A number of Greenfaulds High School pupils had the fantastic opportunity to participate in a series of workshops run by artist Alan Potter to create a Covid themed mosaic project.

The workshops were funded as a reward for Greenfaulds High School Art Department and their talented pupils winning the Brodie’s Inspirational Art and Design Prize through the Friends of the RSA (Schools Art Award)

Below are some of the images of the finished mosaic mounted on the school building and of pupils working on the project with artist Alan Potter.

If your child has expressed an interest in learning to play a musical instrument after watching some short videos/discussion with their music teacher please fill out the electronic form which can be accessed from the link below.

All instrumental lessons are now free. We require your permission to give a musical instrument trial and ask you to return permission electronically on the aforementioned form.

Pupils will have the opportunity to try out for musical instrument tuition over the coming weeks, and, if successful, your child will be offered a place on a tutor’s timetable. There is a limitation on places but If numbers are high, we shall add pupil names to a waiting list.

Some instruments may have to be hired such as brass or woodwind. However, we do have some of these instruments in school, these will be issued at the discretion of the Music Department. Some instruments can be purchased through the school without paying VAT. Please make any enquiries to the Principal Teacher.

Closing date to return the form is the 23rd of October.

Click Here to Access the Microsoft Form

Below are some video links to the different instruments on offer for tuition. Click on the instrument to access the video.

Flute 

Clarinet 

Oboe      

Saxophone 

Bassoon   

 Trumpet     

Trombone

Bagpipes   

 Side drum  

Clarsach (Scottish harp)

 Drum-kit

Please click here to access the letter regarding the Primary 7 Information Evening.

Today, pupils in S1, S5 & S6 had their school photographs taken. All pupils were issued with an instruction slip containing a personalised code that will allow you to access the photographs online once they are uploaded. I have shown an example below with the personal info blanked out. If your child happens to lose their instruction slip we have a copy of their code in the office.

Please note all orders must be placed online, the service is provided by Colorfoto and there is no obligation to buy.

Colorfoto aim to upload the photos within a week to two weeks from the day they are taken.

Overview of Scottish Apprenticeships Thursday 10 March 2022

 Parents and carers can learn more about Foundation, Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships on a free webinar later this month.  

 Careers Advisers from Skills Development Scotland will talk about the different apprenticeships that are available and how work-based learning can open the door to a wide range of careers. They will also be on hand to answer any questions that you may have about your young persons career development.

 Parents and carers can register for our session here: https://overviewofscottishapprenticeships.eventbrite.co.uk

North Lanarkshire Schools Read to Succeed

Following the transition from primary to secondary school, our promise to you is that the North Lanarkshire Secondary School you have trusted with your child’s education, will do all they can to ensure that this experience is both enjoyable and successful.

In North Lanarkshire Schools, under the Scottish Attainment Challenge, we aim to make reading for pleasure a priority in our bid to ensure excellence and equity in our schools. We are fortunate enough to have dedicated school librarians and English Departments across North Lanarkshire Secondary Schools who provide excellent support and encouragement to all pupils to help develop and promote reading for pleasure.

As part of that commitment, the North Lanarkshire Schools Read to Succeed pledge aims to get our S1 pupils hooked on reading for pleasure. With funding from the Scottish Attainment Challenge every S1 pupil will be gifted a book with no cost to the pupil or the school. This book will be chosen from an online catalogue of texts suitable for a wide range of interests and ability levels.

Reading for pleasure has been proven to have a huge range of benefits for children, ranging from improved exam results and literacy levels, through to good mental health. This is our 4^th year running Read to Succeed and we want pupils, parents/carers, teachers and librarians to participate in the North Lanarkshire Schools Read to Succeed pledge to help ensure our pupils are reaching their full potential in terms of literacy.

We are asking you as a parent or carer to play an active role in encouraging your child to read for pleasure and ensure that they are actually reading, simply by talking regularly with them about what they are reading.

Advice on how to encourage children to read for pleasure is available from The Scottish Book Trust website: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading/parents.

If you want any further advice on helping your child choose books or how you can motivate them to read, please feel free to get in touch with the librarian by phoning the school.  Our librarians are happy to help.

With your support, we can help your child ‘Read to Succeed’ and maximise their potential.

Yours sincerely,

Terry Cowan

Education Support Officer (Literacy)

Scottish Attainment Challenge

The link for the S2 online options information evening has been text via Groupcall to all parents/carers. This takes place on Tuesday the 25th of January at 6.30pm.

Please see the information below that provides details of the online Parents Options Information Evening at 6.30pm on Wednesday the 19th of January

Join from the meeting link

https://northlangov.webex.com/northlangov/j.php?MTID=ma54a88706aebf1564771e5d8d53a4703

Join by meeting number

Meeting number (access code): 2392 106 1630

Meeting password: VpJyfdJM386

Skills Development Scotland and the  National Parent Forum of Scotland are arranging a session on Foundation Apprenticeships for parents and carers on Tuesday 14^th December from 7pm-8pm.

This session gives the opportunity to find out about Foundation Apprenticeships including who they’re for, how they work and their benefits. During this one hour session we’ll talk through the value and equivalency of the qualification in terms of SCQF levels and UCAS points. We’ll also share pupil journeys and how Foundation Apprenticeships helped them progress onto a job such as a Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship, college or university. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions at the end.

Link to Eventbrite registration below.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/npfs-sds-foundation-apprenticeships-a-session-for-parents-carers-tickets-217827286277

Dear P7 Parent/Carer

P7 Information Evening

We would like to invite you to attend our parents/carers virtual information evening for P7 pupils transitioning to Greenfaulds HS in August 2022. The online meeting will take place on Wednesday 24^th November from 6.30pm until 7.15pm. The meeting can be accessed on the evening using the link below or by scanning the QR code. We will also post this on our school website closer to the time. We look forward to seeing you then.

https://rb.gy/ndh0my