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Today I finished the wonderful Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart but now need something a bit more uplifting. I’ve heard this should do the trick.

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Got my wand all looked out!

From tmrw we will open our self-registration portal for every adult (18yrs +) who has not had their 1st dose appointment for whatever reason. You don't need to be registered with a GP & can be new to Scotland. We'll also see more & more drop-in clinics across Scotland.

So excited to be a part of this with the #StrathPGDE students. My pupils are looking forward to their first meeting this week!

I loved seeing my S4’s interpretation of a monster. It’s a shame the monster in our story isn’t as fanciful.

Mr Niven’s @BookWeekScot recommendation is the book that made him love reading: The Recruit. Which teen wouldn’t want to be a spy recruited to save the world? This book has a sense of realism which makes for a truly believable, can’t-put-down read.

It was great to speak to some of our new S1 pupils. What a great effort from everybody talking about how we can use our school values to fight any fears we might have coming up to secondary school.

Who said RUAE can’t be competitive?

I’m so impressed with my S1s’ thoughts on such a complex question. Great discussion today before we started our film.

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It was amazing working with P6 pupils from our associated primaries today! I can’t wait to see how they get on throughout P7 during even more translation events.

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Mr Niven’s National 5 class have been running the RUAE-lay Race over the past two days to consolidate and revise core RUAE skills before next week’s assessment. There has been fantastic work from everybody! Well done to our winners!

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