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Duke Of Edinburgh Annual Awards Ceremony 2015

We’ve had another successful year in the Duke of Edinburgh camp; this year 6 pupils from S4, 5 and 6 achieved their Bronze award and, for the first time at Lourdes, 5 of our senior girls got their Silver award.  It was no easy task to achieve either of the awards.  The Bronze candidates had to complete at least 3 months each of self-motivated volunteering, physical and skill-developing activities, as well as taking part in two gruelling expeditions, lasting 2 days of walking and one night wild camping.  The Silver candidates had to up their game, and produce at least 6 months of personal activity plus adding an extra day and night onto each of their expeditions.

All candidates should be immensely proud of themselves, for showing great dedication and determination to achieve their respective awards, always with a smile on their faces!  Their efforts were recognised at the Glasgow Life Duke of Edinburgh Annual Award Ceremony that took place at the Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday evening, 17th November.  The successful pupils from Lourdes were invited on stage, where they received their awards from Maureen McKenna in front of family and friends.  They were entertained by a variety of performances, and were treated to an inspirational talk by one of Glasgow’s most successful Gold award winners.  A very enjoyable night all round.

The pupils who have achieved their awards are great ambassadors for both Lourdes Secondary, and the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and have already started to encourage other pupils to follow in their footsteps.  As well as this, some of our Silver winners are now considering going for Gold!  Good luck to them, and well done again!

Primary 7 Open Evening

Our annual Primary 7 Open Evening was held on Wednesday 18th November. Nearly 400 P7 pupils and parents supported the evening. The visitors were treated to presentations from the Head Teacher, Mr McGuigan, the DHT for S1/2, Mr Kerr and a group of S1 pupils. Our Head Boy, Ebuka, welcomed everyone to the evening and our Head Girl, Megan, reminisced about her time in Lourdes Secondary.

After the presentations in the Concert Hall the parents were treated to a number of workshops across all subject areas.

To see the presentations click here.

Click here to watch a short video about a new development in Lourdes – “My Time”

Primary 7 Information Evening

The Primary 7 Information Evening is taking place this Wednesday 18th November at 7pm. We look forward to welcoming both the Parents and Pupils of next year’s S1 year group to Lourdes Secondary and we hope you will find the evening a very useful and informative event. We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday.

School Transport – Glasgow City Council Message 2

Dear Parent/Carer,

The free home school transport arrangements for our school will resume on Monday 2 November as previously communicated.

Children and young people who were eligible last year – for either a travel pass or a space on the dedicated school bus – will once again be offered this transport service.

For new P1 and S1 pupils now eligible, and who have confirmed with the school office as requested, they will now be given a travel pass or a space on the school bus.

Dedicated school buses will resume first thing on Monday 2 November following the same timetable and previous arrangements as before the summer holidays.

Bus and rail travel passes will be available for collection at the school office on Monday 2 November for your child to pick up and then use from Monday onwards.

Parents whose children and young people have access to the dedicated school bus cannot choose to opt for a travel pass and vice versa.

For more information or if you have any queries please phone the Children and Young People Support Team on 0141 287 7477.