News from Hutchesons’

This is the main news section for Hutchesons’ Grammar School.

English news stories:

  • Author_visit_helen_grant__2__miniAward winning author shares research secrets with pupils
    Beaton Road Librarian, Mrs Hume, reports on a fantastic visit from Helen Grant, whose debut novel, 'The Vanishing of Katharina Linden', won an ALA Alex Award in 2011.
    8 February 2012
  • P3_voting_miniVoting starts for the Scottish Children's Book Awards
    Kingarth Street Librarian, Mrs Denham, shares how Hutchesons' Primary pupils are helping to choose the nation's favourite children's book.
    24 January 2012
  • Lucy_mccracken2_miniSenior pupil wins Glasgow schools public speaking contest
    Lucy McCracken (S4) took to the podium last week to become the Senior Winner of the Rotary Club of Glasgow Schools Public Speaking Competition.
    28 November 2011
  • Sam_0583_miniBig Writing makes a big impact at Hutchesons'
    Pupils from P3H hosted a special assembly to introduce the Big Writing super heroes, who provided tips on vocabulary, connectives, openers and punctuation.
    21 October 2011
  • Sdc11158_miniWhat’s in a word?
    Mrs Waugh’s class (P5W) have been undertaking a rather unusual homework, to improve their spelling by using different objects to form words.
    17 October 2011
  • Elmer_4_miniMulti-coloured Elephants on parade!
    On Wednesday the 21 September Kingarth Street became a sea of colour as the Primary One took part in a special Elmer parade, inspired by the story of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant a children's picture book by British author David McKee.
    28 September 2011
  • Beatrice_colin_buchan_lecturer_miniThe John Buchan Memorial Lecture: Beatrice Colin, Author
    Peter Aitken [S6] reports on the 2011 John Buchan Memorial Lecture, delivered by author Beatrice Colin.
    14 March 2011
  • Img_6367_miniAward-winning children's author visits Hutchesons'
    Award-winning children's author Theresa Breslin visited Hutchesons' on 3 November to talk to P5 and S1 pupils.
    4 November 2009
  • Img_2128_miniBrush up your Shakespeare!
    Primary 7 pupils (and their class teachers) donned Elizabethan garb on 21 May and entered the parallel world of Shakespearean England, relocated for the day to the Fotheringay Centre for the second Hutchesons' Shakespeare Festival.
    29 May 2009
  • Podcast_1_miniThe Pod Pupils
    Hutchesons' pupils hope that a podcast they have created will encourage residents and visitors to learn more about their local area and to walk the Langside Heritage Trail.
    10 July 2008