The following dates as agreed by the Parent Council for meetings in session 2017/18
All meetings start at 6.30pm
Should you wish to be involved in the Parent Council please contact the school for more details.
Please click on the link below to see the letter issued to all pupils regarding collection at the end of the day.
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.
Below are some links to a special project sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund with £10,000 of ‘Stories, Stones and Bones’ 2017 Funding:
A Sense of Place: The Roman Presence in Cumbernauld
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.
Below are some links that tell the story behind the progress of this fantastic project
May: A Selection Of Images as Pupils Start the Mosaics
June: Pupils Learn about Roman Culture
July: The installation of the Mosaics
Please check the list below to ascertain what classrooms pupils should report to first period back on Thursday 17th August.
PLEASE NOTE ALL NEW FIRST YEAR PUPILS SHOULD REPORT TO THE ASSEMBLY HALL.
| Class | Teacher | Location |
| 2MM1 | S Kilpatrick | S005 |
| 2MM2 | D McLeod | S014 |
| 3MM | R Devlin | S003 |
| 4MM | J Russell | S006 |
| 5MM | A Paton | S015 |
| 6 MM | P Simpson | S011 |
| 2KR | J Bell | F034 |
| 3KR | D Proctor | F035 |
| 4KR1 | K Jozajtis | F046 |
| 4KR2 | M Beach | F032 |
| 5KR1 | L Meikle | F043 |
| 5KR2 | D Morrow | F044 |
| 6KR | E O’Kane | F045 |
| 2CH | I Guillemet | S038 |
| 3CH | J Trotter | S028 |
| 4 CH | E Todd | S025 |
| 5 CH | D Meikle | S030 |
| 6CH1 | C Scott | S036 |
| 6CH2 | J Cochrane | S027 |
| 2SC | M Reilly | S001 |
| 3SC | S Ezziane | S002 |
| 4SC | P Campbell | S054 |
| 5SC1 | C Buchanan | S053 |
| 5SC2 | L Walker | S050 |
| 6SC | H Shoemark | S056 |
| 2SN | S Allison | F005 |
| 3SN | A Duffy | F006 |
| 4SN1 | G Kielty | G044 |
| 4SN2 | K Doyle | G040 |
| 5SN | R Davidson | G092 |
| 6SN | M McKean | F022 |
| 2KA | F Duffy | F004 |
| 3KA | A Gardiner | F012 |
| 4KA | K McBride | F011 |
| 5KA | L Hasty | F003 |
| 6KA | S Logan | F002 |
| 2PA1 | S Urquhart | F031 |
| 2PA2 | A Wright | F032 |
| 3PA | K Armstrong | F029 |
| 4PA | B Daniels | S021 |
| 5PA | J Fleming | S013 |
| 6PA1 | A Blair | S025 |
| 6PA2 | A Dickie | S029 |
Phase 2 of the build is now complete and the school can now be accessed from various directions as per the link below.
Click on the text below to access the Headteacher’s Newsletter.
A Sense of Place: The Roman Presence in Cumbernauld
A special project sponsored by the HLF Scotland
S1-S6 Art & Design pupils enjoyed finding out about the Roman presence in Scotland, especially in the Cumbernauld area, during a series of visits to Bar Hill Roman fort and the Antonine Wall, The National Museum for Scotland, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, and The Hunterian Museum. These trips all took place in June and were fully funded by a generous ‘Stories, Stones and Bones’ grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund Scotland as part of The Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017.
The local heritage sites identified for the project were Bar Hill Fort and the Antonine Wall, which lie a few miles from Greenfaulds High School near Twechar and Croy. A small group of fourteen S1-S4 pupils visited these heritage sites on Thursday 15th June for the afternoon. Along with Mrs Macdonald and Miss Armstrong, pupils walked to Bar Hill fort from the access route at Twechar. The fort is at the highest point on the Antonine wall and pupils had to climb up a steep hill to reach the site. Pupils took part in a scavenger hunt and they had to explore the fort and read the information displays to find out more about Bar Hill and the Antonine Wall, which are part of the Roman frontier and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Today, little remains of the fort and the wall. The wall was constructed from turf with a stone foundation in AD 142, and when the Romans abandoned the fort they dismantled a lot of it. Archaeologists in the late 1970s/early 1980s found building columns and wooden beams had been thrown into the well of the fort and they also unearthed lots of other objects too, such as leather shoes, coins, amphora and alters. Many of these artefacts can be seen in The Hunterian museum in Glasgow.
The pupils found out lots of facts about the fort and the wall. For example, they were built by the Twentieth and Second Legions in the reign of Emperor Antonius Pius. The wall stretched for 37 miles across Scotland, running from the Clyde in the west to the Firth of Forth in the east. By visiting the site, the pupils discovered that different parts of the fort are still visible, such as the principia (headquarters), bath house, and well. At the end of the trip, they walked along the remains of the Antonine Wall towards Croy, just missing the rain shower! Well done to Erin More (S2) and Niomi Lee (S2) for winning the scavenger hunt!
On Monday 19th June twenty-nine S1-S6 pupils visited the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh with Miss Armstrong, Mr Daniels, Mrs Macdonald and Mrs O’Neill. Pupils visited the Early People gallery and took part in a series of teacher-led Roman artefact handling sessions and then drew Roman artefacts, such as cavalry masks, amphora and coins. The National Museum of Scotland had lots of artefacts and displays which provided information about the Roman presence in Scotland. Pupils saw lots of Celtic and Pictish artefacts in the Early People gallery also, and later visited the rest of the museum to see the artefacts and displays – everything from world cultures to natural history to technology! Pupils had a great day out and their drawings of Roman artefacts were brilliant. Congratulations to Alex Gordon (S2), April Chapman (S3), and Jamie Buttenshaw (S4) for winning prizes for their drawings!
On Tuesday 20th June thirty-four S1-S6 pupils visited Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum and The Hunterian Museum with Miss Armstrong, Mr Daniels and Mrs Macdonald. Pupils were given an informative guided tour of Rome’s Final Frontier exhibition at The Hunterian Museum by Liz D’Arcy (student of Classical Civilisation and Celtic Studies at The University of Glasgow) in the morning and afternoon, and they saw objects which had been found at Bar Hill fort and the Antonine Wall near Greenfaulds High School. These artefacts included statues and distance slabs with Latin inscriptions. They also visited Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and enjoyed seeing the artefacts and artwork on display there, including watercolours by Joseph Crawhall and oil paintings by Henry Matisse, Vincent van Gogh and S.J. Peploe.
You can find out more about the Antonine Wall at the website www.antoninewall.org
Next session, S2-6 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 (August-March). The Scottish artist and illustrator Kate Leiper is going to visit the school to hold a day’s workshop with pupils in August, which will help them create characters for an illustrated brochure about the local heritage sites, and a workshop (Roman feast wall art) will be held at Redburn School 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!
Click on the link below to access the latest Free School Meal & Clothing Grant Form.
The form is also available on the parent’s drop down menu.
Between Monday 19th and Sunday 25th June, in conjunction with our Roads Policing colleagues, Lanarkshire Division will be engaging with the public to educate, enforce and positively influence road user behaviour.
There will be various strands to the campaign which will include:
Our aim is to reduce road incidents. As such, we wish to engage with as many people as possible. Working with our community planning partners, we would like to cascade the message and encourage children, young people and adults alike to take responsibility for their own safety and to be mindful of the hazards walking and cycling on the roads present.
You can find out more about what we’re up to on Facebook and Twitter using the hash tag #GoSafeRoadSafe.
With your help, we can reduce the number of children, young people and families affected by road collisions. A Scotland where no one is seriously hurt or killed on the roads is our ambition.
Our partners at www.roadsafetyscotland.org.uk and www.cyclingscotland.org are excellent sources of information and resource.
Over the week, our local problem solving team officers will be liaising with local schools and delivering appropriate advice to staff, pupils and parents alike.
Lanarkshire Division appreciates the assistance the local authority gives as a partner to keep people safe in North Lanarkshire
Mosaic Project with the Art & Design Department and Scottish artist Alan Potter
The Roman presence in Cumbernauld was the inspiration for a recent project involving S1-S3 pupils in the Art & Design department at Greenfaulds High School. This project was fully funded by a generous ‘Stories, Stones and Bones’ grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of The Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017. The local heritage sites identified for the HLF project were Bar Hill Fort and the Antonine Wall, which lie a few miles from Greenfaulds High School near Twechar and Croy. Art & Design teacher Kirstin Armstrong explains what this part of the £10,000 grant entailed.
Having received confirmation of the HLF grant at the end of March, a small number of S2-3 Art & Design pupils were asked to create homework drawings based on Roman artefacts and culture to help provide the artist Alan Potter with some inspiration for his mosaic designs. Pupils produced some lovely pencil, pen and colour pencil studies of Roman coinage, arms and armour as well as pottery. Alan then spent time in his studio in April, researching further the Romans and their presence in Cumbernauld and Scotland, and he produced an innovative design for a series of mosaics – intended to decorate the exterior of the school to enhance the environment and engage the local community with their heritage.
Alan worked with lots of S1-3 Art & Design pupils for 18 days in May, mostly groups of 20 for a few days at a time with Miss Armstrong and Mrs Macdonald, and the pupils worked very hard to create the mosaic designs. Pupils worked with tile cutters and multi-coloured tesserae, and they wore safety glasses to protect their eyes as the mosaic chippings pinged here and there (worse than Christmas tree needles, they got everywhere!). Alan had high standards and pupils had to be careful to produce their best work and be prepared to re-cut tiles to improve their size and shape so that they would fit the ‘cartoon’ better. The designs were drawn out in reverse, with the text backwards, and pupils were asked to help cut tiles for the different designs which included a charioteer, a Roman soldier, a Roman man and woman with their feast, and the coinage of Emperor Antoninus Pius (the emperor who ordered the construction of the Antonine wall).
The S1-3 pupils worked successfully with artist Alan Potter to create a fantastic series of mosaics which will help visually illustrate the Roman presence in Cumbernauld: the fort at Bar Hill, the Roman soldiers with their horses, arms and armour, the portrait of Emperor Antoninus Pius on his coinage (who ordered the construction of the wall AD 142), and one aspect of Roman culture, the Roman feast with reclined dining. Text further emphasises the relationship between the Romans and the Cumbernauld area, and states that Roman culture influenced the world and that the Romans sought victory in games and war.
The completed mosaics will be installed by the artist at the end of June. Pupils are all looking forward to seeing them on the front exterior of the school, and pupil feedback about the project was all very positive (apart from a few moans about sore hands from using the tile cutters!).
A big thank you to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the generous grant which allowed this activity to take place! Thanks also to the pupils who worked tirelessly on the project, the staff in Art & Design and those around the school who helped with cover classes, the HT Mrs Park who allowed the pupils to be off-timetable for days at a time, the janitors, office staff and the cleaning staff who dealt with those pesky mosaic chippings!
Here is some feedback from the pupils involved in the workshop:
“The challenging aspect of it made it exciting.” Sophie Liddell S1
“I fun it fun and interesting. It was very rewarding.” Kate Buttenshaw S2
“I enjoyed doing it very much. Alan Potter is very nice. He helped a lot.” Ryan Nocher S1
“It was a challenge. Alan Potter was kind and helpful.” Justin Adams S2
“It was interesting to see it progress.” Holly O’Neill S3
The Heritage Lottery Funded project is not over yet! In June, a large number of pupils are going to visit Bar Hill Fort and the Antonine Wall, as well as Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, The Hunterian and The National Museum of Scotland, in order to see Roman artefacts first hand.
Next session S1-6 pupils throughout the Art & Design department will take part in various other activities which will allow them to learn about Roman culture and the Roman presence in Cumbernauld. Activities include drawing and painting, ceramics and printmaking (August-March). The Scottish artist and illustrator Kate Leiper is going to visit the school to hold a day’s illustration workshop with pupils, which will help them create characters for an illustrated brochure about the local heritage sites, and art activities will be held at Redburn School 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 (watch out for the exhibitions at parents’ evenings throughout the year) and the local museum to engage the wider community with their local heritage.
