Languages and Literacy

Scots Words and Place-names creative writing competition

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Swap competition and Glow Group

Scots Words and Place-names (SWAP) is running a competition for all school pupils in Scotland during June. The competition is open to all ages and aims to get people talking about the Scots language in their classrooms, as well as using it outside of them. Everyone on Glow will get a chance to read the best pieces of writing and vote on which one they think deserves to win.

All pupils need to do is to write a story, poem or piece of discursive writing relating to Scots and upload it to the SWAP Glow group.

This could be about their favourite (or least favourite!) Scots words, about what a Scots place-name means to them, or could even be a whole story written in the Scots language. The possibilities are endless – the only requirement is that the piece of writing should clearly relate to Scots words and/or place-names. The competition is split into four age groups, P1-3, P4-7, S1-S3 and S4-S6.

Click here for more details about the competition and how to enter.

Music

Simple Acts – Share a Song – Glow Meet

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Wednesday 8 June, 11 am – 12 pm

It is impossible to sing without smiling so we invite you to share your songs and your smiles with us.  Songs are passed down from generation to generation and have the ability to unite people across countries.  We look forward to hearing your songs. To sign up for this Glow Meet, click here. (Glow password required)

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Surrealism CPD from The National Galleries via Glow Meet

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Surreal Encounters at The National Galleries

Using the Another World: Dali, Magritte, Miro & The Surrealists exhibition; we will address how radical this movement was and how it continues to influence artists today. We will actively encourage lively and interesting discussion with teachers and their pupils and will be expecting some surreal outcomes…….

During the event you will be able to work along with the artists.

Sign up and join us on Thursday 9th June at 11am at bit.ly/glowingthursday

Health and Wellbeing, Music

Scottish Opera Seeks School Sports Anthem

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Primary school pupils are being asked to flex their musical muscles for Scottish Opera.

Two of the world’s biggest sporting events are coming to the UK within the next 4 years – the London 2012 Olympic Games and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games – and we’re working with both events to find a sporting anthem to celebrate.


Primary schools who’ve taken part in our current tour Scotland, our Scotland! are eligible to take part. We want pupils to use the show – which is all about the fun of sport and teamwork – as a starting point for composing their very own School Sports Anthem.

The song can be about any aspect of sport, be it favourite games, what’s most enjoyable about getting involved, or even hopes for Scotland’s future as an international sporting nation.

A panel of experts, including Scottish Opera’s General Director Alex Reedijk, and Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, will choose the winner.

Scottish Opera will arrange the winning entry for live instruments, and visit the winning school to rehearse the final version of the song. Singers and musicians from the Company will then perform alongside pupils in a special world premiere performance of the song as part of their own School Sports Day.

The winning entry will also feature on Scottish Opera’s website throughout June 2012.

So get on your marks, get set…and go compose!

All entries must be submitted by 1 September 2011. For full entry details go to www.scottishopera.org.uk/schools

Health and Wellbeing, Sciences, Social Studies

The Forgotten Island – cross-curricular Primary School Trip Opportunity

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The Forgotten Island, a brand new temporary visitor experience appearing on the banks of the Clyde until the 18th of September 2011.
Further to collaboration with pupils from various Glasgow primary schools The Forgotten Island has been inspired by children for children to explore.

The island is a growing space created from natural and recycled materials. With a range of spaces including a beach area, a sound forest, labyrinth and
Museum of Curiosities there are lots of things to try out and learn from.

· Links to all 4 Curriculum for Excellence Learning Capacities

· A range of cross curricular links including: Science, Health & Well Being, Expressive Arts, Social Subjects

· An ideal school trip for those who are part of the Eco Schools programme and/or studying environmental subjects

· Key themes include: Nature, play, discovery, creativity, sustainability and community

· Suitable for all children 12 years and under



Tickets: An exciting trip to start off the new term, school groups will receive 2 free places for every 10 children they buy a ticket for.

Call Ticket Soup on: 0844 481 8898 (group discounts are not available online).



More information: http://bit.ly/ja7UFXSch


I hope to see you there! Regards,

Social Studies

Wee Movies: Your City, Your Stories – 4 short Glasgow film competitions for under-18s

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Wee Movies: Your City, Your Stories

Competition 1: Bird, Deadline Monday 4 July

Dear Teachers,

There’s less than a month to get your entries in!

Our new competition, Wee Movies: Your City, Your Stories, comprises of 4 short film competitions for under-18s in the run up to next year’s Glasgow Youth Film Festival in February 2012.

The themes of the 4 competitions are the emblems in the Glasgow Coat of Arms: BIRD, TREE, BELL and FISH.

The first competition theme is BIRD and the deadline for entries is Monday 4 July.

The films, which must be under 5 minutes long, can be about absolutely any idea that the theme inspires, from an animation about a pet budgie to a documentary about whale song. Any technique can be used and even a film shot on a camera phone will be eligible. The competition is open to schools, as well as youth groups, families and individuals aged under 18.

Our friends Derek and Muvizu have made a short film called The Bird That Never Flew to inspire you! We’ve also made a list of resources to get pupils started on their film masterpiece.

The prizes

The winning films will be shown ahead of appropriate features in the cinema. You and your school will receive complimentary tickets to the screening. There will be an awards ceremony and screening during GYFF12 where winners and runners up will be awarded special prizes and certificates.

Plus, for under 12s: Some DVDs of films inspired by our love of birds!
And, for 12-year-olds and over: 4 complimentary cinema tickets

The next competition theme is TREE and the deadline for entries is Monday 5 September.

For more details on how to enter, click here.


Looking forward to seeing your entries soon!

Paul Macgregor,

Learning Projects Coordinator: Children and Young People

Glasgow Film Learning


Wee Movies has been made possible through the sponsorship of Muvizu in association with a New Arts Sponsorship Grant supported by the Scottish Government in conjunction with Arts & Business Scotland.

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Midlothian Pupils Exhibit art work at National Mining Museum Scotland

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Secondary Schools’ Art Exhibition – 14-19 June http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/news/article/106/secondary_schools_art_exhibition-14-19_june

The Midlothian annual Schools’ Art Exhibition will take place at the Power House, National Mining Museum Scotland from Tuesday 14 to Sunday 19 June. Entrance is free and everybody is welcome. The exhibition will be open from 10 am to 5 pm each day, including Sunday. This year’s exhibition will showcase the artistic talents of students from Midlothian’s seven secondary schools. The exhibition will feature a wide range of art, including painting, sculpture and design.

Sciences

Scottish Space School

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University to celebrate 50 years of human spaceflight at Scottish Space School http://www.scottishspaceschool.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

A lecture featuring some of the world’s leading figures in space travel will be the highlight of this year’s Scottish Space School at the University of Strathclyde.

Now in its tenth year, the space school, which will run between 12 -17 June, gives 100 secondary school pupils the opportunity to attend a week-long residential course, with lectures, labs and workshops delivered by leading academics and researchers at the University’s Faculty of Enginee

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