OHS Assembly Calendar 2017-18
Week beginning / Topic / Suggested Ideas / Responsible for Delivery14th August / No assembly
21st August / Highland Games & Clan Spirit / Explain the format of the Highland Games
Raise clan spirit – create / learn a chant?
Egg and spoon race? Three-legged race? / Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
28th August / School & Clan Values / OHS Vision and Values
Clan is a family etc. / DHT / PT Guidance
4th September / Clan Challenge / Why not…?
- Break a world record
- Have a balloon pop
- Set an Origami Challenge
- Have a Dance Off
- Organise a Boot Camp
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
11th September / Resilience(optional) / Link to Terrorism? (11/11 Hope & love in the face of adversity)
Link to school?
Link to emotional wellbeing? / Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
18th September / Talent Show / Remember the old achievement assemblies? This is a little like that.
Clan Leaders to organise performances from their clan: bands, dancers, singers, joke tellers, magic… / Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
25th September / Film in 2017-18 / What have been the best films this year?
What do we need to look out for next year? / 2D2 / 2F2 / 2O2 / 2S2
2nd October / The Big Clan Quiz / Inter-clan Quiz
- Somerled vs. Ossian
- Fingal vs. Diarmid
SPLT to agree categories with DHT. / Head Boy & Girl
Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
9th October / Holidays!
16th October
23rd October / Halloween / I’m sure you don’t require suggestions for this…! / 2D1 / 2F1 / 2O1 / 2S1
30th October / Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Speaker / External/partner agency / Aisling Clark to organise
(DHT / PT Guidance to introduce)
6th November / Remembrance / External/partner agency / Chaplains
(DHT / PT Guidance to introduce)
13th November / Children in Need / Children in Need – Friday 17th November
Explain the school activities on Fri.
Explain why we are raising money for CIN. / Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
20th November / World Religions / RMPS is delivered in My Time in S4. This is an opportunity for you to showcase what you have been learning or use the assembly as an opportunity to research a religion / religious festival of your choice. / 4D1 / 4F1 / 4O1 / 4S1
27th November / Scotland / Scottish Studies has been undertaken in My Time in S4. This is an opportunity for you to showcase what you have been learning and pull it together into one assembly celebrating Scotland. / 4D2 / 4F2 / 4O2 / 4S2
4th December / Talent Show / Clan Leaders to organise performances from their clan: bands, dancers, singers, joke tellers, magic… / Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
11th December / Clan Challenge / Why not…?
- Break a world record
- Set an Origami Challenge
- Have a Dance Off
- Organise a Boot Camp…
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
18th December / Christmas / External/partner agency / Chaplains
(DHT / PT Guidance to introduce)
25th December / Holidays!
1st January
8th January / No assembly
15th January / Pupil focus group favourite: Clan Bingo / Clan Leaders to organise a game of Bingo!
Top tip: speak to Mr Irvine / Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
22nd January / Burns Night / Read a poem, hand out haggis, give us some history… be innovative and creative! / 1D1 / 1F1 / 1O1 / 1S1
29thJanuary / Stress Busting (optional) / The Prelims are about to begin. This is a good opportunity to talk about stress and how to deal with it. / Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
5th February / Pupil focus group favourite: Pancake Day / Tell us the history, feed us pancakes, have competitions… be innovative and creative! / 1D2 / 1F2 / 1O2 / 1S2
12th February / Holiday & In-service
19th February / Love / External/partner agency / Chaplains
(DHT / PT Guidance to introduce)
26th February / Winter Olympics (optional) / The Winter Olympics are about to draw to a close. You could look back at the ‘best bits’ and ‘greatest achievements’ and perhaps even ‘epic falls’… / Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
5th March / Free choice / Clan leaders to plan an assembly on anything they think is interesting, relevant or entertaining. / Clan Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
12th March / A History of the Clan / Research the history of your clan. Who is Diarmid? Somerled? Ossian? Fingal? / 3D1 / 3F1 / 3O1 / 3S1
19thMarch / Clan Challenge / Why not…?
- Break a world record
- Have a balloon pop
- Have a Dance Off
- Organise a Boot Camp…
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
26th March / Easter / External/partner agency / Chaplains
(DHT / PT Guidance to introduce)
2nd April / Holidays!
9th April
16th April / Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Speaker / External/partner agency / Aisling Clark to organise
(DHT / PT Guidance to introduce)
23rd April / A History of Oban, Lorn & the Isles / Research the history of our town and the surrounding area. You could look out old photographs, consider local myths… / 3D2 / 3F2 / 3O2 / 3S2
30th April / Stress, Sleep & Study / Essential exam/school advice. / DHT / PT Guidance
7th May / No assembly
14th May / No assembly
21st May / No assembly
28th May / No assembly
4th June / Positive Ethos (optional) / A chance to celebrate the end of exams, have some fun and boost the clan spirit. / Clan Chief
11th June / Aspiring SPLT / Any new S6 students aspiring to the SPLT will have an opportunity to plan and take part in this assembly. / SPLT applicants
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
18th June / Aspiring SPLT / Any new S3 students aspiring to join the wider school leadership team will have an opportunity to plan and take part in this assembly. / Aspiring S3 Leaders
(Support from Clan Chief / PT Guidance)
25th June / No assembly – End of Term!
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