Just letting all our readers and fans know that we have just set up our blog on wordpress...
We've done this to get round the restriction on blogger imposed by some schools and LA establishments, as wordpress does not appear to be filtered....yet.
We will continue to maintain our blogger sites as well, but check out the 'press' on..

http://www.cathkinhigh.wordpress.com/

See y'all there

Cathkin Blog and Podcast group

Happy new year!
The blog and podcast group is back and better than ever..or so we say

So lets get started! Our newest debate for all you bloggers out there is on Child Labour!
No matter where you are in the world child labour exists and we can't ignore it. We tend to shun it out but it's all around us. Places like Primark, Ann summers and GAP many other clothing retailers employ children in countries such as China and Africa to manufacture our clothes. The reason it is ignored is because of our greed for cheap clothing.
So now it's your turn! Tell us then!
What do you think about this? in your opinion is this wrong or right?
How can we solve it? Should we even care?

The blog's been a little quiet of late. This has been due in no small part to the disgraceful restrictions on free-speech which have led to sites such as blogger.com being blocked in schools across South Lanarkshire. Not only is this short-sighted and frankly stupid, but flies in the face of everything a 'curriculum for excellence' is supposed to stand for. Our blog has stimulated sometimes heated debate, brought the school into the wider community through our interactions with the world of politics and our highlighting of environmental issues, and introduced web 2.0 to a whole new generation through our work with primary pupils and our sister blog 7ups2cathkin.

At last sense may have prevailed and we will once again have access to our blogs in school and will be able to continue with our efforts both curricular and social. And not a moment too soon. Our school is a pilot school for the Scottish Schools digital network (GLOW). Lets hope the short-sightedness of the powers that be which have for many weeks blocked access to this blog does not manage to apply its cack-handed approach to this important ICT development.

Watch out for a fresh look and more controversial topics which are coming soon to the Cathkin High site.

Hey!
It's us, the blog group back for another year of blogging.
[Suprising ?]
Things are gonna be pretty busy this year with many new projects being set up;
We will be podcasting with our new headteacher Mrs McNair with whom we'll be discussing uniform, trackie bottoms, the new school and hogwarts..?
You'll just have to wait till it comes out to find out what i'm talking about xD

Also coming up soon..
Ever wondered what your teachers call "music" Well we soon hope to bring Cathkin island discs. Asking teachers if they were stranded on a desert island which tracks would they take ?
Our beloved biology teacher Mr Jones and his taste in music we'll be putting him the hotseat and finding out the secrets behind his favourite songs.

Oh and if that's not enough there's also disscussions about a all day pod-a-thon like last years blog-a-thon but we're taking it up a level and want to get everyone of you involved!!
Interested and wanna join up then come and join us every thursday lunchtime at the open learning unit (library) or see Ms Richards can't wait to see you there!!

hey this is Robbie and Lee (i.e. Ken +Custard) saying ciao for another while and we'll see you after the holidays! Thanks everyone for your great contributions and helping the blog group with our sites and everything else. Also thanks to the rest of the blog group for helping out and doing everything with us.
Biggest cheers of all though goes to Ms. Richards for making all of this possible!

Well that's a wrap. As the school year comes to an end the blog and podcast group at Cathkin high would like to say thanks for your support and all your comments. We hope to see you all next year. We'll be back next year with a fresh new look and issues such as the death penalty can't wait!!

Hey, well it's been a speedy year again.
Time really flies when your having fun, eh ? [Sarcasim could be detected]
But in all serrious-ness I'm sure I speak for the whole group when we say thanks for all your support through the year.
From the highs and lows.
Stay bad & keep it fresh.

x

Bye all hope you had fun blogging as much as I did
we have all had a great time here learning *cough*
any way bye


Its Been A Great Year This Year WIth All My Friends And I've Finally Found My Place, Hopefully Next Year Will Be Just As Fun And Fool And Crazy Stunts And Wacky Stuff From Me And All My Friends ^_^
I So Enjoyed School -COUGH "No" COUGH-

Hey all you weird people :)
Thank you sooo much for all your support over the past year. We couldn't have got this site up and running without you.
I hope next year will be just as fun/weird =]
See you all next year!

Ha this year was fun hope next year will be better and we're always looking for new recruits!!
Enjoy the holidays but be prepared for hardcore blogging next year

xxx

Lots of love Cathkin Blog and Podcast Group

BLOGGER SENT TO PRISON FOR INSULTING ISLAM AND THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT...

An Egyptian student, Abdul Kareem Nabil has been sent to prison for commenting on his blogsite. He received a sentence of 4 years.

This is worrying for all users of blogsites such as this one as it threatens the principle of free speech and instant communication made possible by the new media.

The Egyptian government has an appalling record on human rights, regularly jailing political opponents and others for reasons such as their sexuality. Torture and violence are regularly used by the authorities. Abdul was heard to scream following a loud slapping noise from the police van taking him away to prison.

The Egyptian government sends its teachers to Scotland for training. Some of them are in School now. It would be interesting to hear what they think of their government. Do you think that Strathclyde University and Cathkin High school should continue to accept money from such a government ?

Post your comments and register your support for Abdul Nabil, a fellow student and Blogger here, or mail your messages to bloggroup@cathkin.s-lanark.sch.uk and we will post them for you....

Let the Government of Egypt know your feelings.....e-mail your protests to them on..

info@egyptianconsulate.co.uk

Check out the Amnesty International website on http://www.news.amnesty.org/

Cathkin High School is about to get greener ! The school is getting ready to join the ECO SCHOOLS programme...

What kind of things do you think we should be looking at in school ? Does the amount of paper we waste concern you ? what about all the litter, and the drinks cans that are kicking about ? should we, no YOU be doing more to make our school environment a better place, and should we be doing more to stop the wasteful use of the EARTH's resources ?

Post your comments or contact us to get involved in the ECO-SCHOOL committee...

Save it-recycle it- or lose it....

You know it makes sense..

The Idiot's Guide To Using, Posting And Commenting On A Blog;
When Your On The Home Page, You Scroll To The Bottom Of The Selected blog You Want To Comment On, And Click The 'Comment' Button. There Is A Section Which Says; 'Leave Your Comment' At The Top Right Hand Side Of Your Screen And There Is A Box Where You Can Type In Your Comment And Post It. It May Say, 'Login And Publish' In That Case, Just Click That And It Will Publish Your Post, If You Want To Check How Your Post Looks Just Press The 'Preview' Button And It Will Let You See Your Post, And What It Would Look Like, If You Wish To Make Any Corrections Just Click ' Edit Comment ' If You Do Not Wish To Make Any Corrections Just Click 'Publish This Comment'
Note : A Comment Can Not Be Edited After It Has Been Published, So Watch Your Spelling.

Creating An Account ;
To Create An Account On Blogger, Look At The Top Of The Page And Click ; 'Blog This!'After Clicking That You Should See; A Popped Up Window Saying 'Please Sign In Before Proceeding'
When You Open Up The Page To The Full Size Of The Screen There Is A Part Which Says;'If You Are Not A Blogger User, Please Sign Up Here'You Click That And You Will See A Page And Near The Top Of The Page There Is A Blue Number 1 Sign. All You Need To Do Is Fill In The First Page With Your Details, Once You Have Done That Click 'Continue' And You Have Successfully Made A Blogger Account Once You have Done That, If You Do Not Wish To Make A Blogger Page Just Close The Page And Go Onto The Website That You Want To Blog On And Sign In And Away You Go.

Class 1B3 at Cathkin High School have entered a competition where the class have agreed to remain "smoke free" for 5 months during this school year and they could win a prize. Here are some of their views about smoking:
"If they get rid of 10 packs of cigarettes then smokers will just smoke more. The smoking ban was a good idea because it's better for non smokers health."
" Put out more smoking bans in Scotland and raise prices for tobacco, cigarettes and cigars plus raise the age limit to buy cigarettes."
"Don't smoke it takes 5 minutes off your life every time you smoke."
" For smoking I think the legal age of smoking should be raised as well as the price."
" I think we should blog about cigarettes. I think the age should go up."
"Smoking should be banned altogether or the age should be raised at which you can buy them."
"The smoking age limit should be 21 years and over and the price of cigarettes should go up."
"Don't smoke, it harms your lungs and kills you quicker."