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Tom Foster Comic Illustration Workshop
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Kate Leiper Illustration Workshop
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School Clubs
Click on the link below to find out what clubs are currently running in the school.
Parent Council AGM
The Parent Council AGM will take place on Monday the 18th of September at 6.30pm in the assembly hall.
All parents welcome.
Ordering School Photographs
All pupils involved in school photographs today have been issued a letter detailing the new online procedures for viewing the proofs and ordering instructions.
All pupils should have a personalised order form as shown below.
See link below
School Photographs
School Photographs are scheduled for Friday the 1st of September this year. As in previous years, S1, S5 & S6 pupils will have the opportunity to be photographed as individuals and class groups, in addition all S6 pupils will be involved in a full year group photograph.
There will also be an opportunity for parents of new S1 pupils to request a family group photograph. If you would like your child/children to have a family group photograph, please indicate on the tear-off slip that was issued to the pupils (link below) and ask your child to hand this in to the school office by Wednesday the 30th of August .
The company providing the service this year is ColorFoto, and as soon as photographs are ready, pupils will be issued with the proof and pricelist for package options. There is no obligation to buy but we do require all S1 pupils to have their photo taken for school records.
Pupils will be informed of arrangements nearer the date. Pupils will be expected to be in full school uniform for photographs and we would appreciate your continued support in this matter.
Parent Council Meetings
The following dates as agreed by the Parent Council for meetings in session 2017/18
- August, Monday 28/08
- September, Monday 18/09 (AGM)
- October, Monday 30/10
- November, Monday 27/11
- January, Monday 29/01
- February, Monday 26/02
- March, Monday 26/03
- April, Monday 30/04
- May, Monday 21/05
All meetings start at 6.30pm
Should you wish to be involved in the Parent Council please contact the school for more details.
Collecting Pupils At End of Day
Please click on the link below to see the letter issued to all pupils regarding collection at the end of the day.
A Sense of Place: The Roman Presence in Cumbernauld
A special project sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund with £10,000 of ‘Stories, Stones and Bones’ 2017 Funding
The mosaics that Art & Design pupils and staff created with the assistance of the artist Alan Potter in May were installed on the front exterior of the school in July. The finished mosaics look fantastic! Look out for the plaque with the names of everyone who contributed to this part of the HLF Roman-themed project.
Remember, 2017 is the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology!
A Sense of Place is inspired by two local heritage sites: the Antonine Wall and Bar Hill Roman fort. You can find out about these UNESCO World Heritage sites at the website www.antoninewall.org
Miss Armstrong visited Alan Potter at his studio in June to see the mosaics as they neared completion. She took some photographs of the mosaics in the artist’s studio and some as they were being installed at the school. The studio visit gave her a valuable insight into the working methods of an artist renowned throughout the UK for his mosaics, sculpture and paintings. You can see these photographs and many more of the pupils and their mosaics on the GHS Art & Design website.
This session, S1-6 pupils throughout the Art & Design department will take part in different practical activities which will allow them to learn about Roman culture and the Roman presence in Cumbernauld. Activities include drawing and painting, ceramics and printmaking. The Scottish artist and illustrator Kate Leiper is going to visit the school to hold a day’s workshop with twenty S1 pupils on Monday 11th September, which will help them create characters for an illustrated brochure about the local heritage sites. A workshop (Roman feast wall art) will be held at Redburn School in September or October to help the pupils there learn more about the Romans too. From term two onwards, exhibitions of the pupils’ artworks will take place in Greenfaulds High School and at the local museum in Cumbernauld to engage the wider community with their local heritage. The Art & Design department look forward to seeing you at these HLF Scotland sponsored exhibitions!
A big thank you to Alan Potter for his wonderful designs for the mosaics and for assisting the Art & Design pupils with their mosaic-making! Thanks go to the Heritage Lottery Fund also for providing the funds needed for the project – it has been an amazing experience.
