Wishaw school news, Lanarkshire primary & secondary schools

4 September 2010: 6:49pm |

Carnival highlight of Tuscany visit

PUPILS from Clyde Valley High School in Overtown, got a pizza the action on their latest school trip – an exchange visit to Italy.Read

Acclaimed children’s author to tour primary schools

OISIN McGann, the acclaimed Irish teen fiction author, will visit three local high schools next week as part of the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour, organised by Scottish Book Trust.Read

‘Wishaw Wizard’ had a magic time at Castlehill school

THE children of Castlehill Primary School in Gowkthrapple, Wishaw, took a break from their work to welcome former snooker world champion John Higgins to the school.Read

Learning about healthy eating

PUPILS from Castlehill and St Thomas’ Primary Schools in Wishaw received a visit from Charlotte the Cow and Farmer Winterbottom to promote Farmhouse Breakfast Week.Read

Right royal time at St Matthew’s Primary

PUPILS at St Matthew’s Primary School in Wishaw are jumping for joy in their new £12,500 playground.Read

County schools can reap rewards for work

PEOPLE who are hoping to nominate a Wishaw school or recognise the achievements of an outstanding individual for this year’s Scottish Education Awards, are urged to send in applications before the deadline of Friday, February 27.Read

County schools can reap rewards for work

Pupils honour Robert Burns

YOUNGSTERS at Firpark School celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns in style last week.Read

Wishaw girl lands role in BBC drama

A WISHAW schoolgirl will star in a BBC Scotland comedy ‘mocumentary’ this weekend, which celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns.Read

Drama drives home road safety theme

PUPILS from Wishaw are about to enjoy a wheely great theatre production.Read

Pupils’ yen to learn the customs of Japan

CLYDE Valley High School in Overtown turned into the Land of the Rising Fun when the school held a Japanese festival!Read

A prize time at Cambusnethan

THE P7 youngsters at Cambusnethan Primary School in Wishaw, certainly know how to have a blast – because they held a competition to design some rockets.Read

Wishaw pupils cook up a storm in bus

THE pupils at St Thomas’s Primary have been cooking up a storm after getting some lessons in the kitchen last week.Read

Pupils will take stock in share-trading game

MOST children’s finances extend to getting pocket money but two high schools are now learning how the stock market works.Read

Innovative event for school-leavers choosing a career

PUPILS from Clyde Valley High School in Overtown and Taylor High School in Motherwell have taken part in an innovative speed networking event to help them take their first steps into the workplace.Read

Reward for high school’s class act

THE achievements of Dalziel High School have been recognised in an end-of-term presentation by Supercounty which has been operating now for 16 years as the Lanarkshire Civic Pride Campaign.Read

Local schoolchildren reach their goal at Fir Park football initiative

The latest Score Goals Initiative at Motherwell Football Club reached its conclusion recently at Fir Park.Read

School reflects on the meaning of Christmas

THE youngsters from Motherwell’s Our Lady’s High held their Christmas Reflections in front of a packed audience at the town’s Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral.Read

Launch of fashion drive for secondary pupils

HIGH school pupils in Wishaw with a passion for fashion are being given a chance to have their designs on display in the window of the Frasers department store in Glasgow.Read