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Christmas Fair – Saturday 13th December 2014

Lourdes Secondary Christmas Fair this Saturday 13th December, there will be raffles, games, shows, crafts, and lots of chances to win great prizes. The entry cost is a £1 donation, tea and coffee included in the price. Stalls will be in the SS hall, Social Area, Dinner Hall, Concert Hall and Foyer. Some of our Drama groups are also performing in the concert hall. We hope you come along and join the fun. The Fair will be open from 10:30 – 1:30. Santa will be making an appearance, further details to follow.

We would be grateful of any donations for the Tombola or Home Baking stall, please send them into Mrs Cullen in Home Economics.

We look forward to seeing you all there on Saturday

Santa Dash – Friday 12th December 2014

Our Young Ambassadores for Sport in Lourdes Secondary are inviting all pupils to take part in a “Santa Dash” on Friday 12th December around the school.

The ‘Santa Dash’ is a fundraising event for the Brick-by-Brick appeal. Our aim is for every pupil to complete a short walk, jog or run and raise donations for our chosen charity.
There are many ways to take part:
• Buy a Santa hat for £2 to wear whilst taking part.
• Any pupil who raises £5 or more will be given the Santa hat for free.
• Pupils can wear their own Santa hat and make a donation on the day to participate.

All pupils are asked to wear a red top (no football tops). If your child wishes to get sponsored, please complete the attached form and return to the school with all sponsorship money on or before Friday 12th December.

Dannah McCallum and Anthony Grimley
(Young Ambassadors for Sport)

The Pestaurant Challenge

The Home Economics department have secured an exciting experience for all of our S2 pupils to take part in on Thursday 27th November; we will be the first school in Scotland engaging in this experience. Rentokil Initial are bringing two workshops to Lourdes for pupils to take part in.

The 2 workshops available are:
• Pestaurant
• Hygiene Angels

There is a pin badge available for all who complete the Pestaurant challenge. The Rentokil Pestaurant is designed to educate pupils on edible insects and why this might be an important food source for the future. We look to demonstrate how ‘one person’s pest, could be another person’s protein’ in a fun and informative way. All of the insects that we have on offer for the students to try have been farmed specifically for human consumption.

They are imported already dry roasted / flavoured and packaged, from North America and Holland, as there are currently no insect farms in the UK producing insects for human consumption.
Pupils will be invited to look at the edible insects on our Pestaurant buffet and to try them if they wish.

Please Note: We do advise that people with a seafood allergy do not try the edible insects.

Anti-Bullying Week

The 17-20 November is National Anti-Bullying Week. Not just for Glasgow or Scotland but for the entire British Isles.

The Anti-Bullying week is not just for schools but for all work placements, organisations, clubs and groups.
Throughout your tutor classes this week you will look at and discuss the following:
• Everyone is entitled to respect.
• Bullying shows a complete lack of respect
• Bullying can take many forms: Cyber, Gesture, Physical, Verbal or Emotional, Extortion and Exclusion
• No-one should have to tolerate bullies
• Research shows that bullying can be a bigger problem in primaries that it is in secondary schools.
• Children who are being bullied should seek help from adults and, in particular, in schools, they should speak to their Pastoral Care teachers.

If you are a parent please have a look at this handout, click here.

S5/6 Information

FOR THE ATTENTION OF S5/6 PARENTS’/CARERS’

S5/6 Pupils have been issued today with their full report for the current session. Please contact the School Office if your child has not received theirs (0141 582 0180).

In addition a letter inviting you to the S5/6 Parents Evening has also been distributed, this can be found by clicking here.

Pupils should now be requesting appointments from their class teacher.

Clyde College Courses – Starting January


Please find the link to our January start courses. http://www.glasgowclyde.ac.uk/courses/january-starts

Full-time Courses
Full-time courses will run from January to June and have been designed to offer an introduction to a subject whilst preparing you for further study and include:

Anniesland Campus
Design – An Introduction
Sport – An Introduction

Cardonald Campus
Business Administration – An Introduction
Construction – An Introduction
Construction Pre-Apprenticeship
Complementary Therapies – An Introduction
Creative Industries – An Introduction
Design – An Introduction
Early Education and Childcare – An Introduction
Electrical Installation Pre-Apprenticeship
Hair, Beauty and Make-up – An Introduction
Health Care – An Introduction
Plumbing Pre-Apprenticeship
Social Care – An Introduction
Sport and Fitness – An Introduction
Travel and Tourism – An Introduction

Langside Campus
Employment – An Introduction
Sport – An Introduction

Part-time Courses
Medical Administration – An Introduction (Anniesland)
ESOL (Anniesland, Cardonald, Langside)

S3/4 Parents’ Information Evening

FOR THE ATTENTION OF S3/4 PARENTS

Dear Parent/Carer,

I should like to take this opportunity to invite you to an S3/4 Parents Information Evening which will take okace in the school on Wednesday 19 November at 6.00pm.

The focus of this evening will be the transition from the Brod, General Education (S1-3) to the Senior Phase (S4-6).

I should be grateful if you would indicate on the tear-off slip (click here) whether you will be able to attend this meeting.

Mrs N Devine
Depute Headteacher