Cuthbertson Primary School
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September 2021 Newsletter
House System
This session our new House Captains and Vice Captains have been reviewing our house system and the children have told us that the houses don’t mean much to them. They have decided on four new houses and I have noted below some information on the person each house is named after.
BARBOUR HOUSE – named after Mary BARBOUR:
Mary Barbour led rent strikes in Govan and Partick in early 1900s after landlords tried to evict poor families. She campaigned for free school milk and more children’s playgrounds. Mary became one of the first female councillors after women were allowed to hold office.
HOY HOUSE – named after Sir Chris HOY:
Chris Hoy is eleven-times a world champion and six-times an Olympic champion. With a total of seven Olympic medals, six gold and one silver, Chris Hoy is the second most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time. He is an ambassador for UNICEF and for SAMH.
AZZUDIN HOUSE – named after Amal AZZUDIN:
Amal’s passion for human rights and social justice began when she rose to fame as one of the Glasgow Girls in 2005. Along with six other school girls from Drumchapel High School, she campaigned against dawn raids, and the detention and deportation of asylum seekers in Glasgow.
Their story has since been turned into two BBC documentaries, a stage musical and a television musical drama: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02n30h8
Amal is an ambassador for the Scottish Refugee Council and has been named as one of the Young Women’s Movement Outstanding Woman of Scotland.
HAINING HOUSE – named after Jane HAINING:
Jane Haining lived in Pollokshields and worked and worshipped in Govanhill. She travelled to Hungary to be a teacher and missionary. Jane protected Jewish families and pupils from the invading Nazis. She was found out and taken to Auschwitz where she was killed for her beliefs. Jane was a largely forgotten hero but has more recently been recognised and a hero of the Holocaust.
| Barbour House (Green) Captains/Vice Captains | Hoy House (Blue) Captains/Vice Captains | Azzudin House (Yellow) Captains/Vice Captains | Haining House (Red) Captains/Vice Captains |
| Hala Al Fadel Amal Abukar Sundas Fatima Zeenat Hussain Gabriel Klein Romy Armour |
Sohail Sollehe Sarah Majid Awais Hassan Rehan Ali |
Faryal Sheikh Richard Gazi Fakiha Asif Harry Singh |
Danish Hussain Subhan Akram Qasim Saeed Anisa Abukar Kaif Malik |
The children were excited to receive their house badges in the colour of their house. Please encourage your child to wear their house badge every day so that everyone knows what house they are in.
School Group Members:
| Digital Leaders | Young Interpreters | Pupil Council | Growing Good Citizens |
| Chloe Hughes Azhan Khan Max Baig Jibran Mohammed Mohamed Al Fadel Aws Omar Ahmed Ahmed Grace Miller Shazaib Akram Jason Malek Talha Ahmad Yaser Ahmed Ali Haider Ali Iqbal |
Terezia Isztojka Zara Munir Umama Asif Hasan Akram Mario Gabor Sara Lingurar Jozef Mitac |
Sumlina Bashir Ryan Meggatt Fiza Arif Sean Malek Washma Basra Claudia Turtakova Lara Walker Leon Mullan Mohammed Bilal |
Milo Wisz Raees Uddin Sean Malek Grace Miller Abir Miah Arham Mohammed Muhammad Waleed Idrees Mohammed Soraya Neto Duarte |
Students:
Over the coming months there will be a variety of teaching students joining us at Cuthbertson. You may see them around school or in the playground.
Twitter:
Please follow us on @cuthbertsonpri for Twitter updates.
Parent Evenings:
We are awaiting advice on whether we will be issuing interim reports or having face to face appointments.
Seesaw Family:
This is our main communication platform so please contact the school is you have issues downloading, accessing or using this app.
Macmillan non-uniform day and coffee morning:
With your support the school raised a fantastic £426 for Macmillan Cancer Support
What’s on:
Fri 8 October: School closed for staff training – no children to attend
Mon 11 Oct: School closed all week for holiday
Mon 18 Oct: School opens and children return
Kind regards
Lesley Murrie , Head Teacher
