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Candidates will receive their certificates by first class post on Tuesday 6 August 2019. If registered for MySQA, they will also receive texts/emails from 8 am that day.

Candidates can register for MySQA at https://www.mysqa.org.uk .To do this, they will need their Scottish Candidate Number and an e-mail address. To receive their results by text or e-mail, candidates must register for a MySQA account by 5 pm on Tuesday 16 July 2019, and activate their MySQA account by 5 pm on Wednesday 17 July 2019.

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GREENFAULDS HIGH SCHOOL SHOW 2019

SCHOOLS WILL ROCK YOU!

Greenfaulds HS is incredibly excited to be performing our show, ‘Schools Will Rock You’ on the 19th, 20th and 21^st of June. Our pupils have been rehearsing diligently every week to ensure the show will be one of a kind.

‘Taking place in the distant future, Earth has become a world where everyone thinks the same thoughts and wears the same clothes. Worst of all – musical instruments and composers are forbidden and rock music has almost been forgotten! Thankfully, a small group of bohemians are attempting to restore freedom of thought, fashion and live music. Along their journey, they have to be careful not to fall in to the hands of the all-knowing Killer Queen (she’s dynamite with a laser beam!)’

The show will cover Queen’s greatest hits so you know you’re gonna have yourself ‘a real good time!’.  Tickets are £5 and can be purchased from any member of the Music Dept. If you want to reserve tickets then please email: kduncan@greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk.

STIRLING UNIVERSITY LANGUAGES OPEN DAY – TUESDAY 11^TH JUNE 2019

Some Higher and Advanced Higher French pupils attended Stirling University Languages Open Day this week, where they mixed with other language students from all over Scotland.  They experienced what life would be like at Uni and attended mini lectures and tutorials. Pupils were encouraged to participate in French in group sessions and all involved thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We had the opportunity to listen to some current students, all of whom had taken part in an Erasmus programme, working or studying whilst living abroad. Hearing such exciting stories has really helped our pupils to see the benefits of language learning and encouraged them to consider a year abroad and a future using languages. This could open so many doors for them no matter what career they choose to pursue!

 BADMINTON LEAGUE

A number of pupils were successful recently in the final North Lanarkshire badminton league match.

S1

Zack Pursley- Gold Medal in his League Group

Adam Saleem- Silver Medallist in his badminton group

Katie Evans and Rachel Scott both winning Silver medals in their leagues as well.

SCOTTISH SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONS

National Combined Events: Amy Kennedy Bronze Medal, Hannah Wallace 5th Place – both will be invited to the National Team Development Camp in the Autumn.

Hammer: Hana Gay Silver Medal, is now one of the top Hammer Throwers for her age in Scotland.

1500m Steeplechase: Calum Little Bronze Medal, currently being considered for a discretionary place for the National Team for this years SIAB in Swansea.

400m: Emily Miller Gold Medal, is one of the top 400m Athletes in Scotland and is currently part of the UK Athletics Development Program in Loughborough.

100m: Grace Young Silver Medal + National Standard, after a strong indoor season has continued being one of the top sprinters in Scotland in her current age group this year.

80m Hurdles: Euan Wallace Bronze Medal.

300m: Calum MacKenzie – Silver Medal + National Standard – this was Calum’s first National competition and his performance puts him in the top 2 in Scotland, special thanks to Mr Neil for all his help with Calum’s event registration.

On top of the above medal winning and performances, there were a number of other great performances by the following athletes:

Amy Kennedy: reached the finals of Shot Put (4th), Discus and 300m Hurdles;

Hannah Wallace: reached the finals in the 80m Hurdles and Long Jump (4th);

Kaela Senior: reached the finals of the 70m Hurdles;

Jack Breakell: 70m Hurdles.

Alasdair McMonagle ran a personal best of 2.02 in the 800m

COUNTY SPORTS MEDAL WINNERS

Below is the list of Greenfaulds High School County Sports Medal Winners. Greenfaulds are very proud to have come in 2^nd place within North Lanarkshire overall.

 GOLD

Hannah Wallace  S4   Hurdles & Long Jump – setting new country records in both

Amy Kennedy S3 Hurdles & Shot Putt (New Record)

Hana Gay S1 Shot Putt (New Record)

Grace Young S1 in 80m (New Record)

Carter Smith S3 Discus

Declan O’Connor S2 400m

Adam Atkinson S2 100m

Ethan Cunning Ham S2 Hurdles

Iona Davidson S2 High Jump

Euan Wallace S2 High Jump

S1 boys relay team – Hayden Robertson, Oliver Whyte, Ethan Price & Jack Breakell

S2 Boys relay team – Euan Wallace, Boyd McQuade, Declan McQuade & Adam Atkinson

S3 Girls Relay Team – Alex Walker, Leona Jaap, Hayley Ogden & Amy Kennedy

SILVER

Chloe Newlands S2 Discus

Leona Jaap S3 1500m

Stewart Kennedy S3 1500m

Jack Breakall S1 Long Jump

Boyd McQuade S2 100m

Calum Little Senior 1500m

Iona Davidson S2 800m

Senior Girls Relay Alyesha Akhtar, Liusaidh McCulloch, Kim McLaughlin & Hannah Wallace

BRONZE

Liusaidh McCulloch Senior 200m

Hayden Robertson S1 200m

Emma Bonner S2 200m

Euan Wallace S2 Hurdles

Calum MacKenzie S3 200m

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to all of our pupils who competed in the Scottish Schools Athletic Championships.  A special thanks to the fantastic work done by our valued partners Cumbernauld Athletic Club and of course the parents who attend and support our talented young athletes.

The championship was regarded as one of our very best performances in recent years and below is a summary of achievements of our athletes.

Pentathlon: Amy Kennedy S3 Bronze Medal, Hannah Wallace S4 5th Place – both will be invited to the National Team Development Camp in the Autumn

Hammer: Hana Gay S1 Silver Medal, is now one of the top Hammer Throwers for her age in Scotland

1500m Steeplechase: Calum Little S5 Bronze Medal, currently being considered for a discretionary place for the National Team for this years SIAB in Swansea

400m: Emily Miller Gold Medal, 200m Silver Medal. Emily is one of the top 400m Athletes in Scotland and is currently part of the UK Athletics Development Program in Loughborough

100m: Grace Young S1 Silver Medal + National Standard, after a strong indoor season has continued being one of the top sprinters in Scotland in her current age group this year

80m Hurdles: Euan Wallace S2 Bronze Medal

300m: Calum MacKenzie S3 – Silver Medal + National Standard – this was Calum’s first National competition and his performance puts him in the top 2 in Scotland, special thanks to Mr Neil in helping  with Calum’s late event registration

On top of the above medal winning and performances, there were a number of other great performances by the following athletes:

Amy Kennedy S3: reached the finals of Shot Put (4th), Discus (4th) and 300m Hurdles

Hannah Wallace S4: reached the finals in the 80m Hurdles and Long Jump (4th)

Kaela Senior S1: reached the finals of the 70m Hurdles

Jack Breakell S1: 70m Hurdles

Adam Atkinson S2 – reached the final of the 100m (7th)

One final athlete that deserves a special mention is Alasdair McMonagle S5.

Due to serious debilitating health issues over recent years the thought of Alasdair running again this year really was unthinkable. Having worked closely with his coaches, parents and the guidance of his physio teams at the beginning of last November in an empty Emirates Arena he ran an 800m time trial for the 1st time since his illness, which was great to watch unfold. Under continued guidance from his parents and his medical team, Alasdair has managed to come back into Athletics and despite still having challenging days he is now in a place where he has recently ran a PB in his 800m. On Saturday he unfortunately was caught in the ribs accidentally by another Athlete that took him out of his heat, which was a disappointment to him. However taking into consideration what he as been through and his incredible resilience this I am sure is just a wee bump he will work through.

Again thank you to the wonderful work of Cumbernauld AAC and their dedicated and talented coaching team. Greenfaulds High School looks forward to the future success of our young athletes and a flourishing partnership with our local athletics club.

The school tries to highlight and celebrate the success of our pupils on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. If there are any photos taken by proud parents or coaches please tag the school in and we will share these with the wider school community.

Thank You

 

OPERATION WALLACEA

On Tuesday 11 June 8 pupils and 2 members of staff from Greenfaulds are travelling to Indonesia to take part in several ecology studies. They are travelling with Operation Wallacea and will help research scientists with on-going conservation projects.

These projects are situated in the remote Buton Rainforest on Sulewesi. After this the group will move to the island of Hoga in the Coral Sea, where they will help with data gathering at a variety of Marine Conservation sites. The data gathered will be used to inform conservation agencies and the local government on the best options for reducing environmental damage in a very vulnerable area.

GREENFAULDS HIGH SCHOOL SHOW 2019

SCHOOLS WILL ROCK YOU!

Greenfaulds HS is incredibly excited to be performing our show, ‘Schools Will Rock You’ on the 19th, 20th and 21^st of June. Our pupils have been rehearsing diligently every week to ensure the show will be one of a kind.

‘Taking place in the distant future, Earth has become a world where everyone thinks the same thoughts and wears the same clothes. Worst of all – musical instruments and composers are forbidden and rock music has almost been forgotten! Thankfully, a small group of bohemians are attempting to restore freedom of thought, fashion and live music. Along their journey, they have to be careful not to fall in to the hands of the all-knowing Killer Queen (she’s dynamite with a laser beam!)’

The show will cover Queen’s greatest hits so you know you’re gonna have yourself ‘a real good time!’.  Tickets are £5 and can be purchased from any member of the Music Dept. If you want to reserve tickets then please email: kduncan@greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk.

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING

Greenfaulds High School’s Support for Learning Department took advantage of an offer of free tickets to the Scotland v’s Jamaica football game, and 4 pupils came along to support Scotland (as well as some staff and their families). We integrated this with the opportunity to develop Independent Living Skills, where the pupils travelled by public transport to and from the game from Cumbernauld. It was a great game.

The S3 Achieve class are working towards their John Muir Award, and Accredited certificate to develop skills Outdoors. As a part of this, the pupils have been doing conservation work at Ravenswood Nature Reserve, Exploring new places, and recently we climbed a hill in the Trossachs- Ben A’an.

CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CONCERT

On Wednesday 29^th May, we held our inaugural Community Concert in Cornerstone Church in the heart of the town centre.  An enthusiastic audience, ranging roughly from age 2 to age 92 were treated to a showcase of the very best of what Greenfaulds Music Department has to offer and our pupils did not disappoint!

Mr Rodgers kick-started the event with a fabulous display of piping, before the Trad Band took to the stage with the swashbuckling ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and a selection of jigs. Next followed a lovely Clarsach solo from Caitlyn Yule, then the Trad band gave their final set, finishing with a singalong version of ‘A Million Dreams.’ This was a particular favourite of our audience members from Glencryan School.

Next, some of the lead characters from this year’s school show ‘Schools Will Rock You’ delighted everyone with their renditions of the Queen songs ‘No-One But You’ and ‘Headlong’. Lots of the audience were clearly impressed, as they immediately enquired about where they could purchase show tickets–from the music department, shows from 19^th to 21^st June, tickets only £5!!

A highlight of the showcase was the 2nd performance ever of our new Samba group, comprised of a selection of enthusiastic S1 pupils, who gave an impressive (and noisy) performance, joined by a few willing volunteers from our community. This ended with spontaneous cheering – clearly a hit!

Throughout the concert we also featured a number of soloists – namely from Caitlyn Andrew, Ava MacKinnon and Amy McPhee, 3 of our beautiful vocalists.

The School Wind Band gave the final set of the concert with an inspiring piece titled ‘Into the Clouds’, then a Dixieland version of the Disney classic ‘The Bare Necessities’. Next, the ever-popular medley of ‘Queen’ songs and another Greatest Showman classic ‘This Is Me’ – audience members joined in heartily in this final segment with singing, clapping and stomping along to ‘We Will Rock You’.

Well done to all the performers, staff, tutors and a big THANK YOU to the ever-helpful staff of Cornerstone and, of course, the appreciative audience – dancing, clapping, singing and certainly lots of smiling. We hope that this inaugural event will become an ANNUAL event, bringing so many members of our community together.

GHS is offering a family fitness gym block led by the PE teachers in Greenfaulds High School every Tuesday until the 18th of June from 4-4.45pm. If you would like to attend with your child/children please feel free to come along. We will work on individual’s fitness needs and give you an appropriate programme to work through, just in time for that summer body.

Maths Camp

On Friday 22nd March 2019 at 1800 hours thirty five intrepid Higher Maths candidates and Mrs Bonar, Mrs Gallagher, Miss Somerville, Ms Earl and Miss Docherty of the Mathematics Department headed off to Kilbowie Outdoor Centre for a weekend of Mathematics and outdoor activities.  The pupils opted into this Maths Camp to help improve their understanding of higher maths.  The pupils identified areas for development and activities were directed accordingly.  Pupils arrived at the centre about 9pm on Friday and we settled. The next morning the group started with tutorial sessions on circle, differentiation, quadratic theory, trigonometry and (for those at the top of their Maths game) A/B type exam questions.

In the afternoon all pupils took part in a water adventure. They were put into groups of 8 and had to work as a team to tie two canoes together and then they had to navigate a route around the water picking up markers along the way. They took this very seriously and they were even swimming through the freezing waters to beat their rivals.

In the evening after a hearty meal the pupils were split into groups of four and after some humorous team building they participated in a “mathiversity” challenge and a very heated and fast Maths relay quiz culminating in an overall winning team of Dylan Anderson, Joseph Lorimer, Christy Paterson and Mia Paterson.

All this hard work meant the pupils had worked up an appetite and they wolfed down some Chinese food before settling down to some music.

After a good night’s sleep the maths began again at 9am with a bout of speed dating with past paper questions and again we had a “best male date” Dylan Anderson & Ibrahim Iqbal and “best female date” Amy Ward and Sophie Carus.

The pupils and staff thoroughly enjoyed their time away and pupils feel they have a better idea of their strengths and weaknesses and know what to focus on to revise for their final exam in May.  The pupils were a credit to the school and were highly praised by the staff at the centre.  The maths department would like to express their thanks to the mathematical society of Edinburgh as their financial support meant that the cost to pupils was greatly reduced.

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