Geography
On the 16 May, 40 of our S1 Geographers went to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs for the day to reinforce their learning on Scotland. They all did fantastic and managed to climb to the summit of Conic Hill, which gave them an iconic view of Loch Lomond itself.
In the afternoon we visited the tourist centre of Loch Lomond shores, where pupils got to learning about marine and freshwater creatures in the Sea Life Centre.
Language Perfect World Championships
Once again Greenfaulds High School pupils are out to prove they’re the best in Scotland by taking part in the Language Perfect World Championships. This year we have 100 competitors aiming to learn as much vocabulary as possible over the course of the 10 day competition. There are 17 languages to choose from this year – as well as the usual French, German and Spanish, GHS pupils are also top in the country in languages as diverse as Greek, Arabic, Chinese and Russian! Students have answered a whopping 160 421 questions since Monday morning, and earned 28 certificates. We’re aiming to beat last year’s points total and are well on the way. For every 100 points pupils earn, their name will be entered once into the prize draw organised by the Modern Languages department to win vouchers of their choice. There are also special prizes for the pupils who come 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each language. Our current leaders are as follows, but with only a few hundred points between them and 6 days still to go, it’s all to play for!
S3: Chloe Hawthorne, Conor Smith, Ava MacKinnon
S2: Samuel James, Emma Adams, Jay Brown
S1: Fraser Young, Leona Jaap, Emma Prach.
Daily updates are available from the Modern Languages Twitter page: follow @ghsmodlangs to see the leader board!
Greenfaulds High School Art and Design Department
2017 is the year of History, Heritage and Archaeology and the Art and Design Department at GHS have been successful with a heritage lottery fund bid for Stories, Stones and Bones sharing heritage funding. The amount of the bid is £10,000.
The Art & Design project is called ‘A Sense of Place: The Roman Presence in Cumbernauld’ and the key local heritage sites are Bar Hill Roman Fort and the Antonine Wall. The Art & Design department are looking forward to taking pupils on trips to see the Roman fort and Antonine Wall, as well as Roman artefacts in collections at the Hunterian Museum and the National Museum of Scotland. A main part of the project will involve S1-S3 pupils creating a series of large mosaics with the Scottish artist Alan Potter (for display at GHS). Pupils will also be working with Scottish artist Kate Leiper to create illustrations for an illustrated brochure about the heritage sites and the Roman presence in Cumbernauld. The grant will also provide materials for Roman-themed printmaking, illustration and pottery activities for hundreds of S1-S6 pupils at GHS, and staff and pupils at GHS are also looking forward to creating some artworks with pupils at Redburn School. Everyone is excited about showcasing the project at the local Cumbernauld Museum and in special exhibitions at GHS throughout the next year, engaging the local community with their heritage.
Duke of Edinburgh Awards
We have a record number of pupils participating in the Duke of Edinburgh awards this year, and most weeks in May and June there is expeditions out from the school. The pupils this year are also participating in a mountaineering day trip, either up Ben Lomond or Ben Ledi. Here are our first group on the summit of Ben Ledi on 11th May.
All Duke of Edinburgh candidates are working towards the Nationally Recognised Certificate- the John Muir award, where they need to Explore, Discover and Conserve a wild area and share their learning with others.
The school would like to congratulate the pupils on the enthusiasm and motivation they are showing on expedition and on the hill walks.
SQA Examination Study Leave
Registration for most S4/5/6 pupils will be suspended from Tuesday 2nd May with the exception of pupils who have been identified as sitting no national examinations. Therefore, for those sitting exams, their last day in school will be Friday 28th April. Pupils not sitting exams will be expected to attend school as normal and provision for this period will be provided. The last day of study leave for pupils sitting examinations will be Friday 2nd of June.
Pupils will only be marked absent if they fail to attend for an examination. Pupils who wish to study in school during exam leave should sign in and out at the reception desk.
All pupils moving from S4 to S5 next session will collect their timetable for 5th Year at an assembly on Monday the 5th of June at 9.30am in the assembly hall. All pupils moving from S5 to S6 next session will collect their timetable for 6th Year at an assembly on Monday 5th of June at 11.30am in the assembly hall. The new timetable will effectively start for Senior Pupils at 8.55am on Tuesday the 6th of June.
The 31st of May will be the official leaving date for any S4 pupils eligible to leave and wishing to do so. Please note any pupil wishing to leave requires to complete a leaver’s form before this can be officially approved. Leaver’s forms can be obtained from the school just prior to the 31st of May. S6 pupils should fill out a leavers form on the day of their last exam.
Thank you for your continued support and we hope this clarifies the position regarding the educational provision for your child over the next few weeks prior to the timetable change.
All pupils who are sitting SQA examinations will be issued with an individual examination timetable. Please ensure pupils keep their examination timetable safe and arrive 15 minutes before every exam begins.
Pupils must wear school uniform at all times when in the school building and deposit any mobile technology at the office prior to entering an exam or risk exclusion from the exam.
Finally, good luck.
Dates for the Dairy
26th May – 29th May (inclusive) School Holidays (school closed to pupils except those with SQA examinations)
1st and 2nd June Primary 7 visits to the school
5 June – New timetable begins. S5/6 Induction day
9th June – S1 Reports issued
14th June – Awards Ceremony S4-6
15th June – Graduation Prom
16th June – Awards Ceremony S1-3
