News from Hutchesons’
This is the main news section for Hutchesons’ Grammar School.
Primary news stories:
Voting 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
Primary 6 get on the ball for Mary’s Meals
A group of primary 6 pupils created a charity football cup for Mary’s Meals. The cup was the brain child of Osama Bashir in P6B and it has raised nearly £40.
15 December 2011
The George & Thomas Hutcheson Awards
The winners of the 2011 awards have been announced as esteemed crime author Sandra McGruther (née Lang) aka Alex Gray (C1968) and wildlife producer, writer and journalist Dr Kenneth Taylor (C1972).
5 December 2011
Primary Six turn back the clock at Scotland Street
Hutchesons' pupils travelled back in time at Scotland Street School Museum to experience classroom life in 1887.
29 November 2011
Spot the fundraisers!
Kingarth Street pupils showed their spots earlier this month in aid of Children in Need.
28 November 2011
A warm welcome at Hutchesons'
The school recently held two ‘Open Mornings’ designed to give visitors a taste of what life is really like at Hutchesons’.
15 November 2011
Hutchesons’ Grammar becomes the Scottish Independent School of the Year
Hutchesons’ Grammar School will be named as the Scottish Independent School of the Year 2011/12 in the forthcoming Sunday Times Schools Guide this weekend.
11 November 2011
Primary 3 learn about life on the farm
Primary 3 enjoyed a fun and educational visit to Auchincruve Farm in Ayr recently.
10 November 2011
P3 show bags of commitment for Mary’s Meals
Kingarth Street pupils have been counting their pennies to find inventive ways to support the new school charity Mary's Meals.
27 October 2011
Big 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
Primary 2 get a visit from the Doctor
Dr Macaulay, the mother of Grace (P2) and Michael (P3) came to talk to the Primary 2 classes about their bodies and how to keep healthy.
19 October 2011
What’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
Assessment and the building blocks of learning
Following the School Association AGM on the Tuesday the 11th of October, Kingarth Street hosted two valuable workshops on the building blocks of language teaching and the assessment process.
14 October 2011
Find the right key to unlock their musical talent
There will be an informal drop in taster session at the primary school on Thursday 3 November, from 7pm until 9pm, to help parents discover if music tuition would be the right choice for their child.
13 October 2011
P2 discover what really makes a sound?
Primary 2 classes visited Strathclyde University on Tuesday 13 and 15 of September to participate in a sound workshop with the Strathclyde Science and Technology Forum.
11 October 2011