ARC TRUST AMAZING ANIMALS COMPETITION

The finalists event at Edinburgh Zoo for the Arc Trust Amazing Animals Competition took place on Saturday 21 October. Amy O’Keefe S4 was placed 1st in her category and Kyle Diack S3 was placed 3rd in his. This is a National competition with hundreds of entries, Amy and Kyle have done exceptionally well. Amy and Kyle both received prizes and will have their artwork published in a book edited by Dr Minting of ARC.

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ART AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT

Miss Armstrong visited Redburn School in Cumbernauld on Monday the 9^th of October to run an art workshop with some of the pupils as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund Roman project ‘A Sense of Place’ at GHS. The pupils used a variety of materials; including crayons, paints and oil pastels, to create a Roman feast. They worked very hard to add mark-making, such as spots and lines, to card and wooden cut-out shapes of fish, fruit, chicken legs and utensils. Then the pupils used paint brushes, fingers and sponges to add colour, pattern and texture. Everyone had lots of fun and the artwork looked great! Redburn School and Nursery is a school in Cumbernauld that caters for pupils with a wide range of abilities and additional support needs.

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

A class of Higher English pupils recently attended Motherwell theatre to see a superb production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”.  Rapture theatre’s Creative Director visited the school on 13th October to work one-to-one with the pupils giving them a rare insight into the characters, the setting and how a play is directed.  Both the play and the workshop were enjoyed immensely.

S1 PARENT’S EVENING

The S1 Parent’s Evening will take place on Wednesday 1 November. The evening will begin at 15:30 and finish at 18:00. Pupils have all been issued with an appointments sheet to arrange times with staff.

INFORMATION EVENING

Parents of P7 pupils are invited to an Open Evening for P7 Pupils and Parents on Thursday 16 Nov at 7pm for a ‘walk round’ of the school where they will ‘follow a timetable’. All prospective parents and pupils for next year’s First Year are invited to attend on that evening.

SCHOOL CLUBS

Departments and staff within Greenfaulds High School offer a range of school clubs throughout the year to challenge and inspire our pupils. With many practical, recreational and educational clubs taking place there is sure to be something that will interest all of our pupils. Pupils should look out for details of new clubs posted around the school. PLEASE SEE THE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES TAB ON THE SIDEBAR OF THE SCHOOL WEBSITE @ http://www.greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk/

SCOTLAND GIRLS UNDER 15’S REGIONAL SQUAD

Congratulations to Rebekah Cooper S4 who has been selected to represent the Central region against the West region on Wednesday 15th November at St Andrews Academy, Paisley. After this game, selectors will choose a final squad to compete in this years’ National Trophy.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANT

Lea Kirchhnof, aged 23, came to Greenfaulds High School from Bad Kreuznach near Frankfurt in Germany to study English and teach German for her University course. She attends Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. There are 20-30 students who have also came to Scotland to study the same thing so that they can all get their teaching degrees. They will be staying here for 7 months in total.

She also works in Cumbernauld Academy twice a week. There are primary pupils who come in and Lea teaches them German. She likes teaching primary school children because she worked in a primary school for a year for her work experience back in Germany before she started studying in University. She says “I like teaching German and making it fun and positive for the students”

Lea says “School systems are different, in Germany, the teachers move from class to class not the students and pupils don’t have to wear uniform”. Also exams in Germany are different to exams in Scotland however she has only taught in the modern languages department so she doesn’t know about any other subjects.

When Lea moves back to Germany and has finished her 5 years at University she says she will get her Master’s degree in teaching and work in a secondary school teaching German, English, Biology and Geography.

Lea is currently staying in Glasgow because she likes living in a big city so she can go sightseeing. She lives in a small village back home so living in the city is a good experience for her. She uses public transport to get around places because she enjoys travelling.  She says “I like Scotland because everyone is very welcoming and I like Scotland’s culture. Even in shops people are very nice and friendly.” Lea says that she would maybe consider living in Scotland in the future because she likes to experience people learning her own language as a second language.

When Lea started learning English 13 years ago she says she found it difficult at the start, just like it is to learn any foreign language but it got easier as she practiced more. Please note that this article was written by Hanna Dyer and Abby Whitehill, two of our Senior Linguists.

GAIDHLIG DEPARTMENT

We are delighted to say that Làn Comas have been nominated for a Trad Award. The band, made up of young Gàidhlig speakers from Greenfaulds High School in North Lanarkshire have worked tirelessly since coming together. They came together after Daoine Òga Lannraig a Tuath aquirred funding from Bòrd na Gàidhlig and North Lanarkshire Council in order to offer young people the opportunity to develop skills and use them in a Gaelic context. A recognition of this sort would mean so much to them, as well as providing huge encouragement to other young people in the area to continue in their use of our language.

Lan Comas, can be nominated in the Best Community Project category and we would appreciate it if you could nominate them by following the link below and inserting “Lan Comas (Greenfaulds High School)” in the Community Project of the Year category.

The Scots Trad Music Awards nominations are currently open, however close on Friday 13th October.

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DATES FOR THE DIARY

The school will close on Friday 13 October at 14:55 for the October break and reopen as normal on Monday 23 October at normal time.

SCHOOL CLUBS

Departments and staff within Greenfaulds High School offer a range of school clubs throughout the year to challenge and inspire our pupils. With many practical, recreational and educational clubs taking place there is sure to be something that will interest all of our pupils. Pupils should look out for details of new clubs posted around the school. PLEASE SEE THE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES TAB ON THE SIDEBAR OF THE SCHOOL WEBSITE @ http://www.greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk/

MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING

The S3 Achieve group from Greenfaulds High School organised a MacMillan Coffee Morning as part of the world’s biggest coffee morning last Friday on the 29th of September.

We ended up raising a grand total £649.16 with help from teachers and local supermarkets handing in cakes to sell.

A raffle was drawn with a variety of prizes for the teachers which we sold for £1 a strip. While in class organising the event we made our own decorations and put up posters with the information pupils needed to know to buy the delicious cakes being sold on the day.

The morning would not have been such a success without the effort and dedication from the pupils; B’ELanna Anderson, Holly McAllister, Dione McAllister, Lucy Adams, Cole Hamilton, Tristan Irvine and Innes Mclaren.

We would like to mention the help from the core skills group and the teachers; Miss Buchanan and Mrs Lindsay Hoy.

DATES FOR THE DIARY

The school will close on Friday 13 October at 14:55 for the October break and reopen as normal on Monday 23 October at normal time.

SCHOOL CLUBS

Departments and staff within Greenfaulds High School offer a range of school clubs throughout the year to challenge and inspire our pupils. With many practical, recreational and educational clubs taking place there is sure to be something that will interest all of our pupils. Pupils should look out for details of new clubs posted around the school. PLEASE SEE THE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES TAB ON THE SIDEBAR OF THE SCHOOL WEBSITE @ http://www.greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk/