You are warmly invited the Annual General Meeting of Drummond Parent Council (PDF, 98KB)

Drummond pupils are given the opportunity every year to take part in a variety of problem solving and extension activities to enrich their curriculum. Every year, the Maths Department is extremely proud of their efforts and their performance. Once again, we are delighted to share some outstanding success, this time in the individual challenges.

The UKMT Individual Maths Challenges attract over 600,000 entries in total across the UK. It is an hour long multiple choice paper completed in school time. The top 5% at each stage receive a gold award, the top 15% a silver award, and the top 40% a bronze award. The top 1% can also qualify for the follow on Olympiad or Kangaroo competitions.

The Scottish Maths Challenge is two 5 question problem solving papers with many outcomes and opportunities to explore, differentiated into three levels. The challenges are all the pupils own work, completed at home in their own time.

The following pupils achieved certificates and prizes for their performance. The pupils who achieved GOLD awards in the UKMT Challenges all qualified for the follow on Olympiad and Kangaroo competitions. A magnificent achievement! Mhairi Dickie, Benjamin Sterratt and Daniel Farrow have all been invited to the special prizegiving ceremony for the Scottish Maths Challenge. Daniel has also been invited to the exclusive UKMT Summer School 2017 after his phenomenal performance.

 UKMT Senior Maths Challenge

BRONZE

• Matthew Farrow
• Pratyush Gautam
• Piotr Malasiewicz
• Mohshin Syed

UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge

GOLD

• Mhairi Dickie
• Daniel Farrow
• Benjamin Sterratt

SILVER

• Diste Silva Camara

BRONZE

• Swapnil Vyas

UKMT Junior Maths Challenge

GOLD

• Joanna Farrow

SILVER

• Nemo Ganguli
• Liza Kuslii

Scottish Maths Challenge

Intermediate

• Mhairi Dickie – GOLD
• Daniel Farrow – SILVER
• Benjamin Sterratt – SILVER

Junior

• Sana Zareen – BRONZE

Please view the Daily Bulletin – Wednesday 17th May 2017 (PDF, 214KB)

Please view the StoryCon 2017 Poster (PDF, 422KB)

We’ve got FREE spaces for any teenagers 13-19 years old with a love for creative writing or illustration.  No pre-existing talent, ideas or experience needed, just a serious wish to have fun learning more and getting to know professionals and their fellow teenage creators from around Scotland.  Bookings are open until 8^th June or until we fill up the spaces on Sat 24^th and Sun 25^th June.

This year our Rookies have programmed a mixture of favorite workshops from last year and all new workshops designed to stretch and inspire their fellow teens – your teen contacts can find out more, and book on, here: https://www.thestoryis.co.uk/storycon-2017-agenda-workshops/

Please view the Information for Parents and Carers of preteens and teenagers in Edinburgh leaflet (PDF, 796KB)

Please view the Daily Bulletin – Monday 15th May 2017 (PDF, 214KB)

Please view the Daily Bulletin – Friday 12th May 2017 (PDF, 214KB)

The Languages and Literacy department held a 500-word story competition.

• 1^st Place – Joanna Farrow – 500 Word Story (PDF, 291KB)
• 2^nd Place – Madiha Choudhury – 500 Word Story (PDF, 189KB)
• 3^rd Place – Isla Sloan – 500 Word Story (PDF, 173KB)

Joanna Farrow has also gone through to the second stage of the BBC Radio 2 500 words competition. She has gone from one of 130,000 entries down to 5000 in the second round!

Please view the Languages and Literacy Faculty Feedback (PDF, 102KB)

Please view the Daily Bulletin – Thursday 11th May 2017 (PDF, 215KB)