A number of Miss Armstrong’s  S1-3 Art & Design pupils took part in an Amazing Animals Brilliant Science competition run by ARC trust in Scotland last year.

Two of the pupils Amy O’Keefe and Kyle Diack  were finalists in the S1-S3 art category of the ARC Trust Amazing Animals Brilliant Science competition in October at Edinburgh Zoo. Amy was 1st place and Kyle 3rd. Their art work has just been featured on the cover of a new book created by zoologist Dr Pete Minting of ARC (foreword by ARC patron Chris Packham) along with artwork by another of our pupils Ava Duffy. The book is about DNA technology – aimed at a teenage audience – and how scientists are using new techniques to study Scottish wildlife, such as the badger and golden eagle. This was the result of the Amphibian and Reptile Trust’s Great Crested Newt Detectives project in Scotland and the book features artwork and creative writing by school children in Scotland.

Amy O’Keefe drew the golden eagle featured on the front cover, Ava Duffy drew and painted the badger, and on the reverse of the cover there is Kyle Diack’s common frog (mixed media piece)

If anyone is interested in DNA technology and wildlife then this book can be downloaded for free as a pdf from the ARC Trust website. Click on link below.

https://www.arc-trust.org/news/aabs-book-launch

Good luck to all our pupils sitting SQA exams. Remember to turn up at least 15 minutes before you are due to start in school uniform. The SQA timetable can be found on the link below or on the top bar of the GHS Homepage.

Good Luck!!!

Click Here: SQA Timetable

Outcome Report on proposal to re-zone part of Greenfaulds High School catchment area to form part of the Cumbernauld Academy catchment area.

Click here to download report

In conjunction with respectme, Scotland’s anti-bullying service parents and carers are invited to attend two forthcoming workshops being held across regional venues.
Online safety: This interactive and hands on workshop lasting two hours will explore a range of important issues related to navigating the ever changing online world safely. The event will focus on:

How young people use technology- the risks/challenges            Popular social media apps- the pros and cons                                  Practical advice on parental controls, privacy and safety settings with an opportunity to explore your own social media settings Talking to your children about keeping safe online

Places are limited so places must be reserved by contacting enquiries@respectme.org.uk

Click on the image below to find out details regarding dates, times and venues or alternatively CLICK HERE to download the PDF version.