TCSoA School Newsletter | Page 6

Summer Fun Summer Family Fun sessions ran for three weeks during the holidays and offered a mix of sport, cooking and crafts. Sessions were run jointly by Community Link, Active Schools, Sports Development and Adult Learning. Sessions were also held for children with additional support needs and all were well attended. The focus of these free events was for families to enjoy time together and everyone participated well in all of the activities. Future event will be advertised on the school website, twitter and via leaflets home. Please contact Morven Campbell, Community Link Worker for more information. mfcampbell@pkc.gov.uk Website Contact us Twitter Homework before you go home …….? Secondary pupils and parents are reminded that the Learning Resource Centre is open for pupils to come and study until 5pm each schoolday. The LRC offers a warm, dry and comfortable place to complete homework tasks - either individual work or collaborative tasks. Access to computers, books and advice is freely available and this facility is supervised by an adult at all times. Higher Biology Trip to Glasgow On Thursday 27 August S5/6 Higher Biology and Human Biology pupils visited Strathclyde University’s Clinical Labs to carry out a practical investigation on the uses of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in science. Pupils carried out different experimental procedures to understand the principles of PCR reaction and used their knowledge to understand the importance of using PCR in the diagnosis of genetic diseases. Pupils carried out the practical procedure of diagnosing rhesus disease in new born babies using PCR.