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.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/tradawards2017

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/