come!
Tobermory’s Piping Success
A huge congratulations to two of our S4 pupils, Hugh and Sorley, who, following competitive auditions have both secured places in the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. Well done boys on this great achievement!
iPayimpact
Have you signed up to iPayimpact - our new school online payment system? The new system is now up and running in most schools in Argyll and Bute.
You can sign up at www.ipayimpact.co.uk using the unique code provided to you by your child’s school. If your child’s school hasn’t transferred to the new system yet don’t worry – we’ll be in touch with more information soon.
Hopper and Turing Awards
Mrs Bertin will be encouraging excellence in her subject area by introducing some new awards. These are:
"The Hopper Award for Excellence in Computing Science" named in honour of Grace Hopper, a pioneer of Computer Programming. The aim of this award is to provide a specific opportunity for female pupils to achieve success in Computing Science in their school.
"The Turing Award for Excellence in Computing Science" named in honour of Alan Turing, a pioneer in Computing Science. The aim of this award is to provide a specific opportunity to recognise the success on Computing Science of a male pupil.
We look forward to seeing who will earn one of these two trophies!
Careers Fair 2023
Last week we were delighted to welcome visitors from 20 different businesses and industries into school for our annual careers fair. Pupils from S1-6 had the opportunity to visit the Marketplace, engage with our visitors, and learn more about future pathways and opportunities.
Thank you so much to all of our guests for joining us from near and far, and particular thank you to our DYW Co-ordinator, PJ, for all her hard work in organising the day.
UCAS Discovery Day
Earlier this week some of our S5/6 pupils attended the UCAS Discovery Exhibition at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh. Here they had the opportunity to meet with over 40 different colleges and universities to find out more about the opportunities available, student finances, the application process, and what being a student might be like.
Ben More Badges!
Thank you so much to Brown's Tobermory for donating a special badge to S1 in celebration of their Ben More climb and their highly successful Transition week.
S1 have settled in very well and we are looking forward to showing parents what they have been up to on our Meet the Teacher evening on Tuesday 19th September. Details of this have been emailed home today.
Parent Council AGM - Wednesday 27 September 2023
Dear Parent & Carers,
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome new parents/carers to Tobermory High School 2-18, and to welcome back existing parents/carers for the new school year.
Change of date for AGM – the new date is Wednesday 27th September at 7pm the meeting will be in person at the school
Argyll & Bute are revising their Education Vision & Strategy and would like your input to this and to collate your views directly. Here is the link so you can read more: https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/s197972/Education%20Strategy%20Refresh.pdf
I have been invited to a meeting regarding this on the 13th September hence the reason for the change of date for the AGM.
As a Parent Council we need your help, ideas/creativity, and active participation to make the things you want to happen, and to keep our Parent Council minibus running, so many school activities/trips depend on having it. It would great to see as many of you as possible on Wednesday 27th September at 7 PM. Participating can take different forms and the time you give is up to you to decide, we will start with an informal chat with tea/coffee & cake, please come and join us!
To contact the Parent Council please email to: pctobermoryhighschool@argyllandbute.npfs.org.uk
Cheers,
Tracy
Chair THS Parent Council
Craignure Village Hall Young Person's Market
Careers Fair - 31 August 2023
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Trip - 23 August 2023
An t-seachdain-seo chaidh, chaidh cuid de na sgoilearan Gàidhlig againn air turas gu Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, a’ cholaiste Ghàidhlig san Eilean Sgitheanach, airson Latha Fosgailte. Chaidh na sgoilearan a thoirt air turas timcheall na colaiste agus fhuair iad a-mach mu na cùrsaichean agus na cothroman eile a tha aig a’ cholaiste ri thabhann. Ghabh iad pàirt cuideachd ann am blasad clas agus farpais-cheist. B’ e deagh chothrom a bha seo airson na sgoilearan iad fhèin a bhogadh ann an coimhearsnachd Ghàidhlig.
Last week, some of our Gàidhlig pupils went on a trip to Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic college on Skye, for an Open Day. The pupils were taken on a tour of the college and found out all about the courses and other opportunities that the college has to offer. They also took part in a taster class and a quiz. This was a great chance for the pupils to immerse themselves in a Gaelic community.
SDS Webinar Thursday 7 September 2023
Apprenticeships and Additional Support Needs webinar for individuals, parents and carers
Join on Thursday, 7 September – 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Join a free Skills Development Scotland webinar via Microsoft Teams
Find out about the help in place to assist apprentices with additional support needs.
Hear from those who support apprentices in training and in work to ensure they achieve and succeed.
Listen to apprentices and their parents share their experiences of the help provided to meet additional support needs.
Examples and information will cover Foundation, Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships.
To support accessibility, this webinar will be recorded and British Sign Language translation available.
Find out more and sign up on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/apprenticeshipseventASN
2023/24 EMA Applications
Pupils returning to school for S5 or S6 in August may be eligible for EMA. This will depend on birth date and household income.
Additional information may be found on the Argyll and Bute Council website (see link below). Applications will go live on 1st July 2023.
https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/education-and-learning/education-maintenance-allowance
If you need further information, please speak to Miss Charlton.
EMAFlyer-2023-24-A4.pdfEMA-ApplicationForm2023-2024.pdfCommunity Achievement Nominations
This year in Tobermory High School we have been developing new systems to celebrate the achievements of our pupils. Thus far we have designed and implemented a whole school approach to allocate house points from Primary through to Secondary for a variety of inclusive awards.
As we approach the end of the year we would like to offer our community members the opportunity to give feedback when you are aware of any positive achievements from our pupils. This can be done through the attached form.
The form can be used by members of the community to submit Achievement Nominations for pupils that attend Tobermory High School. Our pupils, who work hard to contribute to the community through the giving of their time and effort, deserve to have their achievements celebrated. Please give us some details below about the pupils so that we can recognise their efforts within the school and assign house points.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScptlIBeg2lrk2W2byPebf3kFZGYkL6BqCD4maQkg51ZH6Blw/viewform
Summer Reading Challenge 2023
Tobermory Library are looking forward to welcoming you. They would like to see lots of children and young people taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge, reading and borrowing books from the library this summer.
LibraryChallenge.pdfParent Council 200 Club Summer Draw!
**Land's End to John O'Groats Fundraiser**
Join us in support and admiration of Sharon Delle-Piane, our Catering Manager here at the school, and Marjorie Nelson. They are currently cycling over 1000 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats, to raise money for the Beatson Cancer Charity.
We are all wishing you both lots of luck on your epic challenge.
You can follow their daily progress here.
If you would like to support their cause by donating to their Just Giving Page please click here.
Sportive Success!
Congratulations to Murdo Morrison in S3 who set a new record time of 2hours 16minutes for the 70km Mull Sportive last Sunday. He smashed the previous record by 9minutes! Well done Murdo!
Long Jump Pit
We are so lucky to have a new long jump pit at school!
A huge thank you to Ian Elwis and the council for digging the pit and to Lochaline mine for the large sand donation. Also to John MacDonald for transporting it to school and to TSL for supplying the tonne bags for transportation.
All could not be possible without the support from our headteacher, janitor, school office and staff who have worked tirelessly to get this organised over the past month.
Today, the biggest thanks goes to the S1 and S5/6 PE classes who helped fill the pit. It’s looking fantastic!
School Leavers' Toolkit
If you have recently left school you might have lots of questions about what comes next.
You can find help and support at www.myworldofwork.co.uk/schoolleaverstoolkit along with information about the Young Person’s Guarantee, which aims to connect every 16 to 24 year old in Scotland to an opportunity. This could be a job, apprenticeship, further or higher education, training or volunteering.
Exciting Apprenticeship Opportunities
Mull Joiners Advert.pdfLighthouse Apprenticeship.pdfBayview Garage Apprenticeship Opportunity.pdfRespect, Resilience, Confidence, Collaboration and Creativity